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All Pain-Related Meetings
At IASP we strive to keep our members and the public informed about
what's happening in the world of pain research and treatment. Below, you
will find a list of pain-related conferences, symposia, seminars,
workshops, and educational programs taking place all around the world.
Choose a region from the left-hand menu to see meetings taking place in
that region only.
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August 24-26, 2010, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
"Francophonie and Pain: Translational Challenges (Francophonie Et Douleur – Défis Translationnels)." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Philippe Sarret, organizer. Contact: Philippe Sarret, Quebec Pain Research Network. (Tel: 819-820-6868 ext. 12555; Fax: 819-820-6887; Email: christiane.gauvin@USherbrooke.ca; Web: www.douleur-francophonie.org)
| August 26-27, 2010, Toronto, ON, Canada
"Moving the Pain Education Agenda Forward: Innovative Models." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Judy Watt-Watson, Eloise Carr, Beth Murinson, Leila Niemi-Murola, Philip Siddall, organizers. For information, email Dr. Judy Watt-Watson at paineducationsymposium@utoronto.ca. Conference website: http://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/PainSymposium.htm
| August 26-28, 2010, Quebec City, QC, Canada
"Imaging Pain: From Cells to Brains." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Yves De Koninck and M. Catherine Bushnell, organizers. Contact: Jacqueline Turmel. (Tel: 418-663-5747, ext. 4733; Email: jacqueline.turmel@crulrg.ulaval.ca; Web: www.imagingpain.net)
| August 27-28, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Ultrasound for Pain Medicine Symposium." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Philip Peng and Barry Nicholls, organizers. Contact: Christine Drane, Toronto Western Hospital. (Tel: +1 416-603-5118; Fax: +1 416-603-6494; Email: Christine.drane@uhn.on.ca; Web: www.uhn.ca/Clinics_&_Services/services/anesthesia_twh/conferences/index.asp)
| August 28, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Consensus Development of Key Criteria to Standardize Data Collection." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Joel Epstein, Eli Eliav, Gary Klasser, organizers. Contact: Joel B. Epstein, University of Illinois at Chicago (Tel: 312-996-7480; Email: jepstein@uic.edu); Eli Eliav, New Jersey Dental School (Tel: 973-972-8251; Email: eliavel@umdnj.edu); or Gary D. Klasser, University of Illinois at Chicago (Tel: 312-413-4670; Email: gklasser@uic.edu).
| August 28, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Cannabinoids and Pain." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Mark Ware, organizer. Contact: Daniel Ziemianski, Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC). (Tel: 514-934-1934, ext. 44362; Email: dziemianski@ccic.net; Web: www.ccic.net/symposium)
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Current Concepts in Urogenital Pain." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Pain of Urogenital Origin SIG, sponsor. John Hughes, organizer. Contact: Margaret Whelan, Cleveland School of Anaesthesia, Tel: +44 (0)1642 282834, Email: Margaret.Whelan@stees.nhs.uk. SIG website: www.indoorcat.org/pugo. Registration fees: On or before May 1, 2010, C$100; after May 1, 2010, C$125.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Neuropathic Pain: Focus on Oro-Facial Mechanisms and Quantitative Sensory Testing." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. NeuPSIG and Orofacial SIG, sponsors. Jonathan Dostrovksy, organizer. Contact: Jonathan Dostrovsky, University of Toronto, Tel: +1 416-978-5289, Fax: +1 416-978 4940, Email: j.dostrovsky@utoronto.ca. SIG website: www.neupsig.org. Registration fees: SIG members, C$100; SIG non-members, C$130; Trainees, C$50.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Pain, Mind, and Movement III." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Pain and Movement SIG, sponsor. Maureen Simmonds, organizer. Contact: Professor Maureen J. Simmonds, McGill University, Tel: +1 514-398-8864, Email: maureen.simmonds@mcgill.ca. SIG website: http://painandmovement.mcgill.ca. Registration fee: C$100.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Placebo Effects - Implications for Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Placebo SIG, sponsor. Damien Finniss, organizer. Contact: Damien Finniss, University of Sydney Pain Management and Research Institute, Tel: +612 9926 6377, Email: dfinniss@med.usyd.edu.au. SIG website: www.iasp-pain.org/SIGs/Placebo. Registration fees: SIG members, C$130; SIG non-members, C$150; Trainees, C$75.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Challenges in Acute Pain." