28 - 29 May, 8am CEST

Virtual Pain Education Summit

For over 25 years, the European Pain Federation has been bringing together the most recognised experts in the field of pain science to exchange knowledge, ideas and the latest advances in the field. This year, the European Pain Federation is looking forward to organising its third Virtual Pain Education Summit on 28-29 May 2024.

The biggest online pain education event of the year features not only dedicated tracks for physicians, physiotherapists, nurses and psychologists but also offers interprofessional learning sessions - all of it based on the four EFIC Pain Curricula. Advance your knowledge in pain management, learn from leading experts in their field and join us for 2 days of learning and inspiration!

Speakers

Rachel Aaron

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at John Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Claire Ashton-James

Associate Professor of Pain Management at The University of Sydney
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Lene Baad-Hansen

Professor and Chair at the Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function at the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University, Denmark
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Przemyslaw Babel

Professor
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Fabrizio Benedetti

MD is Professor of Neurophysiology at the University of Turin Medical School
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Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar

Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic, St. Göran Hospital, Stockholm
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Jeff Bosteels

Advanced Practice Nurse
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Susan Broekmans

Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Leuven, Center for Pain Management and Algology, Belgium
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Dr. Line Caes, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Psychology, University of Stirling
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Karin Cannons

Consultant Nurse Pain Management, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Louise Carroll

Research PhD student in University College Dublin
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Zuzana Cervenkova

A nurse and a teacher. She is an academic staff at the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Pardubice
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Gillian Chumbley

Professor, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom
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Gillian Chumbley

Consultant Nurse, Pain Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
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Dr. Luana Colloca

Distinguished professor and the Director of the Placebo Beyond Opinion Center at the University of Maryland
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Jane Cook

Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Pain-related Complex Cancer Late Effects Rehabilitation Service
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Dr. Oscar de Leon Casasola

Chief, Division of Pain Medicine - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Laura Demartini

Chief of Pain Therapy Unit
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Malin Ernberg

Professor at the Division of Oral Rehabilitation at the Department of Dental Medicine
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Patrice Forget

Honorary Treasurer of the European Pain Federation, United Kingdom
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Diego Fornasi, MD, PhD

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Dr. Theo Fotis

Air Force Officer Nurse veteran, is a Reader at the School of Sport & Health Sciences and Deputy Director of the Centre for Secure, Intelligent and Usable Systems (CSIUS) at the University of Brighton, UK
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Brona Fullen

European Pain Federation EFIC President - Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
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Martin Galligan FHEA, RN, MSc, PGCLTHE, PgCert Clin Res, NMP

Lecturer Practitioner and Programme Lead for Advanced Clinical Practice in Cancer Care MSc Pathway, The Royal Marsden School, London
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Liesbet Goubert

Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and chair of the Ghent Health Psychology Lab
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Ina Gryp

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Pain, GZA Ziekenhuizen
Yacine Hadjiat

Assoc. Prof Innovation & Digital Health
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Janneke Hoeijmakers

Neuromyologist at the Maastricht University Medical Center+
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Dr. Lea Hofel

Psychologist
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Sandra Jorna-Lakke

Physical Therapist
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Flavia Kapos

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Kai Karos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Open Universiteit
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Sabrine Klerx

Professor
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Corelien Kloeck

Senior-researcher at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht in The Netherlands
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Helen Koechlin

Research group leader at the Department of Psychosomatics
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Albère Köke

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Efthimios J. Kouloulas, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation & Pain Medicine; Medical Director,Physiatriki Pain Management Center, Larissa, Greece
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Petra Mandysová

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Studies Department of Nursing University Pardubice, Czech Republic
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Daniel Mauter, M.Sc.

Male nurse charité medical university of Berlin 2006, pain nurse 2011
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Victor Mayoral

CHAIR AT ONCOLOGICAL PAIN MEDICINE TRACK
Michel Mertens

Physiotherapist
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Evelina Mocci

PhD
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David Moore

Reader in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and a co-founder of the Somatosensory and Affective Neuroscience Research group
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Nadja Nestler

Registered Nurse, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg Institute of Nursing Sciences and Practice, Austria
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Ms. Norma O'Keeffe

Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Children's Pain/Rheumatology), CHI Temple Street, Dublin. Ireland
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Dr. Nick Olthof

Physiotherapy
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Romy Parker

Professor and Director of the Pain Management Unit in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Cape Town
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Kaya Peerdeman

Assistant professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden
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Emanuele Piraccini

Chief of pain management unit at Bellaria hospital in Bologna
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Esther Pogatzki-Zahn

Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
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Joanne Protheroe

Professor
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Felipe Reis

Professor at Physical Therapy Department
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Dorota Religa

MD, PhD specializing in geriatrics, including neurogeriatrics, full professor of geriatrics at Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Mienke Rijsdijk

Anesthesiologist-pain specialist
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Marcelo Rivano

Doctor in Psychology
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Dr. Saurab Sharma

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wales
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Anneke Valk

Biologist; University Lecturer; Public Speaker; and Sports Teacher
Esther van Benten

Physiotherapist and manual therapist
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Dr. Rianne L.M. van Boekel, Ph.D., R.N.

Assistant professor Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Charlotte van Laake

Chronic pain researcher & SCI physician
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Dr. Rikard K. Wicksell

Clinical researcher, Karolinska Institutet; Head of research, Pain Clinic, Capio St Göran Hospital
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Joanna Zakrzewska

Professor
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Sigridur Zoëga, Ph.D., CNS, RN

Associate Professor, Univeristy of Iceland; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Landspítali University Hospital
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29 MAY, 2024 - 17:30-18:15 CEST

Nociplastic Pain

Winfried Hauser, Germany

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Winfried Häuser
Adjunct Professor, Department Psychosomatic Medicine an...

