Activiteiten Sport en Innovatie

PRIMUS Congres Rotterdam

11 oktober 2010

On behalf of the Local and International Organising Committee we extend our warm and cordial invitation to you for the first PRImary Care MUSculoskeletal Research Congress (PRIMUS) 2010 held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on October 11, 12 and 13, 2010.

PRIMUS 2010 will offer for the first time a platform where researchers and clinicians with an interest in research in the field of musculoskeletal disorders in primary care meet each other. The congress will attract researchers and clinicians from various disciplines. Updated knowledge and new perspective will be presented and discussed. The Erasmus University Medical Center is pleased to host the first PRImary Care MUSculoskeletal Research Congress in Rotterdam. Welcome to Rotterdam in 2010!

Prof.dr. Bart.W. Koes
Dept of General Practice
Erasmus MC

Introduction

Worldwide millions of people are affected by musculoskeletal disorders. This includes regional or short-lasting musculoskeletal pain problems, but also chronic disorders such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal pain is the most common cause of activity limitations and disability, and it is one of the largest reasons for loss of productivity at work. Musculoskeletal pain increases with age, and given the fact that populations are ageing, it is the main reason for the increasing number of older people who will become dependent on health and social care in the next 25 year. Most people with pain are managed in primary care, and this group of conditions is the most frequent reason for encounter in general practice. In order to optimize management decisions in primary care research activities are being undertaken at various centres around the world. However, there is no focused platform where researchers and clinicians involved in primary care research on musculoskeletal disorders in primary care can present and discuss their findings.

Purpose

To present and discuss the current state of art and the underlying evidence of the management of musculoskeletal disorders in primary care. In the last decade substantial progress has been achieved in our knowledge of the clinical course and the value of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for a range of musculoskeletal disorders. But where exactly do we stand today, what are the blind spots in our knowledge, what are new research findings and what are the most promising research ideas for the coming years?

Target Group

The congress will bring together researchers and clinicians active in the field of musculoskeletal disorders in primary care. They now have the opportunity to meet other primary care researchers active on a broad range of musculoskeletal disorders. The audience will be multidisciplinary and include researchers and clinicians such as general practitioners, physiotherapists, manual therapists, chiropractors, psychologists, epidemiologists, health scientists and health economists, rheumatologists, sport physicians, orthopedic and neurosurgeons and rehabilitation physicians.