Dr. Theodoridis Orthopädie

2026

Scientific leadership

10th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis course)
27/02/2026 – 28/02/2026
Anatomical Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)

Lecture – Spinal Injections

Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery TO GO (OUTOGO)
February 25, 2026
Early Morning Session: 07:30–08:15
Late Night Session: 20:00–20:45
Orthopedic University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture – treatment of back pain over time

Jubilee congress
45 years of the Orthopaedic University Clinic of Bochum
31/01/2026
Lecture hall center of the Orthopaedic University Clinic
St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

2025

Scientific Director / Scientific Leadership

9th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
29 August 2025 – 30 August 2025
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

Scientific Director / Scientific Leadership

8th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
21 February 2025 – 22 February 2025
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

2024

Lecture – Injection Techniques of the Spine, Techniques and Indications

Frankfurt Musculoskeletal 2024
22 November 2024 – 23 November 2024
Hilton Frankfurt City Center Hotel, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scientific Director

7th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
30 August 2024 – 31 August 2024
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

Scientific Director

6th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
23 February 2024 – 24 February 2024
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

2023

Scientific Director / Scientific Leadership

5th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
01 September 2023 – 02 September 2023
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

Scientific Director / Scientific Leadership

4th Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Medical Association of Westfalen-Lippe
24 February 2023 – 25 February 2023
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

2022

Scientific Director

3rd Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association
23.09.2022-24.09.2022
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

Scientific Director

2nd Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association
25.02.2022-26.02.2022
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

2021

Scientific Director

1st Bochum Spine Intervention Course (BoWis Course)
in cooperation with the Academy for Medical Continuing Education of the Westphalia-Lippe Medical Association
08.10.2021-09.10.2021
Institute of Anatomy, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany

Lecture – Evidence on Lumbar and Cervical Spinal Nerve Analgesia

Summer Meeting – Interdisciplinary Society for Orthopaedic Pain Therapy
10 July 2021
Steigenberger Inselhotel, Konstanz, Germany

2020

Online Lecture – Back pain – Basic principles and practical tips for clinical practice

Forum for Continuing Medical Education in General Medicine
10 December 2020
Livestream, Course Stuttgart, Germany

Online Lecture – Back pain – Basic principles and practical tips for clinical practice

Forum for Continuing Medical Education in Orthopaedics
26 November 2020
Livestream, Course Hanover, Germany

Online Lecture – Back pain – Basic principles and practical tips for clinical practice

Forum for Continuing Medical Education in General Medicine
5 November 2020
Livestream, Course Leipzig, Germany

Online Lecture – Back pain – Basic principles and practical tips for clinical practice

Forum for Continuing Medical Education in General Medicine
29 October 2020
Livestream, Course Cologne, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

Symposium & Spine Workshop
10 October 2020
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – Back pain – Pathogenesis and treatment options

Patient information day – Action day against pain
25 January 2020
Evangelical Hospital Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

2019

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

Spine Symposium & Workshop
16 November 2019
Anatomical Institute of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – Back pain and interventional therapy

Spine Symposium, Klinik am Ring
Topic – Interdisciplinary update “Back pain”
14 June 2019
Wolkenburg Cologne, Germany

Head, speaker and instructor on anatomical specimen – Pain therapeutic injections on anatomical specimens

Spine Symposium & Workshop
13 April 2019
Anatomical Institute of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – Back pain and sports

Patient information day – Action day against pain
12 January 2019
Evangelical Hospital Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

2018

Lecture – injection techniques in the spine based on anatomical landmarks

DKOU 2018 – German Congress of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
October 23–26, 2018
Messe Berlin, Germany

Lecture & workshop – pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

IGOST “Hands-on” – Workshop
September 29, 2018
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – spinal infiltration techniques

German Spine Society (DWG)
Basic course in spinal surgery
April 27, 2018
St. Josef Clinic, Offenburg, Germany

Lecture & workshop – pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

IGOST “Hands-on” – Workshop
April 14, 2018
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – degenerative spinal diseases

Specialist and refresher course in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
March 22, 2018
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – injection techniques in the spine

Frankfurt Spine Symposium
March 10, 2018
Frankfurt, Germany

Lecture – back pain and injection therapy

Patient information day “Action Day Against Pain”
January 27, 2018
Evangelical Hospital, Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

2017

Lecture – Injection techniques in the cervical spine.

