Program

Thursday 26th:

17:00 Opening reception, Hotel Chateau Laurier

Friday 27th:

8:30-12:00: Imaging Molecular Mechanisms in situ

Marc Landry (University of Bordeaux, France): Altered protein interactions as a substrate of pain plasticity
Yves De Koninck (Laval University, Canada): Optical approach to reveal molecular interactions in situ
Nigel Bunnett (UCSF, USA): Optical imaging of protease activity in inflammation and pain
Scott Thompson (McGill University, Canada): Micro-PET imaging in rodents
Jon-Kar Zubieta (University of Michigan, USA): Human PET radioligand imaging
Richard Harris (University of Michigan, USA): MRS imaging of pain in patients

12:00-12:30: Panel discussion

14:00-17:30: Understanding Structural Organization and Remodelling of Pain Pathways

Allan I. Basbaum (UCSF, USA): Using transynaptic markers to unravel interconnections in pain pathways
Mark J. Zylka (North Carolina; Chapel Hill): Genetic tools for cell labeling and photoactivation
Daniel Côté (Laval University, Canada): Optical approach to label-free detection of myelin and water
Vania Apkarian (Northwestern U., USA): Diffusion tensor imaging-based measurements in pain pathways
Barry Bedell (McGill University, Canada): Structural MRI in rodent models
Catherine Bushnell (McGill University, Canada): Changes in brain gray matter in chronic pain

17:30-18:00: Panel discussion

19:00: Banquet – Chapelle du Musée de l’Amérique Française

Saturday 28th:

8:30-12:00; Functional Imaging

Jürgen Sandkühler (Vienna, Austria): Direct monitoring of activity in small neuron networks in pain pathways
Daniel Côté (Laval University, Canada): Addressing movement issues for cellular imaging in vivo
David Borsook (MGH, Harvard, USA): Diffuse Optical Tomography as an alternative to fMRI
Barry Bedell (McGill University, Quebec): Monitoring perfusion changes by MRI in rodent models
Irene Tracey (University of Oxford, UK): Spinal and brainstem functional MRI
Vania Apkarian (Northwestern University, USA): Novel approaches to functional imaging in pain patients

12:00-12:30: Panel discussion

14:00-16:30: Imaging as a Predictive Tool for Disease State and Outcome Measurement

Vania Apkarian (Northwestern University, USA): Use of MRI for predicting disease state
John P. Huggins (Pfizer, Sandwich, UK): Imaging to help predictivity of analgesic agents
Irene Tracey (University of Oxford, UK): Neuroimaging as a tool for diagnosis and analgesic development
David Borsook (MGH, Harvard, USA): How neuroimaging can change chronic pain therapeutics
Rebeccah Slater (University College London, UK): The use of imaging in measuring pain and its consequences in newborn infants

16:30-17:00: Panel discussion

“Timely topics in pain research and treatment have been selected for presentation, but the information provided and opinions expressed have not involved any verification of the findings, conclusions, and opinions by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)®. Thus, opinions expressed in this meeting do not necessarily reflect those of the Association or of the Officers and Councilors of IASP. No responsibility is assumed by the Association for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instruction, or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of the rapid advances in the medical sciences, the association recommends that independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made.”