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2008 Conferences, Events
IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE RIDE TO CONQUER CRPS
M U H C
PAIN CENTRE, MONTREAL
PRESENTS
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I
(RSD):
New data from the clinic and the laboratory.
A Pain Forum presentation of the MUHC
Pain Center
DATE: Monday, 28 July 2008
TIME: 1:00-4:30 PM
PLACE: Livingston Hall Lounge (Room L6-500)
Montreal General Hospital
SCHEDULE:
1:00-1:05 Welcoming remarks (Gary J. Bennett, PhD; McGill University)
1:05-1:45 CRPS-I: The clinical picture. (David L. Shulman, MD
CCFP FCFP DAAPM; Rothbart Pain Clinic, Toronto) RIDE TO CONQUER
CRPS 2008 STOP
1:45 -2:45 A new theory: Deep tissue microvascular pathology
as the cause of CRPS-I. (Terence J. Coderre, PhD; McGill University)
2:45-3:00 Health break
3:00-3:30 The role of the endothelins in CPIP pathology (Magali.
Millecamps, PhD, McGill University)
3:30-4:00 CRPS-I breakthroughs: New data from Boston and Haifa
(G. Bennett, PhD)
4:00-4:30 Discussion
4:30 Adjourn
Everyone welcome.
For directions and parking information see: http://www.muhc.ca/pfv/mgh/directions/
Other information: gary.bennett@mcgill.ca; tel.: (514) 398-3432;
FAX: (514) 398-8241.
Nederlandse Vereniging van PTD Patienten
(Dutch Patient Association of Post Traumatic Dystrophy
Patients)
CRPS Conference
November 21-22, 2008, Holland
Watch this space for details.
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Save The Date
November 01-08, 2008
2nd Annual Palliative Care at Sea 2008
On Board Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas
Itinerary:
01 Nov – Miami, Florida 4:30pm
02 Nov - Cruising
03 Nov – Labadee, Haiti 8:00a 4:00pm
04 Nov – Montego Bay, Jamaica 10:30a 6:00pm
05 Nov – Georgetown, Grand Cayman 8:00a 4:00pm
06 Nov – Cozumel, Mexico 10:00a 7:00pm
07 Nov – Cruising
08 Nov – Miami, Florida 7:00a
Categories / Pricing:
GS – Grand Suite w/balcony $ 1890.00 p/p
JS – Junior Suite w/balcony $ 1290.00 p/p
E1 – Deluxe Oceanview w/ balcony $ 861.00 p/p
H – Oceanview Stateroom $ 760.00 p/p
M – Inside Stateroom $ 560.00 p/p
All prices are plus $159.00 per person port tax plus $ 59.13 Government
fees and taxes.
FACULTY: Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. David McGrew,
Dr. James Cleary, and Dr. JoAnn T. Nowak for 17 hours of education.
Topics:
Post-Stroke and Central Pain
Alzheimer’s and Added Value Hospice Care
Ethics: Nutrition and Hydration at End of Life
Experience of Spirituality at End-of-Life (EOL)
Communication at the EOL - Truth telling & Preserving Hope
Symptom Management: Dyspnea, Cough and Pruritis
Ethical, Legal and Moral Issues in Advanced Chronic Illness
Methadone: Clinical Application and Cautions
Hospice and Palliative Care: Development and Interface
Delirium: the Difficult Road
Mindfulness practice and EOL
Nausea and Vomiting
Doctors please contact: Dr
Anne Pollett
NATIONAL PAIN AWARENESS
WEEK NOVEMBER 2008
This year, instead of in the spring, PARC's annual event will
be held in conjunction with other events which bring awareness
to chronic pain across Canada.
Watch this space for details.
RSDSA Conference
October 3-4, 2008
Professional Day and Patient Day
Barrow Neurological Institute
St Joe's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona.
Speakers:
Welcome:
James W. Broatch, MSW, Executive Director, RSDSA
Faculty:
Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD
Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS
Bradley S. Galer, MD
Sarah Whitman, MD
Melanie E. Swan, OTR/L
Watch this space or monitor www.rsds.org.
SAVE THE DATE
This event has been
cancelled.
2nd Annual Pain Management at Sea 2008
(Doctor Education)
August 24 – 31, 2008
Post 12th World Congress on Pain
On Board: Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas
Itinerary:
24 Aug – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy 5:00pm
25 Aug - Messina (Sicily), Italy 10:00a 6:00pm
26 Aug – Cruising
27 Aug – Piraeus (Athens), Greece 7:00a 7:00pm
28 Aug – Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00a 7:00pm
29 Aug – Iraklion (Heraklion), Greece 7:00a 3:00pm
30 Aug – Cruising
31 Aug – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy 5:00a
Categories / Pricing:
JS – Junior Suite w/balcony $ 2190.00 p/p
D2 – Superior Oceanview w/ balcony $ 1710.00 p/p
E2 – Deluxe Oceanview w/ balcony $ 1590.00 p/p
H – Oceanview Stateroom $ 1490.00 p/p
M – Inside Stateroom $ 930.00 p/p
All prices are plus $159.00 per person port tax plus $ 47.02 Government
fees and taxes.
