February 13, 2006

The UCLA Office of Continuing Medical Education is pleased to announce the "UCLA Comprehensive Review of Pain Management" course scheduled to take place Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7, 2006 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California.  This conference fulfills the California state-licensing requirement Law AB 487 that requires physicians and surgeons to complete 12 hours of mandatory instruction in pain and end-of-life management by December 31, 2006.  The course is chaired by Dr. F. Michael Ferrante, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine.

A stellar group of UCLA faculty are involved with the symposium designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathophysiology and treatment of pain.

Topics include:

• --Pain: General Principles
• --The Role of Opioids for Pain Management
• --Neuropathic Pain Syndromes
• --Back and Neck Pain
• --Spinal Cord Stimulation/Implantable Drug Delivery Systems
• --Pain in the Cancer Patient
• --Palliative and End-of-Life Care
• --Complex Regional Pain Syndromes (RSD)
• --Botulinum Toxin for Painful Medical Conditions
• --Spinal Anatomy: How the PCP Can Read MRIs, CTs and Radiographs

To obtain the full program and registration information, please call the UCLA CME Office at 310-794-2620 or click to open the attached link: http://www.cme.ucla.edu/courses/cme-download?event%5fid=145155