Bart Morlion
Director, Leuven Centre for Algology & Pain Management,...
29 MAY, 2024 - 16:00 - 17:15 PM CEST

Multidisciplinary Pain Management - Co-Joint Session with ESPRM

Chair: Efthimios Kouloulas, Greece

Multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation
Marcelo Rivano, Sweden

The use of ICF in chronic pain management
Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Non-invasive and non-pharmacological pain management approaches
Efthimios Kouloulas, Greece

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Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar
Associated professor in physical and rehabilitation med...

Efthimios J. Kouloulas, MD, PhD
Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation & Pa...

Marcelo Rivano
Doctor in Psychology
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30 AM-15:45 CEST

Barriers in Pain Management

Chair: Sigridur Zoëga, Iceland

Organization-based barriers
Sigridur Zoëga, Iceland

Profession-based barriers
Daniel Mauter, Germany

Patient-related barriers
Sigridur Gunnarsdottir, Iceland

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Sigridur Gunnarsdottir
Director of the Research and Registration Center, Icela...

Sigridur Zoëga, Ph.D., CNS, RN
Associate Professor, Univeristy of Iceland; Clinical Nu...

Daniel Mauter, M.Sc.
Male nurse charité medical university of Berlin 2006, p...
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Interpersonal Models in Pediatric Chronic Pain Contexts

Chair: Liesbet Goubert, Belgium

Parenting a child with chronic pain: the role of empathic processes
Liesbet Goubert, Belgium

The unique challenges for young people with chronic pain: the role of resilience, executive functioning and parental support
Line Caes, United Kingdom

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Dr. Line Caes, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Psychology, University of Stirling

Liesbet Goubert
Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and chair of th...
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Musculoskeletal Pain and Menopase

Anneke Valk

Biologist; University Lecturer; Public Speaker; and Sports Teacher

Chair: Anneke Valk, Netherlands

Could it be menopause?
Anneke Valk, Netherlands

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29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Pain in Osteoarthritis

Chair: Emanuele Piraccini, Italia

Pathophysiology of chronic pain in osteoarthritis
Laura Demartini, Italia

Prognostic factors for chronic pain after knee replacement surgery
Sophie Vervullens, Belgium

Injections and neuromodulation in chronic musculoskeletal pain: standard of treatments and new perspectives
Emanuele Piraccini, Italia

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Sophie Vervullens

Emanuele Piraccini
Chief of pain management unit at Bellaria hospital in B...

Laura Demartini
Chief of Pain Therapy Unit
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Pain Assessment Challenges on Individuals with Development Disorders and Cognitive Impairments

Chair: David Moore, USA

Pain and pain assessment in dementia
Miriam Kunz, Germany

Pain and pain management in autistic individuals
David Moore, USA

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Prof. Dr. Miriam Kunz, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Unive...

David Moore
Reader in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores Univ...
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Pain Management for Cancer Survivors

Chair: Martin Galligan, United Kingdom

Pharmacological Management of persistent cancer-related pain
Suzanne Chapman, United Kingdom

Specialist Rehabilitation of Persistent Cancer Treatment-related Pain
Jane Cook, United Kingdom

The Nature of Cancer-related Pain
Martin Galligan, United Kingdom

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Suzanne Chapman (MSc, BSc, RN, NMP)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Management. The Royal M...

Jane Cook
Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Pain-related Complex C...

Martin Galligan FHEA, RN, MSc, PGCLTHE, PgCert Clin Res, NMP
Lecturer Practitioner and Programme Lead for Advanced C...
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 PM CEST

Pharmacological and Electrical Spinal Neuromodulation

Chair: Denis Dupoiron

Pharmacological spinal neuromodulation for Chronic Pain and spasticity
Denis Dupoiron, France

Spinal cord Neurostimulation for Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
Denys Fontaine, France

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Denis Dupoiron

Denys Fontaine
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Transition Acute to Chronic Pain Post Surgery

Chair: Harriet Wittink, Netherlands

Navigating the painful passage. Strategies to influence the journey from Acute to Chronic Pain Post-Surgery
Mienke Rijsdijk, Netherlands

Predicting and preventing chronic post-operative pain, the role of psychology
Madelon Peters, Netherlands

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Dr. Harriet Wittink
Chair research group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht Univ...

Madelon Peters
Professor of experimental health psychology, Maastricht...

Mienke Rijsdijk
Anesthesiologist-pain specialist
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Nursing Contribution to Opioid Stewardship

Chair: Felicia Cox, United Kingdom

Prevention of opioid harm in adult surgical patients
Gillian Chumbley, United Kingdom

International consensus guidance: Patient Information Project
Felicia Cox, United Kingdom

Nurse-led Opioid Stewardship in Chronic Pain
Karin Cannons, Netherland

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Gillian Chumbley
Consultant Nurse, Pain Service, Imperial College Health...

Karin Cannons
Consultant Nurse Pain Management, Frimley Health NHS Fo...

Felicia Cox
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Pain, Comorbidities and Pharmacology in the Elderly

Chair: Diego Maria Fornasari, Itali

Pain pharmacology in the elderly
Diego Maria Fornasari, Italia

Pain and psychosocial aspects in dementia
Dorota Religa, Sweden

Pain in Parkinson Disease
Stefano Tamburin, Italia

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Dorota Religa
MD, PhD specializing in geriatrics, including neurogeri...

