PROGRAM

Thursday, 19th March

GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

09:00 h - 09:15 h

Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
09:15 h - 09:30 h

An anesthesiologist viewpoint

Maite Bovaira, . Anesthesiologist. Valencia. Spain
09:30 h - 09:45 h

Radiology viewpoint

Luis Cerezal,. Radiologist. Santander. Spain
09:45 h - 10:00 h

Latest tests to assess pain

Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
10:00 h - 10:05 h

Coping and other strategies for handling chronic pain

10:05 h - 10:10 h

Ultrasound guided block techniques

Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
10:10 h - 10:15 h

Preventing painful neuromas an overview

Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
10:15 h - 10:45 h

Coffee Break

11:00 h - 11:20 h

TMR

Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
11:20 h - 11:40 h

RNPI and inconsitencies

Sami Tuffaha,. Dept of Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore. USA
11:40 h - 12:00 h

Decision Making in Neuroma in continuity

Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
12:00 h - 12:20 h

Handling Neurodesis

David Elliot,. Formerly Consultant Plastic Surgeon. St Andrews. UK
12:40 h - 13:00 h

Wrapping of nerves

Neil Jones,. Formerly Head of Plastic Surgery. UCLA. Los Angeles. USA
13:00 h - 13:30 h

CHALLENGING THE FACULTY: CLINICAL CASES

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

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

Elizabet Hagert,. Orthopedic Surgeon. Qatar and Stockholm Universities. Qatar and Sweden
15:20 h - 15:40 h

Root problems in the D/D

Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
15:40 h - 16:00 h

Occipital nerve in the differential diagnosis

Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
16:00 h - 16:20 h

TOS and preTOS

Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
16:20 h - 16:40 h

TOS: dorsal scapular and LT nerves

Robert Hagan, . Neuropax Clinic. St Louis,Mo. USA
16:40 h - 17:00 h

TOS : pectoral minor release

Eric Wagner,. Orthopedic Surgeon. Emory Clinic. Atlanta. USA
17:00 h - 17:30 h

Coffee Break

17:30 h - 17:50 h

Suprascapular nerve in the D/D

Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
17:50 h - 18:10 h

Pain after brachial plexus injury

Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
18:10 h - 18:30 h

Recurrent TOS

18:30 h - 18:45 h

Shoulder denervation

Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
18:45 h - 19:15 h

Discussion

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

PERIPHERAL UPPER LIMB

09:00 h - 09:20 h

CONFRONTATION: Surgery in painful compression neuropathy

Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
09:20 h - 09:40 h

Failed Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
09:40 h - 10:00 h

Failed Carpal Tunnel syndrome

Neil Jones,. Formerly Head of Plastic Surgery. UCLA. Los Angeles. USA
10:00 h - 10:20 h

Neuromas of the radial side of the wrist

David Elliot,. Formerly Consultant Plastic Surgeon. St Andrews. UK
10:30 h - 10:50 h

CRPS of the upper limb

Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
10:50 h - 11:00 h

Discussion

11:00 h - 11:30 h

Coffee Break

LOWER LIMB

11:00 h - 11:20 h

Handling neuropathic pelvic pain

Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA
11:20 h - 11:40 h

Sciatic and pudendal nerves as a source of neuropathic pain

Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
11:40 h - 12:00 h

Neuropatic pain after hip surgery

Amy Moore,. Chair Plastic and Nerve Surgery. Ohio State University. USA
12:20 h - 12:40 h

Femoral and obturator nerve

12:40 h - 13:00 h

CRPS of the knee: Neuropathic pain after knee surgery

Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
13:00 h - 13:20 h

CRPS of the ankle foot

Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
13:20 h - 13:30 h

Discussion

13:30 h - 14:00 h

CHALLENGING THE FACULTY: CLINICAL CASES

Chairman: Kyle Eberlin,. Plastic Surgery. Massachussets General Hospital. Boston. USA
14:00 h - 15:00 h

Lunch

BAD RESULTS

15:00 h - 15:30 h

CONFRONTATION: Surgical indication in diabetic neuropathic pain

Lee Dellon,. Formerly Professor of Plastic and Neurosurgery. John Hopkins. USA
Allan Belzberg,. Professor of Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery. The John Hopkins. Baltimore. USA
15:30 h - 15:50 h

CRPS in children

Steve Moran,. Professor of Plastic and Orthopedics. Mayo Clinic. USA

LAST FRONTIERS

15:50 h - 16:10 h

How can electrodiagnostic studies help us to achive a good result

Joaquín Casañas,. Chief Orthopedics. Clinica Teknon. Barcelona. Spain
16:10 h - 16:30 h

Handling failures in neuroma management

Henk Coert,. Head Plastic and Hand Surgery. Utrech University. Netherlands
16:30 h - 17:00 h

Handling failures in TOS

Jorge Clifton,. Head. Mielina Institute. Guadalajara. Mexico
17:00 h - 17:30 h

Coffee Break

FAILURES

17:30 h - 17:50 h

Bad results in CRPS

Francisco Del Piñal,. Hand surgeon. Madrid. Spain
17:50 h - 18:10 h

Salvage: DRG Stimulators

Mariano Socolovsky,. Profesor de Neurocirugía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina
18:05

Coping and other strategies for handling chronic pain

18:10

AI as a tool in persistent neuropathic pain

18:10 h - 18:30 h

Conference: Future directions

Ivan Ducic,. Professor of Plastic Surgery. Washington Nerve Institute. USA
18:30 h - 19:00 h

PANEL ALL SPEAKERS: unanwsered questions