THE THIRD International Conference on Interventional Pain Medicine & Neuromodulation took place in Warsaw, Poland on 14th to 16th June 2013. We were honoured to also organise a satellite symposium for the 11th INS World Congress on peripheral neuromodulation during the conference. The three day international event in Warsaw was organised by the Polish Neuromodulation Society and we welcomed colleagues from the Argentinian Neuromodulation Society, the Interventional Section of the Polish Association for the Study of Pain and the London Pain Forum at the meeting.
Day One at the Hotel Bristol included sessions on interventional pain medicine, ultrasound in pain medicine and neuromodulation for both pain management and movement disorders from a leading faculty.
Day Two at the Royal Castle marked the first international symposium on peripheral neuromodulation and covered a whole range of topics from basic sciences through to new targets and techniques with lectures from key experts in this field
Poster sessions and free oral presentation sessions took place on both days.
Day Three at the Staszic Palace, Polish Academy of Sciences, gave participants of the conference a chance to attend a popular satellite Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Hands-on Workshop.
Day Three at the Staszic Palace, Polish Academy of Sciences, gave participants of the conference a chance to attend a popular satellite Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Hands-on Workshop.
WARSAW FACULTY
Dr Teo Goroszeniuk
Conference Scientific Director
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Board Member, Polish Neuromodulation Society
President, Interventional Section, PTBB
President, London Pain Forum
Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation Practice
Wimpole Street, London, United Kingdom
Conference Scientific Director
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Board Member, Polish Neuromodulation Society
President, Interventional Section, PTBB
President, London Pain Forum
Interventional Pain Management & Neuromodulation Practice
Wimpole Street, London, United Kingdom
Dr Elliot S. Krames
Emeritus Director-at-Large
International Neuromodulation Society
Medical Director
Pacific Pain Center
San Francisco, USA
Dr Juan Carlos Andreani
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Vice-President, Argentinian Neuromodulation Society
Institute of Neuro-rehabilitation in Argentina (INEUREA)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr Michael Stanton-Hicks
Executive Editor, Pain Practice
Past-President, North American Neuromodulation Society
Past-President, American Society for Regional Anesthesia
Pain Management Department
Center for Neurological Restoration
Cleveland Clinic
Ohio, USA
Emeritus Director-at-Large
International Neuromodulation Society
Medical Director
Pacific Pain Center
San Francisco, USA
Dr Juan Carlos AndreaniConsultant Neurosurgeon
Vice-President, Argentinian Neuromodulation Society
Institute of Neuro-rehabilitation in Argentina (INEUREA)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr Fabián César Piedimonte
Treasurer, International Neuromodulation Society
President, Argentinian Neuromodulation Society
President, Local Organising Committee, 15th IASP World Congress 2014
Chairman, Neurosurgery Dept, Hospital Interzonal de Agudos Evita de Lanús
President, CENIT Foundation for Research in Neurosciences-Neurosurgery
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr Michael Stanton-Hicks
Executive Editor, Pain Practice
Past-President, North American Neuromodulation Society
Past-President, American Society for Regional Anesthesia
Pain Management Department
Center for Neurological Restoration
Cleveland Clinic
Ohio, USA
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Editor, Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Procedures in Interventional Pain Management
Chairman, Centre for Pain Medicine
Summa Western Reserve Hospital
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio, USA
Prof Turo Nurmikko
Professor of Pain Science
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
University of Liverpool
Clinical Sciences Centre
Liverpool, UK
Professor of Pain Science
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
University of Liverpool
Clinical Sciences Centre
Liverpool, UK
Dr William Porter McRoberts
Director, Pain Management Department
Holy Cross Hospital
Florida, USA
Dr Amol Soin
President, Ohio Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Medical Director
Ohio Pain Clinic
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Dr Rajesh MunglaniConsultant in Pain Medicine
London Pain Forum Council Member
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Observational Pain Medicine
British Pain Society Council Member
West Suffolk Hospital
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Dr Andrzej Krol
London Pain Forum, Council Member
Past-President, Interventional Section, PTBB
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
St George's University NHS Hospital
St George's University NHS Hospital
Spire St Anthony's Hospital & Parkside Private Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Dr Arun Bhaskar
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia & Critical Care
London Pain Forum Council Member
Expert in Cancer Pain Management
Christie Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof Jan Dobrogowski
President, Polish Association for the Study of Pain (PTBB)
Head of Department of Pain Research & Therapy
Chair of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum
Krakow, Poland
Prof Wojciech Maksymowicz
President, Polish Neuromodulation Society (PTN)
Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences
Head of Department of Neurosurgery
University Hospital
Olsztyn, Poland
Prof Mirosław Ząbek
Professor of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery and Nervous System Pathology
Dr Piotr Buczkowski
Past-President, Interventional Section, PTBB
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine
Derby Royal Hospitals
Derbyshire, UK
Dr Romana Lugin
