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2nd - 7th March 2008 Cape Town , South Africa The 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiology Cape Town International Convention Centre Info: email: info@optionsglobal.com; web: www.optionsglobal.com .

May 25-30, Durban, South Africa 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists Info: South African Society of Anaesthetists, PO Box 2504, Parklands 2121, South Africa. Info: email: sasa@icon.co.za

July 15-19, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Headache Update -- 2008 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort. Presented and jointly sponsored by Diamond Headache Clinic Research & Educational Foundation, Diamond Inpatient Headache Unit at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. Approved for 22.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (tm). Tel: 1-888-705-6363 (toll-free) or 1-773-883-2062; Email: info@dhc-fdn.org ; Web: www.dhc-fdn.org

July 18-20, 2008, Singapore, Singapore
“Life Beyond Pain” – Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Pain Association of Singapore (IASP Chapter). Info: The PAS BSM Conference Secretariat, c/o National Healthcare Group, NHG Conference Management Unit, 6, Commonwealth lane #06-01 GMTI Building, Singapore 140437, Singapore. Tel: +65 64966850; Fax: +65 64966853; Email: conferenceinfo@nhg.com.sg ; Web: www.pain.org.sg

July 19-20, 2008, Fukuoka, Japan
30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for the Study of Pain (IASP Chapter). Joint meeting with the 42nd annual meeting of the Japan Society of Pain Clinicians and 3rd Asian Pain Symposium. Info: Setsuro Ogawa, Secretary, Japanese Association for the Study of Pain, c/o Department of Anesthesiology, Nihon University school of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan. Tel: 81-3-3972-8111, ext. 2560; Fax: 81-3-5917-4766; Email: s-ogawa@med.nihon-u.ac.jp

July 24, 2008, Ilorin, Nigeria
“Pain in Women” 11th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Pain, Nigeria (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Simbo D Amanor-Boadu, President, Society for the Study of Pain, Nigeria, Dept. of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, P.M.B. 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria.Fax: 234-2-241-3545

July 27 – August 1, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya
“Pain: Physiology and Management.” Joint meeting of the Kenya Society for the Study of Pain (IASP Chapter) and the African Physiological Society. Info: Prof. Titus I. Kanui, President, Kenya Society for the Study of Pain, Dept. of Vet. Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 0734668826; Fax: +254 0722448952; Email: tkanui@uonbi.ac.ke or ikusyat@yahoo.com ; Web: www.aapskenya.org

August 4-8, 2008, Middleton, Wisconsin, USA
6th Annual Comprehensive Pain Board Review Symposium. Marriott Madison West Hotel & Convention Center. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurology and Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health. Contact: Cheryl J. Kaltenberg; Tel: 608-263-8632; Email: CKaltenberg@uwhealth.org

August 13-15, 2008, London, UK
NeuPSIG Satellite Symposium to the Glasgow 2008 World Congress on Pain. Abstract Deadline: Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Info: www: www.kenes.com/neuropathic2008 ; Email: neuropathic2008@kenes.com

August 13-15, 2008, Dublin, Ireland
“Pain, Mind and Movement, II,” Joint meeting of the Irish Pain Society (IASP Chapter) and the IASP SIG on Pain and Movement. Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Info: Irish Pain Society, Ms. Joanne O'Brien, Honorary Secretary, C/O College of Anaesthetists, 22, Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel: 353-1-6614412; Fax: 353-1-6614374; Email: joanneobrien16@hotmail.com ; Web: www.painandmovement.org.uk

August 13-15, 2008, Cardiff, UK
“Objective Correlates of CRPS: Utility for Diagnostic Criteria.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System. Organizers: Michael Stanton-Hicks and Anne Louise Oaklander. Info: UNITECH Communications, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave. TR17, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, USA. (Tel: +1 216-297-7330; Email: jackmad@ccf.org ; Web: www.ccfcme.org/CRPS08 )

August 14-15, 2008, Glasgow, UK
“Measuring Nociception and Pain in Non-human Species: Beyond the hot-plate and paw pressure test.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain and Pain Management in Non-human Species. Organizer: B. Duncan X. Lascelles. (Tel: +1 919 513 6762; Email: duncan_lascelles@ncsu.edu ; Web: www.iasp-sig-non-human.com )