Diego Fornasi, MD, PhD

Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Verona, I...
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Psychological Aspects of Placebo and Implications

Chair: Przemysław Babel, Poland

How does placebo work? The mechanisms of placebo effects in pain and their implications for clinical practice
Przemysław Babel, Poland

Mechanisms and Phenotypes of Placebo Effects in Chronic Pain Conditions
Luana Colloca, United States

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Przemyslaw Babel
Professor

Dr. Luana Colloca
Distinguished professor and the Director of the Placebo...
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Sensory Testing and Implication for Clinical Practice

Chair: Harriet Wittink, Netherland

Quantitative Sensory Testing in Low Back Pain: A transfer to clinic
Sabrine Klerx, Netherlands

QST in frozen shoulder pain
Michel Mertens, Netherlands

Tactile acuity
Nick Olthof, Netherlands

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Dr. Harriet Wittink
Chair research group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht Univ...

Sabrine Klerx
Professor

Dr. Nick Olthof
Physiotherapy

Michel Mertens
Physiotherapist
29 MAY, 2024 - 9:15 AM-10:30 CEST

Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain - Transition of Risk Patients

Chair: Nadja Nestler, Austria

Pain Medecine aspect
Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Germany

Nurse aspect
Rianne van Boekel, Netherlands

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Siviu Brill
Specialist in Anesthesiology & Specialist Pain Manageme...

Nadja Nestler
Head of the Department Nursing Development Center and D...

Esther Pogatzki-Zahn
Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensi...

Rianne van Boekel PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain...
29 MAY, 2024 - 8:15-9:00 CEST

Genetics and Phenotyping in Personalised Medicine

Evelina Mocci, US

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Evelina Mocci
PhD

Gisèle Pickering, MD, PhD, DPharm
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Univer...
28 MAY, 2024 - 17:30-18:15 CEST

Digital Technology in Pain Medicine

Yacine Hadjiat, France

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Yacine Hadjiat
Assoc. Prof Innovation & Digital Health

Thomas Tölle
Professor, Department of Neurology, Technische Universi...
28 MAY, 2024 - 16:00 AM-17:15 PM CEST

Health Literacy

Chair: Brona Fullen, Ireland

Using Health Literacy Techniques to improve Shared Decision Making
Jo Protheroe, United Kingdom

Health literacy, transforming tools and strategies intro practice
Sandra Jorna-Lakke, Netherlands

Recognizing health literacy as a key for good communication
Nadja Nestler, Austria

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Sandra Jorna-Lakke
Physical Therapist

Joanne Protheroe
Professor

Nadja Nestler
Head of the Department Nursing Development Center and D...

Brona Fullen
Associate Professor in the UCD School of Public Health,...
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Cancer Pain

Chair: Victor Mayoral Spain

Interventional Pain Management approach in cancer Pain Management
Arun Bhaskar, United Kingdom

Pharmacological and radiotherapy approach in cancer Pain Management
Oscar de Leon Casasola, USA

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Dr. Arun Bhaskar MBBS MSc FRCA FFPMRCA FFICM FIPP EDPM
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Intensive...

Victor Mayoral
CHAIR AT ONCOLOGICAL PAIN MEDICINE TRACK

Dr. Oscar de Leon Casasola
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine - Roswell Park Compreh...
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Nocebo-Placebo Therapy Suggestions

Chair: Rianne van Boekel, Netherlands

The effect of placebo and nocebo on pain experience
Fabrizio Benedetti, Italia

How to handle placebo and nocebo effects in nursing practice concerning pain
Peerdeman Kaya, Netherland

HO! Talk and more'
Ina Gryp, Netherland

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Fabrizio Benedetti
MD is Professor of Neurophysiology at the University of...

Kaya Peerdeman
Assistant professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary...

Ina Gryp
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Pain, GZA Ziekenhuizen

Dr. Rianne L.M. van Boekel, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant professor Radboud university medical center,...
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Pelvic Pain

Chair: Brona Fullen, Ireland

Low back pain, pelvic pain & pelvic organ prolapse: parallels
Louise Carroll, Ireland

Perpetuating health- and illness beliefs on pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.
Esther van Benten, Netherlands

Considering pelvic organ prolapse in treatment of pelvic pain and low back pain.
Louise Carroll

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Brona Fullen
Associate Professor in the UCD School of Public Health,...

Louise Carroll
Research PhD student in University College Dublin

Esther van Benten
Physiotherapist and manual therapist
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

The Role of Emotions and Emotional Regulations in Chronic Pain

Chair: Rachel Aaron, USA

The impact of emotion regulation on chronic pain outcomes
Rachel Aaron, USA

The role of positive and negative emotions in chronic pain in adolescents
Helen Koechlin, Switzerland

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Rachel Aaron
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilita...

Helen Koechlin
Research group leader at the Department of Psychosomati...
28 MAY, 2024 - 13:30-14:30 CEST

Medical Cannabinoids: Potentially Appropriate Medications in Older Pain Patients - Industry Symposium

Chair: Thomas Herdegen, Germany

Speaker: Michael A. Überall, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Herdegen

Dr. Michael A. Überall
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Clinical Assessment (Developing and Implementing Assessment Strategy)

Chair: Ulrike Kaiser, German

Clinical assessment - Adults
Ulrike Kaiser, Germany

Clinical assessment - Children
Lea Hofel, Germany

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Ulrike Kaiser
Clinical Psychologist, University Hospital Carl Gustav...