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Acute Pain SIG, sponsor. Stephan Schug, organizer. Contacts: Professor Stephan A. Schug, Royal Perth Hospital, Tel: +61-8-9224 0201, Email: stephan.schug@uwa.edu.au; Professor Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, University Hospital of Muenster, Tel: +49-(0)251-8347252, Email: pogatzki@anit.uni-muenster.de. SIG website: www.iasp-pain.org/SIGs/Acute. Registration fee: C$100.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"'Chronic Pain Syndrome' and the Law: Prejudicial Label or Valid Diagnosis." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Clinical-Legal Issues in Pain SIG, sponsor. George Mendelson, organizer. Contact: Professor George Mendelson, SIG on Clinico-Legal Issues in Pain, Tel: + 613 9256 8388, Fax: + 613 9820 2930, Email: george.mendelson@med.monash.edu.au. Registration fees: SIG members, C$135; SIG non-members, C$190; Trainees, C$75.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Validity and Quality of Animal Models for Measurement of Pain." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Non-human Species SIG, Duncan Lascelles and Eric Troncy, organizers. Contacts: Dr. B. Duncan X. Lascelles, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Tel: +1 919-513-6762, Email: duncan_lascelles@ncsu.edu; Dr. Eric Troncy, University of Montréal, Tel: +1 450-773-8521, Email: eric.troncy@UMontréal.ca. SIG website: www.iasp-pain.org/SIGs/NonHuman. Registration fees: SIG members, C$150; SIG non-members, C$250; Trainees, C$75.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"CRPS: Where We Are Today." Official Satellite Symposium of the 13th World Congress on Pain. Sympathetic Nervous Systems SIG, sponsors. Joshua Prager, organizer. Contact: Dr. Joshua Prager, California Pain Medicine Centers, Tel: 310-264-7246, ext. 100, Email: joshuaprager@gmail.com. Registration fees: SIG members, C$100; SIG non-members, C$140; Trainees, C$60.
| August 29, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
"Pain in Older Persons: Facts, Fiction and Future." The inaugural satellite meeting of the Pain in Older Persons Special Interest Group. Location: Room 520CF, Palais des congrès de Montréal. Registration from 08:00, meeting concludes at 16:30. Register online with your registration for the 13th World Congress on Pain or contact elderpainsig@connexus.net.au if you only wish to attend the satellite meeting. Registration fee: C$150. Click here to view a brochure for the meeting.
| August 29 – September 2, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
 13th WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN®. Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Sponsor: International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP®).
Info: IASP Secretariat, 111 Queen Anne Ave N, Suite 501, Seattle, WA 98109-4955, USA. (Tel: 206-283-3011; Fax: 206-283-9403; Email: iaspdesk@iasp-pain.org; Web: www.iasp-pain.org/Montreal)
| September 3, 2010, Montréal, QC, Canada
 First International Pain Summit. Palais des Congrès de Montréal. Sponsor: International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP®). Info: IASP Secretariat, 111 Queen Anne Ave N, Suite 501, Seattle, WA 98109-4955, USA. (Tel: 206-283-3011; Fax: 206-283-9403; Email: iaspdesk@iasp-pain.org; Web: www.iasp-pain.org/PainSummit)
| September 8-11, 2010, Mexico City, Mexico
Organized by the Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán in Mexico City. The forum is aimed to practitioners and researchers that are interested in Pain and Palliative Medicine. This year's forum will have the collaboration of local and overseas experts in pain and palliative medicine. The lectures will focus on pain of musculoskeletal origin (physiology and management), chronic pain-related issues (basic sciences, physiology, and management), cancer pain, and palliative medicine. In addition, our workshops on interventional pain management will provide an opportunity to those specialists in Pain Medicine who have some experience in interventional pain management to review some procedural skills on cadaveric models. (Tel: + (52-55) 54870900, Ext. 5011; Email: dolor_incmnsz@live.com)
| September 9-10, 2010, Turku, Finland
The 5th Nordic Congress on Pediatric Pain will be organized under the auspices of the Finnish Society for the Study of Pain in co-operation with the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care as well as the Department of Nursing Sciences both of Turku University, Finland. The congress is targeted at professionals involved in pediatric pain care and research, such as physicians of multiple disciplines, nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists. The official congress website with detailed information for registration and scientific programme is found at http://congress.utu.fi/pedpain2010.