August 14-15, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
"The placebo effect? Advances in research and implications for clinical trials and clinical practice." Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Placebo. Info: Damien Finniss, Pain Management and Research Institute, University of Sydney & Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Tel: +45 33 31 18 16 or +61 412 742 710; Fax: +45 33 32 13 90; Email: symposium@mail.dk or dfinniss@med.usyd.edu.au

August 14-15, 2008, Liverpool, UK
“The Changing Face of Pain Management Programs.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizers: John Wiles, Helen Poole, Peter Murphy, Paul Waring, Heather Cameron, and Linda Cossins. Info: PMP Meeting Secretariat, c/o Mrs. L. Cossins, Pain Relief Foundation, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK. Tel: +44 (0)151 529 5838; Email: pmpliv08@liv.ac.uk ; Web: www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk/pmpliv08

August 15-16, 2008, Glasgow, UK
“Ultrasound Guidance for Diagnosis and Interventional Management of Pain.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizers: Colin J.L. McCartney and Barry Nicholls. Email: bookings@painultrasound.com ; Web: www.painultrasound.com

August 15-16, 2008, Edinburgh, UK
“Nociceptors – New Biology.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizer: G.F. Gebhart. Info: G.F. Gebhart, Ph.D., Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, U1444BST, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536 USA. Tel: +1412-383-5911; Email: gebhartgf@upmc.edu ; Web: www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/nociceptorsymposium2008

August 15-16, 2008, Glasgow, UK
“Update on Urogenital Pain – Current Issues and Controversies.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain of Urogenital Origin. Organizer: Karen Kendall. Info: Conference Administrator, Cleveland School of Anaesthesia, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1642 854601; Email: Karen.Kendall@stees.nhs.uk

August 16, 2008, London, UK
“Diagnosis and Investigation of Orofacial Pain.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Orofacial Pain. Organizers: Charlotte Feinmann and Joanna Zakrzewska. Info: L1, Eastman Dental Hospital, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7915 1053; Email: MonicaConsidine@uclh.nhs.uk

August 17-22, 2008, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
12th WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN ® . Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. 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/WorldCongress Registration, Accommodation Booking, Letters of Invitation: Meeting Makers Congress Secretariat), Crawfurd Building, Jordanhill Campus, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1PP, UK. Tel: +44-141-434-1500; Fax: +44-141-434-1519; Email: iasp2008@meetingmakers.co.uk

August 24-31, 2008, Mediterranean Sea
Pain Management at Sea 2008 on board Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas. Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. Winston Parris, Dr. Roman Jovey, Dr. Sukdeb Datta, and Dr. Harry Pollett for an unforgettable educational experience. Ports of call include Rome, Sicily, Athens, Ephesus, and Heraklion. For more information, contact Peter Scocca II at peter@vistat.com or Dr. Anne Pollett at apollett@tidewell.org .

August 27-28, 2008, Milan, Italy
“Pain and Psychopathology.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizer: Mario Tiengo. Click here to download symposium flyer. Info: Organization Secretary, Publiediting, Via degli Orombelli 7a, 20131, Milan, Italy. Tel: 0039 02 93 88 75 20; Email: publiediting@tiscali.it

August 31 - September 5, 2008, Poertschach, Austria
European Interactive Pain Course (EIPC) in cooperation with the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC). Main topics include Acute Pain, Cancer Pain, Headache, Low Back Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Pain in the Elderly, and Psychological Methods in Chronic Pain. Click here to view the flyer. Email: info@paincourse.com ; Web: www.paincourse.com

September 3-6, 2008, Tucson, Arizona, USA
"Soaring to New Heights." American Society for Pain Management Nursing 18th Annual National Conference. Info: ASPMN National Office, PO Box 15473, Lenexa, KS, 66285-5473, USA. Tel: 888-342-7766 or 913-895-4606; Fax: 913-895-4652; Email: aspmn@goamp.com ; Web: www.aspmn.org/Conference/index.htm

September 8, 2008, Seoul, Korea
The 25th Annual Meeting of the Korean Pain Research Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Korean Pain Research Society, Dept. of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemon-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea Tel: 82-2-2228-1612; Fax: 82-2-393-0705; Email: pain@yuhs.ac ; Web: www.koreapain.org

September 8-11, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
“Cultivating a Community of Care” – 19th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management. Up to 1,500 pain management clinicians will attend this meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Information and registration: www.aapainmanage.org .