Dr. Lea Hofel
Psychologist
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Cultural Diversity in Pain

Chair: Romy Parker, South Africa

Culture & Pain: Considerations for Pain Assessment
Saurab Sharma, Australia

Patient Education and Culture
Reis Felipe, Brazil

Tailoring Psychological Pain Interventions According to the Patients' Cultural Background
Alexandra Ferreira-Valente, Portugal

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Romy Parker
Professor and Director of the Pain Management Unit in t...

Dr. Saurab Sharma
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wale...

Felipe Reis
Professor at Physical Therapy Department
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

E-/m-Health Solutions in Nursing Pain Management

Chair: Nadja Nestler, Germany

Digitalisation in nursing
Theo Fotis, United Kingdom

Possibilities and barriers of digital applications in nursing pain management
Nadja Nestler, Germany

Possibilities and barriers of digital applications in nursing pain management from East European perspective
Petra Mandysova & Zuzana Cervenkova, Czech Republic

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Petra Mandysová
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Studies Departme...

Nadja Nestler
Registered Nurse, Paracelsus Medical University Salzbur...

Dr. Theo Fotis
Air Force Officer Nurse veteran, is a Reader at the Sch...

Zuzana Cervenkova
A nurse and a teacher. She is an academic staff at the...
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Primary Chronic Headaches in Collaboration with EFH Part 2

Chair: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink (Netherlands), Joanna Zakrzewska (United Kingdom)

Chronic Primary Headaches
Christian Lampl, Austria

TMJ disorders
Malin Ernberg, Sweden

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Joanna Zakrzewska
Professor

Malin Ernberg
Professor at the Division of Oral Rehabilitation at the...

Christian Lampl, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Konventhospital Barmherzige Brü...
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

A Multilevel Social Approach to Pain

Chair: Kai Karos, Netherlands

A multilevel social approach to pain
Flavia Kapos, United States

The interpersonal level of social dynamics in pain
Kai Karos, Netherlands

The importance of social cohesion in the experience and management of pain
Claire Ashton-James, Australia

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Flavia Kapos
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carol...

Kai Karos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Open Universiteit

Claire Ashton-James
Associate Professor of Pain Management at The Universit...
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Measurements of Pain - Actual Developments

Chair: Susan Broekmans, Belgium

EFIC Neuropathic Consensus guidance
Felicia Cox , United Kingdom

Moving from pain assessment by numbers to a more functional pain score
Jeff Bosteels, Belgium

Recent developments on pain measurement in children
Norma O'Keeffe, Ireland

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Felicia Cox

Jeff Bosteels
Advanced Practice Nurse

Ms. Norma O'Keeffe
Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Children's Pain...

Susan Broekmans
Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Leuven,...
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Pain in Neurological Conditions

Chair: Albère Köke, Netherlands

Neuropathic pain. Mechanism and Medication
Janneke Hoeijmakers, Netherlands

Living with pain in neurological disorders
Charlotte van Laake, Netherlands

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Albère Köke
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CAPHRI, Maastric...

Janneke Hoeijmakers
Neuromyologist at the Maastricht University Medical Cen...

Charlotte van Laake
Chronic pain researcher & SCI physician
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-13:30 CEST

Primary Chronic Headaches in Collaboration with EFH Part 1

Chair: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink (Netherlands) & Joanna Zakrzewska (United Kingdom)

Odontogenic & non-odontogenic tooth pain
Lene Baad-Hansen, Denmark

Oro-cranio-facial neuralgias
Joanna Zakrzewska,United Kingdom

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Lene Baad-Hansen
Professor and Chair at the Section for Orofacial Pain a...

Joanna Zakrzewska
Professor

Antoinette Maassen van den Brink
28 MAY, 2024 - 9:15 AM-10:30 AM CEST

Digital Medicine in Pain Management

Chair: Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Telerehabilitation in pain management
Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Digital Health supporting Physiotherapeutic care in patients with pain: possibilities, challenges and future opportunities.
Corelien Kloek, the Netherlands

Digital interventions to improve resilience and functioning in chronic pain
Rickard Wicksell, Sweden

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Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar
Associated professor in physical and rehabilitation med...

Dr. Rikard K. Wicksell
Clinical researcher, Karolinska Institutet; Head of res...

Corelien Kloeck
Senior-researcher at the HU University of Applied Scie...
28 MAY, 2024 - 8:15-9:00 CEST

ICD-11 for Chronic Pain

Patrice Forget, France

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Patrice Forget
Honorary Treasurer of the European Pain Federation, Uni...

Dr. Antonia Barke
Graduate Psychologist and Psychological Psychotherapist...

Topical Lecture

Patrice Forget
28 MAY, 2024 - 8:15-9:00 CEST

ICD-11 for Chronic Pain

Patrice Forget, France

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Patrice Forget
Honorary Treasurer of the European Pain Federation, Uni...

Dr. Antonia Barke
Graduate Psychologist and Psychological Psychotherapist...

Yacine Hadjiat
28 MAY, 2024 - 17:30-18:15 CEST

Digital Technology in Pain Medicine

Yacine Hadjiat, France

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Yacine Hadjiat
Assoc. Prof Innovation & Digital Health

Thomas Tölle
Professor, Department of Neurology, Technische Universi...

Evelina Mocci
29 MAY, 2024 - 8:15-9:00 CEST

Genetics and Phenotyping in Personalised Medicine

Evelina Mocci, US

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Evelina Mocci
PhD

Gisèle Pickering, MD, PhD, DPharm
Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Univer...

Winfried Hauser
29 MAY, 2024 - 17:30-18:15 CEST

Nociplastic Pain

Winfried Hauser, Germany

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Winfried Häuser
Adjunct Professor, Department Psychosomatic Medicine an...

