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Unraveling the Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences of Pain: Recent Discoveries and the Implications for Pain Management: A Case-Based Interactive Expert Forum CME Tong Joo Gan, MBBS, FRCA, FFARCS; Clifford Woolf, MD, PhD; Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD; Henrik Kehlet, MD, PhD; Nagy A. Mekhail, MD, PhD Disclosures Release Date: June 24, 2003; Valid for credit through June 24, 2004   Credits Available Physicians - up to 3.0 AMA PRA category 1 credit(s) This CME activity, "Unraveling the Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences of Pain: Recent Discoveries and the Implications for Pain Management: A Case-Based Interactive Expert Forum" was originally offered as a CD-ROM certified for CME.

Contents of This CME Activity

Epidemiology of Pain by Tong Joo Gan, MBBS Introduction Epidemiology of Pain Chronic Pain Acute Pain Summary Etiology of Pain by Clifford Woolf, MD, PhD Multiple Pains, Multiple Mechanisms Types of Pain: Nociceptive, Inflammatory, Neuropathic Types of Pain: Functional, Migraine, Osteoarthritis Mechanisms of Nociceptive Pain Mechanisms of Peripheral Sensitization/Inflammation Mechanisms of Central Sensitization Mechanisms of Nociceptive Pain in Surgery by Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD Treatment of Surgical Pain Nonevoked Postsurgical Pain Incision-Related Pain Mechanically Induced Postsurgical Pain Causes of Incisional Pain Dorsal Horn Involvement in Postsurgical Pain Preemptive Versus Postoperative Analgesia Potential New Treatments Systemic Effects of Postoperative Pain and Pain Relief by Henrik Kehlet, MD, PhD Effects of Surgery and Analgesia Ileus Sleep Disturbance Pain Control and Opioid Sparing Effect of Anesthetics and Analgesics on Opioid Sparing Epidural Analgesia Fast-Track Functional Restoration Fast-Track Versus Conventional Post-Surgical Care Pain Management Case Studies by Nagy Mekhail MD, PhD Pathological Pain Preventing Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy Preventing Chronic Pain After Colectomy Treating Postsurgical Pain: Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Complications of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Treating Acute Pain to Prevent Chronic Pain Guidelines for Preventing Chronic Pain Post Test and Evaluation These educational activities, certified by accredited providers, were not prepared by Medscape's editors, but are made available on our site as a service to our audience. Authors are routinely instructed by the provider to disclose significant financial relationships and mention of investigational drugs and unapproved indications. Medscape has received a fee for posting these activities. Direct questions or comments to: CME@webmd.net.

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