September 18-20, 2008, Ayers Rock, Australia
Combined CME Spring Meeting, Pain At The Centre. Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA; Acute Pain Special Interest Group of ANZCA, ASA, and NZSA; IASP SIG on Acute Pain. Venue: Voyages Ayers Rock Resort. Info: Ms. Christine Gill, Conference Secretariat. Tel: +61 3 9510 6299; Fax: +61 3 9510 6786; E-Mail: cgill@anzca.edu.au ; Web: www.fpm.anzca.edu/2007-spring-meeting

September 23-26, 2008, Montréal, Canada
17th International Congress on Palliative Care. Presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University. The Congress will include simultaneous interpretation of selected sessions into Spanish and French. Special focus on palliative care as a basic human right and how to develop and support programs and initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Abstract deadline is May 28, 2008. Info: April O'Donoughue, 17th International Congress on Palliative Care, 2008 Congress Secretariat, c/o O'Donoughue & Associates Event Management, 75 chemin Mountain, Mansonville, Québec, Canada J0E 1X0. Tel: +1 (450) 292-3456, ext. 227; Fax: +1 (450) 292-3453; E-mail: info@pal2008.com ; Web: www.pal2008.com

September 24-27, 2008, Genoa, Italy
XXVII Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA 2008). Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 18, 2008. Info: Daniela Morein-Bar, 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: esra2008@kenes.com ; Web: www.kenes.com/esra

September 24-27, 2008, Lima, Peru
"VII CONGRESO PERUANO DE DOLOR" annual meeting of the Asociacion Peruana para el Estudio del Dolor (ASPED, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Victor Espinoza Aranguren, President ASPED, Av. Coronel Inclan 135 Of. 403, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru. Fax: 51-1-241-7620; Web: www.asped.org.pe

October 2008, Ireland
2008 Annual Meeting of the Irish Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Ms. J. O' Brien, Hon. Sec. C/O College of Anesthetists, 22 Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland Email: joanneobrien16@hotmail.com ; Web: www.irishpainsociety.com

October 2-4, 2008, Brno, Czech Republic
“Xth 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 2-5, 2008, White Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
7th International Forum on Pediatric Pain. "Assessing Pediatric Pain: Current Evidence and Practice." Web: http://pediatric-pain.ca/ifpp/

October 3-5, 2008, Santiago, Chile
VIIIth Congreso Chileno de Dolor of the Asociación Chilena para el Estudio del Dolor (IASP Chapter) and IVth Congreso Latinoamericano de Dolor of the Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones para el Estudio del Dolor (FEDELAT). Info: Dra. Juanita Jaque García, ACHED President, Avda Tobalaba Nº 155 Of 402, Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Email: editoraldolor@yahoo.es ; Web: www.ached.cl

October 8-11, 2008, Berlin, Germany
“Guidelines Against Pain,” 2008 Pain Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes e.V. (DGSS, IASP Chapter). Info: Dipl.-Phil. Doris Ruttkowski, Dipl.-Inform., Thomas Ruttkowski, P & R Kongresse GmbH, Bleibtreustr. 12 A, 10623 Berlin. Tel: 49-030 8851-008; Fax: 49-030 8851-029; Email: info@schmerzkongress.de ; Web: www.schmerzkongress.de

October 9-12, 2008, Corfu Island, Greece
7th Panhellenic Congress on Pain, Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Algology (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Emmanouil Anastassiou, President, Hellenic Society of Algology, 4-6 Makrynitsis St., 115 22 Athens, Greece Fax: 30-210-64-21-700; Web: www.aktinacitycongress.com/pain2008 or www.hps-pain.gr

October 10-11, 2008, Guatemala City, Guatemala
II Congress on Pain and Palliative Care, 2008 annual Scientific Congress of the Asociacion Guatemalteca para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor (AGETD, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Hector Molina, AGETD President, 2A Calle 25-19 Zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Multimedica, Suite 1018, Guatemala City, 01015 Guatemala. Tel/Fax: 502-2385-7700-01; Email: agetd@intelnett.com ; Web: www.agetd.com

October 15-18, 2008, Goiania, Brazil
8th Congresso Brasileiro de Dor, 2008 Annual meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira de Estudo da Dor (SBED) (IASP Chapter). Info: Onofre Alves Neto, SBED Presidetn, Rua T-50, nº 305 – Apto. 301 – Setor Bueno, 74223-170, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil Tel: 55-62-3259-4996; Email: onofre@terra.com.br , Web: www.8cbdor.com.dor or www.dor.org.br