Bart Morlion
Director, Leuven Centre for Algology & Pain Management,...

Interprofessional Session

Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Rikard Wicksell, Corelien Kloek
28 MAY, 2024 - 9:15 AM-10:30 AM CEST

Digital Medicine in Pain Management

Chair: Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Telerehabilitation in pain management
Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Digital Health supporting Physiotherapeutic care in patients with pain: possibilities, challenges and future opportunities.
Corelien Kloek, the Netherlands

Digital interventions to improve resilience and functioning in chronic pain
Rickard Wicksell, Sweden

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Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar
Associated professor in physical and rehabilitation med...

Dr. Rikard K. Wicksell
Clinical researcher, Karolinska Institutet; Head of res...

Corelien Kloeck
Senior-researcher at the HU University of Applied Scie...

Brona Fullen, Sandra Jorna-Lakke, Jo Protheroe, Nadja Nestler
28 MAY, 2024 - 16:00 AM-17:15 PM CEST

Health Literacy

Chair: Brona Fullen, Ireland

Using Health Literacy Techniques to improve Shared Decision Making
Jo Protheroe, United Kingdom

Health literacy, transforming tools and strategies intro practice
Sandra Jorna-Lakke, Netherlands

Recognizing health literacy as a key for good communication
Nadja Nestler, Austria

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Sandra Jorna-Lakke
Physical Therapist

Joanne Protheroe
Professor

Nadja Nestler
Head of the Department Nursing Development Center and D...

Brona Fullen
Associate Professor in the UCD School of Public Health,...

Nadja Nestler, Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Rianne van Boekel
29 MAY, 2024 - 9:15 AM-10:30 CEST

Prevention of Chronic Postsurgical Pain - Transition of Risk Patients

Chair: Nadja Nestler, Austria

Pain Medecine aspect
Esther Pogatzki-Zahn, Germany

Nurse aspect
Rianne van Boekel, Netherlands

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Siviu Brill
Specialist in Anesthesiology & Specialist Pain Manageme...

Nadja Nestler
Head of the Department Nursing Development Center and D...

Esther Pogatzki-Zahn
Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensi...

Rianne van Boekel PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain...

Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Efthimios Kouloulas, Marcelo Rivano
29 MAY, 2024 - 16:00 - 17:15 PM CEST

Multidisciplinary Pain Management - Co-Joint Session with ESPRM

Chair: Efthimios Kouloulas, Greece

Multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation
Marcelo Rivano, Sweden

The use of ICF in chronic pain management
Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar, Sweden

Non-invasive and non-pharmacological pain management approaches
Efthimios Kouloulas, Greece

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Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar
Associated professor in physical and rehabilitation med...

Efthimios J. Kouloulas, MD, PhD
Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation & Pa...

Marcelo Rivano
Doctor in Psychology

Pain Medicine

Antoinette Maassen van den Brink, Lene Baad-Hansen, Joanna Zakrzewska
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-13:30 CEST

Primary Chronic Headaches in Collaboration with EFH Part 1

Chair: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink (Netherlands) & Joanna Zakrzewska (United Kingdom)

Odontogenic & non-odontogenic tooth pain
Lene Baad-Hansen, Denmark

Oro-cranio-facial neuralgias
Joanna Zakrzewska,United Kingdom

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Lene Baad-Hansen
Professor and Chair at the Section for Orofacial Pain a...

Joanna Zakrzewska
Professor

Antoinette Maassen van den Brink

Antoinette Maassen van den Brink, Joanna Zakrzewska, Christian Lampl, Malin Ernberg
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Primary Chronic Headaches in Collaboration with EFH Part 2

Chair: Antoinette Maassen van den Brink (Netherlands), Joanna Zakrzewska (United Kingdom)

Chronic Primary Headaches
Christian Lampl, Austria

TMJ disorders
Malin Ernberg, Sweden

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Joanna Zakrzewska
Professor

Malin Ernberg
Professor at the Division of Oral Rehabilitation at the...

Christian Lampl, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Konventhospital Barmherzige Brü...

Victor Mayoral, Arun Bhaskar, Oscar de Leon Casasola
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Cancer Pain

Chair: Victor Mayoral Spain

Interventional Pain Management approach in cancer Pain Management
Arun Bhaskar, United Kingdom

Pharmacological and radiotherapy approach in cancer Pain Management
Oscar de Leon Casasola, USA

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Dr. Arun Bhaskar MBBS MSc FRCA FFPMRCA FFICM FIPP EDPM
Consultant in Pain Medicine, Anaesthesia and Intensive...

Victor Mayoral
CHAIR AT ONCOLOGICAL PAIN MEDICINE TRACK

Dr. Oscar de Leon Casasola
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine - Roswell Park Compreh...

Diego Maria Fornasari, Dorota Religa, Stefano Tamburin
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Pain, Comorbidities and Pharmacology in the Elderly

Chair: Diego Maria Fornasari, Itali

Pain pharmacology in the elderly
Diego Maria Fornasari, Italia

Pain and psychosocial aspects in dementia
Dorota Religa, Sweden

Pain in Parkinson Disease
Stefano Tamburin, Italia

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Dorota Religa
MD, PhD specializing in geriatrics, including neurogeri...

Diego Fornasi, MD, PhD

Stefano Tamburin, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Verona, I...