FACULTY: Join Dr. Anne Pollett, Dr. Winston
Parris, Dr. Roman Jovey, Dr. Sukdeb Datta and Dr. Harry Pollett
for an unforgettable educational experience.
Topics:
Current Controversies in Pain Management
Interventional Strategies for Chronic Head and Neck Pain.
Central Pain Syndromes: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Options
The Global Year against Pain in Women
Cancer Pain Syndromes: Diagnosis and Treatment
Treating Fibromyalgia - An Evidence-Based Approach
Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Pain - An Office-Based Approach
Optimizing Opioids - Reducing Risks
Minimally invasive therapies in the management of low back pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Interventional Pain Management Guidelines
When Nerve Blocks Fail-Plan B for CRPS
Doctors please contact: Peter
Scocca II
Contact us!
RIDE TO CONQUER CRPS
begins July 19, 2008
Please visit our
RIDE page for details!
South Carolina RSDSA (SCRSDA)
June 21, 2008: Doctor Education
Bernardine Center at St Francis Hospital Downtown
One St. Francis Drive Greenville SC
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY AND FIBROMYALGIA Class for
Credit
Date: June 21, 2008
Time: 12:45 PM – 4 PM
Location: Room 302
Registration: 12:30 PM
Speaker: Robert Schwartz, MD and Louise Plaster
and panel of patients
Continuing Education Credit :
This activity is approved for 3.6 hours for Physical Therapists
and Occupational Therapists.
This CE activity is approved for 3 contact hours for licensed
nurses.
Approved for 3hours for Massage Therapists
Fee: no fee for Upstate AHEC Consortium members; $50.00 for non
members
For more information visit the Upstate AHEC Website www.upstateahec.org
May 30, 2008: For Grace to Co-Host First
Annual Women in Pain Conference
With City of Hope and Southern California Cancer Pain
Initiative
Conference to Focus on the Gender Inequalities in the
Treatment of Pain
Groundbreaking Event to Bring Together Physicians, Patients
and Policymakers
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 5, 2008) -- For Grace, a nonprofit dedicated
to ensuring the ethical and equal treatment of all women in pain,
today announced it will launch Women in Pain: Gender Matters,
a conference that will focus on the gender inequalities in the
treatment and research of pain. The first annual conference will
be held on May 30 in Duarte at the City of Hope
Medical Center. City of Hope (www.cityofhope.org) and Southern
California Cancer Pain Initiative (sccpi.coh.org) are co-sponsors
of the event.
Women in Pain: Gender Matters will focus on the disparities in
treatment and research toward women in pain, traditional and alternative
therapies for pain control, legal and regulatory issues in chronic
pain management, and the role of the interdisciplinary team in
cancer and pain. In what is believed to be a first for a pain-related
conference, health care providers and women in pain will attend
lectures and workshops together.
According to the National Institutes of Health, research has
shown that women experience more pain than men and are more prone
to chronic pain disorders such as fibromyalgia, pelvic pain and
rheumatoid arthritis. But women are less likely to receive treatment
due to cultural, economic and political barriers. In fact, many
women around the world report that their pain is often dismissed
by medical professionals who don’t take their complaints
seriously.
"Over the last several years, there has been a tremendous
emphasis on raising awareness of pain issues affecting women.
We created this conference to bring a high level of thinking and
analysis to this issue and to educate the public, health care
providers, advocacy organizations and the government about the
lack of diagnosis and adequate treatment of chronic pain in women,"
said Cynthia Toussaint, founder of For Grace and a chronic pain
sufferer herself. (Cynthia has CRPS.)
This pilot conference also will feature a dramatization of the
typical doctor-patient relationship and demonstrations of various
creative arts therapies. Lisa Lynne, a world class Celtic harpist
who is the founder of the Harps for Hearts music therapy program
at City of Hope, will lead a music therapy breakout session. For
Grace also will premiere their new public service announcement
that features actor Jack Coleman, one of the stars of NBC's hit
show, Heroes.
To mark the day, legislators including California State Senator
Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and
Los Angeles City Councilmember Wendy Greuel, will officially proclaim
May 30, 2008 to be known as "Women In Pain Awareness Day."
