Columbia University
College of Physicians & Surgeons

and

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary
& Alternative Medicine

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Course Co-Directors

James N. Dillard, M.D. and Fredi Kronenberg, Ph.D.

Topics include:

The Neurobiology of Pain
Current Pain Pharmacology
Review of Invasive Procedures and Devices in Pain Medicine
Current Conventional Pain Medicine in the Cancer Setting
Psychological Evaluation of Pain
Mind/Body Medicine for Pain
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Pain
Nutritional Strategies for Pain
Manual Therapies for Pain
Physical Therapies for Pain
Bioenergetic Therapies for Pain
Yoga and Other Active Therapies for Pain
An Integrative Approach to Facial and Head Pain
Integration of Complementary & Alternative Therapies in a Pain Center
Interdisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Pain
Bioethics of Pain

At the end of the 2-day course, participants should be able to:
Delineate the fundamentals of modern pain medicine.
Describe some of the best complementary and alternative therapies for use in pain management.
Discuss the practical integration of useful conventional and complementary therapies into the treatment of
both the cancer and non-cancer pain patient.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION & AN APPLICATION:

CME Dept.: (212) 305-3334

http://ColumbiaCME.org