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2008

May

American Pain Society
27th Annual Scientific Meeting
DATE: May 8-10, 2008
LOCATION:  Tampa, FL
HOTEL: Tampa Convention Center
Marriott Tampa Waterside
CONTACT:  www.ampainsoc.org/meeting/

 

International Berlin Spring Meeting 2008
“Development and function of somatosensation and pain”
DATE: May 14-17, 2008
LOCATION: Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
Berlin, Germany
CONTACT:  Michaela Langer
Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)
Robert-Roessle-Strasse 10
13125 Berlin / Germany
phone: +49 30 9406 3720
fax: +49 30 9406 2206
email: langer@mdc-berlin.de
http://www.touch-and-pain-2008.de

 

First Annual Women In Pain Conference: Gender Matters
APS President Judy Paice will be a keynote speaker for this event.
DATE: May 30, 2008
SPONSOR For Grace & Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative
LOCATION: City of Hope National Cancer Center
Duarte, CA
CONTACT:  John Garrett, (818) 760-7635, jgarrett@forgrace.org
Conference info and registration: sccpi.coh.org/WIP/WIP8.htm

 

June

5th International Low Intensity Laser Therapy Conference
DATE: June 5-7, 2008
SPONSOR:  Meditech International Inc.
LOCATION:  Toronto, Canada
HOTEL:  Sheraton Center Hotel, 123 Queen Street West
CONTACT:  www.internationallaser.org

 

Palliative Care in the ICU: Closing the Gap between Current Knowledge and Clinical Practice
Featured speaker, Judith E. Nelson, MD, JD, will review and discuss relevant evidence and practical approaches to optimal palliative care quality for ICU patients and families.
DATE: June 18, 2008
SPONSOR:  Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
LOCATION:  Audio Conference; 1:30 - 2:30 PM Eastern
CONTACT:  Margaret Schutz at (212) 201-2671 or margaret.schutz@mssm.edu

 

July

Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Pain Association of Singapore: LIFE BEYOND PAIN
DATE: July 18-20, 2008
SPONSOR:  The Pain Association of Singapore
LOCATION:  Singapore
HOTEL:  Raffles City Convention Centre Singapore
CONTACT:  The PAS BSM 2008 Secretariat
c/o National Healthcare Group
Conference Management Unit-NHG College
Email: conferenceinfo@nhg.com.sg
Tel: +(65) 64966850
Fax: +(65) 64966853
6 Commonwealth Lane #06-01
GMTI Building
Singapore 149547
www.pain.org.sg

 

Rheumatology Nurses’ Society (RNS) Inaugural Annual RNS Conference
DATE: July 31-August 3, 2008
LOCATION:  Orlando, Florida
HOTEL:  JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes
CONTACT:  Visit the RNS web site www.RNSnetwork.org
Phone: 908-222-5610

 

August

Promoting Excellence in Pain Management & Palliative Care for Social Workers
DATE: August 7-8, 2008
SPONSOR:  Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative & City of Hope
LOCATION:  Pasadena, CA
HOTEL:  Westin Pasadena Hotel
CONTACT:  Maggie Johnson, (626) 256-4673 Ext. 63202 or mjohnson@coh.org
Conference info and registration: http://sccpi.coh.org

 

6th Annual Comprehensive Pain Board Review Symposium
This program is designed to prepare physicians for board certification or recertification in pain medicine and also address topics of interest to other clinics treating patients in pain.
DATE: August 4-10, 2008
SPONSOR:  University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation
LOCATION:  Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin
HOTEL:  Marriott Madison West Hotel & Convention Center
CONTACT:  Cheryl J. Kaltenberg, (608) 263-8632, CKaltenberg@uwhealth.org

 

Nociceptors—New Biology
Official Satellite Meeting to the 12th World Congress on Pain
DATE: August 15-16, 2008
SPONSOR:  University of Pittsburgh and University of Edinburgh
LOCATION:  Edinburgh, UK
CONTACT:  Edinburgh Neuroscience, edinburgh.neuroscience@ed.ac.uk
www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/nociceptorsymposium2008

 

12th World Congress on Pain
DATE: August 17-22, 2008
LOCATION:  Glasgow, Scotland, UK
HOTEL:  Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
CONTACT:  Elizabeth Twiss, 206-547-6409, fax 206-547-1703, liz@iasp-pain.org
www.iasp-pain.org

 

An Intensive Review of the Specialty of Pain Medicine: A Pain Board Oriented Review Course
DATE: August 23-28, 2008
SPONSOR:  Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation
LOCATION:  Chicago, Illinois
HOTEL:  The Chicago City Centre Hotel
CONTACT:  Maria Courtney, 800-328-2308, mariac@dannemiller.com

 

September

Seventh Annual Mid-West Pain Management Symposium Retreat
DATE: September 24-27, 2008
LOCATION:  Aberdeen, South Dakota
HOTEL:  Aberdeen Convention Center & Ramkota Hotel
CONTACT:  Dr. Heloise D. Westbrook, MD, PhD, MMSc, (605) 228-5758, mwpmsr@hotmail.com
www.mwpmsr.com

 

XXVII Annual Congress of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA 2008)
DATE: September 24-27, 2008
SPONSOR:  European Society of Regional Anaesthesia (ESRA)
LOCATION:  Centro Congressi, Magazzini del Cotone, Genoa, Italy
CONTACT:  Daniela Morein-Bar
1-3, Rue du Chantepoulet
P.O. Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva 1 Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: esra2008@kenes.com
Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 18, 2008

 

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2008
DATE: September 25-28, 2008
SPONSOR:  University of Toronto
LOCATION:  Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
HOTEL:  White Oaks Conference Centre & Resort
CONTACT:  Christine Drane, Dept. of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, ph: 416-603-5118; fax: 416-603-6494; e-mail christine.drane@uhn.on.ca; web: www.usra.ca

 

2009

March

5th World Congress World Institute of Pain—WIP 2009
DATE: March 13-16, 2009
SPONSOR:  World Institute of Pain
LOCATION:  New York, NY, USA
HOTEL:  Hilton New York
CONTACT:  www.kenes.com/wip/, wip@kenes.com

 

May

American Pain Society
28th Annual Scientific Meeting
DATE: May 6-9, 2009
LOCATION:  San Diego, CA
HOTEL:  San Diego Convention Center
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

 

June

8th Symposium on Pediatric Pain
DATE: June 7-11, 2009
SPONSOR:  IASP & SIG
LOCATION:  Acapulco, Mexico
HOTEL:  Fairmont Princess Acapulco
CONTACT:  ispp2009@meet-ics.com

 

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