| September 10-11, 2010, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Annual Scientific Meeting of The Center for the Study of Pain of Monglia (IASP Chapter). Info: Byambasuren Yondonjamts, MD, President, The Center for the Study of Pain of Mongolia, BZD YI horoo, Ard Ayush-1, Achtan Clinical Hospital, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Tel/Fax: +11-976-689625; Email: byambacyren@yahoo.com; Web: www.pain.mn)
| September 12-15, 2010, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
22nd Annual Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO/ACIO) Conference. (Web: www.cano-acio.ca)
| September 15, 2010, Gdansk, Poland
3rd Interventional Hands-on Cadaver Workshop – Satellite Meeting of the 7th Congress of the Polish Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr Piotr Buczkowski. (Email: kontakt@painmedicine.pl; Web: www.cadaverworkshop.info)
| September 15-17, 2010, Tehran, Iran
The First International Congress of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Interventions, joined with the 3rd Annual Congress of the Iranian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ISRAPM). Info: Dr Farnad Imani, President ISRAPM, Department of anesthesiology and pain medicine, Rasoul-Akram Hospital. (Tel: +9821-66515758; Email: info@irapm2010.ir; Web: www.israpm2010.ir)
| September 15-18, 2010, Gdansk, Poland
7th Congress of the Polish Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Jan Dobrogowski, MD, PhD, President, Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Bólu, ul. Sniadeckich 10, 31-531, Krakow, Poland. (Tel/Fax: (+4812) 424 77 94; Email: midobrog@cyf-kr.edu.pl; Web: www.ptbb.pl)
| September 18, 2010, Dublin, Ireland
Irish Pain Society (IASP Chapter) Annual Scientific Meeting. Theme: ‘Musculoskeletal Pain.’ (Tel: +353 (0) 1 6614412; Email: odoran@coa.ie; Web: www.irishpainsociety.com)
| September 22-25, 2010, Lima, Peru
VIII Congreso de Dolor: Pain and Rehabilitation. Annual Meeting of the Asociacion Peruana para el Estudio del Dolor (ASPED, IASP Chapter). Info: Dra. Gladys Pasco Bustamante, President ASPED, Av. Coronel Inclan 135 Of. 403, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru. (Tel/Fax: 51-1-241-7620; Web: www.asped.org.pe)
| September 23-25, 2010, Fresno, California, USA
3rd Annual Hospice and Palliative Care in Developing Countries Conference, UCSF Fresno Auditorium. It provides an opportunity for speakers and participants to discuss the issues and barriers in the development of palliative care in countries with limited resources. For information, contact Nancy Hinds, RN (nancy@hindshospice.org) or Jill Hufft (jill@hindshospice.org).
| September 23-25, 2010, Fresno, CA, USA
3rd Annual Hospice and Palliative Care in the Global Community Conference. Brochure and Registration are now available. This event is being held at the UCSF Fresno, California, auditorium and is being sponsored by Hinds Hospice and Community Medical Centers. Up to up to 24.5 CME, CEU, and CE credits are available for this conference and pre-conference. Contact: Nancy Hinds. (Tel: +1-559-226-5683; Email: nancy@hindshospice.org or jill@hindshospice.org; Web: www.hindshospice.org)
| September 24-25, 2010, Prizren, Kosovo
Second Conference on Pain Treatment and First Nurses Conference on Pain Treatment in Kosovo. More information regarding the conference can be found at www.pha-ks.com.
