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
Workshops and Poster Discussions

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.)
8:00 am Welcome
  Workshop #1  
8:00 - 9:00 am Implantable devices: Spinal cord stimulators and intraspinal pumps
Timothy Deer, MD; Richard L. Rauck, MD; Bengt Linderoth, MD, PhD
Poster Discussion #1
9:00 - 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors
10:00 - 11:00 am Workshop #1 Continued Poster Discussion #2
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
  Workshop #2  
12:45 - 1:45 pm Using fluoroscopy and CT in interventional pain management
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD; James P. Rathmell, MD
Poster Discussion #3
1:45 - 2:45 pm Break with Exhibitors
2:45 - 3:45 pm Workshop #2 Continued Poster Discussion #4
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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