15th Annual Headache & Pain Symposium

COURSE INFO

Course Description

Target Audience

Objectives

Accreditation

Program Agenda

Faculty

Registration

Location

Accommodations for Disabilities

15th Annual
Headache & Pain Symposium

November 7, 2009
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida

Sponsored by

Course Description

This course is designed to impart evidence based, up to date, comprehensive educational tools that are designed, and then evaluated, for their role in improving the learners’ competence, performance and the overall quality and safety of the care they give to individuals suffering from a variety of primary painful conditions and pain related to comorbidities.

Needs Assessment

Headache and Pain remain highly prevalent conditions that are under-diagnosed and treated. There are developing educational activities and tools that are designed, and then evaluated, for their role in improving the learners’ competence, performance and the overall quality and safety of the care they give to individuals suffering from head, neck and orofacial pain.

Advanced knowledge and recognition of barriers, different syndromes and available comprehensive treatment will result in improved outcomes for those who suffer with pain.

Target Audience

This program is specifically designed for physicians, dentists, midlevel practitioners, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, case managers, and any other health professionals interested in the management of Pain Medicine.

Objectives

Upon completion of this CME activity, the participant should be able to:

Discuss recent advances in the understanding and management of headache
mechanisms and treatment
Describe the role of radiofrequency in cervicogenic headache
Explain the use of neurostimulation in the treatment of headache unveiling
recent advances in this technique
Differentiate migraine from other neurovascular disorders
Recognize the impact of headache and pain in the multiple sclerosis patient
Identify signs and symptoms to maximize accurate diagnosis of facial pain
Describe interventional treatments of facial pain and their clinical applications
Utilize existing paradigms established for the management of oncological
pain including optimal opioid use, adjuvant medications and interventional
techniques
Distinguish the diagnosis and recent treatment options in managing
fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain

Accreditation

Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the EssentialAreas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the USF Health and Tampa General Hospital. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The USF Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Nurses: The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for a maximum of 7.25 contact hours.

Psychologists: The University of South Florida College of Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. This activity is offered for up to 8 hours of continuing education credit. The University of South Florida College of Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Pharmacists: The University of South Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 7.25 contact hours. Universal program number is as follows: 230-000-08-004-L01-P.

To receive continuing education credit, a pharmacist must attend the accredited sessions and must return the program evaluation instrument. In order to receive full credit, registrants must register no later than 10 minutes after the start of the meeting and must attend the entire meeting.

All Participants who are requesting Pharmacy Credit should expect to receive their statement of credit either on-site or within 4 weeks by U.S. Mail upon the conclusion of the activity.

Dentists: An AMA PRA Category 1 certificate of attendance will be awarded and is accepted by the Florida Board of Dentistry.

Case Managers: A form will be presented to the participant to submit for case manager credit.

Program Agenda


07:15 – 07:50 AM	Registration/Continental Breakfast
07:50 – 08:00 AM	Welcome & Introduction Clifton L. Gooch, MD
*Primary Headache: A Comprehensive Approach*
08:00 – 08:45 AM	Advances in the Understanding of Headache Mechanisms and Treatment Maria-Carmen B. Wilson, MD
08:45 – 09:10 AM	The Role of Radiofrequency in Cervicogenic Headache Luis Miguel Torres-Morera, MD
09:10 – 09:35 AM	Neurostimulation in the Treatment of Headache Jose E. Sarria, MD
09:35 – 09:45 AM	Question & Answer Moderator: Carvel Gipson, MD
09:45 – 10:00 AM	Break
*Headache Comorbidities*
10:00 – 10:45 AM	Migraine and Vascular Disorders: The Clinical Spectrum Michael Hoffmann, MD
10:45 – 11:30 AM	Headache and Pain in Multiple Sclerosis: Recognizing Their Impact Stanley Krolczyk, DO, RPh
11:30 – 11:45 AM	Question & Answer Moderator: Carvel Gipson, MD
11:45 – 01:00 PM	Lunch
*Facial Pain Update*
01:00 – 01:45 PM	A Comprehensive Diagnostic Approach Henry A. Gremillion, DDS
01:45 – 02:30 PM	Interventional Treatment of Facial Pain Rafael Miguel, MD
02:30 – 02:45 PM	Question & Answer Moderator: Jose E. Sarria, MD
02:45 – 03:00 PM	Break
*Other Pain Conditions*
03:00 – 03:45 PM	Oncological Pain: Optimizing Management Michael A. Erdek, MD
03:45 – 04:30 PM	Fibromyalgia and Neuropathic Pain Update Charles W. Brock, MD
04:30 – 04:45 PM	Question & Answer Moderator: Jose E. Sarria, MD
04:45 – 05:00 PM	Final Remarks Maria-Carmen B. Wilson, MD Jose E. Sarria, MD

Faculty


Course Director	Co-Course Director
Maria-Carmen B. Wilson, MD Professor of Neurology Associate Director of Neurology Residency Program University of South Florida College of Medicine Director, Headache & Pain Center Tampa General Hospital Tampa, Florida	Jose E. Sarria, MD Director, Interventional Pain Medicine Assistant Faculty Member Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, Florida
Course Faculty
Charles W. Brock, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs Director, Neurology Residency Program Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Chief of Neurology James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa, Florida	Michael Hoffmann, MD Professor, Department of Neurology Assoc Dean, Academic Assessment Assistant Vice President USF College of Medicine Director, Cognitive Neurology Director, Stroke Center James A Haley VA Hospital Tampa, Florida
Michael A. Erdek, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Oncology Division of Pain Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland	Stanley Krolczyk, DO, RPh Assistant Professor of Neurology Director, USF Multiple Sclerosis Center University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Florida
A. Carvel Gipson, MD Assistant Professor Department of Neurology University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Florida	Rafael Miguel, MD Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Neurology University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Florida
Clifton L. Gooch, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Neurology University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Florida	Luis Miguel Torres, MD Professor of Anesthesia Head of Department of Anesthesia and Pain Clinic University Hospital Puerta del Mar Cádiz, Spain
Henry A. Gremillion, DDS Dean, LSU Health Science Center School of Dentistry Professor, Department of Orthodontics Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics New Orleans, Louisiana
Faculty Disclosure: USF Health adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of the USF Health that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflict(s) of interest are resolved, and also that speakers will disclose any unlabeled/unapproved use of drug(s) or device(s) during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course syllabus.

Registration

Recognizing existing economic hardship, the registration fee is decreased to the following amounts:

Physicians and Dentists:	$85
Psychologists, Pharmacists, ARNPs and PA’s:	$75
Nurses and Case Managers:	$65

Registration includes program syllabus, continental breakfast, 2 breaks, and a light lunch. Upon receipt of your registration, a confirmation letter will be sent.

A refund (minus a processing fee of $20) will be given if written notice of cancellation
is received on or prior to October 9, 2009. No refunds will be given for written cancellation requests received after October 9, 2009.

The Office of Continuing Professional Development at USF Health reserves the right to cancel this program due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation, the full registration fee will be refunded. The OCPD will not be responsible for travel expenses incurred by the participant in case of cancellation.

Location

Renaissance Tampa Hotel Grand Hyatt
Tampa Bay
2900 Bayport Drive
Tampa, Florida 33607
Ph: (813) 874-1234

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Accommodations for Disabilities

Please notify the CPD Office, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC Box 60, Tampa, Florida, 33612 or call (813) 974-4296 a minimum of ten working days in advance of the event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed.

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