| September 30 – October 3, 2010, Pecs, Hungary
2nd Hungarian Pain Society (IASP Chapter) Symposium on Neurostimulation, and teaching course on Neuromodulation for Central and Eastern Europe, Greece and Israel. (Web: www.pcongress.hu/Congress/index/10)
| October 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Annual Meeting of the Kenya Society of Pain (IASP Chapter). Info: Department of Medical Physiology, Chiromo Campus, Riverside Drive, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. (Tel: +254 (0) 20 4442309; Email: kasp@uonbi.ac.ke; Web: www.aapskenya.org)
| October 4-7, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
"Acute Pain - Pathophysiology and Risk Factors for Chronification" - BENZON SYMPOSIUM No. 57. The Benzon Symposia are international conferences on front line research in medical, pharmaceutical, and related sciences funded by the Alfred Benzon Foundation. This symposium will bring together young and experienced scientists interested in acute pain physiology and treatment and risk factors for transition into a chronic pain state. It will provide a very comprehensive approach to the subject based upon updated knowledge on the pathophysiology of acute pain, a thorough discussion on pre-, intra- and post injury risk factors and strategies for prevention and treatment based upon specific lectures within well-defined surgeries and diseases. Deadline for abstracts: May 1, 2010. (Email: Benzon@post1.tele.dk; Web: www.benzon-symposia.dk)
| October 6-9, 2010, Fortaleza-Ce, Brazil
9th Congresso Brasileiro de Dor, 2010 Annual meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira de Estudo da Dor (SBED, IASP Chapter). Info: Carlos Mauricio de Castro Costa, SBED President, Rua Nunes de Melo, 1127 P.Box 3457 – Bairro Rodolfo Teófilo – Fortaleza- Ce, Brazil. CEP 60430-270 (Tel: 55-85-9111.7273 / 55-85-3366.8202; Email: mcastro@ufc.br; Web: www.dor.org.br)
| October 7-10, 2010, Osijek, Croatia
2nd Croatian (IASP Chapter) Congress on Pain Treatment with International Participation and 1st Nurses Symposium on Pain Treatment. Click here to view a poster for the event. Info: Mira Fingler, HDLB President, Ivan Rados, HDLB Secretary, University Hospital Osijek, J.Huttlera 4, 31 000 Osijek Croatia. (Tel: 0038531511532; Fax: 0038531512237; Email: fingler.mira@kbo.hr or rados.ivan@kbo.hr; Web: www.hdlb.org)
| October 8-10, 2010, Beijing, China
Seventh East-West Pain Conference - 20th Anniversary of Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (IASP Chapter). Venue: Beijing International Convention Center. Info: Dr. You WAN, Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China. (Tel: +86-10-82805185; Email: ywan@hsc.pku.edu.cn or bjqinghual@vip.sina.com; Web: www.casp.org.cn/ewpc/)
| October 8-10, 2010, Olomouc, Czech Republic
XII Annual Czech-Slovak Dialogues on Pain, joint meeting of the Slovenská Spolocnost’ Pre Stúdium a Liecbu Bolesti and the Czech Pain Society (IASP Chapters). Info: Monika Senderova, Congress Business Travel, Ltd., Lidicka 43/66, 150 00, Praha 5 – Andel, Czech Republic. (Tel:+420 224 942 575, 224 942 579; Fax: +420 224 942 550; Email: senderova@cbttravel.cz; Web: www.dialogy08.cz)
| October 13-14, 2010, Umea, Sweden
National Conference of the Swedish Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Marcelo Rivano-Fischer, PhD, President, Svenskt Smärtforum, University Hospital of Skane, Department of Rehabilitation, 221 85 Lund, Sweden. (Tel: 00-46-46-172-615; Web: www.svensktsmartforum.se)
| October 14-16, 2010, La Jolla, California, USA
5th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium – Pain 2010: Bench to Bedside. This symposium will explore innovative approaches to bridge laboratory investigation and clinical research in pain. Multi-disciplinary sessions will include basic, translational, and clinical presentations on cutting edge research to provide an integrated approach to understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of pain as well as novel clinical trial designs for development of new therapeutic agents. Info: Cheryle Genovese, Conference Planner, Continuing Medical Education, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0617, La Jolla, CA 92093-0617. (Tel: (858) 534-5753; Fax (858) 822-5908; Email: cgenovese@ucsd.edu; Web: http://cme.ucsd.edu/b2b2010)
| October 15-16, 2010, Toronto, ON, Canada
4th Annual International Symposium of the Canadian Chapter of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain. This year the program will address the connection between sleep, pain, and TMD. Often sleep, pain, and TMD can be treated through professional services such as chiropractic therapy, physiotherapy, as well as cranio-facial treatments. For more information on the conference schedule, speakers and cost please visit www.aacpcanada.ca.