October 16-18, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
"Understanding the Spectrum of Diagnoses and Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders." International Pelvic Pain Society annual scientific meeting. Abstract deadline: July 1, 2008. Info: The International Pelvic Pain Society, Two Woodfield Lake, 1100 E Woodfield Rd, Suite 520, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, USA. Web: www.pelvicpain.org

October 23-26, 2008, Athens, Greece
2nd World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy). Conference will include debates in all fields of neurology, including Pain and Headache. Web: www.comtecmed.com/cony

October 25, 2008, Tirana, Albania
6th Annual National Albanian Pain Conference, Annual meeting of the Shoqata Shqiptare E Dhimbjes (Albanian Pain Association, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Apostol Vaso, President, Rruga “Hodo Beg” 26, Prane Maternitetit te Ri, Tirana, Albania. Tel: 355-42-379818; Email: revistadhimbja@yahoo.com ; Web: www.helathpain-al.com

November 1-8, 2008, Caribbean Sea
Palliative Care at Sea 2008 on board Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas. Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. David McGrew, Dr. James Cleary, and Dr. JoAnn T. Nowak for 17 hours of education. Ports of call include Miami, Labadee, Montego Bay, Georgetown, and Cozumel. For more information, contact Peter Scocca II at peter@vistat.com or Dr. Anne Pollett at apollett@tidewell.org .

November 6-8, 2008, Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda
11th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Sponsor: Jointly Sponsored by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the IASP SIG on Neuropathic Pain. Info: Neuropathic Pain 2008 Conference Secretariat, Continuing Professional Education, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 677, Rochester, NY 14642-8677 USA. Tel: (585) 275-4392; Fax: (585) 275-3721; Email: office@cpe.rochester.edu ; Web: www.neuropathicpain.org

November 7-8, 2008, Budapest, Hungary
Annual meeting of the Hungarian Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Scientific Questions: Hungarian Pain Society, C/O Gabor Fazekas, MD, Secretary, Szent Janos Hospital, Dios arok 1, Budapest 1125, Hungary. Email: fazekas123@t-online.hu ; Web: www.fajdalom-tarsasag.hu Registration, Accommodation: Congress and Hobby Service. Email: info@prof-congress.hu

November 12-14, 2008, Rome, Italy
ANTEA Worldwide Palliative Care Conference. Main Goal: Outlining, in a Consensus Conference, the Core Curricula of the health professionals working in palliative care, shared at the international level. Venue: Aurelia Convention Centre & Expo. Email contact: info@anteaconference2008.com Website: www.anteaconference2008.com

November 13-14, 2008, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
“Understanding and Treating the Chronic Pain Patient, the State-of-the-Art 2008.” Joint Congress of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes (Swiss Association for the Study of Pain, IASP Chapter) and the Swiss Society for Cognitive Psychotherapy. Info: BBS Congreso GMBH, Postfach 604, 3000 Bern 25 Switzerland. Email: adrian.koenig@bbscongress.ch

November 19-22, 2008, Tuxtla, Gutierrez, Mexico
XXVIII AMETD (Asociacion Mexicana para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor, A.C., IASP Chapter) Congreso Del Dolor. Info: Miguel Ángel Genis Rondero, MD, AMETD President, Cleveland #33, Desp. 303 Col. Noche Buena, 03720 Mexico City, Mexico. Tel: 55-98-87-78; Email: ametdac@yahoo.com ; Web: www.ametd.com.mx

November 19-22, 2008, Strasbourg, France
“Work and Pain” 8th Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur (SFETD, IASP Chapter) National Congress on Pain. Info: Adeline Jahan or Philippe Bregaint, Colloquium, 12, rue de la Croix Faubin, 75557 Paris cedex 11, France. Tel: +33 (0)1-44-64-15-15; Fax: +33 (0)1-44-64-15-16; Email: douleur@colloquium.fr ; Web: www.sfetd-douleur.org






