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News | February 2025
Interview on the first selective sodium channel blocker VX-548 for acute pain
The FDA has approved the first selective sodium channel blocker VX-548 for acute pain following surgery and injuries. This marks an exciting advancement in pain management, introducing a medication with a novel mechanism of action. However, time will tell whether its benefits prove not only statistically significant but also clinically meaningful. The Tagesschau of SRF – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen interviews PD Dr. med. Konrad Maurer of the Institut für Interventionelle Schmerzmedizin Zürich (IISZ) and is seeking an initial assessment of this announced breakthrough.
News | January 2025
SFETD webinars
This year we can again offer 30 free places at the SFETD webinars. Make a note of the following dates and register for a free place at least 48 hours before the date:
11. February 2025 | “Douleur en francophonie : Regards croisés” | VOLET 5 “Télésanté”
News | November 2024
Winner of the SPS Poster Award
Congratulations on winning the SPS Poster Award 2024 to Manon Isler on «A combined activity of peripheral nociceptive and non-nociceptive fibers is required to trigger microglial reactivity in the spinal cord and sustained pain»
News | October 2024
New study on Chronic Pain
The team from the University of Lausanne (CHUV) published the results of the Lausanne CoLaus cohort in the European Journal of Pain in July 2024. Predictors for the occurrence and recovery of chronic pain in a Swiss population were investigated. Read the study in the PDF Download or OpenAcces Article.
News | April 2024
SPS & SGHN Joint Congress 2024
We are proud to present you an interesting 2-day program. Register today and benefit from the Early-Bird 2-day pass!
SPS & SGHN Joint Annual Meeting 2024
News | November 2023
New SPS President 2023
The official term of office of our new President PD Dr. med. Marc R. Suter began on Friday, November 10, 2023.
PD Dr. med. Marc R. Suter is Deputy Physician in the Pain Center of the CHUV (Department of Anesthesiology). He is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and neuroscientist. As head of the Pain research group, he studies the mechanisms leading to intractable chronic neuropathic pain, with a particular focus on peripheral and central neuroinflammation and abnormal neuronal excitability. He also leads or participates in clinical research related to phenotyping and genotyping of patients with chronic pain.
PD Dr. med. Marc Suter
FMH for anesthesiology
CHUV Service d’anesthésiologie
Centre d’antalgie
Rue du Bugnon 46
1011 Lausanne
News | November 2023
New SPS Committee 2023
The SPS Committee is now composed as follows:
Current President – Marc Suter
Past President – Konrad Maurer
President Elect – Petra Schweinhardt
Treasurer – Andreas Gantenbein
Actuary – Nicolas Mariotti
Assessor – Chantal Berna Renella
Assessor – Andrea Berendes
Assessor – Ben Brönnimann
Assessor – Maximilien Jung
Assessor – Monika Maag
Assessor – Emanuelle Opsommer
The resorts will be allocated at the Board retreat in January 2024.
Committee 2023-2026
Thank you
We would like to thank PD Dr. med. Konrad Maurer for his investment over the past 6 years and are delighted that he will continue to support us in an advisory capacity as Past President for the next 3 years.
Another a big thank you goes to all committee members from 2020 – 2023. With the help of their voluntary work and time, we have been able to reshape education in the field of pain management and promote adequate coding of pain since the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases) recognizes pain as a disease.
Current President – Konrad Maurer
Past President – André Ljutow
President Elect – Marc Suter
Treasurer – Andreas Gantenbein
Actuary – Petra Schweinhardt
Assessor – Beat Steiger
Assessor – Nicolas Mariotti
Assessor – Sven Brockmüller
Assessor – Thomas Benz
Assessor – Fleur Baumann Benvenuti
Assessor – Noëmi Zurron
Assessor – Chantal Berna Renella