| October 21-23, 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA
21st Annual Meeting of the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives. The 2010 meeting focuses on a decade of pain care, looking back and moving forward, and is designed to highlight the actions essential to overcoming the organizational, societal, regulatory, attitudinal, and clinical barriers that contribute to the undertreatment of pain. Participants will be able to share resources and expertise, network with one another, and gain the knowledge and motivation to develop and implement programs to improve the care of persons with pain. (Tel: +1-608-265-4013; Web: www.aspi.wisc.edu)
| October 21-24, 2010, Chicago, IL, USA
International Pelvic Pain Society’S 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, “Re-Thinking Chronic Pelvic Pain Evaluation and Management.” The IPPS Annual Meeting is designed to provide practitioners and researchers with an expanded and current understanding of the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and research of disorders associated with chronic pelvic pain. The 18th Annual Meeting will feature a “basics” course on Thursday, October 21st, for general gynecologists, nurses, and residents. (Tel: 1-847-264-5948; Fax: 1-847-517-7229; Email: nathan@wjweiser.com; Web: www.pelvicpain.org)
| October 22, 2010, Tirana, Albania
Albanian 7th National Pain Conference (IASP Chapter). Info: Shoqata Shqiptare E Dhimbjes, Dr. Apostol Vaso, President, Rruga “Hodo Beg” 26, Prane Maternitetit te Ri, Tirana, Albania. (Tel/Fax: 355-42-379818; Email: revistadhimbja@yahoo.com; Web: www.healthpain-al.com)
| October 26-28, 2010, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
2nd International Pain Management Symposium. King Faisal Specilist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Info: Dr Abdullah Al Ghamdi, MD FRCPC, Chairman, Orgnizing Committee, KFSH&RC, Riyadh 11211, PO Box 3354, MBC 22. (Email: f38147@kfshrc.edu.sa; Web: www.KFSHRC.edu.sa)
| October 28-29, 2010, Basel, Switzerland
“Get Together,” Annual Congress of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes (IASP Chapter). Info: André Aeschlimann, MD, PhD, SSGS, Chefarzt RehaClinic, Quellenstrasse 34, Bad Zurzach 5330, Switzerland. (Tel: 044 496 10 16; Fax: 044 496 10 11; Email: info@pain.ch)
| October 28-30, 2010, Cairo, Egypt
The 29th Pain Meeting of the Egyptian Society for the Management of Pain (ESMP, IASP Chapter). Pain Relief Under the Sunshine of Egypt. Secretary General of the Congress: Prof. Maher Fawzy. (Email: maherfawzym@yahoo.com; Web: www.egyptianpainsociety.org)
| October 28-31, 2010, Nice, France
The European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress (EHMTIC 2010). EHMTIC 2010 strives to further education, increase awareness, and to improve the lives of those afflicted by headache disorders worldwide. Info: 1-3 rue de Chantepoulet, PO Box 1726, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland. (Tel: +41 22 908 0488; Fax: +41 22 906 9140; Email: ehmtic@kenes.com; Web: www.kenes.com/EHMTIC)
| October 29 - November 1, 2010, Beijing, China
The 14th International Pain Clinic Congress & The 1st Asian Congress on Pain: “From Ancient to Modern Pain Medicine”. This unique event combines the 14th biennial World Society of Pain Clinicians (WSPC) meeting with the very first Asian Congress on Pain. With an estimated participation of over 2,000 pain specialists and practioners, the congress will further the mission of the WSPC society - of finding solutions, communicating them to the rest of the world, and thus relieving the agony of patients suffering from chronic pain. Info: Unit 1801 The Exchange Beijing, 118 Jianguo Road(Yi), Chaoyang District Beijing China. (Tel: + 86 10 85216500; Fax: + 86 10 85216511; Email: paincongress2010@mci-group.com; Web: www.ccwspc.org)
| November 1-3, 2010, Amman, Jordan
1st International Jordanian Pain Society Conference (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Hussein Abu Khudair, MD, President, Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, PO Box 1269 Al-Jubeiha, Amman 11941, Jordan. (Tel: 962 – 6 5300 460, Ext.: 1006; Fax: 962 – 6 534 2567; Email: habukhudair@khcc.jo)
| November 2-4, 2010, Eilat, Israel
