Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine is a comprehensive review of current advances in the field of pain medicine and presents a window into the future developments of this fast growing field. The program is focused towards all levels of clinicians (including academicians and researchers) who are involved in the care of patients with common and advanced pain problems. This program also meets Pain CME requirements for licensing in California and other states.

Faculty includes experts from various Harvard institutions, in addition to nationally known specialists from other prestigious institutions. Emphasis is given to recent progress in understanding the pathophysiology and clinical science of pain medicine and state of the art therapy. Also included are special sessions to address all important risk management issues in Pain Medicine.

NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 30.75 hours to complete.

COST: Various. Click Register for details.

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:

To successfully complete this activity and earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, learners must watch or view all lectures, successfully complete a posttest, and submit a post-course evaluation. A processing fee may also be required. Please click Register for full details.

COMBINATION OF MEDIA USED:

This educational activity is in the form of a DVD, combining audio and video. Links to any necessary plugins are provided when necessary.

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ZAHID BAJWA, MD Course Co-Director

Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia (Neurology), Harvard Medical School; Director, Education and Clinical Pain Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials

CHRISTINE PEETERS-ASDOURIAN, MD Course Co-Director

Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Director, Arnold Pain Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials

CAROL WARFIELD, MD Course Co-Director

A native of Watertown, Massachusetts, Dr Warfield worked her way through Jackson College, Tufts University College of Engineering and Tufts Medical School, training in anesthesiology and pain medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital at Harvard Medical School. She has been on the faculty at Harvard for over 30 years where she is currently the Lowenstein Professor of Anesthesia and former Chief of the Arnold Pain Management Center and Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. With an international reputation as one of the leading experts in the field of pain medicine, Dr Warfield has lectured worldwide and has authored almost two hundred articles and four textbooks on pain management which have been widely used for training in pain medicine and have been translated into Spanish, Chinese and Italian. Her clinical practice has focused on the treatment of cancer pain and low back pain and her academic practice has focused on teaching optimal methods to relieve pain and suffering from Boston to underserved countries throughout the world and in research relating to new therapies for pain relief. The recipient of many awards and distinctions, Dr Warfield is active in a number of national and international organizations. She was a founding member of the New England Pain Association and has served as an officer, on the board of trustees and/or on committees of numerous organizations including the American Pain Society, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Anesthesiology, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and the Anesthesia Foundation. She has also served on several editorial boards and as a consultant to the FDA. The first woman to hold an endowed professorship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medica DISCLOSURE: Included in course materials.

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NUMBER OF CREDITS: 30.75 

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 30.75 hours to complete.

Within 2 weeks of completing the course, you will receive your certificate via email.

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