International Low-Back Pain Forum VIII

Amsterdam International Forum VIII: Final Program

Amsterdam International Forum VIII
PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH ON LOW BACK PAIN

Program

[Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday]


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7th, 2006
19:00 - 22:00	Registration, Reception and dinner buffet at 'de Rode Hoed'
20:00	Buffet

THURSDAY, JUNE 8th, 2006
09:00 - 09:30	Registration and coffee
09:30 - 09:45	Welcome (Maurits van Tulder)
09:45 - 11:00	Key note session 1 Systematic reviews: ‘the next generation’. Chair: Raymond Ostelo
	09:45 – 10.10	Review of diagnostic studies. Where are we now (in the Cochrane Collaboration)? Danielle van der Windt
	10.10 – 10.35	Reviews of observational studies. Methodological challenges. Jill Hayden
	10.35 – 11.00	Cochrane Back Review Group quality items and bias in back pain trials Paul Shekelle
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00	Interactive poster session 1
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:30	Workshop session 1
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30	Free paper presentations. Theme: Effectiveness of treatments
19:00 - 23:00	Conference Dinner

FRIDAY, JUNE 9th, 2006
09:00 - 09:30	Coffee
09:30 - 10:45	Key note session 2 Evidence for effectiveness. Is there a role for non-randomised studies? Chair: Lex Bouter
	09:30 - 09.55	Randomised vs non-randomised trials Andrea Furlan
	09.55 - 10.20	Why we only need randomised studies Rick Deyo
	10.20 - 10.45	Why we also need Observational studies Pierre Coté
10:45 - 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30	Free paper presentations Theme: Education, beliefs and expectations
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
Free afternoon

SATURDAY, JUNE 10th, 2006
09:00 - 09:30	Coffee
09:30 - 10:45	Key note session 3 Economic evaluation Chair: Maurits van Tulder
	09:30 - 09.55	Measuring and valuing indirect costs: developments and challenges Werner Brouwer
	09.55 - 10.20	Cost effectiveness of surgery versus conservative treatment Peter Fritzell
	10.20 - 10.45	Role of economic evaluation in HTA/policy recommendations Antti Malmivaara
10:45 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30	Interactive poster session 2
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Workshop session 2
15:00 - 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00	Free paper presentations Theme: Effectiveness of treatments
17:00 - 17:30	Final session (Bart Koes)
17:30 - 17:45	Presentation next LBP Forum IX, 2007

Last updated: May 23 2006; Email: lbpforum8@vumc.nl