Naloxone Prescriptions for Overdose

Opioid emergencies have risen with the increase in prescribing of opioids. It is imperative that prescribers of opioids know when to coprescribe naloxone therapy to their patients. It goes beyond the patient suspected of misuse and abuse. This presentation will focus on the patients you might not...

Office Based Procedures for Primary Care Practitioners

Many common chronic pain conditions including headache, various types of musculoskeletal pain, and certain neuropathic pain conditions can be successfully treated with office based procedures. In this session, common office based procedures that can be performed to treat chronic pain will be...

Understanding Sensory Amplification Systems in Chronic Pain

Fibromyalgia has frequently been referred to as the most common chronic widespread pain disorder. Many investigators have viewed fibromyalgia as a central nervous system disorder of sensory amplification resulting in many symptoms including chronic pain. Recently, however, others have reported...

Botulinum Toxins as Neuromodulators in Chronic Pain Management

The emerging role of botulinum toxins as chemical neuromodulators, specifically in the management of chronic intractable painful syndromes, will be presented. There is compelling evidence showing that toxins modulate chronic neurogenic inflammation, commonly expressed as peripheral sensitization...

CDC Opioid Guidelines and the National Pain Strategy

In this dynamic and interactive session, Drs. Darnall and Mackey will tag team content that will lead attendees through the recent and relevant political developments including the CDC opioid prescribing guidelines and recommendations from the National Pain Strategy (developed by a committee of 80...

Managing Pain in Workers' Compensation Claims

Pain management is prevalent in the workers' compensation industry as employees are treated for a workplace injury or illness. In managing an injured worker's pain, there are many things to consider, from appropriate utilization of opioid analgesics to the potential impact of underlying comorbid...

Approaches to the Treatment of Chronic Pain

Recent advances in neuromodulation approaches have resulted in several promising applications for the treatment of various chronic pain disorders. This course will review several of the more popular applications, including transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcutaneous vagus nerve...

Overview: Abuse Deterrent Formulations

Although opioids remain an important tool in aiding the management of pain in the United States, the balance between the potential benefits and harms must be considered. Some specific harms are manifested in the abuse of opioids for nonmedical purposes. The primary access to prescribable opioids for...

Acupuncture Analgesia: Therapy or Sham?

Acupuncture has been used for centuries to treat pain; however, multiple recent randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in chronic pain disorders have largely shown mixed findings. In most of these studies acupuncture is no better than sham/placebo. Moreover, many basic as well as clinical...

How to Complete a Rapid Pain Assessment in a Busy ED

Pain is a component of up to 78% of ED presenting complaints yet most ED physicians have had minimal training related to pain recognition, assessment, and management. Adequate pain assessment is complex and requires time to determine the patient's past pain and medication history, current pain...