American Society of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Annual Fall Pain Meeting & Workshops

November 13-16, 2003
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA

Friday, November 14, 2003
Parallel Sessions and Master Classes

6:45 - 7:45 am Breakfast Symposium: Autopsies in which oxycodone was reported: An analysis of over 1000 cases
J. David Haddox, DDS, MD (Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.) (not accredited)
8:00 am Welcome
  Parallel Session #1 Master Class #1
8:00 - 9:00 am Basic science update - persistent pain mechanisms: Treatments on the horizon
Moderator: James C. Eisenach, MD
  • New spinal pharmacology
    James C. Eisenach, MD
  • Preclinical safety in the development of spinal analgesia
    Tony L. Yaksh, PhD
  • Organization and plasticity of spinal pain transmission
    Patrick W. Mantyh, PhD
  • Mechanisms for neuropathic pain
    Frank Porreca, PhD
 Effective use of psychologic therapy and psychopharmacology by the pain specialist
Robert N. Jamison, PhD; Scott M. Fishman, MD
9:00 - 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors
10:00 - 11:00 am Parallel Session #1 Continued Master Class #1 Continued
11:00 - 11:15 am Question & Answer
11:30 am - 12:45 pm PBLD Luncheons
PBLD 5. Orofacial pain/trigeminal neuralgia, Richard L. Rauck, MD
PBLD 6. Multimodal therapy in the perioperative period, Eugene R. Viscusi, MD
PBLD 7. Postoperative pain management in the patient on high dose opiates, Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD
PBLD 8. Management of pain in the elderly/aged population, Daniel B. Carr, MD
  Parallel Session #2 Master Class #2
12:45 - 1:45 pm Acute pain management and opioid tolerance: Clinical significance
Moderator: Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD
  • Is pain management in the opioid tolerant patient a problem?
    Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD
  • Human studies on acute opioid tolerance
    Martin S. Angst, MD
  • Opiate tolerance and persistent pain mechanisms
    T. Philip Malan Jr., MD, PhD
  • Pain management in the opiate-tolerant patient, practical aspects
    Eugene R. Viscusi, MD
 Management of the "failed pump" patient
Timothy Deer, MD; Richard L. Rauck, MD
1:45 - 2:45 pm Break with Exhibitors
2:45 - 3:45 pm Parallel Session #2 Continued Master Class #2 Continued
3:45 - 4:00 pm Question & Answer
4:00 - 6:00 pm CME Evening Symposium: Pain management: Exploring some of the current issues
(Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.)
Moderator: Peter Staats, MD; Scott M. Fishman, MD; Daniel B. Carr, MD
  • Functional Outcomes in Opioid Therapy
    Scott M. Fishman, MD
  • Under-treatment of pain: The effects of misuse, abuse and diversion
    Daniel B. Carr, MD
  • Controversies and myths with the use of opioids for neuropathic pain
    Peter Staats, MD
6:00 - 7:30 pm Reception with the Exhibitors

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