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Satellite Symposia

There will be two types of Satellite Symposia offered in conjunction with the 13th World Congress on Pain: Member-sponsored Satellite Symposia and SIG-sponsored Satellite Symposia. IASP does not offer continuing education credit for Satellite Symposia.

Member-sponsored Satellite Symposia

For further information on the Member-sponsored Satellite Symposia, please contact the organizers listed below.

August 24-26, 2010
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada: Delta Sherbrooke Congress Center
“Francophonie and Pain: Translational Challenges (Francophonie Et Douleur – Défis Translationnels),” 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. Conference website: www.douleur-francophonie.org.

August 26-28, 2010
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: Hotel Chateau Laurier
“Imaging Pain: From Cells to Brains,” Yves De Koninck and M. Catherine Bushnell, organizers. Contact: Jacqueline Turmel, Tel: 418-663-5747, ext. 4733, Email: jacqueline.turmel@crulrg.ulaval.ca. Conference website: www.imagingpain.net.

August 26-27, 2010
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto
“Moving the Pain Education Agenda Forward: Innovative Models,” 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 27-28, 2010
Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Hilton Bonaventure Hotel
"Ultrasound for Pain Medicine Symposium," Philip Peng and Barry Nicholls, organizers. Click here to view the program for the event. Contact Christine Drane, Toronto Western Hospital, Tel: +1 416-603-5118, Fax: +1 416-603-6494, Email: Christine.drane@uhn.on.ca. Conference website: www.uhn.ca/Clinics_&_Services/services/anesthesia_twh/conferences/index.asp.

August 28, 2010
Montréal, Quebec, Canada: University of Montréal
“Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Consensus Development of Key Criteria to Standardize Data Collection,” Joel Epstein, Eli Eliav, Gary Klasser, organizers. For information: 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; Gary D. Klasser, University of Illinois at Chicago, Tel: 312-413-4670, Email: gklasser@uic.edu.

August 28, 2010
Montréal, Quebec, Canada: Intercontinental Hotel
“Cannabinoids and 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, Conference website: www.ccic.net/symposium.

SIG-sponsored Satellite Symposia

All SIG-sponsored Satellite Symposia will take place on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Registration for the SIG-sponsored Satellite Symposia will occur as part of the online registration for the 13th World Congress on Pain.

SS 01: Current Concepts in Urogenital 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.

SS 02: Neuropathic Pain: Focus on Oro-Facial Mechanisms and Quantitative Sensory Testing
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.

SS 03: Pain, Mind, and Movement III
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.

SS 04: Placebo Effects - Implications for Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials
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.

SS 05: Challenges in Acute 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.

SS 06: ‘Chronic Pain Syndrome' and the Law: Prejudicial Label or Valid Diagnosis
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.

SS 07: Pain in Older Persons: Facts, Fiction, Future
Pain in Older Persons SIG, sponsors. Stephen Gibson, organizer. Contact: Benny Katz, Email: elderpainsig@connexus.net.au. Registration fee: C$150.

SS 08: Validity and Quality of Animal Models for Measurement of 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.

SS 09: CRPS: Where We Are Today
Sympathetic Nervous Systems SIG, sponsors. Joshua Prager, organizer. Click here to view a brochure for the symposium. 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.