27-29 May 2010 / Lviv, Ukraine

Dear Colleagues,
Our Symposium is the next step in establishing Pain Medicine as a medical subspecialty in Ukraine. We are proud to invite world class speakers from the UK and Poland as well as Ukraine’s leading experts in the field, who will focus on some of the burning issues in modern Pain Medicine. The lectures will cover theoretical aspects of contemporary concepts of pain as well as practical approaches for various clinical settings. The meeting is intended to provide insight into problems of contemporary pain management for anesthesiologists, neurologists, orthopaedic and neurosurgeons, psychologists, physio and occupational therapists, nurses and other healthcare professionals interested or involved in pain management.
We hope that our Symposium will help Pain Medicine specialists from participating countries establish new professional links leading to future collaboration.
And after the official sessions are over, we will help you discover Lviv – one of the most attractive medieval European cities. You will be amazed to find out how many moments in European history are connected with Lviv. Just to mention some, petroleum lamp was invented in our city, and Lviv General Hospital was the world’s first public building lit solely with petroleum. It was here that famous Leopold Sacher-Masoch was born. We hope you will visit our beautiful Opera House, which is built just above the river hidden underground. No doubt your stay in our city will be a remarkable time.
We look forward to welcome you in Lviv in May 2010!

Best regards,
Prof. Yaroslav Pidhirnyy
Head of Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Lviv National Medical University