Emerging & Controversial Topics in Pain: Combating the Opioid Crisis: Evidence-Based Management of Chronic Pain

Emerging & Controversial Topics in Pain: Combating the Opioid Crisis: Evidence-Based Management of Chronic Pain is organized by Dannemiller, Inc and will be held from Aug 04 - 05, 2018 at The Westin Chicago Northwest, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is intended for pain medicine specialists and other allied health care professionals interested in interested in emerging and controversial topics in the practice of pain and pain management. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:
• Explain the epidemiology of the "opioid epidemic."
• Identify risk factors for opioid addiction and evidence-based screening paradigms.
• List the level of evidence for the use of chronic opioids in the treatment of pain from a variety of chronic conditions (i.e. chronic low back pain, chronic neck pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatologic conditions, fibromyalgia, cancer pain, etc.).
• Discuss treatment of opioid addiction.
• Identify potential legal pitfalls that may arise when prescribing chronic opioid therapy.

Workshop Includes:
• Discussion of Combating the Opioid Crisis: Evidence-Based Management of Chronic Pain
• Lectures, enhanced by slide presentations
• Instructions by award winning faculty
• Up to 16 CME credits

Possible Discussion Topics:
• How Opioids Work
• Biologic Basis for Opiate Addiction
• Understanding the Epidemic: How We Got Where We Are
• Understanding the Epidemic: Where Might We be Going?
• Panel Discussion: Pro vs. Con Debate on Prescribing
• Opioids in the Acute Care Setting
• Risk Factors for Abuse & Addiction
• Opioid Addiction Treatment Options
• Opioids for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: Where’s the Evidence?
• Neurocognitive & Endocrine Effects of Opioids
• Opioids in Cancer
• Adjuvant Treatment Options: Do They Even Work?
• Statistically Speaking: How Do I Know if a New Drug is Worth Prescribing?
• Panel Discussion: Difficult Cases Part 1 & 2
• Physical Therapy as an Alternative to Opioid Therapy
• Infusion Therapy as an Alternative to Opioid Therapy
• Panel Discussion: Interventional Treatment Options as an Alternative to Opioid Therapy - Pro vs. Con

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