			Evenimente Conferinte Internationale 2009 2010 2nd - 7th March 2008 Cape Town , South Africa The 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiology Cape Town International Convention Centre Info: email: info@optionsglobal.com; web: www.optionsglobal.com . May 25-30, Durban, South Africa 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists Info: South African Society of Anaesthetists, PO Box 2504, Parklands 2121, South Africa. Info: email: sasa@icon.co.za July 15-19, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Headache Update -- 2008 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort. Presented and jointly sponsored by Diamond Headache Clinic Research & Educational Foundation, Diamond Inpatient Headache Unit at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. Approved for 22.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits (tm). Tel: 1-888-705-6363 (toll-free) or 1-773-883-2062; Email: info@dhc-fdn.org ; Web: www.dhc-fdn.org July 18-20, 2008, Singapore, Singapore “Life Beyond Pain” – Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Pain Association of Singapore (IASP Chapter). Info: The PAS BSM Conference Secretariat, c/o National Healthcare Group, NHG Conference Management Unit, 6, Commonwealth lane #06-01 GMTI Building, Singapore 140437, Singapore. Tel: +65 64966850; Fax: +65 64966853; Email: conferenceinfo@nhg.com.sg ; Web: www.pain.org.sg July 19-20, 2008, Fukuoka, Japan 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association for the Study of Pain (IASP Chapter). Joint meeting with the 42nd annual meeting of the Japan Society of Pain Clinicians and 3rd Asian Pain Symposium. Info: Setsuro Ogawa, Secretary, Japanese Association for the Study of Pain, c/o Department of Anesthesiology, Nihon University school of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan. Tel: 81-3-3972-8111, ext. 2560; Fax: 81-3-5917-4766; Email: s-ogawa@med.nihon-u.ac.jp July 24, 2008, Ilorin, Nigeria “Pain in Women” 11th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Pain, Nigeria (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Simbo D Amanor-Boadu, President, Society for the Study of Pain, Nigeria, Dept. of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, P.M.B. 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria.Fax: 234-2-241-3545 July 27 – August 1, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya “Pain: Physiology and Management.” Joint meeting of the Kenya Society for the Study of Pain (IASP Chapter) and the African Physiological Society. Info: Prof. Titus I. Kanui, President, Kenya Society for the Study of Pain, Dept. of Vet. Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 0734668826; Fax: +254 0722448952; Email: tkanui@uonbi.ac.ke or ikusyat@yahoo.com ; Web: www.aapskenya.org August 4-8, 2008, Middleton, Wisconsin, USA 6th Annual Comprehensive Pain Board Review Symposium. Marriott Madison West Hotel & Convention Center. Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurology and Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health. Contact: Cheryl J. Kaltenberg; Tel: 608-263-8632; Email: CKaltenberg@uwhealth.org August 13-15, 2008, London, UK NeuPSIG Satellite Symposium to the Glasgow 2008 World Congress on Pain. Abstract Deadline: Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Info: www: www.kenes.com/neuropathic2008 ; Email: neuropathic2008@kenes.com August 13-15, 2008, Dublin, Ireland “Pain, Mind and Movement, II,” Joint meeting of the Irish Pain Society (IASP Chapter) and the IASP SIG on Pain and Movement. Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Info: Irish Pain Society, Ms. Joanne O'Brien, Honorary Secretary, C/O College of Anaesthetists, 22, Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel: 353-1-6614412; Fax: 353-1-6614374; Email: joanneobrien16@hotmail.com ; Web: www.painandmovement.org.uk August 13-15, 2008, Cardiff, UK “Objective Correlates of CRPS: Utility for Diagnostic Criteria.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System. Organizers: Michael Stanton-Hicks and Anne Louise Oaklander. Info: UNITECH Communications, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave. TR17, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, USA. (Tel: +1 216-297-7330; Email: jackmad@ccf.org ; Web: www.ccfcme.org/CRPS08 ) August 14-15, 2008, Glasgow, UK “Measuring Nociception and Pain in Non-human Species: Beyond the hot-plate and paw pressure test.