Board Member, Interventional Section, PTBB
Board Member, Foundation for Promotion of Pain Medicine
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Caritas Pain Clinic,
Gdansk, Poland
Dr Witold Libionka
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgery Department
Nicolaus Copernicus Pomeranian Centre for Traumatology
Gdansk, Poland
Dr Robert Rapcan
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Founding Member, Interventional Section of Slovakian Pain Society
Special Interests: Neuromodulation/Ultrasound in Pain Medicine
R-Clinic & St Jacob's Hospital
Bardejov, Slovakia/Umea, Sweden
Dr Michael Sommer
Expert in Ultrasound-Guided Pain Relief Interventions
Department of Anaesthesiology & Chronic Pain Medicine
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dr Christian Egeler
Expert in Ultrasound-Guided Interventions
Lead of Chronic Pain Team
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Morriston Hospital
Swansea, Wales
Dr Paul W.Wacnik
Principal Field Scientist
Medtronic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
USA
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Dr Declan O'Keeffe
Expert in Neuromodulation
Head of Pain Clinic
St Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Prof Robert Levy
Editor-in-Chief, Neuromodulation
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Co-Director of the Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
USA
Dr Sam Eldabe
President, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland
Consultant in Pain Meicine & Anaesthesia
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
Dr Maciej S. Stepniewski
Expert in Interventional Pain Therapy & Neuromodulation
Past-President, Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management
Hirslanden Klinik
Aarau, Switzerland
Dr Peter Courtney
Board Member, Australian Neuromodulation Society
Chairman, Australian Chapter of World Institute of Pain
Head of Pain Clinic
Victoria, Melbourne
Australia
Dr Chris Wells
President Elect, European Federation of IASP Chapters
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Matters
Liverpool, UK
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Radiofrequency/Pulsed Radiofrequency: Practical Guide & Debate
Importance of Establishing A Correct Diagnosis before RF Treatments
Ultrasound and Radiofrequency
Interventions for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Basic Science
Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Workshop
Hands-on Station Scanning Topics:
1. Stellate Ganglion, Cervical Roots, Greater Occipital Nerve, Cervical MBB
2. Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric/LCNT/Genitofemoral/Saphenous Nere and its Infrapatellar Branch
3. Suprascapular, Intercostal, Paravertebral, Trigger Points: Trapezius, Rhmboid, Levator Scapulae
4. Joint Injection: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot
5. Lumbar Facet/MBB/Caudal/Ganglion Impar
6. Pudendal Nerve, Piriformis Muscle, Sacroiliac Joint
7. Phantom/Needling Stations
Hotel Bristol, Warsaw: Conference Hotel
London, United Kingdom
Dr Arun Bhaskar
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia & Critical Care
London Pain Forum Council Member
Expert in Cancer Pain Management
Christie Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof Jan Dobrogowski
President, Polish Association for the Study of Pain (PTBB)
Head of Department of Pain Research & Therapy
Chair of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum
Krakow, Poland
President, Polish Neuromodulation Society (PTN)
Dean of Faculty of Medical Sciences
Head of Department of Neurosurgery
University Hospital
Olsztyn, Poland
Professor of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery and Nervous System Pathology
Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education
Director, Gamma Knife Allenort Centre
Warsaw, Poland
Director, Gamma Knife Allenort Centre
Warsaw, Poland
Dr Michal Sobstyl
Vice-president, Polish Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery and Nervous System Pathology
Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education
Team Member, Gamma Knife Allenort Centre
Warsaw, Poland
Team Member, Gamma Knife Allenort Centre
Warsaw, Poland
Dr Piotr Buczkowski
Past-President, Interventional Section, PTBB
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine
Derby Royal Hospitals
Derbyshire, UK
Dr Romana Lugin
Board Member, Interventional Section, PTBB
Board Member, Foundation for Promotion of Pain Medicine
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Caritas Pain Clinic,
Gdansk, Poland
Dr Witold Libionka
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgery Department
Nicolaus Copernicus Pomeranian Centre for Traumatology
Gdansk, Poland
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Founding Member, Interventional Section of Slovakian Pain Society
Special Interests: Neuromodulation/Ultrasound in Pain Medicine
R-Clinic & St Jacob's Hospital
Bardejov, Slovakia/Umea, Sweden
Dr Michael Sommer
Expert in Ultrasound-Guided Pain Relief Interventions
Department of Anaesthesiology & Chronic Pain Medicine
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Dr Christian Egeler
Expert in Ultrasound-Guided Interventions
Lead of Chronic Pain Team
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Morriston Hospital
Swansea, Wales
Dr Paul W.Wacnik
Principal Field Scientist
Medtronic
Minneapolis, Minnesota
USA
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Dr Declan O'Keeffe
Expert in Neuromodulation
Head of Pain Clinic
St Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
Prof Robert Levy
Editor-in-Chief, Neuromodulation
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Co-Director of the Shands Jacksonville Neuroscience Institute
University of Florida College of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
USA
Dr Sam Eldabe
President, Neuromodulation Society of UK & Ireland
Consultant in Pain Meicine & Anaesthesia
James Cook University Hospital
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
Dr Maciej S. Stepniewski
Expert in Interventional Pain Therapy & Neuromodulation
