The Center for Pain and Supportive Care and the
WVSIPP Proudly Present:
The Second Annual Cancer Pain
Conference
Dr. Lisa Stearns – Course Director
March 2&3, 2012
Day 1 – Chronic Pain Management for Patients with Cancer
Day 2 – Chronic Pain Management resulting from the treatment of Cancer
Key Faculty Members:
Ezell Askew, MD, Allen Burton, MD, David Caraway, MD, PhD, Taissa Cherry, MD,
Michael Gordon, MD, Carolyn Holita, Marc Huntoon, MD, PhD, Jennifer Kiser, PAC, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Patrick Manthy, MD, Gladstone McDowell, MD, Gail
McGlothlen, CNS, Elizabeth Reckerson, RN, William Rosenberg, MD, Joyce
Seelig, LCSW, Jamie Sharp, CRNA, Lisa Stearns, MD, C. Douglas Stewart, PA-C
and Dennis Wipperling
Scientific Committee:
Allen Burton, MD, Michelle Byers, Taissa Cherry, MD, Marc Huntoon, MD, PhD, Jennifer Kiser, PAC, Gladstone McDowell, MD, Suzanne Morse, NP, William Rosenberg, MD, Lisa Stearns, MD and
Dennis Wipperling
Accreditation Statement: AMA Category 1 PRA CME credits and meeting coordination proudly provided by WVSIPP.
This WVSIPP program is accredited by the West Virginia State Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical
education for clinicians. The WVSIPP designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit(s)™. Clinicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity
March 2&3, 2012
“Cancer Pain Conference”
March 2-4, 2012 Scottsdale, Arizona
Center for Pain and Supportive Care and the
WVSIPP – “Cancer Pain Conference”
Day 1 – Friday, March 2, 2012
Registration
8:00AM–8:15AM
Welcome –
Lisa Stearns, MD
Introductions – theme and vision
8:15AM-8:35AM
Lecture – Management of Chronic Pain in Patients diagnosed with Cancer – New schools of thought –
Lisa Stearns, MD
8:35AM-9:15AM
Chronic Pain resulting from Cancer – Panel presentation
Lisa Stearns, MD, Gladstone McDowell, MD, Michael Gordon, MD, Elizabeth Reckerson, RN, Ezell Askew,
MD
Interventional Pain Management, Palliative Care, Oncology, Radiation Oncology
9:15AM-9:50AM
The role of Pain Management in Oncology
Acute vs. Chronic pain – working together pre and post tumor surgery
Gladstone McDowell, MD, Allen Burton, MD and Michael Gordon, MD
9:50AM-10:00AM
Q&A
10:00AM-10:30AM
Break with Exhibitors – Poster viewing
10:30AM-11:00AM
Research Opportunities – Chronic Pain resulting from Cancer
Patrick Manthy, MD – University of Arizona
11:00AM-11:45AM
Publication update – IDDS Safety and Best Practices
Lisa Stearns, MD
11:45-1:00 PM
Sponsored Luncheon Symposia
*This session is non-CME eligible*
Archimedes Pharma
1:00PM-1:30PM
Filmed Cases
IDDS placement and utilization for Cancer Pain
Lisa Stearns, MD
1:30PM-1:45PM
Filmed Cases
Pump Rotor Study
Lisa Stearns, MD
1:45PM-2:15PM
Filmed Cases
Catheter Dye studies: Occluded Catheter, Inflammatory Mass, Fracture, Disconnected, Malpostioned,
Fracture with Dislodgment (floating)
Lisa Stearns, MD
2:15PM-2:45PM
Filmed Cases – SCS for Chronic Pain
Lisa Stearns, MD, William Rosenberg, MD, Robert Levy, MD
2:45 PM-3:00 PM
Q&A
3 : 0 0 P M
Sessions close for the day
4:45-5:45PM
Reception with exhibits
Beer and Margarita Reception
Exhibits Open
7:30 AM–8:00AM
“Cancer Pain Conference”
March 2-4, 2012 Scottsdale, Arizona
Center for Pain and Supportive Care and the
WVSIPP - “Cancer Pain Conference”
7:30AM–8:00AM
Registration
7:00AM-8:00AM
Breakfast
8:00AM–8:15AM
Welcome
-Lisa Stearns, MD
8:15AM-9:00AM
Chronic Pain Resulting from the Treatment of Cancer
Updates in treatment options and preparation for treating the pain post-operatively – Panel
Presentation
Lisa Stearns, MD, Marc Huntoon, MD, PhD, MD, Michael Gordon, MD, Ezell Askew, MD, William
Rosenberg, MD, Robert Levy, MD
Interventional Pain Management
Neurosurgery – Gamma Knife, Brain and spine tumors
Oncology - New Chemotherapies and Possible Side effects
Radiation Oncology – Pain from Tumor Ablation and Radiation
9:00AM-9:45AM
What else is “paining” our patients – addressing chronic pain from pathology unrelated to our
patients’ cancer diagnosis – special considerations and treatment options to improve function and
quality of life
David Caraway, MD, PhD
9:45AM-10:15AM
Break with Exhibits
10:15AM-10:45AM
The Dilemmas of Opioid Management in Cancer Patients, Substance Abusers and Urine Drug
Screening
David Caraway, MD, PhD, Allen Burton, MD, Gail McGlothlen, CNS
10:45AM-11:30AM
Polyanalgesic Consensus Panel 2011 publication – updates and implications for treating patients
with Cancer
Lisa Stearns, MD, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, David Caraway, MD, PhD, Allen Burton, MD, Gladstone
McDowell, MD
11:30AM-12noon
Top 3 poster presentations
12:00PM-1:00PM
Lunch
Boxed lunches – in with Exhibits
Afternoon Workshops
1:00PM-3:00PM
3 : 0 0 P M
Business Breakout – Carolyn
Holita and Dennis Wipperling
Legal and Ethical updates
Breakout
Practice Managers and Hospital
Administrators
Topics and Case studies
Physician Breakout – Lisa
Stearns, MD, Gladstone
McDowell, MD, William
Rosenberg, MD, Michael
Gordon, MD
Review of filmed Cases
Mid-Level Breakout – Gail
McGlothlen, CNS, C. Douglas
Stewart, PA-C, Jamie Sharp,
CNS, Jennifer Kiser, PA
“Clinical Pearls in the
Management of the Patient with
an Implanted Drug Delivery
System” – see attached agenda
Sessions end and meeting close – Teams are encouraged to meet to discuss strategies for working
together
Exhibits Open
Saturday, March 3, 2011 Day 2