4Dr Jean-Pierre Van Buyten

Chairman of the Multidisciplinary Pain centre AZ Nikolaas Sint-Niklaas Belgium

Education
1980: Graduation at the Free University of Brussels (VUB)
1980 - 1984: Education in Anesthesia-Intensive-Care medicine and Pain therapy: AZ Middelheim Antwerp, Children's Hospital Antwerp, University Hospital Antwerp, Pitié –Salpétrière Paris France ( obstetric Anesthesia), CHU Montpellier France (neuroanesthesia)
Pain therapy: University Hospital Gent
Special professional degree in intensive care medicine

Working experience
Since 1984 full-time staff member at the department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, Pain Clinic AZ Maria Middelares Sint-Niklaas, Belgium ( Actual AZ Nikolaas)
Chairman of the department of Intensive care 1985-2004
1989 - 1994 Consultant in Pain therapy at the Catholic University of Leuven
1997 - 2003 Consultant in Pain therapy at the University of Antwerp
Member of the Executive Board of AMONIS : Belgian Pension fund for medical professionals. Since 1993 (member of the risk committee, nomination and remuneration committee and strategic committee )
Chairman of the Multidisciplinary Pain centre AZ Nikolaas Sint-Niklaas Belgium