Scientific Programme

Friday, 12.09.2008
08:00 Registration
09:00

Welcome by the Society's presidents
Dr D Spurr, Bolton and Dr E Braganza, Olpe

"Pain"
09:10

The pain free clinic - fact or vision?
E Neugebauer, Köln / Universität Witten-Herdecke
Pain Research

09:45

Pain-therapy in Malignant Disease
Dr M Taubert, University of Cardiff
Palliative Care

10:25 Coffee break
10:45

Neuromodulation in Pain Therapy
Dr A Koulousakis, Köln / Universität Lindenthal
Neurosurgery

11:20

Pain-Therapy after Out-Patient Procedures
Dr K-H Moser, Köln,
Consultant Surgeon

12:00

Annual General Meeting of the British Section AGMS (Room II)

13:00 Lunch, Kolpinghaus
14:00

Discussion today's topicsin three groups as announced (chair: speakers)

or

Visiting a GP Practice and the university hospital Witten-Herdecke (K-H Moser)

   
Saturday 13.09.2008
"Hospices"
09:00

Hospize in Deutschland
Dr S Hirsmueller, Düsseldorf,
Palliative Care

09:40

Hospices in the UK
Dr B Downes, Bolton
Palliative Care

10:20 Coffee break
10:40

Integration of in- and outpatient pain-therapy in Britain
Dr B Miller, Bolton
Consultant Anaesthesist and Pain Therapy

11:20

Integration of In- and Out-patient care in Germany
Dr D Kingreen, Berlin
Consultant Oncologist and Hematologist

12:00

Joint Annual Meeting AGMS/DEÄV
Main Lecture Theatre

13:00
Lunch
Kolpinghaus
14:00

Discussion of the topics in four groups as announced (chair: speakers)

17:30
End of the day
   
Sunday, 14.09.2008
"Miscellaneous"
09:00

Accompanying World Champions
Dr R Koll, Bergisch Gladbach
Physician of the German National Hockey Team

09:40

Comparison of Terminal Pediatric Care in the UK and Germany
Dr C Kramm, Universität Halle
Paediatric palliative care

10:20

Kindernephrologie unter dem Aspekt terminaler Erkrankungen
Prof K-E Bonzel, Universität Essen
Paediatrics

11:00

Coffee break

Debate

Physician assisted suicide - under no circumstances at all?

11:20 Medical decision making at the end of life (Video clip)
Prof The Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, University of Cardiff
Palliative Care
11:30

Medical Decision-making at the end of life in the Netherlands
D P Touwen, Universität Leiden, NL
Medical Ethics

12:00 Discussion
12:50 End of Conference, Preview for York 2009
13:00 Lunch, Kolpinghaus