DKOU 2017 – German Congress of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
26 October 2017
Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Germany

Guest lecture – Interventional spine therapy

EECHOT 2017
73rd Greek National Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology
14 October 2017
Hilton Hotel, Athens, Greece

Lecture & workshop – Paraspinal infiltrations and injection techniques in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

16th IGOST spine surgery course – hands-on workshop with fluoroscopic guidanceInfiltration and injection techniques, endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of facet joints and the sacroiliac joint, spinal cord stimulation, multimodal pain therapy
16 September 2017
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture & workshop - pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

IGOST “Hands-on” – Workshop
July 1, 2017
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture & workshop – spinal injection techniques

German spine society (DWG) – 6th Basic Course in Spinal Surgery
Fundamentals and conservative treatment of degenerative spinal diseases
April 27–28, 2017
Freiburg-Munzingen, Germany

Lecture & workshop – pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

IGOST “Hands-on” – Workshop
February 4, 2017
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture – back pain and interventional therapy

Patient information day “Action Day Against Pain”
January 28, 2017
Evangelical Hospital Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

2016

Lecture – Injection techniques in the lumbar spine. Techniques and indications

19th Interdisciplinary Symposium – Medicine – Physiotherapy – Sports Science
Topic: Lumbopelvic region in sport
19 November 2016
University of Regensburg, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

Spine “Hands on” Workshop
12 November 2016
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

1) Day moderation – Minimally invasive techniques, denervations, cervical nucleoplasty, neuropathic syndromes 2) Workshop: Injection techniques on the spine

15th IGOST Spine Surgery Course – Hands-on workshops with fluoroscopic guidance
16 – 17 September 2016
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Scientific director and speaker – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

IGOST “Hands on” Workshop
2 July 2016
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Guest lecture – Injections on the spine

ATOS Champions League Meeting 2016
Topic: Orthopaedic update for clinical practice
28 May 2016
ATOS Clinic Munich, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

German Spine Society (DWG)
5th Spine Surgery Course
28 – 29 April 2016
Schloss Reinach, Freiburg-Munzingen, Germany

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Specialist training and refresher course in Orthopaedics
17 March 2016
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Scientific director and speaker – Epidural pain therapy of the spine – basics, technique and indications

Spine Workshop
20 February 2016
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture – Back pain and injection therapy

Patient information day – Action day against pain
30 January 2016
Evangelical Hospital Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

2015

Scientific director of the symposium & workshop

Spine Symposium & Workshop
11 – 12 December 2015
Reha Pro-Med Health Center in cooperation with Viktoria Clinic Bochum, Germany

1) Lecture – Facet denervation – when is it indicated and what are the results 2) Workshop – Injection techniques on the spine

17th Update Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery
Topic: Problems of the spine
27 – 28 November 2015
Rhenish State Theatre Neuss, Germany

Lecture – Therapeutic local anesthesia of the spine

21st Bad Rothenfelde Rehabilitation Meeting “Around the Back”
7 November 2015
Klinik Münsterland, Bad Rothenfelde, Germany

1)Session chair – Spine: from injection to orthosis to corrective spondylodesis 2) Lecture – Injection therapy in degenerative spine diseases

DKOU 2015 – German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
20 – 23 October 2015
Messe Berlin, Germany

1) Day moderation – Minimally invasive techniques, denervations, cervical nucleoplasty, neuropathic syndromes 2) Workshop: Injection techniques on the spine

IGOST – 14th Spine Surgery Course – Hands-on workshop with fluoroscopic guidance
2 – 3 October 2015
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

1) Session chair – Clinical entities of the cervical spine and conservative treatment methods 2)Lecture – Successful non-operative concepts in degenerative spine diseases

8th Berlin Spine Congress
Topic: Degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine – when surgical, when conservative?
25 – 26 September 2015
Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, Berlin, Germany

2014

Lecture & Workshop – Pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine on an anatomical specimen

