Scientific Program
The theme of the 2008 Spring Meeting was 'Pain at the Centre'. The program was delivered by a number of outstanding international speakers, including Professor Kay Brune, Professor Dan Carr and Professor Josef Zacher as well as a range of exceptional local speakers. Here is a selection of the Scientific Program:
Drug Interactions in Pain Management
Steve Jones, Eric Visser, Stephan A Schug, Edward Shipton
A Novel Parenteral NSAID in Acute Pain Management
Dan Carr
The use of selective and non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors after hip replacement
Joseph Zacher
Acute Pain Services – 20 years after Brian Ready
David Scott, Pam Macintyre, Lindy Roberts, Dan Carr, James Sartain
Progression of Acute to Chronic Pain - The Size of the Problem
David A Scott
Amputations
Stephan A Schug
Pain in Neurological Diseases
Ray Garrick
Burns Pain
Stephan A Schug
What are drug users using in Australia?
Malcolm Dobbin
Managing acute pain in patients with a substance abuse or dependence disorder
Lindy Roberts

