Irish Pain Society The Irish Association for Palliative Care (Irish Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain) 9th Annual Scientific Meeting In Association with The Irish Association for Palliative Care Saturday 17th October, 2009 The Europe Hotel, Killarney Speakers Include: Dr Patrick Manty (Neuroscience), Dr Dan Carr (Pain Medicine), Dr Judith Paice (Nursing), Prof. Harriet Wittink (Physiotherapy), Dr Eija Kalyso (Pain Medicine), Dr Lisa Stern (Pain Medicine), Dr Peter Lawlor (Palliative Care), Prof David Maher (Psychiatry) Topics Include: Panel session on opioid use in cancer pain, functional outcome measures for the pain patient, interventions (intrathecal pumps, blocks), cognitive function at end of life Friday 16th October Nycomed Sponsored Lecture and Dinner (No charge) 7.30pm‘New developments in Breakthrough Cancer Pain Treatment - A Learning Solution’   8.15pm Dinner Saturday 17th October 7.30pm Conference Dinner €50 Call for abstracts – Pain Clinician’s Poster Prize (open to all medical & allied health professionals) Abstract submission guidelines - www.irishpainsociety.com Submission deadline extended - September 30th 2009 Email abstracts to odoran@coa.ie Conference Registration Fee: €50 Allied Health Professionals, €100 NHCD €150 Consultants € 50 Conference Dinner For registration and hotel accommodation details contact: Eileen Murphy Email: emurphy@jorireland.com Tel: 021 4385700 Accommodation list on IPS website www.irishpainsociety.com