Denis Dupoiron, Denys Fontaine
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 PM CEST

Pharmacological and Electrical Spinal Neuromodulation

Chair: Denis Dupoiron

Pharmacological spinal neuromodulation for Chronic Pain and spasticity
Denis Dupoiron, France

Spinal cord Neurostimulation for Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
Denys Fontaine, France

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Denys Fontaine

Pain Nursing

Susan Broekmans, Felicia Cox, Jeff Bosteels, Norma O'Keeffe
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Measurements of Pain - Actual Developments

Chair: Susan Broekmans, Belgium

EFIC Neuropathic Consensus guidance
Felicia Cox , United Kingdom

Moving from pain assessment by numbers to a more functional pain score
Jeff Bosteels, Belgium

Recent developments on pain measurement in children
Norma O'Keeffe, Ireland

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Felicia Cox

Jeff Bosteels
Advanced Practice Nurse

Ms. Norma O'Keeffe
Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Children's Pain...

Susan Broekmans
Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Leuven,...

Zuzana Cervenkova, Petra Mandysova, Nadja Nestler, Theo Fotis
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

E-/m-Health Solutions in Nursing Pain Management

Chair: Nadja Nestler, Germany

Digitalisation in nursing
Theo Fotis, United Kingdom

Possibilities and barriers of digital applications in nursing pain management
Nadja Nestler, Germany

Possibilities and barriers of digital applications in nursing pain management from East European perspective
Petra Mandysova & Zuzana Cervenkova, Czech Republic

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Petra Mandysová
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Studies Departme...

Nadja Nestler
Registered Nurse, Paracelsus Medical University Salzbur...

Dr. Theo Fotis
Air Force Officer Nurse veteran, is a Reader at the Sch...

Zuzana Cervenkova
A nurse and a teacher. She is an academic staff at the...

Rianne van Boekel, Fabrizio Benedetti, Kaya Peerdeman, Ina Gryp
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Nocebo-Placebo Therapy Suggestions

Chair: Rianne van Boekel, Netherlands

The effect of placebo and nocebo on pain experience
Fabrizio Benedetti, Italia

How to handle placebo and nocebo effects in nursing practice concerning pain
Peerdeman Kaya, Netherland

HO! Talk and more'
Ina Gryp, Netherland

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Fabrizio Benedetti
MD is Professor of Neurophysiology at the University of...

Kaya Peerdeman
Assistant professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary...

Ina Gryp
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Pain, GZA Ziekenhuizen

Dr. Rianne L.M. van Boekel, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant professor Radboud university medical center,...

Felicia Cox, Gillian Chumbley, Karin Cannons
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Nursing Contribution to Opioid Stewardship

Chair: Felicia Cox, United Kingdom

Prevention of opioid harm in adult surgical patients
Gillian Chumbley, United Kingdom

International consensus guidance: Patient Information Project
Felicia Cox, United Kingdom

Nurse-led Opioid Stewardship in Chronic Pain
Karin Cannons, Netherland

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Gillian Chumbley
Consultant Nurse, Pain Service, Imperial College Health...

Karin Cannons
Consultant Nurse Pain Management, Frimley Health NHS Fo...

Felicia Cox

Suzanne Chapman, Jane Cook, Martin Galligan
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Pain Management for Cancer Survivors

Chair: Martin Galligan, United Kingdom

Pharmacological Management of persistent cancer-related pain
Suzanne Chapman, United Kingdom

Specialist Rehabilitation of Persistent Cancer Treatment-related Pain
Jane Cook, United Kingdom

The Nature of Cancer-related Pain
Martin Galligan, United Kingdom

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Suzanne Chapman (MSc, BSc, RN, NMP)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Management. The Royal M...

Jane Cook
Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Pain-related Complex C...

Martin Galligan FHEA, RN, MSc, PGCLTHE, PgCert Clin Res, NMP
Lecturer Practitioner and Programme Lead for Advanced C...

Sigridur Zoëga, Daniel Mauter, Sigridur Gunnarsdottir
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30 AM-15:45 CEST

Barriers in Pain Management

Chair: Sigridur Zoëga, Iceland

Organization-based barriers
Sigridur Zoëga, Iceland

Profession-based barriers
Daniel Mauter, Germany

Patient-related barriers
Sigridur Gunnarsdottir, Iceland

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Sigridur Gunnarsdottir
Director of the Research and Registration Center, Icela...

Sigridur Zoëga, Ph.D., CNS, RN
Associate Professor, Univeristy of Iceland; Clinical Nu...

Daniel Mauter, M.Sc.
Male nurse charité medical university of Berlin 2006, p...

Pain Physiotherapy

Albère Köke, Janneke Hoeijmakers, Charlotte van Laake
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Pain in Neurological Conditions

Chair: Albère Köke, Netherlands

Neuropathic pain. Mechanism and Medication
Janneke Hoeijmakers, Netherlands

Living with pain in neurological disorders
Charlotte van Laake, Netherlands

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Albère Köke
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CAPHRI, Maastric...

Janneke Hoeijmakers
Neuromyologist at the Maastricht University Medical Cen...

Charlotte van Laake
Chronic pain researcher & SCI physician

Romy Parker, Saurab Sharma, Reis Felipe, Alexandra Ferreira-Valente
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Cultural Diversity in Pain

Chair: Romy Parker, South Africa

Culture & Pain: Considerations for Pain Assessment
Saurab Sharma, Australia

Patient Education and Culture
Reis Felipe, Brazil

Tailoring Psychological Pain Interventions According to the Patients' Cultural Background
Alexandra Ferreira-Valente, Portugal

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Romy Parker
Professor and Director of the Pain Management Unit in t...

Dr. Saurab Sharma
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wale...

