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Using the Pain Management Specialist in Personal Injury & Workers' Comp Cases

Agenda

Overview of Pain Management: How to Manage Pain the Non-Narcotic Way
Jerrold L. Kaplan, M.D.,
Kaplan Rehabilitation, Hamden; Board Certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Definition of Pain
  • Some Interesting Facts About Pain
  • Acute vs. Chronic Pain
  • Nociceptive vs. Neuropathic Pain
  • Pharmacological Treatment of Pain
  • Physiatry Management of Pain
  • Role of Rehabilitation
  • Ergonomic Considerations

Interventional Pain Management Procedures
Dean Mariano, D.O.,
Director - Spine & Pain Institute, Midstate Medical Center, Meriden; Board Certified in Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
  • Interdisciplinary Approach to Treatment
  • Headache and Myofascial Ttreatments
  • Cervical/Thoracic Treatments
  • Lumbar Treatments
  • IDET/Discogram
  • Spinal Cord Stimulators/Pumps
  • Radiofrequency Procedures

Psychological Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pain
James F. Brodey, M.D.,
Board Certified Psychiatrist; Board Certified Pain Management Physician
  • Initial Patient Evaluation
  • Pros and Cons of Narcotics
  • Use of Anti-depressants
  • Psychological Interventions and Issues

Case Study: How the Specialists Approach Complex Regional Pain Patients


The Law of Palliative vs. Curative Care
Robert F. Carter, Esq., Carter & Civitello, Woodbridge

Speakers

  • Frank V. Costello, Esq. (chairperson)
    McCarthy Schuman & Coombes

  • James F. Brodey, M.D.

  • Robert F. Carter, Esq.
    Carter & Civitello

  • Jerrold L. Kaplan, M.D.
    Kaplan Rehabilitation

  • Dean Mariano, D.O.
    Spine & Pain Institute

CLE Credit

This event awards 4.00 CLE credits.

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