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Montana Pain Initiative 3rd Annual Conference:

Practical Approaches to Managing Pain 

Best Western Gran Tree Inn
Bozeman, Montana

This interdisciplinary regional conference brings together national and local leaders involved in efforts to address diverse challenges in providing effective pain control.  Participants can share resources and expertise, network with one another and obtain knowledge and resources to assist patients in pain by evaluating and treating it in the best possible way.  

This year we are specifically focusing on developing practical approaches to managing pain in primary care settings.  Day 1 will use a workshop format to provide intensive training that will include content on: 

• Overview of pain types and prevalence 
• Evaluating and treating pain
• Evaluating possible problems of abuse
• Appropriate documentation
• Pain management tools for community health care settings
• Basic and advanced pain management pharmacology
• Evaluating and treating complex pain syndromes
• Multi-disciplinary management of acute and chronic pain
• Psychological evaluation
• Case presentations

Day 2 will comprise national keynote speakers and a panel discussion with these keynotes and two Montana primary care providers.  The focus will be implementing in Montana lessons learned from national strategies.

National speakers include:

 Bill McCarberg, MD

Founder, Chronic Pain Management Program for Kaiser Permente in San Diego
President Western Pain Society

 Dennis Turk, PhD

John and Emma Bonica Prof. of Anesthesiology and Pain Research
Director of Fibromyalgia Research Program
Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of Pain 

Jennifer Bolen, JD

Founded the Legal Side of Pain® Legal editor for Pain Medicine News
Special Counsel to the American Acadamy of Pain Medicine

 Ethan Nadleman, JD, Ph.D

Founder and Executive Director of Drug Policy Alliance
Appearances on CNN, 60 Minutes, Fox and Friends

 June Dahl, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology University of Wisconsin
Co-Founder, Alliance of State Pain Initiatives

Who should attend:

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, health care administrators, psychologists, educators, addiction counselors, advocates, policy makers, regulators, and all those interested in effective pain management and public safety.