Cancer Pain (34th Study Day)
13th Feb 2015
Cancer Pain Study Day
Friday 13th February 2015
Churchill House
35 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4SG
Main themes
- Mechanisms of cancer pain
- Science and practice of analgesics
- Interventional pain management
- Role of WHO ladder in 2015
Programme
| 09:15-09:45 | Registration |
| 09:45-10:00 | Welcome – Prof Sam H Ahmedzai |
| 10:00-11:00 | Keynote lecture 1 – New insights into origins of cancer bone pain. Prof Tony Dickenson |
| 11:00-11:25 | Coffee/tea break |
| 11:25- 12:35 | Workshop Session1 |
| A. Maximising the role of the clinical pharmacist in cancer pain prescribing. Margaret Gibbs | |
| B. Who should manage pain in cancer survivors? Prof Sam H Ahmedzai | |
| 12:35-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:10 |
Keynote lecture 2 – State of the art in interventional pain management in cancer. |
| 14:10-14:30 | Science update 2: Do we need more animal models in cancer pain? Prof Marie Fallon |
| 14:30-15:40 | Workshop session 2 |
| C. Designing novel ways of education clinicians in cancer pain. Dr Ann Taylor | |
| D. Selection of patients for cancer pain interventions. Dr Arun Bhaskhar | |
| 15:40-16:00 | What could cannabinnoids offer cancer pain? Dr Paul Farquhar-Smith |
| 16:00-16:15 | Tea/coffee break |
| 16:15-16:45 | Debate - “The WHO 3-step pain ladder no longer has any place in British cancer pain management” |
| PRO: Prof Sam H Ahmedzai CON: TBC | |
| 16:45 | Evaluations and Close |
Registration Fees
Members - £120
Non-Members - £240
Non-Member Trainees - £150
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