Date

Pathophysiology of Pain: Mechanisms and Manifestations

Sponsored by Lilly USA, LLC.
This activity is not certified for credit.

Date
Friday, September 9, 2011

Start Time
11:50 am Registration

End Time
2:00 pm

Room
Mont-Royal Ballroom
Level 4

Program Description
Pain transmission and processing occurs in the peripheral and central nervous system.1 Acute pain serves as a warning to prevent damage.2 Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain or beyond the expected time of normal healing.3 This presentation will review pain pathways in the peripheral and central nervous system and the mechanisms leading to the development of chronic pain.

  1. Scholz J, Woolf CJ. Can we conquer pain? Nat Neurosci. 2002;5(suppl):1062-1067.
  2. Woolf C. Pain: moving from symptom control toward mechanism-specific pharmacologic management. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(6):441-451.
  3. American Chronic Pain Association. ACPA Consumer Guide to Pain and Medication and Treatment. Rocklin, California: American Chronic Pain Association; 2010:7.

*This program is sponsored by and the speaker is presenting on behalf of Lilly USA, LLC. It is being presented consistent with FDA guidelines and is not approved for continuing education credit. Lunch will be provided for attendees of this program. 

As of January 1, 2011, if you are a US medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy with an active state license number, the value of the meal that you receive when attending this program may be disclosed on Eli Lilly and Company's Physician Payment Registry as a transfer of value made to you by Lilly. As a result of enacted state regulations, food, beverage and/or meals will not be provided for healthcare professionals from the states of Minnesota and Vermont. This medical presentation is intended only for invited healthcare professionals for whom the information to be presented is relevant to their practice. We regret that spouses or other guests cannot be accommodated.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to

  • Explain how pain transmission and processing occurs in the periphery, spinal cord, and brain
  • Clarify the role of ascending and descending pain pathways
  • Understand how neural plasticity within the nervous system may alter pain processing as well as contribute to changes in pain perception and the development of persistent pain

Faculty
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH
Associate Professor,Director, Adolf Meyer Chronic Pain Treatment Programs
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Registration
No preregistration required. First come, first served.

Contact Name
Courtney Cheever

Contact Phone
317-208-3631

Contact email
Courtney_Cheever@dwahcg.com