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Moderator: James P. Rathmell, MD |
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| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors | ||
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Cancer and Back Pain |
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8:00 am |
Evaluation and Management
of Cancer Pain |
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9:00 am |
Neurolytic Techniques
F. Michael Ferrante, MD At the conclusion of this lecture, the registrant should be able to: • Identify the role of neuroablative techniques in managing cancer-related pain. • Explain the anatomy and technique of common neurolytic blocks including celiac plexus and superior hypogastric plexus blocks. • Name the most common solutions used for chemical neurolysis and the risks and benefits associated with each. • Report the most recent scientific evidence regarding the usefulness of neurolytic techniques for treating cancer-related pain. |
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| 10:00 am |
Break with Exhibitors |
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| 10:30 am |
Implantable Drug Delivery
Systems (IDDS) |
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11:15 am |
Back Pain: Pathophysiology
and Interventions F. Michael Ferrante, MD At the conclusion of this lecture, the registrant should be able to: • Describe the clinical presentation and underlying pathophysiology of common disorders that present with back pain. • Describe available interventional modalities for treating back pain. • Construct a treatment algorithm for the appropriate use of interventional modalities in the treatment of back pain. • Report the most recent scientific evidence regarding the usefulness of interventional modalities in treating back pain. |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:00 pm | Neuroradiology
of Back Pain James P. Rathmell, MD At the conclusion of this lecture, the registrant should be able to: • Construct an approach to the radiographic diagnosis of various conditions that present with back pain. • Explain the use of plain radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic evaluation of back pain. |
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2:00 pm |
Myofascial Pain
Richard W. Rosenquist, MD At the conclusion of this lecture, the registrant should be able to: • Describe the clinical presentation and management of common myofascial pain disorders. • Explain existing diagnostic criteria and the controversy surrounding fibromyalgia as a discrete clinical entity. • Identify the role of treatment modalities including trigger point injections and physical therapy in managing the patient with myofascial pain. |
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3:00 pm |
Break with Exhibitors | ||
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3:30 pm |
Rehabilitation
of Back Pain Divakara Kedlaya, MD At the conclusion of this lecture, the registrant should be able to: • Describe the physiatrist's approach to treating acute and chronic back pain. • Distinguish between functional restoration and alternate approaches to treating back pain. • Describe the role of physical therapy, occupational therapy and the treatment modalities they employ in treating patients with chronic back pain. • Explain the physiatrist's role in the evaluation and management of work-related back pain. |
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Workshop-2hrs |
Problem-based Learning-1 hr each ( Rosenquist, Rathmell) |
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4:45 pm |
Spinal Cord Stimulation
and ImplantableDrug Delivery
Systems (IDDS) - 2 hrs (Limited to 25 Registrants) |
4:45 pm | Myofascial Pain
- 1 hr (Limited to 10 Registrants) |
| 5:45 pm | Chronic Radiculopathy - 1 hr (Limited to 10 Registrants) |
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5:30 pm |
Reception with Exhibitors | ||