7th Neuropathic Pain Symposium
Scientific Agenda
MARCH 5-7 , 2010

March 5, 2010, Friday
Chairperson: Ersin Tan
14:00 – 14:20     History of neuropathic pain and the patients – Ersin Tan
14:20 – 15:00     Neurobiology of substance dependence – Hakan Orer
                               “In remembrance of Dr.Oğuz Güç”
15:00 – 15:30     Neuropathic pain and mechanisms - İhsan Şengün
15:30 – 15:50     Brain and pain - Işın Çevik Ünal
15:50 – 16:00     Discussion

16:00 – 16:20     Coffee break

Chairperson: Süreyya Ergin
16:20 – 16:40     How to diagnose neuropathic pain? - Deniz Selçuki
16:40 – 17:00     Evaluation of neuropathic pain and scales - Nilgün Araç
17:00 – 17:20     Comorbidities and neuropathic pain - Mehmet Ali Akalın
17:20 – 17:40     Bedside examinations in primary care - Kayıhan Uluç
17:40 – 18:00     Ultrasound imaging techniques in neuropathic pain - Levent Özçakar
18:00 – 18:20     Electrophysiology in diagnosing neuropathic pain - Nurten Uzun
18:20 – 18:30     Discussion

March 6, 2010, Saturday
Chairperson: Sevim Erdem
09:00 – 09:20     Expression of pain in art – Yıldız Kardaş
09:20 – 09:40     Paroxysmal pain – Ayşen Yücel
09:40 – 10:00     Visceral pain mechanisms - Burhanettin Uludağ
10:00 – 10:20     Painful truth in elderly: persistent pain - Meltem Uyar
10:20 – 10:30     Discussion

10:30 – 10:50     Coffee Break

Chairperson: Ersin Tan
10:50 – 11:40     Back Pain - Jordi Serra
11:40 – 12:30     DPN management - Andrew Boulton

12:30 – 14:00     Lunch

Chairperson: Tülin Tanrıdağ
14:00 – 14:50     Rational drug use - Antony Dickenson
14:50 – 15:40     Non-pharmacological interventions, neuromodulation and rehabilitation in the context of NeP managment - Ales Praznikar

15:40 – 16:00     Coffee Break

Chairperson: Şerefnur Öztürk
16:00 – 16:20     Fibromyalgia and recent developments– Simin Hepgüler
16:20 – 16:40     Neuropathic pain due to spinal cord lesions - Funda Levendoğlu
16:40 – 17:00     Cancer and neuropathic pain - Şuayip Yalçın
17:00 – 17:20     Vasculitis and neuropathic pain - Sedat Kiraz
17:20 – 17:40     Small-fiber neuropathies - Sevim Erdem
17:40 – 17:50     Discussion

20:00 -                  Gala Dinner

March 7, 2010 Sunday
Chairperson: İhsan Şengün
09:00 – 09:20     Diabetes and its complications as an important health problem in Turkey –  Zeynep Oşar Siva
09:20 – 09:40     Failed Back Surgery – Selçuk Palaoğlu
09:40 – 10:10     Chronic post-operative pain. Could it be avoided? - Süleyman Özyalçın
10:10 – 10:30     Spinal cord stimulation in neuropathic pain management – İbrahim Aşık
10:30 – 10:50     Ketamine in neuropathic pain (an old actor taking the stage again?) -  Altan Şahin
10:50 – 11:00     Discussion

11:00 – 11:20     Coffee Break

11:20 – 12:20     SNAPS Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline – Mustafa Ertaş
Panel discussion: Ayşen Tan, Süreyya Ergin, Şerefnur Öztürk
12:20 – 12:30     Discussion

12:30 – 13:30     Lunch

Chairperson: Ersin Tan
13:30 – 13:50     New developments in neuropathic pain management - İsmet Melek
13:50 – 14:50     Case Discussions – Tülin Tanrıdağ
14:50 – 15:00     Closing Remarks