The largest pain conference for practicing pain physicians.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012 |
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07:30-08:30 |
HALL I
Breakfast Satellite Symposium:
CHANGING THE PARADIGM: IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY
Sponsored by Medtronic, Inc. |
HALL II
Breakfast Satellite Symposium:
FYBROMIALGIA MANAGEMENT
Sponsored by Pfizer, Inc. |
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08:30-10:30 |
HALL I
Openin Plenary: Opioid Hyperalgesia: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit
Sponsored by Insys Therapeutics Inc. |
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11:00-12:30 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Fibromyalgia Update: Diagnostic Reappraisal and Therapeutic Strategies |
HALL II
Rational Use of Opioids in Chronic Non-cancer pain |
HALL III
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Mechanism, indications and Outcomes |
HALL IV
Ion Channel Blockers: Present Understanding and Future Development |
HALL V
Ultrasounds: Relevant Use of Ultrasound in Pain Therapy |
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12:30-14:15 |
Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit |
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12:45-14:15 |
HALL I
Lunch Satellite Symposium: MAINTAINING SCS THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN: IS IT POSSIBLE?
Sponsored by Boston Scientific |
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14:15-15:00 |
HALL I
P. Prithvi Raj Lecture: Persistent Postsurgical Pain - What are the Mechanisms and How to Prevent It? |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit |
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15:30-17:00 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Imaging the Pain Pathway |
HALL II
Intrathecal Drug Delivery: A Changing Landscape
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HALL III
Complications and Abuse of Interventional Pain Procedures: Recognition and Avoidance |
HALL IV
Targeted Neurotoxins |
HALL V
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Spinal Chronic Pain |
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17:00-17:15 |
Break |
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17:15 |
HALL I
Official Opening Ceremony |
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18:00 |
Main Foyer, Level 1
Welcome Reception |
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 |
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07:30-08:30 |
HALL II
Breakfast Satellite Symposium: NEW OPTIONS IN SCS: CHANGING THE GAME WITH TECHNOLOGY, TODAY?
Sponsored by St. Jude Medical |
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08:30-10:30 |
HALL I
Plenary: The Genetics of Pain: The Future of Genotyping in Therapy |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit |
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11:00-12:30 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Legends of Interventional Pain Medicine |
HALL II
Management of Headache: Pharmacological vs. Interventional |
HALL III
Genetics Predisposing the Pain Phenotype |
HALL IV
Neonatal and Pediatric Pain |
HALL V
Discogenic Pain |
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12:30-14:00 |
Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit |
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12:45-14:15 |
HALL II
Lunch Satellite Symposium: CHRONIC PAIN AND RISK MITIGATION: A PROFILE OF MEDICATION TAKING BEHAVIORS
Sponsored by Millennium Laboratories |
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14:15-15:00 |
HALL I
Patrick Wall Lecture: On Feeling No Pain: Neural Basis for Analgesia and Unconsciousness During General Anesthesia |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break, Poster Viewing & Exhibition Visit |
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15:30-17:00 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Pulsed Radiofrequency: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice |
HALL II
Facial Pain and Atypical Facial Pain
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HALL III
Pharmacology of Descending Analgesia
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HALL IV
New Minimally Invasive Interventions for Spinal Pathology |
HALL V
Cervical Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment |
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 |
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09:00-10:00 |
HALL I
Plenary Session: How to Beat the Global Pain Management Crisis |
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10:00-10:30 |
HALL I
Presidential Awards & Excellence in Pain Practice Award |
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10:30-11:00 |
Break & Exhibition Visit |
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11:00-12:30 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Radiofrequency: Evolving Concepts and New Therapies |
HALL II
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment |
HALL III
Spinal Canal Endoscopy and Neurolysis of Adhesions: Updates |
HALL IV
Why Formal Pain Medicine Education and Board Certification Matters |
HALL V
Visceral Pain Syndromes: Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management |
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12:30-14:00 |
Break & Exhibition Visit |
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14:00-15:00 |
HALL I
John Bonica Lecture |
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15:00-15:30 |
Break & Exhibition Visit |
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15:30-17:00 |
TOPICAL SEMINARS |
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HALL I
Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Stimulation |
HALL II
Nonneuronal Cells and their Pain Relationship: Targets in Pain Research |
HALL III
Psychology and Chronic Pain: Mechanism, Assessment and Management |
HALL IV
Cancer Pain Management for the Refractory Patient |
HALL V
Tracking Outcomes in Pain Medicine |
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* Please note the preliminary timetable is subject to change