MAPS | Medical Pain Clinics

Stacie Bigelow, MA, LMFT, BCIA, CBIS / MAPS Medical Pain Clinics

Title:
Effective Treatment of Fibromyalgia within Primary Care, without Opioids AND with Patient Participation: The Impossible Dream as Reality

Objectives:

1. Understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in the development and treatment of fibromyalgia.
2. Explain why opioids are not helpful in treating fibromyalgia and the rationale for effective treatments of patients.
3. Identify the behavioral usual suspects, as well as, methods for encouraging compliance among resistant patients.

Ana Groeschel, MD / Noran Neurological Clinic

Title:
Migraine Management in Primary Care-Keeping Patients out of the ER

Objectives:

1. Be able to classify migraine headaches.
2. Understand the pathophysiology of migraine headaches.
3. Recognize new treatments available for migraine headaches.
4. Develop a care plan for patients with migraine headaches in order to decrease ER visits.

NP Panel: Lisa Benedetto, Nancy Schmidt, Anne Trujillo, Deanna Germain / MAPS Medical Pain Clinics

Title:
Not Enough Time! Tips for Talking to Patients about Pain

Objectives:

1. Respond to pain patients’ questions and requests in a manner that is empathetic and direct.
2. Utilize effective communication in order to encourage patients to adopt healthier lifestyles that will promote better pain management.
3. Define limits for patients using a caring and empathetic manner.

David M. Schultz, MD / MAPS Medical Pain Clinics

Title:
Technological Advances in Interventional Pain Medicine

Objectives:

1. Identify new technologies and advances in interventional pain therapies.
2. Understand higher-tech invasive pain treatments for patients.
3. Understand the evidence basis, risk, benefits and cost-effectiveness of higher-tech treatments compared to more conservative treatments.

Hazmer H. Cassim, DO / MAPS Medical Pain Clinics

Title:
Whiplash: Fact or Fiction

Objectives:

1. Identify the mechanisms of whiplash injury.
2. Associate pain generation in whiplash with type of pain and causative factors.
3. Explore algorythm of diagnostic criteria for whiplash associated disorders.
4. Identify treatment strategies for whiplash associated disorders.

Justin Hora, PharmD / Allina Hospitals & Clinics

Title:
Practical Pain Management in the Primary Care Setting

Objectives:

1. Identify adjunctive analgesics used to treat pain, understanding basic dosing and contraindications.
2. Understand the indications for newly approved medications for pain management.
3. Understand basic concepts of medication management for a patient with chronic pain taking daily opioids that is experiencing an acute pain problem.
4. Understand how to taper patients off of opioids to reduce symptoms of withdrawal and will understand the concept of opioid dependence.

Ben Lexau, PsyD, LP and Paul Heideman, PhD, LP / MAPS Medical Pain Clinics

Title:
Promoting Acceptance of Pain and the Need for Change: The Art of Saying No

Objectives:

1. Identify three practical techniques to promote behavior change.
2. Describe how principles of motivational interviewing, explain pain, ACT can inform clinic practice.
3. Describe how to promote acceptance and the need for change in pain management.

Barbara A. Carter, Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Manager / Minnesota Board of Pharmacy

Title:
Minnesota’s Prescription Monitoring Program - A Tool for Practitioners

Objectives:

1. State the purpose of the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring Program (MN PMP).
2. Understand the reporting requirements and procedures for the MN PMP.
3. Understand the process for obtaining access to the MN PMP.
4. Understand the process of obtaining a patient profiles from the MN PMP.

When you register for the conference, you will be emailed a username and password that will allow you to download and print pain conference speaker powerpoints. This will be distributed to you prior to the conference.