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FRIDAY OCTOBER 22
8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30	Welcome and Introduction Eileen Whalen, MHA, RN & Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
8:40	History and Overview of Pain Issues John Loeser, MD
9:00	The State of Pain Alex Cahana, MD
9:45	Break
10:00	Opioid and Pain Managment Issues Andrea Trescot, MD
10:45	How to Communicate Without (In Spite of) the Opioid Prescription Pad Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD
11:45	Lunch (Provided)
12:45	Workshop Session 1 (Choose One)
	A) Hypnosis and CBT in Pain Management David Patterson, PhD, ABPP & Heather Kroll, MD
	B) Addictions, Evaluation, Intervention and Management Issues Richard Ries, MD & Joseph Merrill, MD, MPH
	C) Managing Complex Pain Issues in Rural Areas: Focusing on Best Practices David Tauben, MD & Paul Ciechanowski, MD, MPH
2:00	Break
2:15	Workshop Session 2 (Choose One)
	A) Hypnosis and CBT in Pain Management David Patterson, PhD, ABPP & Heather Kroll, MD
	B) 10 Most Common Errors and How to Avoid Them: Focusing on Best Practices David Tauben, MD & Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD
	C) Weaning and Conversion Strategies Suzanne Rapp, MD & Brendan O'Donnell, MD
3:30	Break
3:45	Workshop Session 3 (Choose One)
	A) Addictions, Evaluation, Intervention and Management Issues Richard Ries, MD & Joseph Merrill, MD, MPH
	B) 10 Most Common Errors and How to Avoid Them: Focusing on Best Practices David Tauben, MD & Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD
	C) Weaning and Conversion Strategies Suzanne Rapp, MD & Brendan O'Donnell, MD
5:00	Adjourn

SATURDAY OCTOBER 23
8:00	Sign-in and Continental Breakfast
8:30	Introduction Richard Ries, MD; Suzanne Rapp, MD & David Tauben, MD
8:40	Opioids for Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain: A Changing Policy and Regulatory Landscape Gary Franklin, MD, MPH
9:40	Break
9:55	Non-Opioid Pharmacology in Pain Mangement David Tauben, MD
11:00	Ask the Experts - "Open Mic" Interaction Time Richard Ries, MD; Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD; Suzanne Rapp, MD; David Tauben, MD; Gary Franklin, MD, MPH & Joseph Merrill, MD, MPH
12:00	Adjourn