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May 26-27, 2016 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain, Reykjavik, Iceland May 25, 2016 PhD course

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Annual meeting

The 2016 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain annual meeting will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, May 26-27th, 2016. The main topics for this meeting are: Pain in the joints, pain and genetics, risk factors for chronic pain, and coping with pain. We aim to present both basic and clinical aspects of pain throughout the meeting.

Preliminary program -see below and :/explorer/files/PrelimSASP2016.pdf

PhD course

A one day PhD course is offered in front of the meeting (May 25th, 2016). The course consists of lectures on selected topics of the annual meeting. In addition, students have the opportunity to present and discuss their own work with a panel of researchers. More information on the course will be announced on the SASP website. www.sasp.org

Thursday May 26
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-8:45 Welcome
8:45-10:15 Risk factors for chronic pain
  1. Esther Pogatzki-Zahn: Prediction and Prevention of Chronic Pain after Surgery

  2. Anne-Marie Heegard: Cancer-induced Bone Pain – Basic Mechanisms

  3. To be announced

10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:30 Keynote lecture
  1. Mark P. Jensen: Hypnosis for Chronic Pain Management. New Evidence for an old Treatment

11:30-12:00 Poster Session
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Coping with pain
  1. Kristine Kwekkeboom: Complementary Approaches to Management of Pain and Co-occurring Symptoms

  2. Stephen Butler: Avoiding Burnout in Pain Practice

14:00-14:35 Clinical practice
  1. Sigrí∂ur Gunnarsdóttir: Changing Pain Management: On how to move a Mountain

14:35-15:05 Coffee break
15:05-16:20 Travel awards presentations
18:00 Congress dinner
Friday May 27
8:30-10:00 Pain in the joints
  1. Stefan Lohmander: Managing Osteoarthritis Pain: Mind the Gap

  2. Björn Gu∂björnsson: Joint pain

  3. Camilla Svensson: Autoantibodies and Osteoclasts: New Links to Joint Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:50 Keynote lecture
  1. Katri Hamunen: Contemporary use of Opioids

  2. Audun Stubhaug: Chronic Opioid Use, Benefits and Harms

11:50-12:30 General Assesmbly and update on the Scandinavian Journal of Pain
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-13:45 Coping with pain
  • Arnór Víkingsson: “Nourishing pain” - its potential role in alleviating suffering and increasing prosperity

13:45-15:15 Pain and genetics
  1. Frances Williams: The Contribution of Twin Studies to the Genetics of Chronic Pain.

  2. To be announced: DeCode Research and Collaboration

  3. Ze’ev Seltzer: Genetics of Pain: 2016 Update

15:15-15:30 Closing

Published Online: 2016-04-01
Published in Print: 2016-04-01

© 2016 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Editorial comment
  2. Psychophysiological effects of threatening a rubber hand that is perceptually embodied in healthy human subjects
  3. Original experimental
  4. A preliminary investigation into psychophysiological effects of threatening a perceptually embodied rubber hand in healthy human participants
  5. Editorial comment
  6. Analysis of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in pain patients – Can biomarker studies lead to better understanding of the pathophysiology of pain?
  7. Clinical pain research
  8. Serum C-reactive protein levels predict regional brain responses to noxious cold stimulation of the hand in chronic whiplash associated disorders
  9. Editorial comment
  10. Importance of early diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS-1 and CRPS-2): Delayed diagnosis of CRPS is a major problem
  11. Clinical pain research
  12. Delayed diagnosis and worsening of pain following orthopedic surgery in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
  13. Editorial comment
  14. Associative learning mechanisms may trigger increased burden of chronic pain; unlearning and extinguishing learned maladaptive responses should help chronic pain patients
  15. Original experimental
  16. When touch predicts pain: predictive tactile cues modulate perceived intensity of painful stimulation independent of expectancy
  17. Editorial comment
  18. Low back pain among nurses: Common cause of lost days at work and contributing to the worldwide shortage of nurses
  19. Observational study
  20. Pain-related factors associated with lost work days in nurses with low back pain: A cross-sectional study
  21. Editorial comment
  22. Assessment of persistent pelvic pain after hysterectomy: Neuropathic or nociceptive?
  23. Clinical pain research
  24. Characterization of persistent pain after hysterectomy based on gynaecological and sensory examination
  25. Editorial comment
  26. Transmucosal fentanyl for severe cancer pain: Nasal mucosa superior to oral mucosa?
  27. Original experimental
  28. Facilitation of accurate and effective radiation therapy using fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) to reduce incidental breakthrough pain due to procedure positioning
  29. Editorial comment
  30. Why do we have opioid-receptors in peripheral tissues? Not for relief of pain by opioids
  31. Clinical pain research
  32. Peripheral morphine reduces acute pain in inflamed tissue after third molar extraction: A double-blind, randomized, active-controlled clinical trial
  33. Editorial comment
  34. Chronic pain and psychological distress among long-term social assistance recipients – An intolerable burden on those on the lowest steps of the socioeconomic ladder
  35. Clinical pain research
  36. The co-occurrence of chronic pain and psychological distress and its associations with salient socio-demographic characteristics among long-term social assistance recipients in Norway
  37. Editorial comment
  38. Fifty years on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain-intensity is still good for acute pain. But multidimensional assessment is needed for chronic pain
  39. Clinical pain research
  40. Patient reported outcome measures of pain intensity: Do they tell us what we need to know?
  41. Editorial comment
  42. Postoperative pain documentation 30 years after
  43. Topical review
  44. Postoperative pain documentation in a hospital setting: A topical review
  45. Editorial comment
  46. Aspects of pain attitudes and pain beliefs in children: Clinical importance and validity
  47. Observational study
  48. The Survey of Pain Attitudes: A revised version of its pediatric form
  49. Editorial comment
  50. The role of social anxiety in chronic pain and the return-to-work process
  51. Clinical pain research
  52. Social Anxiety, Pain Catastrophizing and Return-To-Work Self-Efficacy in chronic pain: a cross-sectional study
  53. Editorial comment
  54. Advances in understanding and treatment of opioid-induced-bowel-dysfunction, opioid-induced-constipation in particular Nordic recommendations based on multi-specialist input
  55. Topical review
  56. Definition, diagnosis and treatment strategies for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction–Recommendations of the Nordic Working Group
  57. Observational study
  58. Opioid-induced constipation, use of laxatives, and health-related quality of life
  59. Editorial comment
  60. Migraine headache and bipolar disorders: Common comorbidities
  61. Systematic review
  62. Migraine headache and bipolar disorder comorbidity: A systematic review of the literature and clinical implications
  63. Editorial comment
  64. The role of catastrophizing in the pain–depression relationship
  65. Clinical pain research
  66. The mediating role of catastrophizing in the relationship between pain intensity and depressed mood in older adults with persistent pain: A longitudinal analysis
  67. Announcement
  68. May 26-27, 2016 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain, Reykjavik, Iceland May 25, 2016 PhD course
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