Article archive / September 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 9. Source pages: 15.
Dr. Geralyn Datz, President of Southern Pain Society will welcome attendees to the society’s conference, “Pain Management: Are We Doing Anything Right?” to be held September 30 to October 2, at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans.
Dr. Joe Tramontana, said, “I think it is remarkable that pain management, a field so traditionally based on a medical model, is changing drastically, with an interdisciplinary approach and many psychologists in leadership positions.”
Presenters for the conference will examine the leading controversies in pain management affecting healthcare practitioners. “In the face of the Opioid Epidemic, and the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, pain providers are encouraged to consider the role of "conservative care" (including physical therapy, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and exercise) in the management of their pain patients, and to de- emphasize chronic medication use as a first line treatment for pain.”
This year’s conference offers a variety of choices on restoring individuals health and helping them return to work. According to program developers, “Nearly every healthcare survey taken in the United States for the past 30 years has shown that pain management treatments are seldom taught in undergraduate and graduate medical education. In fact, improvements in pain management education for all providers is frequently cited as a key in improving safe and effective pain management in the United States,” said the organizers.
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