Columbia University Presenting Advances In Integrative Pain Medicine
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Columbia University Health Sciences (212) 305-3900 **MEDIA ALERT** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESENTING ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE PAIN MEDICINE WHAT: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons will bring together the finest researchers and clinicians in the field of pain medicine to discuss cutting-edge conventional and complementary/alternative medicine approaches to pain. This two-day Continuing Medical Education symposium for physicians, nurses, and other clinicians will present the latest research and clinical information on areas of pain management, including pharmacotherapy, acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, and mind-body medicine. It also will address pain treatment in children and cancer patients, the bioethics of pain management, and newly understood mechanisms of pain – important issues in light of the 2001 mandate for hospitals to improve pain assessment and treatment. WHEN & Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20, 2002 WHERE: Hammer Health Sciences Center Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center 701 West 168th Street, Room 401, New York City WHO: Course Directors James N. Dillard, M.D., D.C., C.Ac., Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Fredi Kronenberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Physiology, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director, Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine Several Columbia University faculty and guest faculty will deliver presentations. HIGHLIGHTS: Pharmacotherapy for Pain, April 19, 9 a.m. Russell K. Portenoy, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York Dr. Portenoy will discuss recent advances in the use of analgesic drugs, including the non-opioid analgesics, the adjuvant analgesics, and the opioid analgesics. Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Pain, April 19, 3 p.m. Brian Berman, M.D., Professor of Family Medicine; Director, Complementary Medicine Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Dr. Berman will address the growing body of scientific literature that examines the efficacy, safety, and mechanism of action of acupuncture for pain-related problems, and the potential for traditional Chinese medicine to enhance pain management when integrated with conventional care. Interdisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Pain, April 20, 3:45 p.m. Kenneth S. Gorfinkle, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Dr. Gorfinkle will discuss the challenges facing conventionally trained health care providers when the families they treat seek to augment medical care with alternative approaches. He also will explore potential directions for research. Bioethics of Pain Management, April 20, 4:30 p.m. Ruth L. Fischbach, Ph.D., M.P.E., Professor of Bioethics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; Director, Center for Bioethics FOR A COMPLETE AGENDA, PLEASE CALL (212) 305-3900. ### |
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