The 17th Edition of the Meeting  “Pain is avoidable” is held at Fundacion Valenciana Premios Rei Jame I

It has been held the 17th Edition of the Meeting dedicated to “Pain is avoidable” that over the years has brought together physicians to deal with something as common as pain.

Once again this year, Dr. De Andrés, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Valencia and head of this service at the General Hospital of Valencia, directed the meeting, which was attended by several specialists such as doctors Juan Marcos Asensio, Pablo Rodríguez Gimillo and Pablo Kot, who formed the first panel dedicated to “Neuropathic pain associated with diseases that generate neuropathies”, in which they talked about how the body can react to the different external aggressions.

Dr. Romero Serrano, Dr. Bovaira and Dr. Abejón participated in the second panel , and together with Dr. De Andrés spoke about “, Why does pain after surgery or trauma hurt me and not others?” in which Dr. De Andrés stated that “when pain is persistent, when it is severe and does not subside by the usual means, there are specialists dedicated to work together with other specialist to achieve that quality of life for patients”.

For the scientific director of the meeting, “the slogan of pain is avoidable is not always avoidable, but I would say that it is always palliable and treatable. At least – he affirms – to achieve a quality of life”. He expressed his support and satisfaction with the Pain Units that are already common in the majority of hospitals in the Spanish national network: “It is important that there is continuity over such a long period of time, transmitting a common message such as that pain is avoidable, which was the motto that Professor Grisolía transmitted to us on his first day 17 years ago and we intend to transmit this legacy over the years, especially because I believe that, fortunately, the quality of care all these years has changed since today, Pain Units in hospitals are a fact known by most of the population, and the management bodies of the different health departments, including the Ministry of Health, understand that the treatment of pain is a right of the population, so that there is a care structure in practically all the hospitals in the national network”, emphasized Dr. De Andrés.

The third panel was formed by Dr. Canós, Dr. Hernández Cádiz and Dr. Cid Calzada, who discussed about “Treatments in specific vulnerable populations”.

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