BPS Annual Scientific Congress - Blue Point Brussels

Simultaneous translation Dutch - French throughout the whole day. 

Program

8:00 - 8:30 

Registration and coffee

8:30 - 9:00 

General Assembly (Members only)

Plenary sessions

09:00 - 09:35 

PECS block new hype or new standard, B. Versyck (Turnhout)

09:35 - 10:10 

Efficacy of screening tools for neuropathic pain in daily clinical pratice, H. Timmerman (the Netherlands)

10:10 - 10:45 

Secondary prevention: the key role of the first-line professionals, A. Berquin (Brussels)

10:45 - 11:15 

Coffee break

11:15 - 11:50

Prevention in back pain

Importance of risk stratification and assessment of rehabilitation potential, P. Van Wambeke (Leuven)

11:50 - 12:25

Clinical, psychological and genetic risk factors for the development of chronic (neuropathic) pain, Didier Bouhassira (France)

12:25 - 12:35

BPS Award Prize Giving, André Mouraux

12:35 - 14:00 

Lunch 

Workshops 

14:00 - 16:00

When registering online, please select MAX 2 workshops.  

Workshop 1 will be presented from 14:00 - 15:00 (1 session only) 1A in Dutch - 1B in French.

Workshop 2 will be presented twice (from 14:00 to 15:00 and from 15:00 to 16:00)

Workshop 3 will be presented from 15:00 to 16:00 (1 session only)

Workshop 1

A) Patient education

Complementary perspectives from physiotherapy and psychology, Sarah Maes (Gent) and Els Aerts (Dutch).

B) Patient education

Complementary perspectives from physiotherapy and psychology, Annabel Wunsch (Mont-Godinne) and Jacques d'Haeyere (Ottignies) (French).

Workshop 2

The problem of increasing absenteeism and work disability, Guy Hans (Antwerp), Els Mermans (Working Link) (Dutch), Katrien Mortelmans (Neutrale Ziekenfondsen/Unions neutres)(Dutch + simultaneous translation in French)

Workshop 3

The role of algology teams in primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of pain, Susan Broekmans (Leuven), Lieven Deltour (Roeselare), (Dutch + simulteanous translation in French)