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2009

January

Palliative Care, Cost Savings and the Hospital Financial Crisis
DATE: January 29, 2009
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

 

February

Keystone Symposia: The Neurobiology of Pain and Analgesia
DATE: February 22-27, 2009
SPONSOR: Keystone Symposia
LOCATION: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
HOTEL: Hilton Santa Fe/Historic Plaza
CONTACT: www.keystonesymposia.org/9C2; info@keystonesymposia.org; 1-800-253-0685; 1-970-262-1230

 

11th Annual Pain Management Symposium
DATE: February 28 - March 1, 2009
SPONSOR:  Cleveland Clinic
LOCATION:  Weston, Florida
HOTEL:  Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center and Spa
CONTACT:  https://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/live/promo/2009/Pain09.asp
Meeting Facilitator: Unitech Communications, 1-800-238-6750

 

March

Palliative Medicine 2009
DATE: March 5-7, 2009
SPONSOR:  Cleveland Clinic
LOCATION:  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
HOTEL:  Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center and Spa
CONTACT:  For further information about the course, contact UNITECH Communications at 800.238.6750
www.ccfcme.org/pm09

 

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

 

Emerging Practices in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
DATE: March 21, 2009
SPONSOR: Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center
LOCATION: New York, NY
HOTEL: New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway at 45th Street
CONTACT: Kiersten Smith-Gaston, ksgaston@chpnet.org, 212-420-4713. Designated for 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

 

Annual Assembly of AAHPM and HPNA
DATE: March 25-28, 2009
SPONSOR: American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
LOCATION: Austin, Texas
CONTACT: For more information: www.aahpm.org/education/conf/geninfo.html

 

April

American Academy of Neurology 61th Annual Meeting
DATE: April 25-May 2, 2009
SPONSOR:  American Academy of Neurology
LOCATION:  Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Seattle, WA USA
CONTACT:  Member Services, (800) 879-1960, (651) 695-2717, Email: memberservices@aan.com

 

The 21st Annual Symposium on the Treatment of Headaches and Facial Pain
DATE: April 26, 2009
SPONSOR: New York Headache Foundation
LOCATION: New York, NY
HOTEL: New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue, NY, NY 10017
CONTACT: Dr. Alexander Mauskop, (212) 794-3550, drmauskop@nyheadache.com

 

Diversity and End-of-Life Care
DATE: April 29, 2009 from 1:30pm-4pm ET
SPONSOR: Hospice Foundation of America
LOCATION: Live via satellite and webcast, nationwide
CONTACT: Online registration: register.hospicefoundation.org/
For more information: Kristen Baker, 800-854-3402, telecon@hospicefoundation.org, www.hospicefoundation.org

 

May

American Pain Society
28th Annual Scientific Meeting
DATE: May 7-9, 2009
LOCATION:  San Diego, CA
HOTEL:  San Diego Convention Center
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego

 

Ultrasound for Pain Medicine Workshop
DATE: May 9-10, 2009
SPONSOR: Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management UHN and Canadian Pain Society Interventional SIG
LOCATION:  Toronto, ON Canada
HOTEL:  Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto
CONTACT:  Christine Drane
Toronto Western Hospital
Dept. of Anesthesia, McL 2-405
399 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON Canada M5T 2S8
phone: 416-603-5118, fax: 416-603-6494
christine.drane@uhn.on.ca

 

Headache and Facial Pain
DATE: May 14-16, 2009
SPONSOR: Harvard Medical School
LOCATION: Cambridge, MA
HOTEL: Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston Hotel - 5 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA
CONTACT: www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/headache,
Ron Mayes, rmayes@bidmc.harvard.edu

 

1st International Course on Pain Medicine
DATE: May 28-31, 2009
SPONSOR: Mundipharma and Grunenthal
LOCATION: Granada, Spain
HOTEL: Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada
CONTACT: Tel: +41 22 5330948; Fax: +41 22 5802953; Email: icpm@icpm.net; Website: www.icpm.net

 

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

 

August

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Conference
DATE: August 27-30, 2009
SPONSOR: University of Toronto
LOCATION: Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON Canada
HOTEL: White Oaks Resort
CONTACT: Christine Drane
Dept. of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital
399 Bathurst St., McL 2-405
Toronto, ON Canada M5T 2S8
(p) 416-603-5118, (fax) 416-603-6494
christine.drane@uhn.on.ca

 

September

6th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters - EFIC 2009
DATE: September 9-12, 2009
SPONSOR:  European Federation of IASP Chapters
LOCATION:  Lisbon, Portugal
HOTEL:  AIP Congressos – Lisboa Congress Centre
CONTACT:  www.kenes.com/EFIC or efic2009@kenes.com

 

2010

May

3rd International Congress on Neuropathic Pain
DATE: May 27-30, 2010
SPONSOR:  Special Interest Group on Neuropathic Pain (NeuPSIG) of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
LOCATION:  Megaron Athens International Conference Center - M.A.I.C.C., Athens, Greece
CONTACT:  neuropathic@kenes.com
www.kenes.com/neuropathic

 

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