PAINWeek® - September 9-13, 2009 - Red Rock Casino, Resort, and Spa Las Vegas, NV - The national conference for frontline practitioner.

Hypnosis

• Mind/Body Techniques for Relief of Chronic Pain
• Effective Communication for Fear and Pain Reduction
• Reducing Presurgery Fears and Postsurgery Pain
• Functional Pain Relief With Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis

Master Classes

• Hands-On Evaluation of Orofacial Pain
• Fall Prevention for Osteoporosis Patients

Pain Educators Forum

• Pain Mechanisms
• Pain Assessment
• Pain Diagnostic Methods
• Pain Syndromes
• Therapeutics: Pharmacologic
• Interventional Pain Management

Pediatrics

• Assessment and Diagnosis of Pediatric Pain
• Consequences of Not Treating Pain in Children
• Management of Chronic Daily Headache in Children
• Idiopathic Chronic Pain Syndrome in Children

Rheumatology

• Crystal-Induced Arthritis (Gout and Pseudogout)
• Osteoarthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Special Interest Sessions

• Applied Case Management: Phone Coaching
• Pain Clinical Trials

Welcome Reception and Keynote Address

6:00 PM – 7:45 PM

Master Classes

• Clinical Examination of Neuropathic Pain: A Hands-On Approach
• Malingering, Deception, and Reality

National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)

• Prescription Drug Diversion – The Scope of the Problem
• Fraudulent Prescriptions Investigations
• Doctor Shopping
• Identifying & Targeting the Illegal Prescriber
• Teens In Crisis – Prescription Substance Abuse

Pain Educators Forum

• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Using Games as Educational Tools
• Adult Learning
• What Is a Pain Educator—and Why Every Practice Needs One
• Motivational Interviewing
• Pharmacists and Pain Teams

Palliative Care

• Grief in Advanced Medical Illness
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Poster Session and Reception

Regional Pain Syndromes

• Neck Pain
• Chest Pain
• Shoulder and Upper-Extremity Pain
• Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
• Hip and Lower-Extremity Pain

Special Interest Session

• Pain and Sickle Cell Disease

Health Coaching

Master Classes

• Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Optimizing Patient Adherence in Your Practice

Medical/Legal

• Mock Medical Board Hearing
• Basic Medical/Legal Regulatory Issues in Pain Management
• Compliance Workshop

Neurology

• Migraine Headache: Differential Diagnosis
• Migraine Headache: Prophylactic Treatment
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Pain Educators Forum

• Pain Management in Special Populations
• Managing Patient-Controlled and Epidural Analgesia
• Developing a Pain Relief Champion Program
• How Applying Pain Pathophysiology Can Transform Patient Care

Pharmacology

• Methadone
• NSAID and COX-2 Toxicities
• Opioid Conversions
• Understanding Pharmacologic Metabolism and Using CYP450 Charts

Podium Poster Presentations

Special Interest Session

• Unconscious Processes and the Undertreatment of Pain: Illustrations from Clinical Narratives and Poetry

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

• Prolotherapy for the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain
• The Relationship of Botanicals to Existing Pharmaceuticals
• Acupuncture
• Nutrition

Geriatrics

• Common Pain Syndromes of Older Adults
• Assessment Challenges of the Cognitively Impaired Patient
• Treatment Considerations in Relation to Concurrent Pharmacology
• Reinterpreting Imaging Studies in Relation to Age

Master Classes

• Mastering the Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain Management
• Pain as a Part of Trauma Spectrum Disorder in Military Populations

Narcoterrorism – The War on Pain and Drugs

• Defining the Problem, Process, and Needs for Policy
• Mass Casualties: War on Pain and War on Drugs
• Profile of Narcoterrorism and Economic Considerations
• Targets of Opportunity
• Patient Rights and Sociolegal Wrongs
• Physician Roles and Responsibilities in Profession and Practice

Pain & Chemical Dependency

• The 5 Pillars of Pain Management
• Rules of the Game:  Federal Regulations for Prescribing a Controlled Substance
• A Simple Approach to Pain and Chemical Dependency: The Dual Role of Methadone in Pain and Addiction
• Buprenorphine: New Tricks With an Old Molecule for Pain Management

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• The Role of Modalities for Pain Control: Overview
• The Role of Modalities for Pain Control: Evidence-Based Applications
• Muscle Pain Syndromes: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Treatment
• Prognostic Factors (FLAGS) in Rehabilitation of Patients with Lower Back Pain