Past-President, Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management
Hirslanden Klinik
Aarau, Switzerland
Dr Peter Courtney
Board Member, Australian Neuromodulation Society
Chairman, Australian Chapter of World Institute of Pain
Head of Pain Clinic
Victoria, Melbourne
Australia
Dr Chris Wells
President Elect, European Federation of IASP Chapters
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Pain Matters
Liverpool, UK
CONFERENCE TOPICS
DAY ONE (14.06.13, 08.00hrs-18.00hrs)
Interventional Pain Medicine
Radiofrequency/Pulsed Radiofrequency: Practical Guide & Debate
Importance of Establishing A Correct Diagnosis before RF Treatments
Ultrasound and Radiofrequency
Interventions for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Cancer Pain Management & Destructive Procedures
Ultrasound in Pain Management (Interactive Scanning)
Ultrasound in Pain Management (Interactive Scanning)
Medico-Legal Lessons in Interventional Pain Management
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD)
Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Neuromodulation
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Basic Science
Spinal Cord Stimulation for CRPS
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Multicentric Approach
High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation
Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Historical Perspective
Trials in Intrathecal Drug Delivery a Predictor of Success? High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation
Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Historical Perspective
Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation at Cellular Level
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia & Related Disorders
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's & Tourette's
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Pain
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Pelvic Disorders: Techniques
Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Colorectal Practice
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Pelvic Disorders: Techniques
Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Colorectal Practice
DAY TWO (15.06.13, 08.00hrs-17.30hrs)
First International Symposium on Peripheral Neuromodulation
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation - Coming of Age
PNS: Mechanisms and Research
Occipital Nerve Stimulation
PNS for Back Pain
Cluneal Nerve Stimulation for FBSS
Stimulation for Joint Pain: Knee & SI Joint
Stimulation for Joint Pain: Knee & SI Joint
Cranial Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Migraine
What's the Future of PNS?
Combined SCS/PNS Therapy
Plexus Stimulation
PNS with Wireless Mini Implantable Neurostimulator
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation for Cluster Headache
PNS with Wireless Mini Implantable Neurostimulator
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation for Cluster Headache
High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Neuromodulation
PENS Therapy
PNS for Angina
New Stimulating Coude Needle for PNS
External Neuromodulation
DAY THREE (16.06.13, 08.30hrs-16.20hrs)
Ultrasound in Pain Medicine Workshop
Hands-on Station Scanning Topics:
1. Stellate Ganglion, Cervical Roots, Greater Occipital Nerve, Cervical MBB
2. Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric/LCNT/Genitofemoral/Saphenous Nere and its Infrapatellar Branch
3. Suprascapular, Intercostal, Paravertebral, Trigger Points: Trapezius, Rhmboid, Levator Scapulae
4. Joint Injection: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot
5. Lumbar Facet/MBB/Caudal/Ganglion Impar
6. Pudendal Nerve, Piriformis Muscle, Sacroiliac Joint
7. Phantom/Needling Stations
CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP REGISTRATION
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES - 14-15 JUNE 2013
600 PLN - Local Participants (Resident in Poland)
450 PLN - Polish Neuromodulation Society Members
£275 (GBP) - International Participants
£225 (GBP) - INS Members
CONFERENCE DINNER FEE - 15 JUNE 2013
270 PLN - Local Participants
£60 (GBP) - International Delegates
ULTRASOUND IN PAIN MEDICINE WORKSHOP FEE- 16 JUNE 2013
1325 PLN - Local Participants
£275 (GBP) - International Delegates
*Please note only delegates attending the conference can register for the ultrasound workshop. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES - 14-15 JUNE 2013
600 PLN - Local Participants (Resident in Poland)
450 PLN - Polish Neuromodulation Society Members
£275 (GBP) - International Participants
£225 (GBP) - INS Members
CONFERENCE DINNER FEE - 15 JUNE 2013
270 PLN - Local Participants
£60 (GBP) - International Delegates
ULTRASOUND IN PAIN MEDICINE WORKSHOP FEE- 16 JUNE 2013
1325 PLN - Local Participants
£275 (GBP) - International Delegates
*Please note only delegates attending the conference can register for the ultrasound workshop. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis.
CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Bristol, Warsaw: Conference Hotel
For information on hotel accommodation for the conference please visit: Recommended Hotels
TRAVEL TO WARSAW
By Train
Direct trains operate between Berlin Hbf and Warsaw Centralna. Information on train times and fare can be found at: http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml
The conference organisers and faculty will be travelling to Warsaw on the 09.37hrs and 13.37hrs train from Berlin Hbf on 13 June 2013.
By Plane
There are two airports in Poland's capital city, Warsaw. They are Warsaw Chopin and Warsaw Modlin. Please note Warsaw Modlin is currently closed for repairs. If you are travelling from the INS Congress in Berlin please note Air Berlin and LOT Polish Airlines offer direct flights.
Please find below a list of some of the airlines that offer direct flights to Warsaw:
Please find below a list of some of the airlines that offer direct flights to Warsaw:
Aer Lingus
Air Baltic
Alitalia
Austrian Airlines
British Airways
Czech Airlines
El Al
Eurolot
Finn Air
KLM
Lufthansa
Norwegian Air
Ryan Air
Swiss Air
TAP Portugal
Turkish Airlines
Wizzair
