Midwest Pain Society

[Jon Newman]

This year's course looks pretty good.

A summary:

Session 1: Perspectives on The Under-Treatment of Pain

Moderator: Raymond Tait, PhD

8:30 a.m. Perspectives from Provider and Patient
Raymond Tait, PhD

9:15 a.m. Perspectives from Society
Myra J. Christopher, BA

10:00 a.m. Break, Posters, Exhibits

10:45 a.m. Disparities in Pain Treatment
April Hazard Vallerand, PhD,
RN, FAAN

11:30 a.m. Regulatory Barriers: Focus On
The Midwestern States
June Dahl, PhD

12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion - Questions
and Answers

12:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation and Luncheon
(1 hour)
An Update on Fibromyalgia
Robert S. Katz, MD

Session 2: Updates on Interventional Pain Management
(3.25 hours)

Sessions 2 and 3 will run in parallel. Attendees may move
between sessions if desired.

Moderator: Vikram Patel, MD
1:45 p.m. Acute Pain Care Update (2a)
Honorio Benzon, MD

2:30 p.m. Neuromodulation: Is it Just
for the Spine? (2b)
Marc Huntoon, MD

3:15 p.m. Break, Posters, Exhibits

3:45 p.m. Vertebroplasty: The Most Rewarding
Intervention (2c)
Ramsin Benyamin, MD

4:30 p.m. The Disc and its Problems –
The Latest in Pathophysiology,
Diagnosis and Treatment (2d)
Vikram Patel, MD

5:15 p.m. Panel Questions and Answers

5:30 p.m. Adjourn Session 3: Perspectives on Pain and Addiction (3.25 hours)

Moderator: Steven Krause, PhD, MBA

1:45 p.m. Opioid Analgesia and Addiction:
Mechanisms and Interactions (3a)
Jane Ballantyne, MD

2:30 p.m. Pain and Chemical Dependency –
Navigating the Minefield of
Dual Diagnosis (3b)
Miles Belgrade,MD

3:15 p.m. Break, Posters, Exhibits

3:45 p.m. The Treatment of Co-Morbid Pain
and Addictive Disorders (3c)
Judith Scheman, PhD

4:30 p.m. Newly Recognized Long-Term
Effects of Chronic Opioid Therapy (3d)
Joseph Beck, MD

5:15 p.m. Panel Questions and Answers

5:30 p.m. Adjourn