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New Opening Night!
Wednesday May 27
The 2009 Conference will open on Wednesday May 27th at 5:00 pm! This new opening of the conference will be complete with
the new Pain Resource Centre Launch, a project that the Canadian Pain Coalition and the Education SIG of the Canadian Pain Society
are jointly launching. Following the Opening Remarks a non-accredited Symposium will be presented by Janssen-Ortho Inc. With the
close of the Symposium the Welcome Reception for all attendees will take place, so you have the opportunity to reconnect with your
friends and peers. Be sure to plan not to miss the opening night!
CPS SIG Meetings
Wednesday May 27
All of the Canadian Pain Society Special Interest Group meetings will take place on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 between the hours
of 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Be sure to check the schedule for these meetings found in the program outline and make plans to attend
for updates and information.
Canadian Pain Society’s Special Interest Groups now include:
Education SIG—1:30 pm—2:30 pm
Function and Disability SIG—1:30 pm—2:30 pm
Knowledge and Translation SIG—1:30 pm—2:30 pm
Acute Pain SIG—2:45 pm—3:45 pm
Interventional Pain SIG—2:45 pm—3:45 pm
Neuropathic Pain SIG—2:45 pm—3:45 pm
Québec City Region, A World-Class Destination
The Québec City region offers all the excitement of big city living and all the
exhilaration of nature just minutes from town. The city itself is uniquely
beautiful. Green, clean and safe, Québec City is equipped with the best in tourist
and entertainment facilities. It is the ideal destination business and pleasure!
Free Night!
Thursday May 28
Top Quality Tourist Facilities
You will be welcomed with warmth, courtesy and efficiency. There are some 12,600
rooms available in the area, including over 2000 international-class rooms. Québec
City enjoys good air, train and road transportation service and the Jean-Lesage
International Airport was entirely remodelled in 2008.
Cuisine
Treat yourself to the pleasures of gourmet dining in our refined restaurants, friendly
bistros, sidewalk cafés and springtime maple sugar shacks. You'll discover why
Québec City has a well-deserved reputation as the North American capital of
exquisite cuisine.
Culture
Major museums include the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée de la
civilisation, and Musée de l’Amérique française. Offering international exhibitions in
one or the other location, they please the entire family. Visitor find attractions for
every taste, from multimedia shows and fascinating museums to spine-tingling
water and snow slides.
Valeant Canada /limitée / Limited is pleased to
provide an Unrestricted Educational Grant for this
2009 Annual Meeting
CANADIAN PAIN SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE—Page 8