THE FIRST International Conference on Interventional Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation in Central Europe took place in the beautiful, historic city of Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday, 3 September 2011.
The Interventional Section of the Polish Pain Society, the Neuromodulation Society of Poland and UK pain specialists joined together to organise a ground-breaking event for the region.
A faculty of international experts from Spain, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Czech Republic and Poland delivered key note lectures in English focusing on interventional procedures for chronic pain and cancer pain as well as neuromodulation approaches for managing a variety of pain conditions.
The conference also featured hands-on live model workshops exploring ultrasound-guided interventional procedures.
The meeting opened beneath the breathtaking 17th Century frescoes in the baroque Aula Leopoldina Hall at Wroclaw University and the whole event was a resounding success.
WROCLAW FACULTY
Prof José De Andrés
General Secretary of ESRA
Director, ECMT Barcelona Neuromodulation Cadaver Course
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
General Universitary HospitalValencia
Spain
Dr Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP
President, Swiss Society for Interventional
Pain Management (SSIPM)
DirectorMulti-Disciplinary Pain Centre
Clinique Cecil
Lausanne
Switzerland
Dr Sam Eldabe
Director, ECMT Brussels Neuromodulation Cadaver Course
Pain Clinic
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesborough
United Kingdom
Dr Charles A Gauci
Secretary of World Institute of Pain
Founder of Interventional Pain SIG, British Pain Society
Author of Manual of RF Techniques
Whipps Cross University Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Dr Jonathan Richardson, MD, FRCP, FRCA, FIPP
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford
United Kingdom
Dr Andrzej Krol
Prof José De AndrésGeneral Secretary of ESRA
Director, ECMT Barcelona Neuromodulation Cadaver Course
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
General Universitary HospitalValencia
Spain
Dr Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP
President, Swiss Society for Interventional
Pain Management (SSIPM)
DirectorMulti-Disciplinary Pain Centre
Clinique Cecil
Lausanne
Switzerland
Dr Sam Eldabe
Director, ECMT Brussels Neuromodulation Cadaver Course
Pain Clinic
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesborough
United Kingdom
Dr Charles A GauciSecretary of World Institute of Pain
Founder of Interventional Pain SIG, British Pain Society
Author of Manual of RF Techniques
Whipps Cross University Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Dr Jonathan Richardson, MD, FRCP, FRCA, FIPP
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford
United Kingdom
Dr Andrzej Krol
Council Member, London Pain Forum
Past-President, Interventional Section
Polish Pain Society
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Consultant in Pain Medicine
& Anaesthesia
St George's University Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Prof Jan Dobrogowski
President of Polish Pain Society
Head of Department of Pain Research and Treatment
Collegium Medicum of Jagiellonian University
University Hospital
Kraków
Poland
Prof Wojciech Maksymowicz
President of Neuromodulation Society of Poland
Former Health Minister for Poland
Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences
Head of Neurosurgery Department
University Hospital of Olsztyn
Poland
Dr Piotr Buczkowski
President, PTBB Interventional Section
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Derby Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Prof Pavel Michálek
Associate Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University
and General University Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Declan O'Keeffe
Lead Neuromodulation Implanter in Europe
Expert in Nevro High Frequency SCS
Director of Pain Management
St. Vincents's Univeristy Hospital
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
LECTURE TOPICS
Radiofrequency Denervation and the Sacroiliac Joint
Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures
Treatment of Radiculopathic Pain
Auditing Interventional Pain Medicine Treatments
Education and Training
Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain: SCS & PNS
Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain: Bydgoszcz Military Hospital Experience
Neuromodulation for Intractable Migraine
Intrathecal Drug Delivery
Overview of Interventions for Cancer Pain
Interventions for GIT & Pelvic Cancer Pain
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bone Metastases Pain
Interventions in Hospice Patients
Neurosurgical Interventions for Chronic Pain
Interventions for Facial Pain
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Live Model Stations on Ultrasound Guided Interventions
(2hrs of scanning sessions, expert faculty, places limited!)
