PROGRAM

Thursday, 19th March
08:50 h - 09:00 h

Welcome and introduction to the course

Speaker: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain

GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

09:00 h - 09:15 h

Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
09:15 h - 09:30 h

An anesthesiologist viewpoint

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Maite Bovaira, . Anesthesiologist. Valencia. Spain
09:30 h - 09:45 h

How radiology can help in pain detection

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Luis Cerezal,. Radiologist. Santander. Spain
09:45 h - 10:00 h

Latest tests to assess pain

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Jordi Serra Catafau,. Neurologist. Kings College. UK
10:00 h - 10:15 h

Ultrasound guided block techniques

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
10:15 h - 10:35 h

Preventing painful neuromas an overview

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
Speaker: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
10:35 h - 11:00 h

Discussion

Chairman: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
11:00 h - 11:30 h

Coffee Break

11:30 h - 11:45 h

TMR

Chairman: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
11:45 h - 12:00 h

RNPI and inconsitencies

Chairman: Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
12:00 h - 12:15 h

Decision Making in Neuroma in continuity

Chairman: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
12:15 h - 12:30 h

Handling Neurodesis

Chairman: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: David Elliot,. Formerly Consultant Plastic Surgeon. St Andrews. UK
12:30 h - 12:45 h

Wrapping of nerves

Chairman: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: Neil Jones,. Formerly Head of Plastic Surgery. UCLA. Los Angeles. USA
12:45 h - 13:05 h

DISCUSSION

Chairman: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
13:05 h - 13:30 h

CHALLENGING THE FACULTY: CLINICAL CASES

Chairman: Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
Speaker: Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
13:30 h - 14:00 h

Conference: What I have learnt through out my career

Speaker: Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
14:00 h - 15:00 h

Lunch

NECK and SHOULDER

15:00 h - 15:20 h

Whiplash syndrome an overview

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
Speaker: Elizabet Hagert,. Orthopedic Surgeon. Qatar and Stockholm Universities. Qatar and Sweden
15:20 h - 15:35 h

Root problems in the D/D

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
Speaker: Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
15:35 h - 15:50 h

Occipital nerve in the differential diagnosis

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
Speaker: Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
15:50 h - 16:10 h

TOS and preTOS

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
Speaker: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
16:10 h - 16:25 h

TOS: dorsal scapular and LT nerves

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Speaker: Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
16:25 h - 16:40 h

TOS : pectoral minor release

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
Speaker: Eric Wagner,. Orthopedic Surgeon. Emory Clinic. Atlanta. USA
16:40 h - 17:00 h

Discussion

Chairman: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
17:00 h - 17:30 h

Coffee Break

17:30 h - 17:50 h

Suprascapular nerve in the D/D

Chairman: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
Speaker: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
17:50 h - 18:10 h

Pain after brachial plexus injury

Chairman: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
Speaker: Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
18:10 h - 18:30 h

Recurrent TOS

Chairman: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
Speaker: Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
18:30 h - 18:45 h

Shoulder denervation

Chairman: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
Speaker: Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
18:45 h - 19:15 h

Discussion and cases

Chairman: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
Friday, 20th March

PERIPHERAL UPPER LIMB

09:00 h - 09:30 h

CONFRONTATION: Surgery in painful compression neuropathy

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
09:30 h - 09:45 h

Failed Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
09:45 h - 10:00 h

Failed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: Neil Jones,. Formerly Head of Plastic Surgery. UCLA. Los Angeles. USA
10:00 h - 10:15 h

Digital and distal neuromas

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
10:15 h - 10:30 h

Neuromas of the radial side of the wrist

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: David Elliot,. Formerly Consultant Plastic Surgeon. St Andrews. UK
10:30 h - 10:45 h

CRPS of the upper limb

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
Speaker: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
10:45 h - 11:00 h

Discussion

Chairman: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
11:00 h - 11:30 h

Coffee Break

LOWER LIMB

11:00 h - 11:15 h

Handling neuropathic pelvic pain

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
11:15 h - 11:30 h

Pudendal nerves as a source of neuropathic pain

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
11:30 h - 11:45 h

Neuropatic pain after hip surgery

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Speaker: Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
11:45 h - 12:00 h

Femoral and obturator nerve

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
12:00 h - 12:15 h

Dynamic compressive neuropaties in soccer players

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
12:15 h - 12:30 h

CRPS of the knee: Neuropathic pain after knee surgery

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
13:00 h - 13:15 h

CRPS of the ankle foot

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
13:15 h - 13:40 h

Discussion

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
13:40 h - 14:00 h

CHALLENGING THE FACULTY: CLINICAL CASES

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
Speaker: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
14:00 h - 15:00 h

Lunch

LAST FRONTIERS

15:00 h - 15:15 h

Surgical indication in diabetic neuropathic pain

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
15:15 h - 15:30 h

CRPS in children

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
15:30 h - 15:45 h

How can electrodiagnostic studies help us to achive a good result

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
15:45 h - 16:00 h

Handling failures in neuroma management

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
16:00 h - 16:15 h

Handling failures in TOS

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
16:15 h - 16:35 h

The role of stress, distress, and misconceptions in intense or persistent pain: don't miss the diagnosis

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
Speaker: David Ring, . Prof. of Orthopedics. Austin. TX. USA
16:35 h - 17:00 h

Discussion

Chairman: Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
17:00 h - 17:30 h

Coffee Break

17:30 h - 17:50 h

Salvage: DRG Stimulators

Chairman: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
David Ring, . Prof. of Orthopedics. Austin. TX. USA
Speaker: Ana Lovaglio,. Neurosurgeon. Buenos Aires
17:50 h - 18:10 h

Virtual Reality in Phantom Limb Pain

Chairman: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
David Ring, . Prof. of Orthopedics. Austin. TX. USA
Speaker: Glenn Gaston MD,. OrthoCarolina Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship Director. Professor Orthopedic Surgery Wake Forest University
18:10 h - 18:30 h

Conference: Future directions

Chairman: Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
David Ring, . Prof. of Orthopedics. Austin. TX. USA
Speaker: Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
18:30 h - 19:00 h

PANEL ALL SPEAKERS: unanwsered questions