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PAINWeek 2019
September 3-7, 2019
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The national conference on pain for frontline practitioners. PAINWeek is the largest US pain conference for frontline clinicians with an interest in pain management.
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2019 schedule
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The regional conferences on pain for frontline practitioners. Depending on the location (1 or 2-day meetings), 6 to 12 hours per conference of CE/CME credit hours are presented.
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Education
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| music therapy
“A Viable Alternative” to Reduce Patient Anxiety Before Procedures
Music is a viable alternative to sedative medications in reducing patient anxiety prior to an anesthesia procedure, according to...
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| medical cannabinoids
Is Glaucoma “Debilitating” Enough for Medical Marijuana Use?
Marijuana increased...when there was interest in cannabinoids for reduction in intraocular pressure.... Now, its usage has...
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| pain management
Residual Postsurgery Pain and Management—Better Education Needed
With the advancement of technology and medicine...society is used to, and expects, instant solutions to their pain after medical procedures. This has resulted in an...
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| cancer
Medication Via Catheter Directly to Brain Tumor Target
In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a technique that facilitates the precise placement of cancer drugs at their intended targets...
READ
A PAINWeek attendee said that “Coming to PAINWeek is like eating brainfood. You feel so much smarter when you leave.”
This section of our Website houses insights and epiphanies from our stellar PAINWeek faculty. If you prefer smaller plates of information, then Brainfood is the place to go!
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Prescribing Guidelines: Where to go From Here?
The CDC guideline was a good idea, but the way that it was brought about, the procedure that was used, the people that were invited, the process itself, negatively impacted the end result.
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Improving Acute Pain Care with Ketamine
The benefit of Ketamine for acute pain care is decreased opioid consumption immediately in the postoperative period, and over the longer postoperative period as well.
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Listen to PAINWeek Podcasts featuring faculty presenting courses from previous PAINWeek conferences.
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PWJ - PAINWeek Journal, like our website, is meant to extend the energy and experience of the national conference throughout the entire year. Each issue presents articles developed by our PAINWeek faculty, adapted from their respective conference presentations.
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