Spine Surgery Course – Hands-on workshop with fluoroscopic guidance
August 29–30, 2014
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally Invasive Spine Interventions German Spine Society (DWG)

3rd Basic Course in Spine Surgery
May 8–9, 2014
Freiburg, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

German Spine Society (DWG) – Spine course
10 – 11 April 2014
BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, Germany

Lecture – Conservative and minimally invasive treatment of back pain

2nd Cologne Patient Forum for back pain
Prevention, conservative and surgical treatment
2 April 2014
Press conference room, RheinEnergie Stadium (FC Köln), Cologne, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

Spine Symposium & Workshop
22 March 2014
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Specialist seminar and refresher course in Orthopaedics
19 – 22 March 2014
University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques on the spine using anatomical landmarks

Symposium & Workshop – Spine
15 February 2014
MEDucation Center Rhein Ruhr, Mülheim an der Ruhr – Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques in the cervical spine.

6th Cologne Spine Symposium – Topic: Cervical Spine
14–15 February 2014
University Hospital Cologne, Germany

Lecture – Injection Techniques of the Spine. Techniques and Indications.

Berlin Orthopaedic Society
12 February 2014
Kaiserin-Friedrich-Haus – Berlin, Germany

2013

Lecture – Paraspinal injection therapy: indications and technique

6th Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Colloquium
November 13, 2013
St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

German Spine Society (DWG)
Spine Surgery Course – Fundamentals and conservative treatment
May 2–3, 2013
Schloss Reinach, Freiburg, Germany

2012

Guest lecture – Injection techniques of the spine. Theory, tips and tricks. Video-assisted demonstration of injection techniques on a skeletal model

German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery – DKOU 2012
October 23–26, 2012
Messe Berlin, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine on anatomical specimens

12th Spine Surgery Course – Hands-on workshops with and without fluoroscopic control
July 5–7, 2012
MEDucation Center Rhein-Ruhr, Germany

Course director – Injection therapy of the spine with workshop – demonstration of injection techniques on anatomical specimens

Anatomy for pain therapists – Pain Therapists Saxony Association (Schmerztherapeuten Sachsen e.V.)
May 11–12, 2012
Anatomical Institute Greifswald, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

German Spine Society (DWG) – Spine Surgery Course
May 10, 2012
Lahr-Ettenheim, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

German–Spanish Spine Symposium
April 26–27, 2012
Teknon Clinic Barcelona, Spain

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Professional Association of German Surgeons (BDC)
Specialist Seminar in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery 2012
March 22, 2012
Wuppertal, Germany

2011

Course director – Injection techniques of the spine

IGOST Hands-on workshop – Spine
December 2–3, 2011
Anatomical Institute Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Spinal injections. Techniques and indications

Pain therapy of the spine
November 23, 2011
Auguste-Viktoria Clinic, Orthopaedic Hospital, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

Course director: Injection techniques of the spine

German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery – DKOU 2011
October 25–28, 2011
Messe Berlin, Germany

Course director, lecturer and instructor on anatomical specimens – Pain-therapeutic injections on anatomical specimens

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
October 7–8, 2011
Anatomical Institute Bochum, Germany

1) Chair – Lecture session: Which diagnostics are necessary and when? 2) Lecture – Imaging in injection therapy of the spine 3) Lecture – Orthoses in osteoporosis 4) Workshops: Injection therapy of the spine

Annual Congress of the Pain Society 2011 – Back pain in practice and clinic – Current Concepts
September 30, 2011
Neuss – Rheinisches Landestheater, Germany

Expert Meeting

European Spine Society
May 27–29, 2011
Lille, France

Lecture – Spinal injection techniques & workshop

International symposium & hands-on workshops on human specimens
May 19–21, 2011
Institute of Anatomy, University of Rostock, Germany

Course director, lecturer and instructor on anatomical specimens

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
April 16, 2011
Anatomical Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques of the spine with SPINE workshop

Interdisciplinary Symposium for Interventional Therapy (SYMIT)
March 31, 2011
Rheinisches Landestheater Neuss, Germany

