Pain Medicine for Non-Pain Specialists - CME

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