Nationally recognized speakers discuss the treatment of chronic pain and best approaches to opioid therapy.
When: May 20-21, 2016
Where: Smullin Education Center, Medford, Oregon
Who: All Health Care Professionals
Event Date: May 20, 2016
Event Schedule: Friday, May 20, 2016
| 7:50-8:00 a.m. | Introductions / Housekeeping | Jim Shames, MD |
| 8:00-8:50 a.m. | How We Got Here, Big Pharma’s Contribution | Andrew Kolodny, MD |
| 8:50-9:30 a.m. | The Evolution of the Science of Pain: From the Gate Theory to Central Sensitization Syndrome | Jane Ballentyne, MD |
| 9:30-9:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 9:45-10:35 a.m. | Pain and the Practicing Clinician: How to Put it All Together | David Tauben, MD |
| 10:35-11:25 a.m. | Behavioral Medicine for Chronic Pain | Kevin Vowles |
| 11:25-11:45 a.m. | Oregon Pain Guidance Recommendations & Guidelines | Jim Shames, MD |
| 11:45-12:10 p.m. | Break / Pick up lunch | |
| 12:10-1:10 p.m. | Lunch Speaker, The True Tale of the Opioid Epidemic | Sam Quinones |
| 1:15-1:55 p.m. | Addiction and Medication Assisted Treatment | Rachel Solotaroff MD, Andrew Kolodny, MD and Melissa Weimer, MD |
| 1:55-2:35 p.m. | Introduction to Difficult Conversations | Lee Glass, MD and Laura Heesacker, LCSW |
| 2:35-2:50 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:50-3:40 p.m. | The Chemistry and Psychiatry of Tapering | Mark Sullivan, MD and Jane Ballentyne, MD |
| 3:45-5:00 p.m. | Q&A with the Hot Shot Panel |