Felipe Reis
Professor at Physical Therapy Department

Brona Fullen, Louise Carroll, Esther van Benten,
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Pelvic Pain

Chair: Brona Fullen, Ireland

Low back pain, pelvic pain & pelvic organ prolapse: parallels
Louise Carroll, Ireland

Perpetuating health- and illness beliefs on pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain.
Esther van Benten, Netherlands

Considering pelvic organ prolapse in treatment of pelvic pain and low back pain.
Louise Carroll

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Brona Fullen
Associate Professor in the UCD School of Public Health,...

Louise Carroll
Research PhD student in University College Dublin

Esther van Benten
Physiotherapist and manual therapist

Harriet Wittink, Sabrine Klerx, Michel Mertens, Nick Olthof
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Sensory Testing and Implication for Clinical Practice

Chair: Harriet Wittink, Netherland

Quantitative Sensory Testing in Low Back Pain: A transfer to clinic
Sabrine Klerx, Netherlands

QST in frozen shoulder pain
Michel Mertens, Netherlands

Tactile acuity
Nick Olthof, Netherlands

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Dr. Harriet Wittink
Chair research group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht Univ...

Sabrine Klerx
Professor

Dr. Nick Olthof
Physiotherapy

Michel Mertens
Physiotherapist

Anneke Valk
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Musculoskeletal Pain and Menopase

Anneke Valk

Biologist; University Lecturer; Public Speaker; and Sports Teacher

Chair: Anneke Valk, Netherlands

Could it be menopause?
Anneke Valk, Netherlands

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Pain Psychology

Kai Karos, Flavia Kapos, Claire Ashton-James
28 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

A Multilevel Social Approach to Pain

Chair: Kai Karos, Netherlands

A multilevel social approach to pain
Flavia Kapos, United States

The interpersonal level of social dynamics in pain
Kai Karos, Netherlands

The importance of social cohesion in the experience and management of pain
Claire Ashton-James, Australia

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Flavia Kapos
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carol...

Kai Karos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Open Universiteit

Claire Ashton-James
Associate Professor of Pain Management at The Universit...

Lea Hofel, Ulrike Kaiser
28 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Clinical Assessment (Developing and Implementing Assessment Strategy)

Chair: Ulrike Kaiser, German

Clinical assessment - Adults
Ulrike Kaiser, Germany

Clinical assessment - Children
Lea Hofel, Germany

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Ulrike Kaiser
Clinical Psychologist, University Hospital Carl Gustav...

Dr. Lea Hofel
Psychologist

Rachel Aaron, Helen Koechlin
28 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

The Role of Emotions and Emotional Regulations in Chronic Pain

Chair: Rachel Aaron, USA

The impact of emotion regulation on chronic pain outcomes
Rachel Aaron, USA

The role of positive and negative emotions in chronic pain in adolescents
Helen Koechlin, Switzerland

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Rachel Aaron
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilita...

Helen Koechlin
Research group leader at the Department of Psychosomati...

Przemysław Babel, Luana Colloca
29 MAY, 2024 - 10:45-12:00 CEST

Psychological Aspects of Placebo and Implications

Chair: Przemysław Babel, Poland

How does placebo work? The mechanisms of placebo effects in pain and their implications for clinical practice
Przemysław Babel, Poland

Mechanisms and Phenotypes of Placebo Effects in Chronic Pain Conditions
Luana Colloca, United States

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Przemyslaw Babel
Professor

Dr. Luana Colloca
Distinguished professor and the Director of the Placebo...

Liesbet Goubert, Miriam Kunz, David Moore
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Pain Assessment Challenges on Individuals with Development Disorders and Cognitive Impairments

Chair: David Moore, USA

Pain and pain assessment in dementia
Miriam Kunz, Germany

Pain and pain management in autistic individuals
David Moore, USA

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Prof. Dr. Miriam Kunz, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Unive...

David Moore
Reader in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores Univ...

Line Caes, Liesbet Goubert
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Interpersonal Models in Pediatric Chronic Pain Contexts

Chair: Liesbet Goubert, Belgium

Parenting a child with chronic pain: the role of empathic processes
Liesbet Goubert, Belgium

The unique challenges for young people with chronic pain: the role of resilience, executive functioning and parental support
Line Caes, United Kingdom

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Dr. Line Caes, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Psychology, University of Stirling

Liesbet Goubert
Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and chair of th...

Pain Physiotherapry

Madelon Peters, Mienke Rijsdijk
29 MAY, 2024 - 12:15-13:30 CEST

Transition Acute to Chronic Pain Post Surgery

Chair: Harriet Wittink, Netherlands

Navigating the painful passage. Strategies to influence the journey from Acute to Chronic Pain Post-Surgery
Mienke Rijsdijk, Netherlands

Predicting and preventing chronic post-operative pain, the role of psychology
Madelon Peters, Netherlands

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Dr. Harriet Wittink
Chair research group Lifestyle and Health, Utrecht Univ...

Madelon Peters
Professor of experimental health psychology, Maastricht...

Mienke Rijsdijk
Anesthesiologist-pain specialist

Cancer Pain
29 MAY, 2024 - 14:30-15:45 CEST

Pain in Osteoarthritis

Chair: Emanuele Piraccini, Italia

Pathophysiology of chronic pain in osteoarthritis
Laura Demartini, Italia

Prognostic factors for chronic pain after knee replacement surgery
Sophie Vervullens, Belgium

Injections and neuromodulation in chronic musculoskeletal pain: standard of treatments and new perspectives
Emanuele Piraccini, Italia

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Emanuele Piraccini
Chief of pain management unit at Bellaria hospital in B...

