Essentials of Pain Medicine Course Schedule
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 8 am-5 pm
| 8 - 8:15 am | Welcome from Course Co-Chairs | Bill McCarberg, MD, Zahid H. Bajwa, MD |
| 8:15 - 9 am | Assessment of Chronic Pain | Zahid H. Bajwa, MD |
| 9 - 9:45 am | Pathophysiology of Pain | Frank Willard, PhD |
| 10 - 10:45 am | Headache | Zahid H. Bajwa, MD |
| 10:45 - 11:30 am | Pain Pharmacology: Opioids | Gagan Mahajan, MD |
| 11:30 am - Noon | Question and Answer | |
| 1 - 1:45 pm | Pain and Primary Care | Bill McCarberg, MD |
| 1:45 - 2:30 pm | Pain Pharmacology: Non-Opioid | Paul Kreis, MD |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm | Question and Answer | |
| 3 - 3:45 pm | Cancer Pain and Palliative Care | Larry Driver, MD |
| 3:45 - 4:30 pm | Neuropathic Pain | Paul Kreis, MD |
| 4:30 - 5 pm | Question and Answer |
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 8 am-5 pm
| 8 - 8:15 am | Welcome by Program Chair | Zahid H. Bajwa, MD |
| 8:15 - 9 am | Back Pain | Gagan Mahajan, MD |
| 9 - 9:45 am | Pain and Rehabilitation | Steven Stanos, DO |
| 9:45 - 10 am | Question and Answer | |
| 10:15 - 11 am | Pain Medicine and the Law | Scott M. Fishman, MD |
| 11- 11:45 am | Fibromyalgia and Myofacial Syndromes | Bill McCarberg, MD |
| 11:45 am - Noon | Question and Answer | |
| 1 - 1:45 pm | Psychology and Pain | Michael Moskowitz, MD, MPH |
| 1:45 - 2:30 pm | Interventional Procedures | Scott M. Fishman, MD |
| 2:30 - 2:45 pm | Question and Answer | |
| 3 - 3:45 pm | Advanced Implantable Modalities | Paul Kreis, MD |
| 3:45 - 4:30 pm | Case Presentation with Risk Management | |
| 4:30 - 5 pm | Question and Answer |
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