Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2017

Essentials in Pain Management: Update is organized by Columbia University Medical Center and would be held on Nov 14, 2017 at Vivian And Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center, New York, United States Of America.

The target audience for this medical event for those in the practice of adult and pediatric pain management throughout the fields of Anesthesiology, Surgical Specialties, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Hospitalist Medicine, Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. It includes Attending Physicians, Fellows and Residents, Medical Students, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Research Scientists and all other medical professionals involved in the evaluation, diagnosis and/or management of patients with chronic pain. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Overview

Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2017 will improve your understanding of the advances in pain management including innovative interventional techniques, the use of medical marijuana and the use of strategies pertinent to controlled substance prescription.

Learning Objectives are :

After completing Essentials in Pain Management: Update 2017, you will be able to:

• Understand the neurobiology of chronic pain and pain perception.
• Identify comprehensive treatment principles in complex chronic pain conditions.
• Understand the approach to controlled substance prescription and diversion resistant modalities.
• Understand the pharmacology of medical marijuana, the evidence for its usage and the legalities of prescribing.
• Delineate a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management in patients with a special focus on the latest therapies including dorsal root ganglion stimulation.
• Understand the latest research foci in pain medicine including the utility of cutting edge measures such as digiceuticals, virtual reality, pharmacogenetics and stem cell therapies.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.