Neuroplasticity in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Achievements and Perspectives from Translational Pain Research

Satellite Symposium of the EFIC Meeting Hamburg, Germany, 19-20 September 2011

Contact: Susanne Nielsen Lundis

Neuroplastic changes are widely recognized as important mechanisms in the determination of pain states. Translation of this knowledge into clinical benefits is progressing. The aim of the symposium is to highlight translation of basic science in the field of neuroplasticity into clinical practice for better prevention and management of musculoskeletal pain. The symposium would provide clinicians with an update on the progresses and perspectives in pain research. Participants who are involved in research would have the opportunity of an exchange with scientists dealing with different fields of basic and clinical research.

The venue is situated right next to the Congress Center Hamburg where the  EFIC meeting will take place  in the heart of Hamburg, close to the railway station and easily reachable from the airport. The number of participants will be limited, in order to facilitate contacts and exchange.

We look forward to welcoming you in Hamburg.

The Organizing Committee

• M. Curatolo, Switzerland
• L. Arendt-Nielsen, Denmark
• H. U. Zeilhofer, Switzerland

Venue

Radisson Blue Hotel
Marseiller Strasse 2
20355 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)40 3502 0

Situated right next to the Congress Center Hamburg, where the EFIC 2011 Congress will take place.

 

Program

Day 1	:	19 September
13:30		Registration
		Update on basic research
14:00		Chair: T. Graven-Nielsen	Denmark
		A. Ebersberger	Germany
		Joint pain
		S. Mense	Germany
		Muscle pain
		Y. Nagakura	Japan
		Reserpine-induced myalgia model
15:30		Coffee
16:00		Chair: O. K. Andersen	Denmark
		S. McMahon	the United Kingdom
		Lessons learned from the failure of the NK1 receptor antagonists
		J. Lorenz	Germany
		Brain plasticity changes in patients with musculoskeletal pain
		U. Stamer	Switzerland
		Genetic factors as determinants of chronic pain
		J. Desmeules	Switzerland
		Drug-drug interactions and genetic factors as determinant of analgesic action
-18:00
19:00		Social dinner
Day 2	:	20 September
		Animal and human pain models
8:30		Chair: L. Arendt-Nielsen	Denmark
		J. Sandkühler	Austria
		Animal models of hyperalgesia
		J. Sandkühler	Austria
		Spinal cord plasticity
		W. Magerl	Germany
		Psychophysical human models for central plasticity
10:00		Coffee
10:30		Chair: L. Arendt-Nielsen	Denmark
		O. K. Andersen	Denmark
		Electrophysiological human models for central plasticity
		T. Graven-Nielsen	Denmark
		Human models for bone and joint pain
		L. Arendt-Nielsen	Denmark
		Central sensitization in human osteoarthritis
12:00		Lunch
		Translational aspects
13:30		Chair: M. Curatolo	Switzerland
		T. Graven-Nielsen	Denmark
		Sensory-motor integration in musculoskeletal pain
		M. Curatolo	Switzerland
		Diagnosis of altered pain processing
		O. Wilder-Smith	the Netherlands
		Mechanism-based pharmacological treatment
15:00		Coffee
15:30		Chair: M. Curatolo	Switzerland
		A. Oksche	Germany
		Drugs in the pipeline for musculoskeletal pain: Opportunities, challenges, and disappointments
		S. Tate	the United Kingdom
		Perspectives in drug targets: ion channels
		-
		Final discussion and closure of the meeting
-17:00

Program may be subject to changes!

Registration

Deadline Thursday 1 September 2011 - Closed.

Registration Fee

Regular:		€
Before 30 June	:	200
After 30 June	:	250
Fellows, Students, Trainees:		€
Before 30 June	:	100
After 30 June	:	150
with a letter of support from your training program director

The registration fee includes: Breaks on both days, dinner on 19 September and lunch on 20 September 2011.

Accommodation

Recommended official congress hotels can be found under the Accommodation menu tab at:
www.kenes.com/efic

Further hotels can be found at:
www.hotels.com

Enquiries

		Susanne Nielsen Lundis Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI) Aalborg University Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, bld. D3 9220 Aalborg Denmark
Phone:		+45 9940 8828
Fax:		+45 9815 4008
E-mail:		Susanne

Sponsors

Mundipharma and Astellas Pharma