PROMIS - Program

	Friday January 21
		Chairman	Lecture	Speaker	Workshops
8.00	Registration
8.30			Introduction & Welcome	Dr. H. Fransen Ghent, Belgium
8.40 - 9.00	General Techniques & Anatomy	Dr. P. Schuermans	Anatomy of the thoracolumbar spine	Dr.GJ Groen Amsterdam, The Netherlands
9.05 - 9.25		Dr. J. Van Zundert	Classification and diagnosis and treatment algorithm of low back pain	Dr. M. van Kleef Maastricht, The Netherlands
9.30 - 9.50			Role of medical imaging in low back pain	Dr. J. Van Goethem Antwerp, Belgium
9.55 -10.15			Radiofrequency procedures for the management of the herniated disc	J.W. Kallewaard Arnhem, The Netherlands
10.30	Coffee break
11.00 - 11.20	Anterior spine management	Dr. L. Lampmann	History of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty	Dr. P. Lohle Tilburg, The Netherlands	Radiofrequency treatment of the anterior spinal compartment: Workshops on nucleoplasty , anuloplasty, discography, DRGL2, Ramus communicans, Sympaticus	Interactive Learning Center: Diagnostic imaging techniques (RX, CT, MR): imaging interpretation and case presentations
11.25 - 11.45		Dr. H. Fransen	Efficacy of interventional procedures in the anterior spine	Prof. dr. Murphy Baltimore, USA
11.55 - 12.15			Vertebroplasty: Overview	Prof. dr. P Flandroy Liège, Belgium	Dr. P. Schuermans O. Rohof., Dr.J. Van Zundert	Dr. M. Lemmerling (Ghent, Belgium)
12.20 - 12.40			Techniques in vertebroplasty	Dr. H. Fransen Ghent, Belgium	Dr. G. Veeckman, Dr .J. Callewaert , Dr. M. Puylaert	Dr. J. Van Goethem (Antwerp, Belgium)
13.00	Sponsored lunch symposium
14.00 - 14.20	Vertebroplasty kyphoplasty	Dr. H. Fransen	Tumor therapy in vertebroplasty	Prof. dr. J. Chiras Paris, France
14.25 - 14.45		Dr. P. Lohle	Vertebroplasty in Osteoporosis and hemangioma	Dr. Cl. Depriester Lille, France
14.50 - 15.10			Challange Case Representations in vertebroplasty	Prof. dr. Murphy Baltimore, USA
15.15	Coffee break
15.45 - 16.05	Managment of discogenic pain	Dr. M. Van Kleef	Discogenic low back pain: an osteopathic view	Dr. J. Patijn Maastricht, Nederland	Basic vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty	Advanced vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty
16.10 - 16.30		Prof. J. De Vulder	Results and complications of anuloplasty	Dr. P. Schuermans Ghent, Belgium	I / II / III	IV / V / VI
16.35 - 16.55			Discography and manometry: provocation and electrostimulation	Dr. O. Rohof Sittard, The Netherlands	Fransen / Lohle/ Lampmann/ Voormolen/ Depriester/ Chiras/ Ortiz / Zoarski	Fransen / Lohle/ Lampmann/ Voormolen/ Depriester/ Chiras/ Ortiz / Zoarski
17.00 - 17.30			Nucleoplasty	Dr. J. Buric Florence, Italy
18.00	Welcome Reception

	Saturday January 22
		Chairman	Lecture	Speaker	Workshops
8.30 - 8.55	General techniques / anatomy	Dr. L.F. De Waele	The herniated disc – treatment selection and algorithm	Prof. M. Spalski Belgium
9.00 - 9.25			Endoscopic Thoracic Spine Surgery	Dr. B. D’Haen Ghent, Belgium
9.30 - 9.55			Why or why not minimal invasive lumbar spine surgery	Dr. G.F. Alessi Ghent, Belgium
10.00 - 10.25			Neuromodulation : First or last choice of treatment?	Dr. B. Noens Ghent, Belgium
10.30	Coffee break
11.00 - 11.40	Anterior spine management	Dr. H. Fransen	Vertebroplasty clinical results and complications	Prof. G. Zoarski Baltimore, USA	Radiofrequency treatment of the anterior spinal compartment: Workshops on nucleoplasty , anuloplasty, discography, RFA	Interactive Learning Center: live sessions on clinical examination of low back pain and spine desease
11.45 - 12.20		Dr. J. Van Goethem	Advances in anterior spine management	Dr. A. Gangi Strasbourg, France	Dr. P. Schuermans
12.25 - 12.55			Cementoplasty	Dr. A Gangi Strasbourg, France	Dr. M. Van Kleef	Dr. P. Schuermans / G. Van Gampelaere (Belgium), Prof.Pattijn(Nederland)
13.00	Sponsored lunch symposium
14.00 - 14.30	Kyphoplasty	Dr. J. Van Goethem	Vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty	Prof. G. Zoarski Baltimore, USA
14.35 - 15.00		Dr. H. Fransen	Kyphoplasty	Prof. O. Ortiz New-York, USA
15.00	Coffee break
15.30 - 15.55	Managment of discogenic pain	Dr. P. Schuermans	Practice building in anterior spine therapy	Dr. M. Voormolen Tilburg, The Netherlands	Basic vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty	Advanced vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty
16.00 - 16.25		Dr. O. Rohof	Low back pain: economic perspective	Dr. J. Van Zundert Genk, Belgium	VII / VII / IX	X / XI / XII
16.30 - 16.55			Multidisciplinary approach of low back pain – is this the future?	Prof. J. De Vulder Ghent, Belgium	Fransen / Lohle/ Lampmann/ Voormolen/ Depriester/ Chiras/ Ortiz / Zoarski	Fransen / Lohle/ Lampmann/ Voormolen/ Depriester/ Chiras/ Ortiz / Zoarski
17.00 - 17.25			Low back pain	Dr. Raemakers Brussels, Belgium
17.30	Round Table Discussion