Pain Medicine and Management: Just the Fact ppt

[...]... as the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Pain Society have expended great human and financial resources to prepare rigorous, evidence-based practice guidelines Others, such as the AAPM, have fashioned consensus statements collaboratively with other professional groups as evidence-based as the literature permits And. .. American Pain Society, the International Association for the Study of Pain, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine Many of the specialty societies offer topics in acute, chronic, and cancer pain management at their annual meetings as well High-quality courses are also offered by both academic and private practice groups Many review courses offer... rehabilitative aspects; however, with the vastness of knowledge, much detail must be sifted through to get to the facts This book, Pain Medicine and Management: Just the Facts, is intended to be a study guide for the pain physician who is studying for the board certification or recertification exam Thus, Dr Abram provides the initial chapter on “Test Preparation and Planning.” Each chapter contains... EXAMINATION IN PAIN MEDICINE The American Board of Anesthesiology offers a written examination in pain medicine designed to test for the presence of knowledge that is essential for a physician to function as a pain medicine practitioner Certification awarded by the ABA on successful completion of the examination is time limited, and expires in 10 years For that reason, the ABA offers a pain medicine recertification... of pain mechanisms and treatment Prior times were difficult for the patient suffering from pain Now, with the increased awareness and better understanding of pain, the pain practitioner has a full armamentarium for the management of pain and suffering There are numerous textbooks focusing on various aspects of pain management including pharmacologic, psychologic, interventional, and rehabilitative... Associate Professor, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Michael Stanton-Hicks, MB, BS, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio Michelle Stern, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia... full-time pain management practice Subsequent to the 1998 exam, ABA diplomates were required to complete an ACGME-approved pain fellowship The name of the certification process has recently been changed to Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine Beginning with the year 2000 examination, the ABA Pain Medicine Examination was made available to diplomates of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and. .. required Candidates from ABPN and ABPMR are awarded subspecialty certification by their respective boards, not by the ABA, on successful completion of the examination With the expansion of the examination system to diplomates of the other two boards, there was a broadening of the scope of the examination Question writers and editors from Neurology, Psychiatry, and PM&R were added to the examination preparation... with the ABA Content Outline The first nine sections cover various body regions One might begin with a review of the topographical anatomy and imaging techniques, followed by a review of the more common regional block techniques used for pain management Keep in mind that the exam covers acute pain management as well as chronic and cancer pain, and anesthetic techniques begun in the operating room and. .. continued into the postoperative period are part of the required knowledge base Next is Section X, which lists a number of aspects of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, pain mechanisms, and the pathophysiology of painful conditions Sections XI through XXV form a comprehensive list of pain states For each of the painful conditions listed, you should review the diagnostic features and techniques and therapy, . related books and websites, please click here. PAIN MEDICINE AND MANAGEMENT Just the Facts Wallac-Prelims.qxd 6/30/2004 2:10 PM Page i Notice Medicine is. mechanisms, and are active both in AAPM and its anesthesia-centered counterpart, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management. Drs. Wallace and