Laura Demartini
Chief of Pain Therapy Unit

Faculty Share

Rachel Aaron

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at John Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Claire Ashton-James

Associate Professor of Pain Management at The University of Sydney

BIOGRAPHY
Lene Baad-Hansen

Professor and Chair at the Section for Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function at the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University, Denmark

BIOGRAPHY
Przemyslaw Babel

Professor

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Fabrizio Benedetti

MD is Professor of Neurophysiology at the University of Turin Medical School

BIOGRAPHY
Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar

Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic, St. Göran Hospital, Stockholm

BIOGRAPHY
Jeff Bosteels

Advanced Practice Nurse

BIOGRAPHY
Susan Broekmans

Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital Leuven, Center for Pain Management and Algology, Belgium

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Line Caes, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Psychology, University of Stirling

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Karin Cannons

Consultant Nurse Pain Management, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK

BIOGRAPHY
Louise Carroll

Research PhD student in University College Dublin

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Zuzana Cervenkova

A nurse and a teacher. She is an academic staff at the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Pardubice

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Gillian Chumbley

Professor, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom

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Gillian Chumbley

Consultant Nurse, Pain Service, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

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Dr. Luana Colloca

Distinguished professor and the Director of the Placebo Beyond Opinion Center at the University of Maryland

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Jane Cook

Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Pain-related Complex Cancer Late Effects Rehabilitation Service

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Dr. Oscar de Leon Casasola

Chief, Division of Pain Medicine - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Laura Demartini

Chief of Pain Therapy Unit

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Malin Ernberg

Professor at the Division of Oral Rehabilitation at the Department of Dental Medicine

BIOGRAPHY
Patrice Forget

Honorary Treasurer of the European Pain Federation, United Kingdom

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Diego Fornasi, MD, PhD

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Dr. Theo Fotis

Air Force Officer Nurse veteran, is a Reader at the School of Sport & Health Sciences and Deputy Director of the Centre for Secure, Intelligent and Usable Systems (CSIUS) at the University of Brighton, UK

BIOGRAPHY
Brona Fullen

European Pain Federation EFIC President - Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland

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Martin Galligan FHEA, RN, MSc, PGCLTHE, PgCert Clin Res, NMP

Lecturer Practitioner and Programme Lead for Advanced Clinical Practice in Cancer Care MSc Pathway, The Royal Marsden School, London

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Liesbet Goubert

Professor of Clinical Health Psychology and chair of the Ghent Health Psychology Lab

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Ina Gryp

Advanced Nurse Practitioner Pain, GZA Ziekenhuizen
Yacine Hadjiat

Assoc. Prof Innovation & Digital Health

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Janneke Hoeijmakers

Neuromyologist at the Maastricht University Medical Center+

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Lea Hofel

Psychologist

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Sandra Jorna-Lakke

Physical Therapist

BIOGRAPHY
Flavia Kapos

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

BIOGRAPHY
Kai Karos, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Open Universiteit

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Sabrine Klerx

Professor

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Corelien Kloeck

Senior-researcher at the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht in The Netherlands

BIOGRAPHY
Helen Koechlin

Research group leader at the Department of Psychosomatics

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Albère Köke

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

BIOGRAPHY
Efthimios J. Kouloulas, MD, PhD

Senior Consultant and Specialist in Rehabilitation & Pain Medicine; Medical Director,Physiatriki Pain Management Center, Larissa, Greece

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Petra Mandysová

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Studies Department of Nursing University Pardubice, Czech Republic

BIOGRAPHY
Daniel Mauter, M.Sc.

Male nurse charité medical university of Berlin 2006, pain nurse 2011

BIOGRAPHY
Victor Mayoral

CHAIR AT ONCOLOGICAL PAIN MEDICINE TRACK
Michel Mertens

Physiotherapist

BIOGRAPHY
Evelina Mocci

PhD

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David Moore

Reader in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University and a co-founder of the Somatosensory and Affective Neuroscience Research group

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Nadja Nestler

Registered Nurse, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg Institute of Nursing Sciences and Practice, Austria

BIOGRAPHY
Ms. Norma O'Keeffe

Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Children's Pain/Rheumatology), CHI Temple Street, Dublin. Ireland

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Nick Olthof

Physiotherapy

BIOGRAPHY
Romy Parker

Professor and Director of the Pain Management Unit in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Cape Town

BIOGRAPHY
Kaya Peerdeman

Assistant professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden

BIOGRAPHY
Emanuele Piraccini

Chief of pain management unit at Bellaria hospital in Bologna

BIOGRAPHY
Esther Pogatzki-Zahn

Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

BIOGRAPHY
Joanne Protheroe

Professor

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Felipe Reis

Professor at Physical Therapy Department

BIOGRAPHY
Dorota Religa

MD, PhD specializing in geriatrics, including neurogeriatrics, full professor of geriatrics at Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden)

BIOGRAPHY
Mienke Rijsdijk

Anesthesiologist-pain specialist

BIOGRAPHY
Marcelo Rivano

Doctor in Psychology

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Saurab Sharma

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of New South Wales

BIOGRAPHY
Anneke Valk

Biologist; University Lecturer; Public Speaker; and Sports Teacher
Esther van Benten

Physiotherapist and manual therapist

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Rianne L.M. van Boekel, Ph.D., R.N.

Assistant professor Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

BIOGRAPHY
Charlotte van Laake

Chronic pain researcher & SCI physician

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Dr. Rikard K. Wicksell

Clinical researcher, Karolinska Institutet; Head of research, Pain Clinic, Capio St Göran Hospital

BIOGRAPHY
Joanna Zakrzewska

Professor

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Sigridur Zoëga, Ph.D., CNS, RN

Associate Professor, Univeristy of Iceland; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Landspítali University Hospital

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