Fundamentals Schedule

Tuesday, May 10

Welcomme & Introduction
Charles Argoff, MD

7:45-8:30
Pain Assessment: Key Mechanisms of Nociception, Pain, Pain States, History, the Use of Screening and Diagnostic Tools
Charles Argoff, MD

8:30-9:15
Examining the WHOLE Person in Pain: An Overview
Steven Stanos, DO

9:15-9:45
Patient Examples/Small Group Discussion
Charles Argoff, MD and Faculty Facilitators

9:45-10:00 am Break

10:00-11:00
Examining the Person in Pain: Spine and Neurologic Assessment
Steven Stanos, DO

11:00-12:00
Hands-On Practical Session Examining the Person in Pain/Small Group Discussion
Charles Argoff, MD, Steve Stanos, DO and Brett Stacey, MD

12:00-12:45 pm Lunch

12:45-1:15
Key Legal Aspects of Pain Management
Steven Stanos, DO

1:15-1:45
Are Opioid Analgesics Ever Appropriate for the Treatment of Chronic Pain?
Charles E. Argoff, MD

1:45-2:15
Neuropathic Pain
Brett Stacey, MD

2:15-2:45
Headache
Charles Argoff, MD

2:45-3:00 pm Break

3:00-3:30
Overview of Palliative Care
Mark Wallace, MD

3:30-4:00
Myofascial and Musculoskeletal Pain
Steven Stanos, DO

4:00-4:30
Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Widespread Pain Conditions
Charles Argoff, MD

7:30-8:00
Non-Opioid Analgesics
Charles E. Argoff, MD

8:00-8:30
Acute Pain Management
Debra Gordon, RN DNP FAAN

8:30-9:00
Interventional Pain Management
Brett Stacey, MD

9:30-9:45 am Break

9:45-10:15
Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain- What is the Evidence
Charles E. Argoff, MD

10:15-10:45
Emerging Treatments for Acute and Chronic Pain
Mark Wallace, MD