The Department of Anesthesiology , King Abdulaziz Medical City in collaboration with the Postgraduate Education & Academic Affairs of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences will host the "1st NGHA Conference on Pain Management and 2nd Meeting for the Saudi Society of Pain Medicine" (SSPM) on 9-11 October 2012 at the College of Medicine Auditorium.

This is the first conference of its kind to be held at NGHA. It is a great opportunity to gather pain specialists, and other health care providers dealing with the management of pain, to exchange views and practices in this field.

Pain is considered a disease and not a symptom. It is considered the most common reason for people to seek emergency care, yet, it is still considered to be undertreated and not a priority for health care providers and institutions worldwide.

This conference is a great opportunity to focus on the global problem of pain management. Its theme “Future Horizons in Pain Management” will shed lights on the current situation of pain and future advances that we aim to reach at in treating pain.

Objectives:

For the Pain Specialist:

• To exchange new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of acute and chronic pain with national and international experts in this field
• To present latest research in this field
• To help set national practice guidelines in pain management in accordance with international standards.

For the Health Care Provider dealing with patients with pain:

• To improve awareness of pain as a disease and not a symptom of disease.
• To introduce healthcare providers with all available modalities for the management of pain.
• To meet with national and international experts in this field to help better management of pain.
• To emphasize the nature of pain management as a multidisciplinary approach.

Topics:

1. Acute Pain
2. Headache
3. Neuropathic Pain
4. Muscloskeletal Pain
5. Interventional Techniques
6. Pain of Systemic Illness
7. Pain in Children
8. Post Laminectomy Syndrome

Workshops:

1. Hands-on Cadaveric Interventional Pain Techniques
2. Ultrasound-guided Interventional Pain Techniques
3. Non-invasive Techniques in Pain Therapy
4. Acupuncture & Complimentary Therapies
5. Practical Management/Strategies for Challenging Cases
6. Neuromodulation Techniques on Mannequins

Target Audience:

• Pain Specialists
• Anesthesiologists
• Spine and Neurosurgeons
• Orthopedic Surgeons
• Oncologists
• Neurologists
• Family Physicians
• Internists
• Nurses
• Pharmacists

Registration Fees:

Attached is the registration form and poster of the above-mentioned event.

Accreditation:

You may also visit the event’s website for additional information. 

For registration & inquiries, please call Symposia/Conferences Division at
+966 1 8011111  ext. 48459 & 48461
Fax: +966 1 2520040 and email: accaff1_symposia@ngha.med.sa

For workshops information please contact Ms. Daisy Yohannan at +966 1 8011111 ext. 45389.