Treating Pain Based on the Underlying Mechanism: Are We There Yet?

Most practitioners have historically considered chronic pain to be largely from peripheral nociceptive input (i.e. damage or inflammation). If they consider central nervous system involvement in pain, they typically focus entirely on psychological factors. We now understand that non-psychological central nervous system factors can markedly increase (sensitization) or decrease pain sensitivity, in that the CNS is now thought of as “setting the volume control” or gain on pain processing and determining what nociception is felt as pain.

Target Audience

Anesthesiologists & CRNAs

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the underlying mechanisms responsible for chronic pain
  • Identify the most effective pharmacological treatments for pain based on mechanism.
  • Determine the optimal manner to incorporate non-pharmacological treatment of pain into clinical practice
     
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • 1.00 Attendance
Registration Opens: 
10/31/2018
Registration Expires: 
02/01/2020
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Durham, NC
United States

D. Clauw, MD

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • 1.00 Attendance
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