Summary of Need
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Types I and II remain poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Although CRPS is officially classified as a rare disorder (prevalence of less than 200,000)1, recent epidemiological studies report that more than 50,000 new CRPS-I cases occur annually2. With CRPS, early diagnosis and interventions can change the course of the syndrome, and more education is needed to prevent underdiagnosis, misdiagnosis, and undertreatment. Physical/occupational therapy is an integral part of CRPS management and functional; efforts to establish validated diagnostic criteria place therapeutic rehabilitation at the center of a treatment plan, with other modalities, including interventional and pharmacologic therapies, supporting this process.
1. Allen G, Galer BS, Schwartz L. Epidemiology of complex regional pain syndrome: a retrospective chart review of 134 patients. Pain. 1999;80:539-544.
2. Agarwal S, Broatch J, Raja SJ. Web-based epidemiological survey of complex regional pain syndrome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiology Atlanta, Georgia; October 24, 2005.
Format and Target Audience
This all-day live course is designed to make sure that practitioners like you have the information you need to make that early diagnosis. Clinicians on the front line of diagnosing the syndrome, such as anesthesiologists, neurologists, primary care physicians, neurologists, internists, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who can take advantage of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, would benefit from this course. |
After participating in this course, attendees will be better able to:
- Explain the criteria for an accurate diagnosis and the
characteristics of the differential diagnoses.
- Identify a rational treatment protocol for CRPS, and risks and
benefits of various treatment options.
- Identify and employ treatments for comorbidities often associated with CRPS.
- Discuss different interventional therapies, and give examples of their uses in clinical practice.
- Discuss the importance of physical and occupational therapy in the facilitation of functional restoration.
- Discuss the psychosocial aspects of CRPS.
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| 7:30 - 8:15 am |
Registration and Check-in |
| 8:15 - 8:30 am |
Welcome and Breakfast
James W. Broatch, MSW, Executive Director, RSDSA
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| 8:30 - 9:30 am |
CRPS: Where are we today?
Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD
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| 9:30 - 9:45 am |
Break |
| 9:45 - 10:45 am |
Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Comorbidities
Bradley S. Galer, MD
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| 10:45 - 11:45 am |
Interventional Therapies
Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS
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| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
Lunch
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| 12:45 - 1:45 pm |
How Your Patient Will Benefit From Psychiatric Pain Management Treatment
Sarah M. Whitman, MD
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| 1:45 - 2:45 pm |
Treatment Options for the PT and OT
Melanie E. Swan, OTR/L
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| 2:45 - 3:00 pm |
Break
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| 3:00 - 4:00 pm |
Panel Discussion
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ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Joint sponsorship of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and The Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association. The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
