ESTABLISHING BOSNIAN NATIONAL PAIN THERAPY ASSOCIATION

The need for adequate treatment of pain, and primarily training of doctors and other medical personal in Pain Management is a direct consequence of the war that took place in BIH, resulting in a huge number of wounded and mutilated people, increase of cancer disease, circulation diseases and psychological pain.

According to the requirements in Sarajevo, 1993. Hope 87 has formed a database of the handicap and war created amputees. The database contains names of 1250 people. In 1996. We started treating phantom pain, which encouraged us in its positive treatment results.

The project "Pain therapy, Rehabilitation and Social integration war victims in Sarajevo" were supported by UNESCO, Austrian Government,
JICA(Japan International Cooperation Agency)

With the great help from our donors from the world certain experiences were made. According to International standards (IASP,1974 Siettle), adequate space was built and HOPE 87 “Center for Pain Treatment” was established.

First Pain therapy medical team in BiH

 

Education
Through contact with and training local medical personal in Pain Management by doctors from Europe: IFA (International Flug Ambulance) Germany: Prof. Dr. Wagner, Prof. Dr. H Back, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Klinik (Nurnberg-Erlangen) Dr. Reinhard Sittl, Hope87 educator since 1997 and author of Grunenthal education Pain Course, Munich (Dr. Bayer, Tutzin) Missions Benedictineninnen Hospital - Dr. med. Reinhard Thoma, Universitet Anesthesiology Klinik in Wien (Dr. med. ClausH.Hoerant), University Hospital Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Prof. Dr. Paver Erzen.

Dr. Reinhard Sittl - Universitat Klinik (Nurnberg-Erlangen)

Establishers are medical doctors (mulitidisciplinary team) and were present on Establishing Assembly for "Bosnian National Pain Therapy Association".

Establishing Assembly was held in Sarajevo on March 16th 2005 in "Center for Pain treatment HOPE 87".

THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH B&H PAIN THERAPY ASSOCIATION WAS ESTABLISHED
The Association consists of members from 2 entities Federation of B&H and RS and it has been with support in 2 entities. It has been registered in B&H ministry of Justice which is a Ministry on the state level

Bosnian National Pain Therapy Association was established 30 establishers
with support of Direcors NGO HOPE87, with head Prim.dr.Karkin-Tais Amira

Members of the first Board of Directors (BOD)

Steering board President - Prim. dr. Amira Karkin - Tais (anaesthesiologist)
Deputy of Steering board President - dr. Goran Čerkez (surgeon)
Assembly President - Mr. ph. Sanja Čustović (pharmacologist)
Deputy of Assembly President - dr. Darko Golić (anaesthesiologist)
Secretary - Nedim Ahmetagić (higher physiotherapy technician)

Prim. dr. Zoran Karlović - Mostar (anaesthesiologist)
Prim.dr.Abdulah Nakaš (surgeon) - in memoriam
Doc. Dr. Džemal Pecar (physiater)
dr. Vesna Ivaniševic - Banja Luka (neurosurgeon)
Prof. Dr. Ismet Cerić (neuropsychiatrist)
Prim. dr. Davorka Matković (anaesthesiologist)
Mr.sci. dr. Mirsad Muftić (physiater)