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain and Pain Management in Non-human Species. Organizer: B. Duncan X. Lascelles. (Tel: +1 919 513 6762; Email: duncan_lascelles@ncsu.edu ; Web: www.iasp-sig-non-human.com ) August 14-15, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark "The placebo effect? Advances in research and implications for clinical trials and clinical practice." Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Placebo. Info: Damien Finniss, Pain Management and Research Institute, University of Sydney & Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Tel: +45 33 31 18 16 or +61 412 742 710; Fax: +45 33 32 13 90; Email: symposium@mail.dk or dfinniss@med.usyd.edu.au August 14-15, 2008, Liverpool, UK “The Changing Face of Pain Management Programs.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizers: John Wiles, Helen Poole, Peter Murphy, Paul Waring, Heather Cameron, and Linda Cossins. Info: PMP Meeting Secretariat, c/o Mrs. L. Cossins, Pain Relief Foundation, Clinical Sciences Centre, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool L9 7AL, UK. Tel: +44 (0)151 529 5838; Email: pmpliv08@liv.ac.uk ; Web: www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk/pmpliv08 August 15-16, 2008, Glasgow, UK “Ultrasound Guidance for Diagnosis and Interventional Management of Pain.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizers: Colin J.L. McCartney and Barry Nicholls. Email: bookings@painultrasound.com ; Web: www.painultrasound.com August 15-16, 2008, Edinburgh, UK “Nociceptors – New Biology.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizer: G.F. Gebhart. Info: G.F. Gebhart, Ph.D., Center for Pain Research, University of Pittsburgh, U1444BST, 200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2536 USA. Tel: +1412-383-5911; Email: gebhartgf@upmc.edu ; Web: www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/nociceptorsymposium2008 August 15-16, 2008, Glasgow, UK “Update on Urogenital Pain – Current Issues and Controversies.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Pain of Urogenital Origin. Organizer: Karen Kendall. Info: Conference Administrator, Cleveland School of Anaesthesia, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1642 854601; Email: Karen.Kendall@stees.nhs.uk August 16, 2008, London, UK “Diagnosis and Investigation of Orofacial Pain.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Sponsor: IASP SIG on Orofacial Pain. Organizers: Charlotte Feinmann and Joanna Zakrzewska. Info: L1, Eastman Dental Hospital, 256 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7915 1053; Email: MonicaConsidine@uclh.nhs.uk August 17-22, 2008, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 12th WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN ® . Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. 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/WorldCongress Registration, Accommodation Booking, Letters of Invitation: Meeting Makers Congress Secretariat), Crawfurd Building, Jordanhill Campus, 76 Southbrae Drive, Glasgow, G13 1PP, UK. Tel: +44-141-434-1500; Fax: +44-141-434-1519; Email: iasp2008@meetingmakers.co.uk August 24-31, 2008, Mediterranean Sea Pain Management at Sea 2008 on board Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas. Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. Winston Parris, Dr. Roman Jovey, Dr. Sukdeb Datta, and Dr. Harry Pollett for an unforgettable educational experience. Ports of call include Rome, Sicily, Athens, Ephesus, and Heraklion. For more information, contact Peter Scocca II at peter@vistat.com or Dr. Anne Pollett at apollett@tidewell.org . August 27-28, 2008, Milan, Italy “Pain and Psychopathology.” Official Satellite Symposium of the 12th World Congress on Pain. Organizer: Mario Tiengo. Click here to download symposium flyer. Info: Organization Secretary, Publiediting, Via degli Orombelli 7a, 20131, Milan, Italy. Tel: 0039 02 93 88 75 20; Email: publiediting@tiscali.it August 31 - September 5, 2008, Poertschach, Austria European Interactive Pain Course (EIPC) in cooperation with the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC). Main topics include Acute Pain, Cancer Pain, Headache, Low Back Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Pain in the Elderly, and Psychological Methods in Chronic Pain. Click here to view the flyer. Email: info@paincourse.com ; Web: www.paincourse.com September 3-6, 2008, Tucson, Arizona, USA "Soaring to New Heights." American Society for Pain Management Nursing 18th Annual National Conference. Info: ASPMN National Office, PO Box 15473, Lenexa, KS, 66285-5473, USA. Tel: 888-342-7766 or 913-895-4606; Fax: 913-895-4652; Email: aspmn@goamp.com ; Web: www.aspmn.org/Conference/index.htm September 8, 2008, Seoul, Korea