This year's conference will feature a national panel of expert
speakers, including:
* Mary Bennett, MFA, Director of Mobilization, American Pain
Foundation
* David Bresler, PhD, LAc, The Bresler Center
* Denise Dador, Anchor/Health Specialist, ABC7 News
* Tim Dauwalder, DO, Medical Director, VNA Hospice of Southern
California
* Karin Davalos, MA, Commissioner, Los Angeles County Commission
for Women
* Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, Research Scientist, City of Hope
* Diane Hoffman, JD, MS, Law Professor, University of Maryland
* Kathe Kelly, RN, BSN, OCN, Director, Southern California Cancer
Pain Initiative
* Kate Kravits, RN, MA, Senior Research Specialist, City of Hope
* Pamela Merriam, MSN, ANP, OCN, Nurse Practitioner, USC Norris
Cancer Society
* Mindy Meyer, MA, Organizational Consultant
* Shirley Otis-Green, LCSW, Senior Research Specialist, City
of Hope
* Judy Paice, PhD, RN, FAAN, President, American Pain Society
* Steven Richeimer, MD, Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine,
University of Southern California
* Cynthia Toussaint, Founder & Spokesperson, For Grace
* Gail Williamson, Executive Director, Down's Syndrome Association
of Los Angeles, Inc.
Attendees are expected to include physicians, nurses, pharmacists,
social workers, lawmakers, women in pain and many others dedicated
to the awareness of chronic pain issues affecting women.
For more information about the 2008 Women in Pain conference,
please visit http://www.forgrace.org or call (818) 760-7635.
To register, please visit the Southern California Cancer Pain
Initiative web site at http://sccpi.coh.org/WIP/WIP8.htm.
For Grace
PO Box 1724
Studio City, California 91614
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2007 Conferences, Events
NATIONAL PAIN AWARENESS
WEEK NOVEMBER 4-10, 2007
Along with many other Canadian
pain organizations, PARC is taking part in pain awareness events.
It is the first step to better treatment and management of chronic
pain.
Please see our What's New page
for details.
"WON'T YOU LET ME TAKE YOU
ON A SEA CRUISE? "
"OOWEE OOWEE BABY...."
"PAIN MANAGEMENT AT SEA"
Visit Spain and Italy: Sept. 8,2007.
Medical cruise for USA and Canadian doctors. Credits available.
Topics include CRPS, chronic pain, chronic pancreatitis,
chronic back pain and other chronic pain diseases.
Speakers include:
Anne W. Pollett MD , VP Medical Affairs, Tidewell
Hospice and Palliative Care, Sarasota, FL, Faculty Chair
Philip Getson DO, Assoc. Prof. Medicine in Neurology,
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Roman Jovey MD, Past Pres. Canadian Pain Society,
Program Director CPM Clinics, Mississauga. Ontario, Canada.
Winston Parris MD, Prof., Anesthesiology, Division
Chief for Pain Mgt., Duke Univ. Medical Ctr., Durham NC, USA
Harry Pollett MD FRCPC, Pollett Pain Mgt. Clinic,
N. Sydney, NS Canada.
For program details, call 1 800 227 1300 x 118.
To view agenda and register online:
PAIN MANAGEMENT AT
SEA
SCRSDA Conference
August 18, 2007.
Greenville SC
For more information, please visit:
www.scrsda.org
PARC'S Seminar:
"LIVING WITH RSD/CRPS"
Saturday, June 2, 2007.
TIME: 1-5 PM.
5095 Yonge Street,
Toronto.
Free POCKET CARD with $10 admission.
NOTE: DVD of June 2 event will
be out soon. See our What's
NEW? page for details.
Niagara Chronic Pain Support Group (CPAC and PARC)
present:
PAIN MEDICATIONS
with
CHRIS HARPER, Pharmacist
(Shoppers Drug Mart)
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 11 AM
Christ Lutheran Church
Russell Ave at Catherine Sts.
St. Catharines Ontario
Parking in rear. H accessible. If you need the
elevator please reserve ahead by contacting us.
NOTE: This group will be holding more events
later in the year
during National Pain Awareness Week in November
2007.
2006
NATIONAL
PAIN AWARENESS WEEK EVENT
"MANAGING
CHRONIC PAIN"
Wed. November 8 at 7:00 PM.
Dr. Sherry Bieman-Copland, Clinical Psychologist
Russell Ave. Community Center,
Russell Avenue at Catherine Sts, St. Catharines;
H accessible. Parking. Raffle. Displays..
FIRST TIME
IN CANADA, TWO CRPS EXPERTS TEAM UP!
UNSOLVED
MYSTERY
UNRAVELLED
BY:
"CRPS: DIAGNOSIS,
TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT"
presented
by Dr. G. Rhydderch, MD, FRCPC
Hamilton
Pain Clinic
AND...
"TREATMENTS
FOR CRPS"
lecture
by Dr H. Pollett, MD FRCPC, Director,
Non-Malignant
Pain Clinic
N. Sydney,
Nova Scotia.
