SECTION I: Perspectives of Pain

• A Brief History of Pain from a Personal Perspective
• Fibromyalgia: Patient Beliefs and Expectations
• The Neuroscience of Pain and Analgesia
• Overview of Pain: Classification and Concepts
• Culture and Pain
• Pain and the Family
• Sex, Gender, and Pain: Clinical and Experimental Findings
• Racial and Ethnic Issues in Chronic Pain Management: Challenges and Perspectives
• Assuring the Quality of Pain Services: Assessing Outcomes
• Chronic Pain and Addiction
• Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Cautions, Concerns, Misconceptions, and Potential Myths

SECTION II: Discipline-Specific Approaches

• The Role of Nursing in Pain Management
• Allopathic Specialties
• Pain Management in Dentistry
• Podiatric Medicine and the Painful Heel
• Chronic Spinal Pain: Mechanisms and a Role for Spinal Manual Medical Approaches to Therapy and Management
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy and Pain Management
• Social Work
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• The Pharmacist Role in Pain Management
• The Role of the Chaplain
  

SECTION III: Common Pain Problems

• Acute Pain Management
• Neuropathic Pain
• Primary Headache Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Headache: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
• Abdominal Pain
• Fundamental Concepts in the Diagnosis of Low Back Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Urologic Pain
• Rheumatologic Pain
• Orthopaedic Pain
• Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndromes
• Fibromyalgia
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Types I and II
• HIV and AIDS Pain
• Injuries from Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Diagnosis and Management of Electrical Injury
  
  

SECTION IV: Diagnostic Tests and Evaluations

• Psychological Assessment Tools in Clinical Pain Management
• Laboratory Testing in Pain Disorders
• Functional Capacity Evaluations
• Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Electrodiagnosis
• SEMG: Objective Methodology in Muscular Dysfunction Investigation and Rehabilitation
• Impairment and Disability Determination

SECTION V: Behavioral Approaches

• The Biopsychosocial Perspective: Psychiatric Disorders and Related Issues in Pain Management
• Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Pain Management
• Relaxation and Biofeedback Self-Management for Pain
• Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Pain Management
• Hypnotherapeutic Advances in Pain Management
• Clinical Applications of Interactive Guided Imagery for Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Pain

SECTION VI: Pharmacotherapy

• Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
• Opioids Used in Primary Care for the Management of Pain: A Pharmacologic, Pharmacotherapeutic, and Pharmacodynamic Overview
• Natural Supplements in Pain Management: A Primer and Evidence-Based Review
• The Role of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in Pain Management

SECTION VII: Procedures and Techniques

• Guidelines for the Practice of Interventional Techniques
• Evidence for the Use of Interventional Techniques for Chronic Spinal Pain
• Psychological Evaluation in Interventional Pain Practice
• Epidural Steroid Injections
• Sympathetic Neural Blockade in the Evaluation and Treatment of Pain
• Pain Management with Regenerative Injection Therapy
• Cervical Facet Joint Interventions
• Thoracic Facet Joint Interventions
• Lumbar Facet Joint Interventions
• Cervical Discography
• Thoracic Discography
• Lumbar Discography
• Intradiscal Therapies
• Percutaneous Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions and Hypertonic Saline Neurolysis
• Endoscopic Lysis of Lumbar Epidural Adhesions
• Cryoneurolysis: Principles and Practice
• Endoscopic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Techniques
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Intrathecal Pumps

SECTION VIII: Integrative and Complementary Approaches

• Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Aromatherapy for Pain Relief
• Homeopathy
• Clinical Applications of Massage Therapy in Pain Management
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Treating Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Role of Naturopathy in Pain Management

SECTION IX: Electrical and Magnetic Therapies

• Electromedicine
• Electric Nerve Blocks
• Static Magnetic Therapy for Pain

SECTION X: Special Populations

• Recurrent and Chronic Pediatric Pain
• Procedural and Perioperative Pain Management for Children
• Occupational Medicine for the Pain Practitioner
• Pain Management and Geriatrics
• Hospice, Cancer Pain Management, and Symptom Control

SECTION XI: Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Ethics: History and Theory
• Bioethics and Pain
• Legal Considerations in Pain Management
• Law Enforcement and Regulatory Issues
• Controlled Substances and Risk Management
• Take Action: Be a Pain Management Advocate — A Quick How-to Guide for Healthcare Professionals

SECTION XII: Beliefs, Religion, and Spirituality

• The Problem of Pain for the Healer and the Art of Healing
• Assessing Patient Spirituality: A Compelling Avenue for New Discovery
• Religion and Spirituality in Pain Management
• The Role of Prayer in Pain Management

SECTION XIII: Practice Issues

• Concepts of Multidisciplinary Pain Management
• Implementing a Pain Management Program
• Interdisciplinary Pain Management Programs: The American Academy of Pain Management Model
• Starting a Pain Clinic
• Going Insurance Free

Appendix A: American Academy of Pain Management Code of Ethics

Appendix B: American Academy of Pain Management Patient’s Bill of Rights

Appendix C: American Academy of Pain Management Credentialing

Appendix D: American Academy of Pain Management

• Mark V. Boswell
  Chief of Pain Medicine; Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship Program; and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Dr. Boswell is Editor-in-Chief for Pain Physician, the official publication, for the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP).
• B. Eliot Cole
  Consultant in Pain Management for the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group and for the American Academy of Pain Management; Executive Director for the American Society of Pain Educators; and Vice President for medical and scientific affairs for Aventine HealthSciences.

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