Lecture – Complications in injection therapy of the spine

23rd International Bad Klosterlausnitz Symposium
March 19, 2011
Bad Klosterlausnitz, Germany

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Professional Association of German Surgeons (Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgen e.V.)
Specialist seminar in Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery
March 16, 2011
University Surgical Clinic Düsseldorf, Germany

Expert Meeting

European Spine Society
January 27, 2011
Grand Hotel Wien, Austria

Injection workshop

11th Conference – Association of Leading Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeons (VLOU)
January 21, 2011
Frankfurt, Germany

2010

Lecture – Injection techniques of the spine with “live streaming”

German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DKOU 2010)
October 26, 2010
Messe Berlin, Germany

Lecture – Minimally invasive techniques of the spine

21st German Interdisciplinary Pain and Palliative Care Congress
March 18, 2010
Congress Center Frankfurt , Germany

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery – Specialist seminar
March 17, 2010
Helios Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany

Lecture – Conservative treatment options: nerve root injections, facet joint therapy. Workshop leader – Minimally invasive spine techniques

Hands-on workshop: Spine – cadaveric surgery course
February 25, 2010
Anatomical Institute, University of Bonn, Germany

Instructor & workshop leader – Minimally invasive spine interventions

Spine infiltration techniques (theoretical-practical course on anatomical specimens)
February 13, 2010
Anatomical Institute of the University of Madrid, Spain

2009

Scientific direction of the symposium & workshop

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
November 14, 2009
Anatomical Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Spinal injection techniques

9th IGOST Spine Surgery Course – Hands-on workshop with fluoroscopic control
Injection, catheter, and denervation techniques
September 26, 2009
Institute of Anatomy, University Hospital Essen, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
May 16, 2009
Anatomical Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Back pain and interventional therapy

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) media forum – “When the bones hurt”
Patient forum – New orthopaedic treatment methods and tips
March 29, 2009
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

Lecture – What is evidence-based in spinal injections? Workshop – Epidural injections

10th Neuss Pain Day
March 27, 2009
Johanna Etienne Hospital, Neuss, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
February 21, 2009
Anatomical Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

2008

Lecture & Workshop – Spinal infiltrations and injection techniques in the cervical (C-spine), thoracic (T-spine), and lumbar (L-spine) regions

Hands-on workshop – IGOST
April 19, 2008
Anatomical Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Is an imaging method necessary in spinal and epidural procedures?

2nd European Pain Congress
Back pain – from A to Z
April 12, 2008
Sheraton Arabellapark Hotel, Munich, Germany

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Specialist seminar – Orthopaedics / Trauma Surgery
February 20, 2008
Helios Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany

2007

Course Leadership – Injection techniques of the spine with “live” video streaming demonstration on a skeletal model

German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery 2007
October 24, 2007
Messe (Exhibition Center), Berlin, Germany

Lecture – Intervertebral disc degeneration and preventive measures

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) – Patient information evening (Medicine) –Back pain: Appropriate treatment methods
October 18, 2007
Knappschaft Hospital, Bochum-Langendreer, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques of the spine

Revision and intensive course: Special pain therapy, Part II
September 21, 2007
Berufsgenossenschaftliches University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine on an anatomical specimen

7th IGOST Spine Surgery Course
September 13, 2007
Institute of Anatomy, Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Spinal cord–related injection techniques

International workshop: Diagnosis and therapy of chronic pain syndromes related to the spinal cord
August 24, 2007
Hilton Vienna Plaza, Vienna, Austria

Lecture – Degenerative diseases of the spine

Specialist seminar – Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery
August 8, 2007
Helios Clinic, Wuppertal, Germany

Lecture – Injection therapy of the spine without imaging guidance

124th Congress of the German Society of Surgery – Surgery in a Changing System
May 1, 2007
ICM, Munich, Germany

Lectures – 1) Fundamentals, conservative treatment of spinal canal stenosis 2) Surgical management of spinal canal stenosis

Symposium – The narrow spinal canal
April 4, 2007
Hotel Waldhaus am See, St. Moritz, Switzerland

Course leadership: Injection therapy of the lumbar spine with demonstration on a patient

