Educational Objectives

On completing this course, participants should be able to:

? Understand the nature of chronic pain and

options for its treatment.

? Select patients who are appropriate candidates

for pain therapy with opioids, including

methadone.

? Educate patients about methadone's unique

pharmacologic properties, such as its long

duration of action and absence of euphoric

effect (because lack of knowledge of these

characteristics on the part of physicians and

patients has contributed to inadvertent overdoses

and fatalities).

? Follow a careful, evidence-based protocol for

starting patients on opioid analgesic therapy,

including methadone, whether from a drug-naive

state or in transition from another short- or longacting

opioid analgesic.

? Take appropriate steps to monitor for effectiveness

of the medications and to minimize the

potential for diversion, abuse, or addiction.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

This program is approved for 4.25 hours of credit toward

Category 1 of the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award

(PRA).

Syllabus

All participants will receive a complimentary syllabus —

both hard copy and a CD ROM. The syllabus package will

include a copy of the text, Responsible Opioid Prescribing:

A Physician’s Guide, by pain expert Scott M. Fishman, MD

— a handbook of clinical advice and generally accepted

practices that has been endorsed by the Federation of State

Medical Boards.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Hermes Bryant by email at IllinoisASAM@aol.com

or by phone at 773-558-5993.

Program Description

Do you prescribe opioid medications?

If so, this program is for you.

Each year, millions of patients are treated for a variety of serious

medical conditions with prescription drugs whose therapeutic

benefits are accompanied by psychoactive effects. Recent indicators

reveal that the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs are rising,

and we are faced with the challenge of minimizing the potential

for misuse without impeding patients’ access to needed medical

care. This symposium will provide specific knowledge and skills

associated with safe prescribing and will cover areas of epidemiology,

legal and regulatory issues, as well as clinical strategies for managing

difficult patient situations.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for all clinicians practicing in primary

care settings — physicians, nurse practitioners, physicians

assistants and others — who prescribe opioid medications and

who care for patients receiving opioid medications.

Faculty

• THEODORE V. (TED) PARRAN, JR., M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Family Medicine,

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

• JEFFREY OKEN, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,

Rush Medical College, and Medical Director, Marianjoy Pain

Management Program, Chicago

• EDWARD V. SENAY, M.D.

Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago Medical School

• STANLEY TYLMAN, M.A.

Manager, Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program and

Illinois Prescription Information Library

• DAVID LOTT, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois

at Chicago; Medical Director of Addiction Treatment Services,

Linden Oaks at Edward Hospital

Date and Location

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Edward Hospital Education Center Auditorium,

Room 300 (North Entrance)

801 S. Washington Street • Naperville, Illinois 60540

Phone: 630-527-3000

Programs Schedule

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Edward Hospital • Naperville, Illinois

8:00 am REGISTRATION OPENS

9:00 am PROGRAM BEGINS

Welcome and Overview of the Course

(Dr. Lott)

National and Illinois Data on Opioid Use

and Abuse (Mr. Tylman)

First Things First: Deciding Whether to

Prescribe Opioids for Pain (Dr. Parran)

Case Discussion / Questions

(Faculty and Audience)

Opioid Pharmacology (Dr. Oken)

What's Special About Methadone?

(Dr. Senay)

12:00 noon LUNCH

1:00 pm Identifying and Intervening for Aberrant

Medication Use (Dr. Lott)

Case Discussion / Questions

(Faculty and Audience)

Why, When and How to Stop Prescribing

Opioids and Manage the Patient with a

Different Approach (Dr. Parran)

The Regulatory Environment —

Prescription Monitoring (Mr. Tylman)

Summary and Case Discussion /

Questions (Dr. Parran and Faculty)

Closing Discussion and Planning for

Change (Dr. Lott and Audience)

3:00 pm PROGRAM CONCLUDES

Sponsored by

Illinois State Medical Society

Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine

Illinois Depatment of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Illinois Department of Human Services

Co-sponsored by

Linden Oaks at Edward Hospital

American Society of Addiction Medicine

With support from

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

REGISTRATION

(Please print clearly)

Name: ____________________________________________

? MD/DO ? Resident ? Nurse ? Other

Specialty:__________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________

City: ____________________________________________

State: ______________________________________________

Phone:____________________________________________

Fax:______________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________

How did you hear about the program? ______________________

________________________________________________

Registration Fee:

$50 for ISAM/ASAM Members;

$60 for all others

(includes course Syllabus, Fishman handbook

and CD-Rom)

Make check payable to: ISAM; Check Number: ________

(Please mail check with form or bring to registration area.)

Mail to: Prescribing Course Registration

ISAM

P.O. Box 5188

River Forest, IL 60305

Fax to: 866-511-4775

Or register online at:

www.ILSocietyofAddictionMedicine.org/PainCourse

Or click to download registration form