The 25th Annual Meeting of the Korean Pain Research Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Korean Pain Research Society, Dept. of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemon-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea Tel: 82-2-2228-1612; Fax: 82-2-393-0705; Email: pain@yuhs.ac ; Web: www.koreapain.org September 8-11, 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, USA “Cultivating a Community of Care” – 19th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management. Up to 1,500 pain management clinicians will attend this meeting at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Information and registration: www.aapainmanage.org . September 18-20, 2008, Ayers Rock, Australia Combined CME Spring Meeting, Pain At The Centre. Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA; Acute Pain Special Interest Group of ANZCA, ASA, and NZSA; IASP SIG on Acute Pain. Venue: Voyages Ayers Rock Resort. Info: Ms. Christine Gill, Conference Secretariat. Tel: +61 3 9510 6299; Fax: +61 3 9510 6786; E-Mail: cgill@anzca.edu.au ; Web: www.fpm.anzca.edu/2007-spring-meeting September 23-26, 2008, Montréal, Canada 17th International Congress on Palliative Care. Presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University. The Congress will include simultaneous interpretation of selected sessions into Spanish and French. Special focus on palliative care as a basic human right and how to develop and support programs and initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Abstract deadline is May 28, 2008. Info: April O'Donoughue, 17th International Congress on Palliative Care, 2008 Congress Secretariat, c/o O'Donoughue & Associates Event Management, 75 chemin Mountain, Mansonville, Québec, Canada J0E 1X0. Tel: +1 (450) 292-3456, ext. 227; Fax: +1 (450) 292-3453; E-mail: info@pal2008.com ; Web: www.pal2008.com September 24-27, 2008, Genoa, Italy XXVII Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA 2008). Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 18, 2008. Info: Daniela Morein-Bar, 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: esra2008@kenes.com ; Web: www.kenes.com/esra September 24-27, 2008, Lima, Peru "VII CONGRESO PERUANO DE DOLOR" annual meeting of the Asociacion Peruana para el Estudio del Dolor (ASPED, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Victor Espinoza Aranguren, President ASPED, Av. Coronel Inclan 135 Of. 403, Miraflores, Lima 18, Peru. Fax: 51-1-241-7620; Web: www.asped.org.pe October 2008, Ireland 2008 Annual Meeting of the Irish Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Ms. J. O' Brien, Hon. Sec. C/O College of Anesthetists, 22 Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland Email: joanneobrien16@hotmail.com ; Web: www.irishpainsociety.com October 2-4, 2008, Brno, Czech Republic “Xth 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 2-5, 2008, White Point, Nova Scotia, Canada 7th International Forum on Pediatric Pain. "Assessing Pediatric Pain: Current Evidence and Practice." Web: http://pediatric-pain.ca/ifpp/ October 3-5, 2008, Santiago, Chile VIIIth Congreso Chileno de Dolor of the Asociación Chilena para el Estudio del Dolor (IASP Chapter) and IVth Congreso Latinoamericano de Dolor of the Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones para el Estudio del Dolor (FEDELAT). Info: Dra. Juanita Jaque García, ACHED President, Avda Tobalaba Nº 155 Of 402, Providencia, Santiago, Chile. Email: editoraldolor@yahoo.es ; Web: www.ached.cl October 8-11, 2008, Berlin, Germany “Guidelines Against Pain,” 2008 Pain Congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes e.V. (DGSS, IASP Chapter). Info: Dipl.-Phil. Doris Ruttkowski, Dipl.-Inform., Thomas Ruttkowski, P & R Kongresse GmbH, Bleibtreustr. 12 A, 10623 Berlin. Tel: 49-030 8851-008; Fax: 49-030 8851-029; Email: info@schmerzkongress.de ; Web: www.schmerzkongress.de October 9-12, 2008, Corfu Island, Greece 7th Panhellenic Congress on Pain, Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Society of Algology (IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Emmanouil Anastassiou, President, Hellenic Society of Algology, 4-6 Makrynitsis St., 115 22 Athens, Greece Fax: 30-210-64-21-700; Web: www.aktinacitycongress.com/pain2008 or www.hps-pain.gr October 10-11, 2008, Guatemala City, Guatemala II Congress on Pain and Palliative Care, 2008 annual Scientific Congress of the Asociacion Guatemalteca para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor (AGETD, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Hector Molina, AGETD President, 2A Calle 25-19 Zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Multimedica, Suite 1018, Guatemala City, 01015 Guatemala. Tel/Fax: 502-2385-7700-01; Email: agetd@intelnett.com ; Web: www.agetd.com October 15-18, 2008, Goiania, Brazil 8th Congresso Brasileiro de Dor, 2008 Annual meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira de Estudo da Dor (SBED) (IASP Chapter). Info: Onofre Alves Neto, SBED Presidetn, Rua T-50, nº 305 – Apto. 301 – Setor Bueno, 74223-170, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil Tel: 55-62-3259-4996; Email: onofre@terra.com.br , Web: www.8cbdor.com.dor or www.dor.org.br October 16-18, 2008, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA "Understanding the Spectrum of Diagnoses and Treatments for Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders." International Pelvic Pain Society annual scientific meeting. Abstract deadline: July 1, 2008. Info: The International Pelvic Pain Society, Two Woodfield Lake, 1100 E Woodfield Rd, Suite 520, Schaumburg, IL, 60173, USA. Web: www.pelvicpain.org October 23-26, 2008, Athens, Greece 2nd World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy). Conference will include debates in all fields of neurology, including Pain and Headache. Web: www.comtecmed.com/cony October 25, 2008, Tirana, Albania 6th Annual National Albanian Pain Conference, Annual meeting of the Shoqata Shqiptare E Dhimbjes (Albanian Pain Association, IASP Chapter). Info: Dr. Apostol Vaso, President, Rruga “Hodo Beg” 26, Prane Maternitetit te Ri, Tirana, Albania. Tel: 355-42-379818; Email: revistadhimbja@yahoo.com ; Web: www.helathpain-al.com November 1-8, 2008, Caribbean Sea Palliative Care at Sea 2008 on board Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas. Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. David McGrew, Dr. James Cleary, and Dr. JoAnn T. Nowak for 17 hours of education. Ports of call include Miami, Labadee, Montego Bay, Georgetown, and Cozumel. For more information, contact Peter Scocca II at peter@vistat.com or Dr. Anne Pollett at apollett@tidewell.org . November 6-8, 2008, Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda 11th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Sponsor: Jointly Sponsored by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the IASP SIG on Neuropathic Pain. Info: Neuropathic Pain 2008 Conference Secretariat, Continuing Professional Education, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 677, Rochester, NY 14642-8677 USA. Tel: (585) 275-4392; Fax: (585) 275-3721; Email: office@cpe.rochester.edu ; Web: www.neuropathicpain.org November 7-8, 2008, Budapest, Hungary Annual meeting of the Hungarian Pain Society (IASP Chapter). Info: Scientific Questions: Hungarian Pain Society, C/O Gabor Fazekas, MD, Secretary, Szent Janos Hospital, Dios arok 1, Budapest 1125, Hungary. Email: fazekas123@t-online.hu ; Web: www.fajdalom-tarsasag.hu Registration, Accommodation: Congress and Hobby Service. Email: info@prof-congress.hu November 12-14, 2008, Rome, Italy ANTEA Worldwide Palliative Care Conference. Main Goal: Outlining, in a Consensus Conference, the Core Curricula of the health professionals working in palliative care, shared at the international level. Venue: Aurelia Convention Centre & Expo. Email contact: info@anteaconference2008.com Website: www.anteaconference2008.com November 13-14, 2008, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland “Understanding and Treating the Chronic Pain Patient, the State-of-the-Art 2008.” Joint Congress of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes (Swiss Association for the Study of Pain, IASP Chapter) and the Swiss Society for Cognitive Psychotherapy. Info: BBS Congreso GMBH, Postfach 604, 3000 Bern 25 Switzerland. Email: adrian.koenig@bbscongress.ch November 19-22, 2008, Tuxtla, Gutierrez, Mexico XXVIII AMETD (Asociacion Mexicana para el Estudio y Tratamiento del Dolor, A.C., IASP Chapter) Congreso Del Dolor. Info: Miguel Ángel Genis Rondero, MD, AMETD President, Cleveland #33, Desp. 303 Col. Noche Buena, 03720 Mexico City, Mexico. Tel: 55-98-87-78; Email: ametdac@yahoo.com ; Web: www.ametd.com.mx November 19-22, 2008, Strasbourg, France “Work and Pain” 8th Société Française d'Etude et de Traitement de la Douleur (SFETD, IASP Chapter) National Congress on Pain. Info: Adeline Jahan or Philippe Bregaint, Colloquium, 12, rue de la Croix Faubin, 75557 Paris cedex 11, France. Tel: +33 (0)1-44-64-15-15; Fax: +33 (0)1-44-64-15-16; Email: douleur@colloquium.fr ; Web: www.sfetd-douleur.org Copyright © 2006 Asociatia Romana Pentru Studiul Durerii. Toate drepturile rezervate.