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Meeting Highlights

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Wednesday, May 16

2–4 pm
Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
4–4:30 pm
State of the Society and Annual Business Meeting
Seddon R. Savage, MD MS
APS President
4:30–6 pm
Hawaiian-Themed Opening Reception with Exhibits and Posters

Thursday, May 17

7–7:15 am
Gathering and Introductions
7:15–7:45 am
Keynote Address
Evolving Models of Health Care Delivery: Opportunities and Obstacles for Pain Care
Daniel Carr, MD
7:45–8:15 am
Plenary Lecture
Translating Her Opioids into His Opioids
Jon D. Levine, MD PhD
8:15–9:45 am
Break with Exhibits and Posters*
Author-Attended Poster Session
(odd-numbered posters)
10–11:30 am
Symposia
11:45 am–1 pm
Corporate Satellite Lunch Symposia
1:15–2:45 pm
Symposia
2:45–4:15 pm
Reception with Exhibits and Posters
4:15–5:15 pm
SIG Meetings
5–7:30 pm
President’s Recognition Reception

Friday, May 18

6–7 am
Corporate Satellite Breakfast
Symposium
7:30–8 am
Plenary Lecture
The Body in Mind—Disruption and Treatment of Cortical Body Maps in People with Chronic Pain
Lorimer Moseley, PhD
8–8:30 am
Plenary Lecture
Translational Pain Research: Targeting Central Sensitization
Robert Gereau, PhD
8:45–10:15 am
Break with Exhibits and Posters*
Author-Attended Poster Session
(even-numbered posters)
10:30 am–Noon
Symposia
12:15–1:30 pm
Corporate Satellite Lunch Symposia
1:45–3:15 pm
Symposia
1:45–5 pm
Workshops
3:30–5 pm
Symposia
5:30–7:30 pm
Basic Science Research Dinner
Mechanisms Underlying the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain
Space is limited. Preregistration is required.
5:30–7:30 pm
SIG Meeting

Saturday, May 19

8–8:30 am
Frederick W. L. Kerr Basic Science Research Lecture
Models of Muscle Pain: Transmitting the Message
Kathleen A. Sluka, PhD PT
8:30–9 am
Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Lecture
When Pain Persists: Are We Doing All that We Can Do?
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, PhD
9–9:30 am
Global Year Against Pain Lecture
Migraine: Pathophysiology and Emerging Therapies
David Dodick, MD
9:45–11:15 am
Symposia
11:30 am–1:30 pm
Special Session
The Institute of Medicine Report: Transforming Pain in America: The Role of the American Pain Society