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DATE: June 18, 2006.
PLACE: Holiday
Inn,
3063 S. Service
Rd.
Burlington,
Ontario
TIME: 1 PM
Receive free PARC
POCKET CARD
with admission
fee.
Light refreshments.
Handicapped accessible.
Please reserve
your seat early as seating is limited.
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HOW TO BOOK
A SEAT:
RSVP: Please reserve
by calling our office with your name, number in party and telephone
number.You may also reserve
seats by e-mailing our office with the above info.
PARC will confirm
your reservation.
PLAN TO
ATTEND!
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UPCOMING RSDSA CONFERENCE in Chicago 2006.Save the dates Sept.
8,9. Details to follow.
You missed a great conference! Details in Sept. issue of PARC
PEARL.
RSD, CRPS & Chronic Pain State-of-the-Art Practices
and Computerized Infrared Imaging
May 13, 2006, RSD, CRPS & Chronic Pain State-of-the-Art Practices
and Computerized Infrared Imaging, NYU Medical Center, 550 1st
Ave, NY
This course is designed for physicians, dentists and allied health
professionals. The cost is $125. Individuals with CRPS can attend
the conference for $75. For more info contact RSDSA: 1 877 662
7737
2005 Conferences, Events
CRPS FALL INFO
NIGHT
COMPLEX REGIONAL
PAIN SYNDROME:
presented by
Gareth Rhydderch
MD FRCPC
Anesth. and Pain
Management,
Hamilton Pain
Clinic
DATE: November 4, 2005.
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Rivers of Life Int'l Ministries
5 Kodiak Cr. Bldg. 5,Unit 8, Downsview. Ontario
ADMISSION DONATION ACCEPTED.
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
SEATING IS LIMITED.
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TO REGISTER: please leave your name,
telephone and number in party attending:
PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.
THANKS!
This was a successful event and will be repeated in the spring.
To read about this and other PARC events, go to WHAT'S NEW? page.
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AMERICAN RSD HOPE GROUP
Monitor the web site for the fall conference: www.rsdhope.org.
SCRSDA 12th Annual RSD Conference
Date: August 27, 2005
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Holiday Inn @ I-85 & Augusta Road
4295 Augusta Road
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 277-8921
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YOU MISSED IT! Plan to attend next year! SEE STORIES
AND PICTURES at: www.scrsda.org
Please also see PARC PEARL Sept 2005 issue for new articles
on this conference. Go to What's New? page.
SPEAKERS/TOPICS:
Dr. Robert G. Schwartz, Piedmont Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Greenville, S.C.
“Diagnostic Overview of RSD, and, The Medical Management
of RSD”
Dr. Matthew Miller, Greenville Dermatology, Greenville, S.C.
“Skin Changes in RSD”
Dr. Arthur Smith, Upstate Neurology, Greenville, S.C. “The
Impact of Sleep on the Chronic Pain Patient”
Other Speakers from the Greenville RSD Support Group
Registration and more information at www.scrsda.org or
Contact Louise Plaster 864-967-7965 SCRSDA1@aol.com or
John Green 864-269-7433 SCRSDA2@aol.com
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PARC COMMENTS: This conference was well worth attending, provided
solid RSD/CRPS information and a tasty hot lunch!Thanks to Louise
and her group for their hard work to make this conference a success!
2004
AMERICAN RSD HOPE GROUP
RSD SEMINAR FALL 2004
October 29-30 2004, Portland, Maine
Dr Ronald Harbut will be speaking about the ketamine
treatments.
For details monitor: www.rsdhope.org
RSDSA of America, RSDSA of CA and Geisinger Health System
present
International Update on RSD/CRPS
Hilton San Diego Harbour Island
September 10-11-12, 2004
San Diego, CA
Featuring Dr Norman Harden , Dr Joshua Prager. Dr S. Raja, Dr
J.J. Van Hilten, Dr. Wallace. Dr S. Breuhl and Dr Janicki. Presentations
for professionals and patients.
You missed a great conference! Details in our FALL and
upcoming WINTER issue of PARC PEARL newsletter, contact
us!
SCRSDSA (South Carolina RSDSA)
presents
RSD Conference
August 28, 2004.
Details to follow or visit www.scrsdsa.org.
2003
"PD WITHOUT BORDERS"
DUTCH RSD CONFERENCE
November 14-15, 2003
Utrecht, Holland
A review of this excellent conference appears in the
PARC PEARL 2004 issues.
You can find further information about the Dutch Patient Organization.
http://www.posttraumatischedystrofie.nl
CRPS/RSD HOPE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
The RSD Awareness Coalition , RSDSA and Geisinger Medical
Center will be sponsoring a conference on Oct. 7th (8:30-4:30
PM) in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
Topics include:
