MS. SUCHI is an experienced International Pre School Principal/Manager who picked up Laughter exercises from many coaches around the world. She then designed ‘Laughter Therapy' which is being used in many places such as hospitals and Senior Activity Centres. She provides individual and group therapy in educational and home settings.

Neurology, Psychiatry, Public Health

Prof Farnad Imani is chairman of department of anesthesiology and pain medicine in Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), with 23 years' experience in academic postgraduate teaching in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He is founder of academic pain fellowship in Iran at 2006, and established the pain ward and interventional pain operation room in Rasoul Akram Medical Center at the first time in Iran. Prof Imani has passed a course of interventional pain procedures in Texas Tech University, USA, in 2008, and is a Fellowship of the Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) and secretory of World Institute of Pain (WIP), Iran section. He is founder and past president of the Iran Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ISRAPM) at 2007. Also, he conducts numerous seminars in the field of Interventional Pain Management, and was chairman of some Congresses of Interventional Pain Medicine. Prof Imani is pioneer of some Interventional Pain Procedures, such as percutaneous spinal fusion (pedicular screw & rod implantation), Endoscopic Spinal Procedures and disc decompression, kyphoplasty, epiduroscopy in Iran. He has conducted several workshops on interventional pain procedures, and invited speaker for several International congresses. Prof Imani is founder, chairman and editor in chief of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, which is the official Journal of ISRAPM. The journal welcomes all kinds of manuscripts which relevant to anesthesiology and pain Medicine field. He is the author of several books in the fields of anesthesiology and pain medicine, and his first comprehensive pain textbook in Persian language was published in 2013. Prof. Imani is the medical director and founder of the Mahya Pain Clinic. Until today, he continues to strive to be at the forefront for the treatment all spine and pain disorders. His passion for providing the most advanced medical and interventional pain technologies has made him well recognized in the field of pain management.

Interventional Pain Management Percutaneous spinal pain procedures Cancer pain management Chronic pain management Acute postoperative Pain Management.

Ashutosh joshi is working as an associate consultant (anaesthesia) at Khoo Teck Puat hospital, Singapore, With experience as a clinical fellow in chronic pain at University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also had experience as a senior resident (anaesthesia) NHG-AHPL, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Singapore.

Chronic Pain, Pain Management

Peter W. Scihiller is a medicinal chemist and pharmacologist. He is a research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology of the University of Montreal and at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (Canadian Pacific Chair in Pain Research). His research in the opioid field resulted in the discovery of highly receptor-specific agonists and antagonists and of opioids with novel bi-or multifunctional activity profiles. Some of his compounds are widely used as pharmacological tools or are being pursued as analgesic drug candidates. He published over 400 scientific articles and holds 17 patents. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His numerous awards include the Prix Galien of Canada for excellence in pharmaceutical research, a NIH MERIT Award and the Vincent du Vigneaud Award from the American Peptide Society.

Opoids, Pain

Nelson Hendler, MD, MS graduated cum laude from Princeton University, where he also play varsity lacrosse. He has an MD and MS in neurophysiology from University of Maryland School of Medicine. He did his residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and remained on the faculty at the medical school for 31 years. He has published 4 books, 33 medical text book chapter, and 65 articles. He has lectured in over 60 hospitals and medical schools in the US and in 10 other countries. He has served as the president of the American Academy of Pain Management and the Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association of America, and served on the board of the Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International.

Pain Management

Dr. Agaezi Sonya is the founder and CEO of Sonya Health Mart & Chiropractic Inc. Dr. Sonya has been involved in healthcare and Wellness for more than 2 decades. Dr. Sonya is a US trained Doctor of Chiropractic and licensed to practice Chiropractic in both USA and Canada. As a Chiropractor she worked in a multi-disciplinary Clinic where she worked together in an inter-professional team with Family practice MD’s, orthopedic surgeon, Physician Assistants, Physiotherapist, Nurses, Massage therapist and other healthcare practitioners. At the multi-disciplinary clinic, each team member contributed their specialized knowledge to the care of the patient, all for the welfare of the patient. Dr. Sonya was invited by the dean of Everglade University to develop and teach alternative medicine class in 2005 and was appointed as one of the board member of the Everglades University in 2006. Dr. Sonya was given the award of a role model and Ambassador by Black Canadian. She is a member of Editorial Board for EC Orthopaedics journal and Journal of Clinical Anesthesia & Research. She has several published abstracts and full articles in pain management. Dr. Sonya is also a frequent speaker at various Conferences, Organizations and community events on a wide range of topics including Pain Management, Diabetes and Management, Chiropractic care, health & wellness, lifestyle modifications, nutrition etc. She was invited to speak as a key note twice speaker at international science conferences on Pain Management. Dr. Sonya is an active community member who strives to teach and promote the benefits of chiropractic and wellness care. She truly believes that optimum health and wellness is the ultimate unique blend of mind, body and spirit. Therefore, when the mind and body work harmoniously, optimum health is achieved. She is committed to providing quality and also dedicated to giving you individualized care to improve your overall health.

Pain Management

Dr. EL Beheiry obtained his Anesthesia FRCPC specialty certificate in Anesthesia in 1994. He had a PhD from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He also spent a year as a Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. He is trained as a neuroanethesiologist and had Clinical Fellowship training in Neuroanesthesia at the University of Toronto,Ontario,Canada.He practiced at the University Health Network, The Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1995 to 2007. His interests are currently focused on acute pain management and clinical neuroanesthesia.He authored many publications in regional anesthesia and complications of regional nerve blocks.

Acute pain management, Regional anesthesia, Clinical Neuroanesthesia.

Dr. Ernesto Delgado Cidranes MD. PhD is Spanish Anesthesiologist. Director, CEO, and Founder at Advanced Pain & Aesthetic Management Center Madrid. Editorial Board Member of Journal Pain Management and Therapy. USA AIUM Members, Reviewer and Advisor Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Institute (USA), Member of Organizing Committe for World Pain Medicine Conferences . Expert in pain treatment. Chairman Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Spanish University Health Ministry. International Professor of Advanced Ultrasound. Heat Pain Unit La Milagrosa Hospital & Los Madroños Hospital Madrid Staff of Anesthesiology of Ruber Quirón Hospital Madrid He has an integrative and interdisciplinary concept in the treatment of pain.

Interventional Pain Management, Pain Treatment, Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine

Andrea Trescot, MD is chair of the education committee of WIP, past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), past president and current director at large of the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP), current president of the Alaska Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (AKSIPP), a former board member of ASIPP, a member of the Board of Directors of the World Institute of Pain (WIP), a former professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and previous director of the pain fellowship programs at the University of Washington and the University of Florida. She graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina, with internship and residency in anesthesia at Bethesda Naval Hospital and a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia at National Children's Hospital in Washington. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians, and a Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice. Dr. Trescot is board certified in anesthesiology, pain management, interventional pain management and critical care. She was a pain clinic director in private practice for 15 years before she moved to academics. She has returned to private practice, where she splits her time between Alaska and Florida. Dr. Trescot has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters, and she is the editor and senior author of a new pain textbook (Peripheral Nerve Entrapments – Clinical Diagnosis and Management). She is also co-author of PainWise – A Patient’s Guide to Pain Management, as well as co-editor of the three-volume pain review textbook Pain Medicine & Interventional Pain Management – A Comprehensive Review. She speaks nationally and internationally on topics of pain medicine and interventional pain management.

Pain medicine and Interventional pain management.

Feng Tao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, USA. He has received his RO1 award and Independent Scientist Award from NIH in 2012 and 2014, respectively. He has published more than 30 papers in peer-reviewed professional journals and is serving as an Editorial Board Member for some professional journals. He has also served as an invited reviewer for Johns Hopkins ACCM Seed Grant, NSF-sponsored Pilot Funding at Louisiana State University, Arizona Biomedical Research Commission, Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership Regenerative Medicine Initiative, Wings for Life−Spinal Cord Research Foundation in Austria, Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Spinal Cord Injury and Neuropathic Pain Panel, and NIH NRCS Study Section.

central mechanisms of analgesia and anesthesia

Mimi Tse has her expertise in pain management and improving the health and wellbeing, for older people in particular. She is a Fellow in Hong Kong Academy of Nursing in the specialty of education and research and a reviewer of international peer-reviewed journals. She has numerous publications in the field of elderly care, pain management, nutrition and health. Mimi is frequently invited by professional bodies to delivery talk regarding pain management and elderly care.

Elderly care, Pain management, Nutrition and health

As the founder of Wilderman Medical Clinic, Chronic Pain Clinic, and the Canadian Centre for Clinical Trials, Dr. Wilderman has been operating clinics since 2004 - offering a wide range of services to patients with a variety of chronic and acute ailments. Dr. Wilderman strongly believes in the benefits of multidisciplinary medicine and the non-pharmaceutical methodology of pain management. His main interests are interventional pain management and neuropathic pain. A great deal of his time is spent on taking on new challenges; and familiarizing himself with the newest technologies and medical developments. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Wilderman lends his experience to clinical trials and medical research. He is an Editor-in-Chief of "Medical News Bulletin"- an online magazine highlighting the latest developments in clinical trials, basic medical research, medicine technology, and lifestyle. Dr. Wilderman is a Lecturer at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; and holds privileges at North York General Hospital. As a chronic pain consultant, Dr. Wilderman apportions his time to perform insurance and independent medical examinations; as well as to write Medico-Legal reports. He is certified in impairment rating (American Medical Association Guides IVth Edition) and is one of the developers of a proprietary impairment rating calculator- an online tool designed to rate one's probability of catastrophic impairment. Dr. Igor WIlderman has trained over a dozen physicians in chronic pain management, is one of the founding members of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management, and has authored approximately forty publications. He is an active member of Canadian Pain Society and International Association for the Study of Pain.

nterventional pain management and neuropathic pain

After completing her Senior Registrar post in Hammersmith Hospital in 1997, Fang took a consultant post in Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. She was specialised in Critical Care and paediatric anaesthesia for ENT surgery. She created Academic Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Resuscitation 2005 with focus on clinical research in these areas. She currently also leads the Perioperative, Critical Care and Trauma Trials Group (PACCT group), University of Birmingham. Their team and PACCT group have strong track record in obtaining major grants from MRC, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, HTA and charity funding bodies, England. Fang was awarded a most prestigious research award in England, NIHR Senior Investigator in 2015.

Chronic Pain

Dalamagka Maria, , consultant anesthesiologist at Edessa General Hospital , Greece. Certificate of Continuing Medical Education Parcipitation: Preventing Adverse Consequences of sleep loss and excessive sleepiness: Practical assessment and management strategies-module 1,Certificate of Continuing Medical Education Emergency Ultrasound Course: online Vascular Access Ultrasound Course (sponsorship of ACEP and the South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians. Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 6 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit). 08/2009 Certificate of Continuing Medical Educaton. Emergency Ultrasound Course - South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians online Trauma Ultrasound Course (8 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recogniton Award).

Acupuncture and Related Therapies, Postoperative analgesia

Dr. Jason Mazzarella graduated at the top of his class at New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) in Seneca Falls, NY in 2006, finishing his graduation requirements 9 months early. While at NYCC, Dr. Mazzarella was selected to participate in a highly coveted United States Olympic Training Facility Elite Rehabilitation Rotation. This rotation involved staying at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, and learning advanced sports rehabilitation protocols and treatment options used to treat present and future Olympians. After completing this rotation, Dr. Mazzarella was then the first in his class, and 5th inter ever to be selected into a prestigious Chiropractic and Orthopeadic Veteran's Hospital Internship, allowing for over 240 hours of direct chronic pain patient care. Dr. Mazzarella also holds two Bachelor of Science Degree from the Pennsylvania State University (Kinesiology Human Movement and Health Policy and Administration). Upon graduation, Dr. Mazzarella continued his training, education and experience obtaining over 1000 hours of advanced post graduate training Whiplash Traumatology, Accident Reconstruction, Chronic Pain, Special Imaging, Traumatic Stress, Acupuncture, and Advanced Rehabilitation Techniques. Over the course of the last decade, Dr. Mazzarella has been able to incorporate this advanced education, with over 15,000 individual patient assessments, and over 100.000 patient treatments to provide a patient experience based on cutting edge medical research, extensive treatment experience, and supported through advanced clinical testing, digital vestibular analysis, and computerized model education and analysis.

General Injury and Pain, Sports Injury, Motor, Vehicle Accidents, Chronic Pain, Wellness

Kalpna Gupta, PhD is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation; and co-Leader of the Tumor Microenvironment Program in the Masonic Cancer Research Centre; and Molecular and Cellular Engineering Program at the Institute for Engineering in Medicine, at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She obtained her PhD from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. She was an Associate Professor of biochemistry at AIIMS until she moved to the United States. Dr Kalpna Gupta is a leading investigator in research on pain and vascular biology in sickle cell disease (SCD). Her seminal observations on morphine signaling in endothelium laid down the foundation to understand the role of opioids in cancer progression. Simultaneously, she initiated investigation on understanding the neurobiology of pain in SCD. Her basic findings are under clinical studies/trials currently. She has a strong track record of receiving highly competitive NIH funding for pain and opioid biology research. She is a receipient of the Excellence in Hemoglobinopathies Research Award from NHLBI, NIH, to study, “Cannabinoid-based therapy and approaches to quantify pain in sickle cell disease.” Her research interests are global. She received the “Science without Borders” award from the Government of Brazil to advance their endeavors in sickle cell disease research. Dr Gupta is a standing member of the, “Hypertension and Microcirculation” study section and serves as an ad-hoc member for several study sections at NIH. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Sickle Cell Disease at NIH. She is a reviewer for several high impact peer reviewed journals including, Nature Publising group, Lancet, Blood, Cancer Res, J Biol Chem, etc. She has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, several reviews and book chapters. Dr Gupta is highly involved in the graduate teaching programs for Fellows in Medicine and graduate students in the Cancer Centre. She has mentored several Fellows and Post-docs. She is extremely active in promoting diversity in medicine. She serves as a member of the Admissions Executive Committee for MD admissions, University of Minnesota.

Opioid activity in endothelium in sickle cell disease,Oncology

Marco Romoli has completed his Graduated in Medicine from Florence University. He has completed his further studies in Acupuncture and related techniques from Japan, China, France, Austria and Italy. He has published more than 40 papers on Acupuncture, Ear Acupuncture and Neural Therapy. He has been serving as an Editorial Board Member in several journals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Pain research, Acupuncture