2014 Annual Meeting | 2HC.015 - Core Concepts in Pain Management

Date Sunday 04/27/14

Time 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Half-Day Course

Director(s) Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should become familiar with the current standards and latest evidence for the assessment and treatment of acute and chronic pain. Knowledge of opioid prescribing should be enhanced. Participants' familiarity with novel therapies for the treatment of common pain problems should be improved.

CME Available No CME available

Recommended Audience General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Interactive, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM		Overview of Core Pain Management Concepts Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM		Pain Assessment: Barriers to Measuring the 5th Vital Sign Alan C. Carver, MD
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM		Why We Need to Individualize Care: Review of Opioid Pharmacology Gavril W. Pasternak, MD, PhD
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM		Break
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM		Review of the Evidence for Non-opioid Medications for Chronic and Neuropathic Pain Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM		Pain Management in Special Adult Populations: Elderly, Terminally Ill, Multiple Comorbidities Alan C. Carver, MD
03:45 PM - 04:30 PM		Opioid Rotation: The Role of Tolerance and Cross Tolerance Gavril W. Pasternak, MD, PhD
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM		Case-based Presentations of Difficult Pain Management Problems Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN

Faculty Disclosures
Lynne P. Taylor, MD, FAAN	Dr. Taylor has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Gavril W. Pasternak, MD, PhD	No disclosure on file
Alan C. Carver, MD	No disclosure on file