Annual meeting of the Israel Pain Association (IASP Chapter). Info: Ms Efrat Geva, Israel Pain Association, Pain Management Unit, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Israel. (Tel: 972-3-5304948; Fax: 972-3-5302346; Email: ipa@sheba.health.gov.il; Web: www.ipa.org.il)
| November 4-7, 2010, Antalya, Turkey
International Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Congress. To provide collaboration between different disciplines, including orthopedics and traumatology, neurosurgery, algology, physical therapy and rehabilitation. Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Assoc. Prof. Alpaslan Senköylü, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Besevler, Ankara Turkey. (Email: senkoylu@gazi.edu.tr)
| November 5, 2010, Kohtla-Jarve, Estonia
“Cancer and Musculoskeletal Pain” – IX Estonian Pain Conference. Info: Boris Gabovitš, MD, President, Estonian Pain Society (IASP Chapter), Pain Service, Department of Anesthesiology and IC, East Tallinn Central Hospital, Ravi Str 18, 10138 Tallinn, Estonia. (Phone: +372-504-1926; Fax: +372-620-7924)
| November 6, 2010, Schleswig, Germany
"Managing Chronic Pain: Therapeutic Strategies - Do we really know what we are doing?" Location: Schlei-Klinikum Schleswig, Germany, Festhalle Fachklinik Hesterberg, 24837 Schleswig. Contact: Dr. med. Harald Lucius. (Tel: +494621/831120; Email: harald.lucius@damp.de)
| November 11-14, 2010, Budapest, Hungary
The conference will include mini-courses on symptom management, workshops for coping mechanisms with the dying child, update lectures on different topics, and more. The conference will include participants from all over Europe and South America. The lectures and workshops will be held by senior palliative care professionals in Europe and North America. Secretariat: Paragon-Conventions 18 Avenue Louis-Casai 1209 Geneva, Switzerland. (Tel: +41-22-533-0948; Fax:+41-22-580-2953; Email: mfridenzon@paragon-conventions.com; Web: www.imfpc.org)
| Nov. 12-13, 2010, Riga, Latvia
"Pain in the Baltics." Joint meeting of the Estonian Pain Society, the Latvian Pain Society and the Lithuanian Pain Society (IASP Chapters). Info: Inara Logina, President, Latvian Pain Society, Pilsonu Street No 13, Building No 35, Riga, Latvia, LV-1002. (Tel/Fax: +371-706-9547)
| November 17-20, 2010, Panama City, Panama
Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Dolor y Cuidados Paliativos. Joint meeting of the Pain Societies of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico (IASP Chapters).
| November 17-20, 2010, Marrakech, Morocco
7th International Conference on Pain Control and Regional Anaesthesia (IPCRA). Venue: Palm Plaza Marrakech. Sponsor: Prof Narinder Rawal. Contact: Pat Pokorny (Tel: 00 44 (0)1462 471849; Fax: 00 44 (0)1462 452562); Email: info@ipcra.com; Web: www.ipcra.com)
| November 18-21, 2010, Paris, France
“Visceral Pain,” 10th Annual Meeting of the Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur (SFETD, IASP Chapter). Info: Christine Albessard, Philippe Bregaint, SFETD 2009/Colloquium, 12, rue de la Croix Faubin 75011 Paris, France. (Tel: +33 1 44 64 15 15; Fax: +33 1 44 64 15 16; Email: douleur@clq-group.com)
| December 2-5, 2010, Thessaloniki, Greece
8th Panhellenic Congress of Pain. Info: Hellenic Society of Algology (IASP Chapter), 4-6 Makrynitsis St, Athens 115 22 Greece. (Tel/Fax: 30-210-64-21-700; Fax: 30-210-64-21-700; Email: info@algologia.gr; Web: www.algologia.org)
| December 3-5, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Pain Society of the Carolinas Inaugural Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Join us for this educational program that will not only introduce you to pain management as a subspecialty but also introduce you to the rapidly expanding field of diagnosis, treatment, and cures. Info: 145 Kimel Park Drive Suite 330 Winston-Salem, NC 27103. (Tel: 336-293-6331; Fax: 336-765-6181; Email: carolinapainsociety@gmail.com; Web: www.carolinapain.org)
| January 21-22, 2011, Lucerne/Nottwil, Switzerland
"Invasive Procedures in Motion: Lessons from the Past, Criticism of the Present, and Visions for the Future". 4th International Symposium in honor of Prof. Menno Sluijter, MD PhD FIPP. Newer techniques in interventional pain therapy, including pulsed radiofrequency, update on neuromodulating options, complications, as well as specific syndromes such as CRPS and facial pain will be covered by a faculty of international experts. Info: Wolfgang Schleinzer, MD MSc, Chairman, Centre for Pain Medicine, Schweizer Paraplegikerzentrum, CH-6207 Nottwil, Switzerland. (Tel: +4141-939-4920; Fax: +4141-939-4930; Web: www.pain-nottwil.ch)
