Venue: Artus Court (Dwor Artusa), Rynek Staromiejski 6, Torun, Poland
SMALL HALL
14.00 - 14.30: Conference Registration/Exhibition
GREAT HALL
Conference Scientific Directors & Chairmen
Dr Teodor Goroszeniuk, President, London Pain Forum & Vice-President, Polish Neuromodulation Society
Dr Andrzej Krol, President, Interventional Section, Polish Association for the Study of Pain
14.30 - 14.45: Opening Addresses
Mr M. Franciszek, Mayor of Torun
Prof W. Maksymowicz. President, Polish Neuromodulation Society
Prof A. Basinski, Vice-President, Polish Association for Study of Pain
Dr C. Wells, President, European Pain Federation (EFIC)
14.45 - 15.15: Evidence Based Appraisal of Interventions for Neuropathic Pain
Dr C. Wells, President, European Pain Federation (EFIC), Pain Matters, Liverpool, UK
15.15 - 15.45: Interventional Pain Management in Poland:
How Far Have We Come and What is the Future?
Dr A. Krol, President, Interventional Section, PTBB, London, UK
Prof A. Basinski, Vice-President, PTBB, Gdansk, Poland
15.45 - 16.45: Free Papers
1. Long Term Use of Opioids: Evidence
Dr P. Buczkowski, Past-President, Interventional Section, PTBB, Derby Hospitals, UK
2. Orthopaedic Point of View on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Dr W. Lach, Secretary, Polish Neuromodulation Society & Board Member,
Interventional Section, PTBB, Szczecin, Poland
3. Epidural Lysis of Adhesions
Dr W. Nierodzinski, General District Hospital, Bialystok, Poland
4. Tibial Nerve Stimulation with Microstimulator in Chronic Neuropathic Pain of the
Foot – Preliminary Results
Dr P. Sokal, Neurosurgery Department, Military Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland
5. Unusual Spinal Cord Stimulation Cases
Dr G. Kiwic, Neurosurgery Department, Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland
SMALL HALL
16.45 - 17.00: Tea/Coffee & Exhibition
GREAT HALL
17.00 - 17.30: POLISH NEUROMODULATION SOCIETY AGM
17.30 - 18.30: Accreditation of Interventional Pain Medicine in Europe:
Perspectives from EFIC, WIP, ISIS, ESRA
Dr C. Wells, President, European Pain Federation (EFIC), Liverpool, UK
Dr R. Rapcan, Founder, Interventional Section, Slovak Pain Society,
EuroPainClinics, Prague, Czech Republic, Bratislava & Bardejov, Slovakia
Dr A. Marcinowska-Kaliszczak, Chairman, Pain Clinic, Rugpoli, Krakow, Poland
Prof J. de Andres, President, ESRA, General Hospital, Valencia, Spain
INDUSTRY SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM
18.30 - 19:30: See Industry Symposium Page for Information
19.30: CLOSE OF DAY ONE