Pharmacological Treatments for Chronic Pain
Offered on: April 22, 2008
Presented by:  Robert M. Julien, M.D., Ph.D.
8:00 - 8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30
Pain Mechanisms:  Acute vs. Chronic Pain
Targets in Pain Treatment
9:30 - 10:30
Four-Tiers of Pharmacologic Management
Pharmacology of NSAIDS and their Future
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 12:00
Pharmacology of Antidepressants
as Analgesics
Pharmacology of Mood Stabilizers
as Analgesics
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch Break (on your own)

1:00 - 2:00
Pharmacology of Opioid Analgesics
Pharmacology of Cannabinoids as Analgesics
2:00 - 2:15
Break

2:15 - 3:00
Using the Glutamate Receptor as a Model for
Analgesics Action: Dextromethorphan
Alpha-2 Agonists as Analgesics
3:00 - 4:00
Concept of "Opioid-Sparing" as a Model for
Pain Management
Communication with Patients and Prescribers
Course Agendas