6th Bochum Symposium on Back Pain
Event within the “Bone and Joint Decade” of the World Health Organization (WHO)
January 27, 2007
Orthopaedic University Clinic, St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

2006

Lecture – Back Pain and Injection Therapy

1st German Spine Congress
November 30, 2006
Hilton Park Hotel, Munich, Germany

Lecture – Technique and effectiveness of spinal nerve analgesia and epidural perineural injections

German Pain Congress, Berlin 2006
14 October 2006
Hilton Hotel, Berlin, Germany

Lecture – Effective pain relief enables movement therapy: results of a multicenter study with prolonged-release oxycodone in patients with movement-related pain

Interdisciplinary Pain Conference, Berlin
11 October 2006
Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

6th IGOST Spine Surgery Course
15 September 2006
Institute of Anatomy, Westfälische Wilhelms University of Münster, Germany

Lecture – Paraspinal (perimedullary) injection techniques

Symposium – Spinal Endoscopy and Perimedullary Therapy
24–26 August 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cologne, Germany

Lecture – Epidural pain therapy: topographic anatomy, technique and scientific evaluation

Hands-on Workshop IGOST – Injection techniques on anatomical specimens13 May 2006
Anatomical Institute, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Minimally invasive spine interventions

54th Annual Meeting of the Association of South German Orthopaedic Surgeons (e.V.)
27 April 2006
Kongresshaus, Baden-Baden, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques of the spine

Münster Talks 2006
Spine surgery – Latest trends
Clinic and Polyclinic for General Orthopaedics of the University Hospital Münster
April 21, 2006
Mövenpick Hotel, Münster, Germany

Lecture – Analgesics according to the WHO classification for the treatment of lumbar nerve root compression syndromes

17th German Interdisciplinary Pain Congress
March 23, 2006
Congress Center, Messe, Frankfurt, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques of the spine

Pain Congress Lisbon 2006
New evidence-based pain control
March 10, 2006
Pestana Palace Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal

Lecture & Workshop – Pain-therapeutic injection techniques on the spine on anatomical specimens

5th IGOST Spine Surgery Course
March 3, 2006
Institute of Anatomy, University Hospital Münster, Germany

Lecture – Integrated care – back pain

5th Symposium of the Bochum
Back Pain CenterEvent within the “Bone and Joint Decade” of the World Health Organization (WHO)
January 28, 2006St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Germany

2005

Scientific direction of the symposium & workshop

IGOST Symposium & Hands-On Workshop
Injection techniques on anatomical specimens
November 26, 2005
Anatomical Institute of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

Lecture & Course: Pain therapeutic injection techniques

20th Annual Meeting of the Seminar “Spine – Back School – Pain Therapy” (registered association)
November 11–13, 2005
Waldhotel Heiligenhaus, Germany

"Live" – Spine surgeries, 3rd Transatlantic Spine Congress - Microsurgical intervertebral disc surgeries

New trends in spine surgery
"Live" surgeries via satellite transmission
November 4 and 5, 2005
Bochum – Germany, Dallas – USA

Lecture – New insights in the pharmacological treatment of nerve root compression syndromes.

1st Joint Congress of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Laying foundations, building bridges
19 – 22 October 2005
International Congress Center (ICC), Berlin Trade Fair, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Spinal infiltrations and injection techniques in the cervical (C-spine), thoracic (T-spine), and lumbar (L-spine) regions

4th IGOST Symposium and Spine Surgery Course
September 23–24, 2005
Anatomical Institute, University of Münster, Germany

Lecture “Indications, surgical technique and literature data on peri-epineural injections.”

South German Orthopaedic Congress, Baden-Baden
April 30, 2005
Congress Center, Baden-Baden, Germany

Lecture – The treatment of neck pain.

