Jan Van Zundert
MD, FIPP
location_onBelgium

• Heads up the multidisciplinary pain centre of the Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
• Scientific affiliation with the University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
• Was the co-editor of a special issue of Pain Digest dedicated to the use of epidural corticosteroids

Biography

Jan Van Zundert is anesthesiologist, specialized in pain management who heads up the multidisciplinary pain centre of the Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium. Besides he has a scientific affiliation with the University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands, where he obtained his PhD degree with the thesis: “The use of pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of chronic pain”. His main research interests are:
Radiofrequency and pulsed radiofrequency treatment in clinical practice but also the basic research into the potential mechanisms of action.
Correct use of epidural corticosteroids
Evidence based medicine and the application of this science to interventional pain management techniques Translational medicine with special attention for the elaboration of research planning to develop new treatment options for the management of chronic pain syndromes.

He authored several publications in peer reviewed journals. He was the co-editor of a special issue of Pain Digest dedicated to the use of epidural corticosteroids. He was also the co-editor of the special issue of Pain Practice dedicated to radiofrequency treatment. He is the section editor of Evidence Based Medicine of Pain Practice.

He is author of several book chapters.

He performed several clinical trials on pulsed radiofrequency treatment. He also performed epidemiologic research on the current management of low back pain in Belgium and the costs involved on behalf of the Belgian Healthcare Knowledge Centre.

He was member of the scientific committee of the 4th World Congress of the World Institute of Pain, Budapest, Hungary 2007. He sits on the scientific committee of the upcoming EFIC congress: Pain in Europe VI, Lisbon, Portugal September 2009.

 

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Jan Van Zundert sits on different editorial board and is reviewer for most of the peer reviewed journals dealing with pain management.

Jan adhered WIP from its foundation and became soon a member of the board of directors. He obtained the FIPP certificate in 2001.

In Belgium Jan Van Zundert is the preferred contact person with the authorities and was the driving force behind the recognition and reimbursement of interventional pain management techniques.

He founded the Vlaamse Anesthesiologische Vereniging voor Pijnbestrijding (VAVP) an association assembling the Flemisch speaking anesthesiologists/pain therapists. The VAVP holds yearly 4 scientific evening meetings, one meeting dedicated to the legal and administrative aspect of the pain therapy and every two years a one day congress on pain management. Besides the VAVP has a website for communication with its members.

He is a regular speaker at the WIP congresses and served as examinator in most of the FIPP examinations, organized in Budapest.

He is often asked as speaker at national and international congresses. He also organized different congresses, symposia and workshops in Belgium.

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