PAINClinician :: Conference Coverage

4th Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series
3rd Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series
PAINWEEK 2010
IASP 2010
Ethics and Other Challenges in End of Life Care
NANS 2009
APS 2010
AAPM 2010

4th Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series

Highlights are selected presentations from the 4th Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series, which took place at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.

Research Trends in Palliative Care: Ethical Issues for Researchers and IRBs to Consider

Perry Fine, MD

Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Intractable Chronic Pain Management

Timothy Deer, MD

3rd Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series

Highlights are selected presentations from the 3rd Annual Perry Fine Lecture Series, which took place at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.

The Politics of Pain: 3rd Annual Perry Fine Lecture at West Virginia University

Scott M. Fishman, MD

Pain & Aging: 3rd Annual Perry Fine Lecture at West Virginia University

Perry Fine, MD

PAINWEEK 2010

Highlights are based on selected presentations from PAINWEEK 2010, which took place September 8-11, 2010 at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, NV.

	Pharmacy Students’ Perspectives on Pain Patients Karen F. Marlowe, PharmD, BCPS
	Differences Among Clinical Tools for Predicting the Risk of Opioid-Related Aberrant Behaviors Ted Jones, PhD
	State and Federal Guidelines on Prescribing Controlled Substances Howard A. Heit, MD, FACP, FASAM
	Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease Thomas B. Gregory, PharmD, BCPS

	Universal Precautions and the Five Pillars of Pain Management Douglas L. Gourlay, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASAM
	Mind-body Therapy for Pain Relief Michael B. Ellner, DD, CHt, MSH
	Key Issues in Drug Diversion Cmdr John J. Burke

IASP 2010

Highlights are based on selected presentations from IASP 2010, which took place August 29-September 2, 2010 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

	Developing an Interprofessional Pain Management “Best Practice” Plan for Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: Translating The Evidence Judith Hunter, PhD, MSc, BScPT
	Pain Clinician as an Expert Witness George Mendelson, MB, BS, MD, FRANZCP, FFPMANZCA
	Pathophysiology of Acute Postoperative Pain Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD
	The War on Cancer Pain Judith A. Paice, PhD, RCN

	Neuropathic Pain in HIV Disease David M. Simpson, MD
	Neuropathic Pain in HIV Disease Catherine L. Cherry, MBBS, PhD
	Imaging of Clinical Pain A. Vania Apkarian, PhD
	Animal Models in Pain Research Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD

Ethics and Other Challenges in End of Life Care

Highlights are based on selected presentations from Ethics and Other Challenges in End of Life Care, which took place May 18, 2010 at the Leir Retreat Center in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

	Pain, Ethics, and Pallative Sedation Russell K. Portenoy, MD
	Culture and End-of-Life Care Terry Altilio, LCSW
	Caregiver Distress: Family Meetings and Communication in End-of-Life Care Myra Glajchen, DSW

Quality Indicators in End-of-Life Care

Marilyn Bookbinder, RN, PhD, FPCN

Update on Drug Therapy for Neuropathic Pain in the Medically Ill

Russell K. Portenoy, MD

NANS 2009

Highlights are based on selected presentations from NANS 2009, which took place December 3-6, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

	Sphenopalatine Ganglion and Other Stimulation for Headaches Stuart Tepper, MD
	Ketamine Treatment of CRPS Neuromodulation? Robert Schwartzman, MD
	Fibromyalgia: Is This a Brain Problem? Sean C. Mackey, MD, PhD

Electrical Stimulation of the Cervical Spinal Cord on Blood Flow Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Oren Sagher, MD

Functional Imaging of CRPS

Sean C. Mackey, MD, PhD

Survival Issues For Clinicians: Neuromodulation: Coding Update: 2010 and Future Trends

David Kloth, MD

APS 2010

Highlights are based on selected presentations from the 2010 Annual Scientic Meeting of the American Pain Society, which took place May 6-8, 2010 in Baltmore, Maryland.

	Pain-Behaviorial Assessment Tools in the Nursing Room Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF The gold standard for assessing pain is patient self-report. The high prevalence and undertreatment of pain among nursing home residents, however, demand that clinicians are also familiar with techniques to evaluate pain in nonverbal older adults.
	The State of the Opioid Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program Lynn R. Webster, MD Prescription opioid misuse and abuse is an exponentially growing problem in the United States.
	Research Guideline to Expand the Evidence Base Supporting Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain Perry G. Fine, MD The American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine have recently published guidelines to help clinicians appropriately position and prescribe opioids as a treatment option for chronic noncancer pain.
	Virtual Reality and Pain Management Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD Virtual reality is a multisensory technology that allows participants to become immersed and participate in a virtual world.
	Updates on Innovative Hypnotic Interventions for Pain Management Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP Meta-analysis of studies addressing hypnotic analgesia for both clinical and laboratory pain suggest that this modality is highly efficacious compared with standard care or no treatment.

	Sodium Channel Expression in Keratinocytes: Implications for Neuropathic Pain Frank L. Rice, PhD Sodium channels are primary determinants of membrane excitability. Interestingly, recent evidence suggests that keratinocytes in the skin express voltage-gated sodium channels, with increased levels observed in such neuropathic pain conditions as complex regional pain syndrome type 1.
	Psychiatric Issues in Chronic Pain Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA An individual’s perception and experience of chronic pain result from complex interplay among multiple biological, psychological, and social factors.
	Methadone Prescribing: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask Ricardo A. Cruciani, MD, PhD Methadone is a synthetic opioid that is used both as a potent analgesic for chronic pain and as substitution therapy in opioid dependence treatment programs.
	Innovative Projects to Improve Access to Pain Services Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP Patients living in rural settings or those who are unable to travel due to disability, finances, or other socioeconomic factors may find it difficult to access evidence-based, high-quality pain management services.

AAPM 2010

Highlights are based on selected presentations from the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 26th Annual Meeting, which took place Feb 3-6, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.

	Advancing Pain Research in Private Practice Alex Cahana, MD, PhD Debra A. Schwinn, MD Clinical trials often fail to represent cohorts observed in general practice, which at times can leave clinicians frustrated with calls for evidence-based medicine.
	A Theoretical Role for the Genomic Oxidative-Reductive Balance in the Development of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Howard S. Smith, MD The endogenous antioxidant system consists of a number of proteins (eg, antioxidant enzymes) and small molecules that maintain the reducing environment of the body and prevent potentially damaging reactions initiated by reactive oxygen species.
	Physician Enhancement: The Value of Physician Extenders in Pain Medicine Eric J. Grigsby, MD Physician extenders in pain medicine generally include physician assistants and nurse practitioners, as well as, at times, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and medical assistants.

	Epidural Injections—Pros and Cons: A Comprehensive Review of Evidence, Epidural Cytokine Therapy, and Complications in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD Despite the limited long-term evidence, epidural steroid injections remain the most commonly performed procedure in pain clinics across the United States.
	Neuromodulation in Special Populations: Examining the Efficacy of Stimulation Versus Intrathecal Pump Therapy Salim M. Hayek, MD, PhD Certain patient populations with refractory chronic pain pose particular challenges when considering neuromodulation.
	Using Tools to Risk Stratify Patients for Long-term Opioid Therapy Howard S. Smith, MD Standard of care requires that patients being considered for long-term opioid therapy are assessed for the risk of medication misuse and abuse.
	How Does Your Pain Practice Measure Up? Lessons Learned from Commercial Insurance Claims Data Steven Delaronde, MPH, MSW Rates of lumbosacral and cervical injections for the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal pain have increased significantly over the last decade, despite at times conflicting evidence regarding their efficacy.