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

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

Thursday, November 13, 2003

6:45 - 7:15 am Breakfast
7:15 - 7:30 am Welcome
  Refresher Courses
Moderator: Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD
7:30 - 8:30 am Cancer pain: mechanisms and management
Basic Science: Patrick Mantyh, PhD
Clinical Aspects: Oscar A. de Leon-Casasola, MD
8:30 - 9:30 am Spinal stimulation for ischemic pain, (angina/peripheral vascular disease)
Basic Science: Robert Foreman, PhD
Clinical Aspects: Bengt Linderoth, MD, PhD
9:30 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 11:00 am Chronic opiate use: Long-term implications, tolerance
Basic Science: Frank Porrecca, PhD
Clinical Aspects: David J. Clark, MD, PhD
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Cannabinoids in pain medicine
Basic Science: T. Philip Malan Jr., MD, PhD
Clinical Aspects: Mark S. Wallace, MD
12:00 - 1:00 pm PBLD Luncheons
PBLD 1. Billing and compliance in the pain clinic, Douglas G. Merrill, MD
PBLD 2. Back pain: Differentiation between radiculopathy, facet syndrome, sacroiliac pain and other causes, Christine Peeters-Asdourian, MD; Gilbert Y. Wong, MD
PBLD 3. Complex regional pain syndrome, Daniel B. Carr, MD
PBLD 4. Central pain, Patricia M. Lavand'homme, MD, PhD
  Refresher Courses Continued
Moderator: Marc A. Huntoon, MD
1:00 - 1:45 pm Peripheral nerve blocks for chronic pain
James C. Eisenach, MD, Patricia M. Lavand'homme, MD, PhD
1:45 - 2:30 pm Update on current use of anticonvulsants and other adjuvants; evidence for utility and pitfalls
F. Michael Ferrante, MD
2:30 - 3:00 pm Break
3:00 - 3:45 pm Pediatric pain management
Elliot Krane, MD
3:45 - 4:30 pm Interventional pain complications: The good, the bad and the ugly
Marc A. Huntoon, MD
4:30 - 6:30 pm 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

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