Pain 2005 - An Updated Review
Refresher Course Syllabus

Table of Contents

Basic Science Update: Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Pain

1. Pain: Basic Mechanisms. Allan Basbaum, M. Catherine Bushnell, and Marshall Devor

Clinical Pharmacology of Pain

2. Preclinical Mechanisms Related to the Clinical Pharmacology of Analgesic Therapy. Anthony H. Dickenson

3. Pharmacological Management of Pain: Anticonvulsants, Antidepressants, and Adjuvant Analgesics. Eija Kalso

4. Clinical Pharmacology of Non-Opioid and Opioid Analgesics. Stephan A. Schug

Central Processing of Pain

5. Ascending Spinal and Trigeminal Nociceptive Pathways. Jonathan O. Dostrovsky

6.Central Processing of Pain: Modulation of Nociception. Mary M. Heinricher

7. The Role of the Cerebral Cortex in Pain Perception. Anthony K.P. Jones

Back Pain: Assessment and Management

8. Low Back Pain. Nikolai Bogduk, Maurits van Tulder, and Steven J. Linton

Psychological Assessment and Management of Pain

9. Psychological Assessment and Management of Pain. Francis J. Keefe, Michael K. Nicholas, and Johan Vlaeyen

Neuropathic Pain

10. Neuropathic Pain: Definition, Epidemiology, Classification, and Diagnostic Work-Up. Per T. Hansson

11. Experimental Neuropathic Pain in Animals: Models and Mechanisms. Gary J. Bennett

12. Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: Perspective on Current Options. Michael C. Rowbotham

Rational Use of Interventional Therapy for Pain

13. Efficacy of Interventional Therapies for Low Back and Neck Pain. Stephen E. Abram

14. Radiofrequency Techniques for Chronic Pain. Maarten van Kleef and Sara Haspeslagh

15. Invasive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Severe Pain Syndromes. Bengt Linderoth

Pain and Palliative Care

16. Management of Incident Pain and Bone Metastases in the Palliative Care Setting. Cynthia R. Goh

17. The Current Situation with Cancer Pain. Marie Fallon

18. Pain Management and Pediatric Palliative Care. John J. Collins

Molecular and Cellular Biology: The Neurobiology of Pain

19. Molecular Mechanisms of Nociception and Pain. John N. Wood

20. Pathophysiology of Bone Cancer Pain. Patrick W. Mantyh

21. Role of Inflammatory Mediators and the Response of Primary Afferents. Michaela Kress

Fundamentals of Genomics and Proteomics in the Study of Pain

22. Genetic Linkage Mapping and Association Studies of Pain-Related Traits. Jeffrey S. Mogil

23. Microarray Gene Expression Profiling: Defining the Molecular Mechanisms of Pain. Michael Costigan

24. Advances in Recombinant Gene Expression and Functional Analysis: Examples from Ion Channel Gene Families. Simon N. Tate

Clinical Trials and Systematic Reviews of Pain Treatments

25. Clinical Trial Design. Mitchell B. Max

26. Experimentally Induced Pain in Humans. Jörn Lötsch and Gerd Geisslinger

27. Systematic Reviews. Henry J. McQuay

Acute Pain in Adults and Children

28. Acute Pain Management in "Non-Standard" Adult Patient Groups (Patients Who Are Elderly, Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or Are Opioid-Tolerant). Pamela Macintyre

29. Effects of Postoperative Pain Relief on Outcome. Henrik Kehlet

30. Developmental Factors and Acute Pain in Children. Richard F. Howard

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

31. Diagnostic Tools and Evidence-Based Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.  Ralf Baron, Andreas Binder, Janne Ludwig, Jörn Schattschneider, and Gunnar L. Wasner

32. Pathophysiology of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Wilfrid Jänig

33. Functional Strategies of Restoration of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Candida S. McCabe and G. Lorimer Moseley

Disability, Incapacity, and Rehabilitation for Pain Patients

34. Disability, Incapacity, and Rehabilitation for Pain Patients. Chris J. Main, James P. Robinson, and Paul J. Watson

Musculoskeletal Pain: Mechanisms and Management

35. Possibilities and Problems of a Mechanism-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Musculoskeletal Pain. Milton L. Cohen

36. Pain Mechanisms in Musculoskeletal Disease. Bruce L. Kidd

37. Assessing Muscle Pain Mechanisms in Humans. Lars Arendt-Nielsen and Thomas Graven-Nielsen

Spinal Analgesia: Pharmacology and Clinical Application

38. Spinal Analgesic Mechanisms. Tony L. Yaksh

39. Clinical Applications of Spinal Analgesia in Acute Pain. Richard L. Rauck

40. Long-Term Spinal Drug Administration. Allan Molloy