Comprehensive Assessment
and Treatment of Chronic Pain:
Incomes and Outcomes
Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment of Chronic Pain: Incomes and Outcomes
July 16, 2007
Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort |
Executive Summary
Patients with chronic pain cannot be successfully treated and returned to routine functioning, including work, unless and until their condition is accurately assessed. In this course, attendees will learn the components of a comprehensive assessment and effective treatment strategies for chronic pain patients. Outcomes based healthcare will be stressed throughout the workshop with consideration given to clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treatment options currently available and in use. Significant cost savings associated with comprehensive assessment and multidisciplinary treatment compared to available alternatives such as surgery, pharmacological treatment, regional anesthesia, implantable devices, and passive physical modalities will be described.
Workshop Objectives
In this intensive one-day seminar attendees will learn:
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The magnitude and costs of chronic pain to pain sufferers and society.• The limitations of current models in conceptualizing and treating chronic pain.
• The contributions of psychosocial factors and health care providers to the maintenance of disability.
• The components of a comprehensive assessment that targets biomedical, psychosocial, and behavioral
components that contribute to symptoms and related disability.
• Currently available options for treating and managing patients with chronic pain.
• The components and emphases of a multidisciplinary approach to pain and disability management.
• The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of currently available treatment options.
Distinguished Faculty
Dr. Dennis C. Turk
is currently John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research at the University of Washington. He was formerly on the faculty of Yale University and the University of Pittsburgh. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine he was Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology and Director of the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute. He is currently a special government employee of the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Turk was the recipient of the American Psychological Association, Division of Health Psychology, Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award in 1993 and the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Janet Travell Pain Management Award for Clinical Excellence in 1998 and the John C. Liebeskind Award for Career Contributions to the Field of Pain Management in 2005. In an international survey conducted in 1999, Dr. Turk was identified as one of the “top 10 leaders in pain research and treatment development in the world.” He is currently President of the American Pain Society. Dr. Turk has published over 400 journal articles, invited papers, and chapters in edited books have been published. He has written and edited 14 volumes, most recently, The Pain Survival Guide: How to Reclaim Your Life (2006). He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of Pain. Dr. Turk’s research has been supported by the National Institute of Arthritis, Muscularskeletal and Skin Disease, the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, the National Center for Health Statistics, and numerous foundations and pharmaceutical companies.Tuition
The $395 tuition includes a continental breakfast, breaks, lunch with faculty, a workshop manual with reference material, and a unique, interactive learning experience from an international speaker and recipient of the distinguished Janet Travell Award for Excellence in the field of Chronic Pain. Janet Travell was a leading pioneer in the field and personal physician to two presidents of the USA.
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Continuing Education Information
Case Managers:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education for Case Managers have been applied for from
the Commission for Case Manager Certification, Rolling Meadows,
Illinois.
Disability Specialists:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education for Disability Specialists have been applied
for from the Commission for Disability Management Specialists
Commission, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Physicians:
SEAK, Inc. is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
SEAK, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7
AMA PRA Category 1™ Credits. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Occupational
Health Nurses:
8.4 contact hours for
continuing education in nursing have been approved by the American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN). AAOHN is an
accredited approver of continuing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Rehabilitation
Counselors:
7.0 contact hours of
continuing education hours for Rehabilitation Counselors have been
applied for from the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor
Certification, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
Rehabilitation
Nurses: This
program will be accepted for 8.4 contact hours of credit for ARN
certification. Submit certificate.
Nurses:
To successfully
complete a program and receive contact hours you must: 1) register
in,2) be present for the period of time you are awarded contact
hours, 3) complete the evaluation.
ScheduleClick here to view the complete schedule
Monday, July 16, 2007
7:30-8:30Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00Magnitude and
Impact of Chronic Pain
Dr. Turk will
discuss the magnitude of chronic pain and the social and emotional
impact of symptoms on the pain sufferer and his or her family and
the financial impact to employers, the workers’ compensation system,
and society. Questions and Answers.
9:00-10:30Understanding
Chronic Pain
Attendees will
learn the advantages of multidisciplinary versus monomodal diagnosis
and treatment. Questions and Answers.
10:30-10:45BREAK & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
10:45-12:00Comprehensive
Assessment Strategy
Attendees will
learn the components of a comprehensive assessment that includes
medical, psychosocial, and behavioral assessment. Specific measures
and procedures will be described and case examples presented to
illustrate an approach designed to assess the patient and not just
the disease. Questions and Answers.
12:00-1:00LUNCH PROVIDED WITH FACULTY
1:00-1:30Pain and the AMA
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
Attendees will
learn about the ways in which pain is addressed and procedures to
assess pain as described in the 5th edition of the AMA Guides.
Questions and Answers.
1:30-2:30Multidisciplinary
treatment and rehabilitation, what is it?
Attendees will
learn about the characteristics, components, and objectives of
interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation. Emphasis will be given to the
difference between cure and rehabilitation and the implications of
viewing chronic pain as a chronic disease. Questions and Answers.
2:30-3:00Evidence-based
medicine and Chronic Pain
Attendees will
learn the application and importance of evidence-based medicine as
it relates to treatment of chronic pain patients, the potential cost
savings and cost containment with which it is associated, and as the
basis for “pay for performance.” Questions and Answers.
3:00-3:15BREAK & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
3:15-4:00Clinical
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment Options
Dr. Turk will review
and compare outcomes related to symptom reduction, emotional and
physical functioning, health care utilization, return to work, and
closure of disability claims. Questions and Answers.
4:00-4:30Steps to Help
Patients with Chronic Pain
Attendees will learn
key features of successful pain and disease management and a
strategic approach to helping patients with chronic pain return to
optimal functioning when pain cannot be eliminated. Questions and
Answers.
4:30-5:00The Future of
Pain Management
Dr. Turk will peer
into his crystal ball and make predictions about the future of pain
management. Questions and Answers.