The American Pain Society's Essentials in Pain Management: Principles and Practice course (May 6 - 7, 2008): Course Program
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Course Program

May 6, 2008

Tuesday | Wednesday | top

8:00 AM-8:15 AM


0
Welcome and Overview
Charles E. Argoff, MD

8:15 AM-9:00 AM


1
Experimental Pain Models: What Do They Tell Us About Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Pain?

9:00 AM-9:45 AM


2
Pain Assessment

10:00 AM-10:45 AM


3
Interventional Pain Management

10:45 AM-11:30 AM


4
The Assessment and Management of Aberrant Behaviors Associated with Analgesic Use

1:00 PM-1:45 PM


5
The Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain

1:45 PM-2:30 PM


6
Pain Pharmacotherapy: Non-Opioid Analgesics

2:30 PM-3:15 PM


7
Pain Pharmacotherapy: Opioid Analgesics

3:30 PM-4:15 PM


8
The Role of CAM in Pain Management

4:30 PM-6:00 PM


9
Case Studies I: Pain Management in the ER and Other Issues

7:00 PM-9:00 PM


10
Food for Thought...The Necessity for an Interdisciplinary Approach to Pain Management

May 7, 2008

Tuesday | Wednesday | top

8:15 AM-9:00 AM


11
Pain Syndromes: Head and Face Pain Including Primary Headache Disorders

9:00 AM-9:45 AM


12
A Rehabilitation Based Approach to Pain Management

10:15 AM-11:00 AM


13
Pain Syndromes: Common Neuropathic Pain Conditions

11:00 AM-11:45 AM


14
Pain Syndromes: Common Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions

1:00 PM-1:45 PM


15
Pain Syndromes: Fibromyalgia

1:45 PM-2:30 PM


16
Principles of Analgesic Use in Acute Pain Management

2:30 PM-3:15 PM


17
Pain Syndromes: Cancer Pain and Palliative Care

3:45 PM-5:15 PM


18
Case Studies II: Pain Management in the Primary Care Setting and Other Issues