Pain Medicine for Non-Pain Specialists - CME

Pain Medicine for
Non-Pain Specialists
October 7, 2006
The Conference Center
at Harvard Medical • Boston, MA
Course Director: Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD
Harvard Medical School
Department of Continuing Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Anesthesia,
Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Course Description
The objective of this course is to offer non-pain specialists a view of
basic science and clinical information, relevant to the practice of pain
medicine. This will include a comprehensive review of scientific data
with clinical relevance to everyday practice, incorporating elements of
evidence-based medicine to pain problems. The presentations will
include the latest literature, clinical guidelines, and evidence-based
medicine applicable to pain medicine.
Our faculty includes experts from the Arnold Pain Management Center
at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Emphasis will be given to
recent progress in understanding the pathophysiology and clinical
science of pain medicine.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will have been taken
through an updated review of the curriculum of both the International
Association for the Study of Pain and the American Board of
Anesthesiology for pain specialists.
Who Should Attend
Those who wish to broaden their understanding of the mechanisms of
pain syndromes and pain management techniques in regard to primary
care practice. The knowledge to be gleaned will benefit a broad base
of physician specialties and allied health professionals in general
medicine and specialties including neurology, orthopedics, emergency
medicine, primary care and rheumatology.
Harvard Medical School Course Director
Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD
Harvard Medical School Course Faculty
Zahid Bajwa, MD
Brent Cambron, MD
Jyotsna Nagda, MD
Course Location
Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD
Thomas Simopoulos, MD
Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD
All sessions will be held at:
The Conference Center at Harvard Medical
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 866-790-7000 Fax: 617-227-0034

Saturday, October 7, 2006
7:00 - 8:00 Registration and
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00 - 8:05 Welcome & Course Overview
8:05 - 8:45 Introduction to Pain Medicine
Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD
8:45 - 9:30 Overview of Low Back Pain
Thomas Simopoulos, MD
9:30 - 10:15 Cancer Pain
Brent Cambron, MD
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:15 Why Do We Need a Psychologist?
Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD
11:15 - 12:00 Neuropathic Pain
Zahid Bajwa, MD
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch with the Faculty
Case Discussion
1:30 - 2:15 Guided Tour of Pain Procedures
Thomas Simopoulos, MD
2:15 - 3:00 Pelvic Pain/Visceral Pain
Jyotsna Nagda, MD
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15 - 4:00 Medication or Dope: Identifying Drug
Seeking Behavior
Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD
4:00 - 4:30 Do we Need Opioids to Manage Chronic Pain?
Lawful Prescription of Opioids
Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD
4:30 - 5:00 Panel Discussion
Drs. Bajwa, Cambron, Nagda,
Peeters-Asdourian, Simopoulos,
and Wootton
Adjourn
Register or view course information online at:
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/painmedicine

General Information
FEES
• MD’s: $325 (USD)
• Reduced Fee for Residents*/Fellows in Training*
and Allied Health Professionals: $230 (USD)
*with a letter of verification from Department Chair
Register Early, Space is Limited. All foreign payments must be made
by a draft on a United States bank or by Visa or Mastercard. If paying
by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with the
completed registration form to: Harvard Medical School - Department
of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If
paying by credit card, fax the completed registration form to (617)
384-8686, mail it to the above address or register online at
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/painmedicine. Telephone registrations
are not accepted.
Inquiries should be directed to the above address, made by phone:
(617) 384-8600, Monday - Friday, 10am to 4pm (EST), or by email:
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu. Upon receipt of registration, a confirmation
letter will be mailed to the address listed on the form.
REFUND POLICY
A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests
must be received by mail or fax one week prior to the course. No
refunds will be made thereafter.
ACCREDITATION
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM . Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Patient Care Services is an
approved provider of continuing education by the Massachusetts
Association of Registered Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nursing continuing education contact hours have been applied for
through the BIDMC Patient Care Services.

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Pain Medicine for Non-Pain Specialists • October 7, 2006