Topics to include:
1. Occipital nerve
2. Stellate ganglion
3. Cervical nerve roots
4. Cervical facet/medial branch
5. Intercostal nerves
6. Paravertebral block
7. Lumbar plexus
8. Lumbar facet/medial branch
9. Sacroiliac joint
10. Caudal epidural
11. Piriformis/pudendal nerve
12. Hip and knee joint
OUR PARTNERS
St George's University Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Prof Jan Dobrogowski
President of Polish Pain Society
Head of Department of Pain Research and Treatment
Collegium Medicum of Jagiellonian University
University Hospital
Kraków
Poland
Prof Wojciech MaksymowiczPresident of Neuromodulation Society of Poland
Former Health Minister for Poland
Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences
Head of Neurosurgery Department
University Hospital of Olsztyn
Poland
Dr Piotr Buczkowski
President, PTBB Interventional Section
Expert in Interventional Pain Medicine
Derby Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Prof Pavel Michálek
Associate Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University
and General University Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic
Dr Declan O'Keeffe
Lead Neuromodulation Implanter in Europe
Expert in Nevro High Frequency SCS
Director of Pain Management
St. Vincents's Univeristy Hospital
Dublin
Republic of Ireland
LECTURE TOPICS
Radiofrequency Denervation and the Sacroiliac Joint
Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures
Treatment of Radiculopathic Pain
Auditing Interventional Pain Medicine Treatments
Education and Training
Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain: SCS & PNS
Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain: Bydgoszcz Military Hospital Experience
Neuromodulation for Intractable Migraine
Intrathecal Drug Delivery
Overview of Interventions for Cancer Pain
Interventions for GIT & Pelvic Cancer Pain
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bone Metastases Pain
Interventions in Hospice Patients
Neurosurgical Interventions for Chronic Pain
Interventions for Facial Pain
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Live Model Stations on Ultrasound Guided Interventions
(2hrs of scanning sessions, expert faculty, places limited!)
Topics to include:
1. Occipital nerve
2. Stellate ganglion
3. Cervical nerve roots
4. Cervical facet/medial branch
5. Intercostal nerves
6. Paravertebral block
7. Lumbar plexus
8. Lumbar facet/medial branch
9. Sacroiliac joint
10. Caudal epidural
11. Piriformis/pudendal nerve
12. Hip and knee joint
OUR PARTNERS
FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF PAIN MEDICINE
INDUSTRY SPONSORS
Main Sponsor
St Jude Medical
Other Sponsors
Medtronic
Neurotherm
Actavis
Metrum
Mindray
Vygon
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN WROCLAW
Art Hotel ****ul. Kiełbaśnicza 20
50-110 Wrocław, Poland
Tel: +48 71 78 77 400
E-mail: rezerwacja@arthotel.pl, a.walesa@arthotel.pl
* Conference Headquarters – In the neighbourhood of conference venues.
Best Western Hotel Prima ****ul. Kiełbaśnicza 16-19
50-110 Wrocław, Poland
Tel: +48 71 782 55 55
E-mail: prima@bestwestern-prima.pl
*Next to Art Hotel. In the neighbourhood of conference venues.
Hotel Patio ***ul. Kiełbaśnicza 24
50-110 Wrocław, Poland
Tel: +48 71 375 04 00
E-mail: hotel@hotelpatio.pl
*Next to Art Hotel. In the neighbourhood of conference venues.
Hotel Zaułek ***ul. Garbary 11
50-115 Wrocław, Poland
Tel: +48 71 3410046; +48 71 3410049; +48 71 3410052
E-mail: recepcja@hotelzaulek.pl; hotel@hotel.uni.wroc.pl
*In the neighbourhood of conference venues.
GETTING TO WROCLAW
By Plane
WIZZ AIR
RYAN AIR
By Train
BAHN