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

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


Objectives

CME Evening Symposium

Interactive pain medicine review course (A must for residents and fellows)
(Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer)
Moderator: James P. Rathmell, MD
Gordon Irving, MD; Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD

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

  • Review the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain and the maladaptive changes that initiate and maintain pain
  • Discuss some of the controversies associated with the use of opioids for neuropathic pain
  • Classify the difference in pain management for patients of particular subpopulations
  • Incorporate the learned modalities of the legal/regulatory, special populations and treatments for neuropathic pain into practice

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