Scientific Program

8:00 – 8:30

Opening Ceremony

Moderators: G. Varrassi, S. Erdine

G. Varrassi: President of WIP

S. Erdine; Chair of WIP Registered Turkish Section

İ. Aşık: Co-Chair of WIP Registered Turkish SectionGoals of WIP and FIPP exam

G. Varrassi

8:30 – 8:50

Flouroscopic Radiology for Interventions and Radiation Safety

E. A. Yentür

8:50 – 9:10

Ultrasound in Interventional Pain Management

F. Micheli

9:10 – 9:40

Epidural Neuroplasty, Indications and Technique after Half a Century

G. Racz

9:40 – 10:00

Progress in Regenerative Procedures for Chronic Pain

R. Ruiz Lopez

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 10:50

Moderators: İ. Aşık, K. Vissers

Evolution of Radiofrequency, from Conventional to pRF

O. Rohov

10:50 – 11:10

Recent Advances in Interventional Treatment of Facial pain

S. Erdine

11:10 – 11:30

Evidence Neuromodulation Overview; Old and New

P. Staats

11:30 – 11:50

Subcutaneous Stimulation (Peripheric Field)

M. Akbaş

11:50 – 12:10

Drugs and Pumps for Intrathecal Drug Delivery

A. Vadalouca

12:10 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Moderators: E.Tan, A. Yentür Head and facial pain

13:30 – 13:50

The Patient, Flow From Diagnosis to Treatment

U. Uygunoğlu

13:50 – 14:10

Primary Headaches

TBA

14:10 – 14:30

Cranial Neuropathies

E. Tan

14:30 – 14:50

Cervicogenic Headache: Diagnosis and Treatment

TBA

14:50 – 15:10

Cranial Neuralgias

S. Erdine

15:10 – 15:30

Fibromyalgia and Fibrofog

A. Akıncı

15:30 – 16.00

Coffee break

16:00 – 16:20

Cancer Pain and Palliative Care

Moderators:A.Vadalouca, I.YegulThe Role of Opioids in Cancer Pain

G. Varrassi

16:20 – 16:50

Palliative Care

M. Uyar

16:50 – 17:10

Cancer Pain Management: Reducing Pain and Suffering through Combined Approach Therapy

K. Vissers

17:10 – 17:30

Neurolytic Blocks In Cancer Pain

İ. Yegul

17:30 – 17:50

Neurosurgical Approaches to Intractable Cancer Pain

A. Savaş

8:00 – 8:20

Moderators: M. Uyar, C. Eyigör

Cervical Spinal Interventions (Interlaminar, Transforaminal Injections, Medial Branch Block)

M. Uyar

8:20 – 8:40

Sympathetic Nervous System: Interventional Treatments (Stellate, Thoracic Symphathetic, Lumbar Symphathetic Ganglions)

S. Güleç

8:40 – 9:00

Lumbar and Sacral Spinal Interventions (Transforaminal Injection, Medial Branch Block, DRG

O. Rohov

9:00 – 9:20

Interventional Techniques for Cancer Pain

A. Bashkar

9:20 – 9:40

Intradiscal Decompression Techniques for LBP and Radiculopathy

İ. Aşık

9:40 – 10:00

Epiduroscopy

A. Şahin

10:00 – 10.30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 10:50

ModeratorS:R. Ruiz Lopez, M. Akbaş

Novel Interventional Procedures for the Pain Specialist Mild procedure, Vertebral Augmentation, Cryoablation TBA

10:50 – 11:10

Techniques and Therapies for Chronic Pain Originating in Major Joints; Shoulder, Hip and Knee

C. Eyigör

11:10 – 11:30

Sacroiliac Joint Pain, Diagnosis and Treatment

P. De Negri

11:30 – 11:50

Percutaneous Interventions on Spinal Nerve Root,

O. Palea

11:50 – 12:10

Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures

S. Erdine

12:10 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:30

Moderators: G Varrassi ,A.Yücel

13:30 – 13:50

Sedation for pain procedures

P.Kırdemir

13:50 – 14:10

Placebo effect in interventions, social benefit of interventions

A. Bashkar

14:10 – 14:30

Ultrasonography in Regional Anesthesia

Y.Gürkan

14:30 – 14:50

Cervical pain and radiculopathy

A.R.Rahimi

14.50 – 15:10

Thoracic pain, diagnosis and treatment

Pasquale de Negri

15:10 – 15:30

Pelvic Pain, Diagnosis and treatment

A. Yücel

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:20

Moderators; S.Güleç, G.Dağıstan

Role of injections in spinal stenosis, A surgeon’s perspective

A. Alanay

16:20 – 16:50

Individualized spinal sagittal plane and shape and alignment and its role as a back-pain generator

Ç. Yılgör

16:50 – 17:10

Precautions during spinal cord stimulation, from assessment to implant

TBA

17:10 – 17:30

Failed back surgery syndrome; Treatment options

A.Yentür

17:30 – 17:50

Future of Pain Medicine-Algology

S. Erdine

18:00

Closing session