6-7 April 2018 - 2nd ISADD Symposium, Rotterdam




THE SECOND International Spinal Analgesic Drug Delivery Symposium took place at the Van der Valk Hotel Rotterdam-Blijdorp, The Netherlands on 6-7 April 2018. An expert international faculty contributed to the new expanded two day programme.

The focus of the meeting was on the clinical and practical aspects of intrathecal drug delivery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DETAILS OF THE NEXT ISADD SYMPOSIUM.
To register your interest in attending, fill in the online registration form at the bottom of this post or e-mail: ciaranwazir@gmail.com


POSTER PRESENTATIONS & FREE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

If you would like to present your own work at the next symposium, please contact Mr Ciaran Wazir for the abstract submission guidelines: ciaranwazir@gmail.com


SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS




Dr Kenneth van Tilburg
Scientific Director, 2nd ISADD Symposium
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Pain and Neuromodulation Centre
Excellent Klinieken, The Netherlands











Dr Jehad Shaikhani
Scientific Director, 2nd ISADD Symposium
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Pain and Neuromodulation Centre
Excellent Klinieken, The Netherlands







SYMPOSIUM FACULTY




Mr Sanjeev Bassi
Consultant Adult and Paediatric Neurosurgeon
King's College Hospital
London, United Kingdom











Dr Denis Dupoiron
Anesthesia and Pain Department
Institut de Cancérologie de l'ouest-Paul Papin
Angers, France








Dr Josh Keaveny
Member for Irish Affairs, Neuromodulation Society
of the UK & Ireland
Past-Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine, Ireland
Consultant in Pain Management
Director, Acute and Chronic Pain Services
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland





Dr Erkan Kurt
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Functional Neurosurgery Unit
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center
The Netherlands










Dr Declan O'Keeffe
Special Interest: Innovations in Neuromodulation
Past-Director of Chronic Pain, St Vincent's Univ. Hospital
Private Pain Management Practice
Dublin, Ireland










Dr Christophe Perruchoud
President, Swiss Neuromodulation Society
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte (EHC)
Morges, Switzerland










Dr Louise Lynch
Consultant in Pain Medicine & Anaesthesia
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Leeds, UK








Dr Lisa Jo Stearns
Founder and Medical Director
Center for Pain and Supportive Care
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Palliative Care, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Co-Founder & Executive Committee Member,
Cancer Pain Clinical Research Consortium
Phoenix, Arizona
USA







Dr Lara Tollapi
Consultant Anaesthetist & Pain Specialist
Department of Pain Management
University Hospital of Pisa (AOUP)
Pisa, Italy








Dr Jean-Pierre Van Buyten
Consultant in Anesthesia & Pain Management
Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Center
AZ Nikolaas
Sint-Niklaas
Belgium





SYMPOSIUM TOPICS


    • Old and new indications for spinal analgesic drug delivery 
    • Do we need a trial before implanting the pump? 
    • New insights into bolus and continuous therapy treatment algorithms 
    • Accessing the neuraxial space and complications
    • Peripheral and neuraxial treatment in cancer related pain and different modalities
    • Spinal pain treatment in last few days of life 
    • Evidence and new research on spinal analgesic drug delivery for specific conditions (Ehlers- Danlos, Poliomyelitis)
    • Treatment of neuraxial infection, spinal fluid leakage, neuraxial bleed, hormonal disturbances,  neuraxial granuloma.
    • Pancreatic Cancer and Intrathecal Drug Delivery 
    • Complications of long term Intrathecal Fusion
    • Long term follow up with Ziconotide
    • Intrathecal Baclofen for Spasticity
    • Free Oral Presentations
    • Industry Sponsored Symposiums



    POSTER PRESENTATIONS AND FREE ORAL PRESENTATIONS


    If you would like to present your own work at the next symposium, please contact Mr Ciaran Wazir for the abstract submission guidelines: ciaranwazir@gmail.com



    CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION


    The 2nd International Spinal Analgesic Drug Delivery Symposium, Rotterdam, Netherlands,
    06/04/2018-07/04/2018 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 9 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.


    SYMPOSIUM HOTEL VENUE 














    Van der Valk Hotel Blijdorp, Energieweg 2, 3041 JC Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Located close to the Rotterdam Zoo, one of the oldest in The Netherlands, the symposium hotel is a 6min taxi ride from Rotterdam Hague Airport and 10min from the main railway station, Rotterdam Centraal.


    SYMPOSIUM DINNER


    The symposium dinner took place at the famous Euromast Tower, with a breathtaking view of Rotterdam harbour, on 6th April 2018.




    REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN THE NEXT SYMPOSIUM

    To register your interest in attending the next ISADD Symposium, CLICK HERE