The 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

Program Descriptions

Thursday, May 3

11:15 am-12:45 pm
Symposia

(301) HSV Viral Vector Translational Approaches to Pain Relief

(302) The Battlefield and Beyond: Pain Among Returning OIF and OEF Soldiers

(303) Acceptance, Mindfulness, Values, and Cognition in a Contextual Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Chronic Pain

(304) Assessing and Treating Pain in People with Advanced Dementia

(305) Long-Term Implications of Repeated Pain in Neonates

(306) Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptors in Acute and Chronic Pain: Actions and Interactions

2:45-4:15 pm
Symposia and Paper Presentations

(307) Immune-Glial and Pain Interactions

(308) The Role of Exercise in Pain Management

(309) Ethnicity and Pain: Where Policy, Cultures, and Science Intersect

(310) Past and Current State of Multidisciplinary Treatment Programs

(311) Comparative Studies of Standard Sensory Assessment Methods with Operant Conditioning Paradigms

(312) Paper Presentations: Molecular Approaches to Pain and Pain Treatment

5-6 pm
SIG Meetings

(119) Measurement of Pain and Its Impact, Part I

(120) Basic Science

(121) Genetics and Pain

(122) Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation

(123) Nursing Issues

(124) Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

(125) Psychosocial Research


Friday, May 4

10:15-11:45 am
Symposia and Paper Presentations

(313) Neurotrophic Growth Factors and Pain Signaling

(314) The Neurocognitive Effects of Opioids

(315) All You Need to Know About Gene Silencing: RNAi In Vitro and In Vivo

(316) Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Interventions for Chronic Pain: Efficacy, Mechanism of Action, and Integration into Multidisciplinary Pain Management Practice

(317) Bridging the Gap Between Preclinical Pain Models and Clinical Efficacy in Pain

(318) Paper Presentations: Diverse Therapies for Diverse Pain Syndromes

1:45-3:15 pm
Symposia and Paper Presentations

(319) Peripheral and Supraspinal Mechanisms of Above-Level Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury

(320) New Investigator Guide to the NIH Grant Process, Training Programs, and Funding Opportunities

(321) Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

(322) The Evaluation and Management of Pain-Related Disability in Workers' Compensation Claims

(323) The Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship Experience: A Media and Policy Initiative

(324) Paper Presentations: Physiological and Psychsocial Influences on Pain Outcomes

4:30-6 pm
SIG Meetings

(126) Disparity in Pain Management

(127) Ethics

4:30-7 pm
SIG Meetings

(128) Clinical Trials

(129) Pharmacotherapy

(130) Palliative Care

6:30-8:30 pm
(132) Basic Science Research Forum Dinner



Saturday, May 5

Noon-1:15 pm
SIG Meetings

(133) Measurement of Pain and Its Impact, Part II

1:30-3 pm
Symposia

(325) Beyond the Messenger: Translational Regulation as a Novel Target for Pain Management

(326) The Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

(327) Understanding Pain Expression: Language, Behavior, and Distress

(328) Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Programs: Developing U.S. Models of Clinical Service and Education

(329) Persistent Pain, the Hippocampus, and Depression-Mechanistic Links?

(330) Epidemiology of Pain: From Classical to Molecular Approaches