| February 21-22, 2011, Tel Aviv, Israel
7th Annual Update Symposium on Clinical Neurology & Neurophysiology. Abstract deadline: 300 word abstract by November 20, 2010. Secretariat: ISAS International Seminars, P.O.Box 574, Jerusalem 91004, Israel. (Tel: +972-2-6520574; Fax: +972-2-6520558; Email: conventions@isas.co.il; Web: www.neurophysiology-symposium.com)
| March 31 - April 2, 2011, Singapore
3rd World Congress of Total Intravenous Anaesthesia and Target Controlled Infusion (TIVA-TCI). The TIVA-TCI Congress represents an important meeting point for anaesthesiologists from all over the world to promote the ongoing exchange of information relating to anaesthesiology and is established as the leading forum for the exchange of knowledge in this field. TIVA-TCI 2011 will feature a rich scientific program, focusing on such topics as: airway management, analog-sedation in the ICU, analgo-sedation in neurosurgery, and dexmedetomidine in the ICU. (Web: www.kenes.com/tiva-tci)
| May 19-21, 2011, Austin, Texas, USA
30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (IASP Chapter). This meeting will offer current information about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute pain, chronic cancer and noncancer pain, and recurrent pain. In-depth workshops are planned and are designed to enhance research or clinical skills pertinent to the management of pain; they will feature content appropriate for professionals at several experience levels. (Web: www.ampainsoc.org)
| April 29 - May 1, 2011, Seoul, Korea
6th World Congress of the World Institute of Pain (WIP). This World Pain Congress aims to advance the management of pain centers to a level of excellence and to implement the knowledge continuously provided by various pain associations. This furthers WIP’s main goal – to better educate the pain physicians for the 21st century. Congress Secretariat: Kenes International, 1-3 rue de Chantepoulet, P.O. Box 1726, CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland. (Tel: +41 22 908 0488; Fax: +41 22 732 2850; Email: wip@kenes.com; Web: www.kenes.com/wip)
| May 31 - June 1, 2011, Paris, France
"New Frontiers in Persistent Pain." The meeting will cover various aspects of pain including: Inflammatory and neuropathic pain, Bone cancer and visceral pain, New models of persistent pain. Info: Abcam PLC 330 Cambridge Science Park Cambridge CB4 0FL UK. (Tel: 01223392723; Email: andrew.rogers@abcam.com; Web: www.abcam.com/paris2011)
| June 12-16, 2011, Darwin, Australia
Australian Pain Society (IASP Chapter) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting: “The Frontiers of Pain.” Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia. Deadlines: Topical Session Submissions: October 1, 2010; Free Paper & Poster Submissions: February 11, 2011. Info: Australian Pain Society Secretariat, PO Box 637, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia. (Tel: +612-9954-4400; Fax: +612-9954-0666; Email: aps@apsoc.org.au; Web: www.apsoc.org.au)
| June 23-26, 2011, Berlin, Germany
International Headache Society Meeting. IHC provides the international headache community with an advanced scientific platform for the exchange of the latest information, treatments, care, and research of this debilitating disorder. Info: Kenes International 1-3, rue de Chantepoulet P.O. Box 1726 CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland. (Tel: +41 22 908 0488; Fax: +41 22 906 9140; Email: ihc2011@kenes.com; Web: www2.kenes.com/ihc2011/Pages/Home.aspx)
| March 25-30, 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina
World Congress of Anaesthesiologists 2012 (WCA). Sponsor: Federacion Argentina de Asociaciones, Anestesia, Analgesia y Reanimacion (FAAAAR). Conference Organizers: ChoiceLive, 65 Knowl Piece, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, HERTS SG4 0TY, UK. Contact: Janet McCready. (Tel:+44 (0)1462 471833; Fax: 00 44 (0)1462 452562; Email: rupa.vaingankar@choicelive.com; Web: www.wca2012.com)
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