Injection techniques1st Study Days on Musculoskeletal Pain – Spine –
12 March 2005
Teknon Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Lecture & Workshop – Pain Therapeutic Injection Techniques on the Spine Using Anatomical Specimens

3rd IGOST Symposium and Spine Surgery CourseMarch
4–5, 2005
Anatomical Institute, University of Münster, Germany

Lecture – Back Pain and Work

4th Symposium of the Bochum Spine Pain CenterEvent within the framework of the “Bone and Joint Decade” of the World Health Organization
12 February 2005
St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Minimally Invasive Techniques of the Spine

New Trends in Spine TreatmentsJanuary 15, 2005St. Elisabeth Hospital, Herten, Germany

2004

Lecture – Low back pain and interventional therapy

19th Annual Meeting of the Seminar “Spine – Back School – Pain Therapy” (registered association)
November 13–14, 2004
Heiligenhaus, Germany

Lecture – Minimally invasive techniques on the spine

6th Update for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery – Invasive pain therapy
November 12, 2004
Rheinisches Landestheater, Neuss, Germany

Lecture & Workshop – Pain therapeutic injection techniques on the spine using anatomical specimens

2nd IGOST Symposium and Spine Surgery Course
September 24–25, 2004
Anatomical Institute, University of Münster, Germany

Lecture – Epidural pain therapy

Interdisciplinary Pain Conference in Bochum
April 29, 2004
St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Back pain and sports

3rd Symposium of the Bochum Back Pain Center
February 21, 2004
St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Injection techniques on the spine

1st IGOST Spine Surgery Course
January 23–24, 2004
Mövenpick Hotel Münster, Germany

2003

Lecture – Low back pain and rheumatic diseases

8th Interdisciplinary Rheumatology Symposium Bochum
November 22, 2003
Department of Orthopaedics, University Clinic St. Josef-Hospital, Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Postoperative pain therapy

Interdisciplinary Pain Conference
November 20, 2003
Elisabeth Hospital Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Navigation and spine surgery

3rd Bochum Navigation Symposium
October 10–11, 2003
Department of Orthopaedics, University Clinic St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

Lecture – The role of interventional spine therapy

14th German Interdisciplinary Pain Congress
March 15, 2003
Congress Center Messe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Lecture – Injection therapy of the spine without imaging guidance

Anniversary Congress: 10 years IGOST & 5th Kurpfalz Pain Congress
Topic: Orthopaedic pain therapy – Expectations and reality
February 22, 2003
Saalbau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany

2002

Lecture – Low back pain and interventional therapy.

17th Annual Meeting of the Seminar Spine – Back School – Pain Therapy Association (e.V.)
21 – 23 November 2002
Villa Nonnenbusch, Heiligenhaus, Germany

Lecture – Navigation and endoprosthetics

2nd Bochum Navigation Symposium – State of the Art
October 18–19, 2002
Department of Orthopaedics, University Clinic, St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

Lecture – Fentanyl-TTS (Durogesic®) in osteoarthritis-related pain

German Pain Congress 2002
September 25–29, 2002
Eurogress Aachen, Germany

Lecture – opioids and osteoarthritis pain

Pain symposium – opioids in disorders of the musculoskeletal system
June 8, 2002
Steigenberger Parkhotel, Düsseldorf, Germany

Lectures – Long-term treatment with Fentanyl-TTS in patients with Failed Back Surgery syndrome Attitudes of orthopaedic surgeons and patients toward opioid pain therapy

Interdisciplinary symposium – Opioids in orthopaedic pain therapy?
March 6, 2002
Suvretta House, St. Moritz, Switzerland

Lecture – back pain after surgery

1st Symposium of the Bochum Back Pain Center
January 18–19, 2002
St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

2001

Lecture – specialized interventional spinal therapy

Continuing education course “Special Pain Therapy”
Hamburg Medical Chamber
October 13–20, 2001, Westerland, Sylt, Germany

Lecture – changes in the treatment of patients with back pain

Neuroorthopaedics Congress 2001 – New concepts for clinical practice
May 18–20, 2001
Kloster Banz, Staffelstein/Bamberg, Germany

2000

Lecture – the importance of orthopedic pain therapy

Interdisciplinary pain congress – pain therapy
March 21, 2000
Suvretta House, St. Moritz, Switzerland

1999

Lecture – implementation of new strategies for the treatment of chronic pain in hospital and clinical practice

Bildungssymposium zur Behandlung chronischer Schmerzen: Aufbruch in die Zukunft
19.–21. November 1999
Kongresszentrum, Valencia, Spanien