1. 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 -
Submission deadline extended - September 30th 2009
abstracts to
Conference Registration Fee:
€50 Allied Health Professionals,
€100 NHCD
€150 Consultants
€ 50 Conference Dinner
For registration and hotel accommodation details contact:
Eileen Murphy
Tel:
Accommodation list on IPS website