6:45 - 7:45 am

Rational Use of Opioid Analgesics: What have we learned and what are the promises for the future?
James P. Rathmell, MD

8:00 - 8:15 am

Refresher Courses

8:00 - 9:00 am

Peripheral nerve blocks in chronic pain

Basic Science:  James C. Eisenach, MD /
Clinical Aspects: Patricia M. Lavand'homme, MD, PhD

Immediately following each lecture, you will have the opportunity to meet in a small group with each speaker

9:00 - 10:00 am

Cancer Pain: Risks and benefits of opioid therapy

Basic Science:  Tony L. Yaksh, PhD /
Clinical Aspects:  Stephen E. Abram, MD

10:00 - 11:00 am

Preemptive Analgesia: Current status

Basic Science: Marshall Devor, PhD /
Clinical Aspects:  Igor Kissin, MD

Clinical Outcomes in Pain Medicine: Using health-related quality-of-life surveys to capture pain-related health status

Basic Science:  Fredrick K. Orkin, MD, MBA, MSc / Clinical Aspects: Alex Macario, MD

12:00 - 1:00 pm

PBLD Luncheons

PBL 1. Back Pain, Sunil J. Panchal, MD

PBL 2. Patient on opioid analgesics, Scott M. Fishman, MD

PBL 3. Painful diabetic neuropahty (PDN), Mark S. Wallace, MD

PBL 4. Herpes zoster / postherpetic neuralgia, Marc Huntoon, MD

Refresher Courses Continued

Radiofrequency procedures for the treatment of painful disorders of the spine

Menno E.Sluijter, MD

1:45 - 2:30 pm

Neuromodulation in the treatment of chronic pain

Allen Burton, MD

2:30 - 3:00 pm

3:00 - 3:45 pm

Celiac Plexus Block: Does early intervention improve outcomes?

Daniel B. Carr, MD

Neuronal Plasticity and Signal Transduction in Nociceptive Neurons: The role of COX₂ in sensitization of the nervous system following injury

Tarek Samad, PhD

4:30 - 6:30 pm

Pain Review
(Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer)

Moderator: Gordon Irving, MD
Edgar L. Ross, MD; James P. Rathmell, MD

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