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Dear colleagues,

Dear members of multidisciplinary pain teams,

On behalf of the organising committee we would like to welcome you to the 4th biannual International Multidisciplinary Pain Congress, which will be held at the new 040 Congress & Events Centre at the Van der Valk Hotel in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on 1-4 October 2014.

Following the success of our third congress in Middelburg, we have decided to expand the concept and present a four day multidisciplinary meeting on pain management, including internationally renowned speakers and state-of-the art lectures, in a vibrant location and an energising atmosphere. Faculty will be running special full day and half day programmes/workshops on such topics as low back pain, pain management in the developing world, paediatric pain management,cancer pain and palliative care, electrical stimulation, intrathecal drug delivery, radiology,complex regional pain syndrome and the role of trials in pain medicine. 

A two day ultrasound for pain medicine course will be organised for the second time in The Netherlands by Dr Philip Peng from Toronto.  There will also be a two day advanced course onultrasound for regional anaesthesia with expert teachers from Europe and further afield.

We are delighted that a conference for pain nurses is on the agenda for the congress. Furthermore special attention is being given towards pain management in the developing world and to a symposium from the International Federation of Health and Human Rights Organisations (IFHHRO) as well as the first ever symposium on the role of frequency in neuromodulation.

There will be an opportunity to present free oral papers and posters at the congress with the three best presentations being awarded a financial gift.

The 4th biannual International Multidisciplinary Pain Congress will address those items that you require for managing the pain of your patients more effectively. We hope to see you at the meeting in October 2014.

With best regards,

Reinier Goosens,
David van den Tol,
Kenneth van Tilburg.

EUR

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

General information

The scientific committee of the 4th Biannual International Multidisciplinary Pain Congress has reserved room for free oral presentations in addition to poster sessions. Posters can be displayed for the full duration of the congress (4 days), depending on the time of arrival. Oral presentations are normally 15 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion; laptops and projectors are the standard audiovisual equipment in each oral session. All presenters must upload their Keynote - or Powerpoint presentations online to have them pre-loaded on the session computers. Individual presentations then begin with the click of a mouse.

Please check the appropriate box on the submission form to indicate whether or not your proposal should be considered for oral presentation or only for poster presentation. All poster presenters will present for a two hour period each day. The committee will accept a total of 50 oral presentations. Paper abstracts previously presented or published may not be submitted without modification. Original work must be changed or expanded, resulting in a new abstract. 

Meeting registration guidelines for presenters

Oral free papers and poster presenters must register for the meeting and pay the applicable registration fee. Presenters are also responsible for all personal expenses (e.g. travel, hotel). You are encouraged to register for the meeting and to reserve hotel accomodations as early as possible to ensure that space is available.

Policy on commercial support

Presentations must avoid commercialism. Presentations that constitute promotion and advertising will not be accepted. If the cost of a presentation has been underwritten to any extent, a clear acknowledgement stating the support and identifying the source should be included in the abstract. Statements made in presentations are the sole responsibility of the author or presenter. Submissions will be reviewed and rated by members of the scientific committee who have expertise in the clinical area to which the submission belongs. Each submission will be reviewed for its scientific or clinical importance, ethical practice, and study design.

Submission information

Please mind the following guidelines:

1. Oral and poster presentations are limited to one (1) primary presenter; 
2. Use the recommend abstract format:
   = Objectives
   = Material and methods
   = Results
   = Discussion
   = Conclusions;
3. In 400 words or less provide an accurate, succinct, and informative representation of the content 
   that will be presented in the poster. The abstract communicates the essence of the presentation 
   to the intended audience;
4. Do not use abbreviations; type in sentence case; do not use all caps; proofread for typographical,
   grammer, and syntax errors;
5. Images must be at least 600 dpi, as lower resolution images will not reproduce well;
6. Indicate wheter you want to recommend your submission for the “best poster” and/or 
   “best oral presentation” competition.

Notification of acceptance or rejection of submissionsPrimary presenters of abstract submissions will be notified by mail of the proposals’ acceptance or rejection before July 1st 2014. Presenters will be required to complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form. Please return the form by e-mail or by fax; 0031 40 2134010. Abstract related questions can be directed to pain2014@congresservice.nl