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Highlights of the APS 13th Annual Meeting
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C. Richard Chapman Department Editors Louisa E. Jones John D. Loeser Donald D. Price Peter J. Vicente Tony L. Yaksh
APS Staff Richard Muir, Executive Director Cynthia Porter, Manager Helen Walket, Managing Editor
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ighlights of the APS 13th Annual Meeting
The American Pain Society held its 13th Annual Scientific Meeting November 10-13, 1994, at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa in Miami Beach, Florida. More than 1,500 people, including approximately 1,200 participants and 150 speakers and presenters, attended the meeting. A record-breaking number of exhibitors participated, with 73 exhibit booths sold. A highlight of the exhibition opening was the presentation of plaques to recognize and thank the companies that helped sponsor the meeting. Sponsors offered four different events in 1994. Syntex Laboratories, Inc., sponsored a preconference dinner symposium, "Acute Pain: Where We Have Been, Where WeAre, Where We Can Go Approaching the 21st Century"; Janssen Pharmaceutica sponsored an evening dinner symposium, "Chronic Conditions, Chronic Pain: Advances in Treatment"; The Purdue Frederick Company sponsored a luncheon symposium titled "Chronic Pain Management: Defining the Issues and the Controversies"; and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation sponsored a breakfast session, "Migraine versus Tension Type Headache" that featured a debate. Sponsors fund educational offerings that would not otherwise be possible, and the ability to schedule sessions around meals extends the time available for programming. Adding to the excitement of this year's meeting was the keynote session that featured a presentation by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel. Wiesel, a survivor of imprisonment in a Nazi camp during World War II, has dedicated his life to working on behalf of oppressed people and the cause of peace. He established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, whose mission is to advance the cause of human rights and Pain Forum 4(1): 67-74, 1995
peace and to provide a forum for ethical debate. His remarks blended personal and philosophical reflections on the nature of pain and included an inspirational call to attend to human pain and suffering. Nine professional development courses attracted 750 participants. Organized by the Professional Development Courses Committee, chaired by Steven Graff-Radford, DDS, the courses ranged from in-depth sessions on managing headache and AIDS pain to sessions focusing on such techniques and therapies as implantable devices, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and the use of psychopharmacological agents. The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Gary Bennett, PhD, planned the seven plenary sessions, 35 symposia, four breakfast sessions, special lectures, debates, and posters. The plenary sessions, featuring Karen J. Berkley, PhD, C. Richard Chapman, PhD, Stanley J. Bigos, MD, Robert P. Elde, PhD, Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH, and Christine MacDonell, covered topics ranging from pure science to socioeconomics. A special evening plenary session, "Pain, PhysicianAssisted Suicide, and Euthanasia," presented by Kathleen Foley, MD, gave an overview of the ethical and practical issues of physician-assisted suicide and its relevance to the topic of alleviation of pain and suffering. The presentation incorporated data based on the experience of the medical community in The Netherlands. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Pain Research was presented to Allan I. Basbaum, PhD, professor and vice chair of the departments of anatomy and physiology and division of neurosciences, and a member of the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco. Basbaum, a pioneer in identifying basic mechanisms of opiate analgesic and descending systems of pain control, has made major contributions in describing how pain-transmitting neurons in the spinal cord reorganize themselves in response to persistent injury. 67
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About 750 people participated in the 1995 professional development courses, such as the one presented by Beverly Thorn (right) on "Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Chronic Pain."
A stirring keynote address on pain and suffering was delivered by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, shown (left) in conversation with B. Berthold Wolff, PhD, a founder and the first president of APS.
Angela Bonica DeSimone (left) and Linda Bonica accepted the APS John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award on behalf of their father, the late John J. Bonica, MD, DSc, FRCAnaes.
The APS meeting featured about 250 exhibitor representatives at more than 70 exhibit booths that presented information on services, publications, and products in the field of pain treatment.
Meeting participants gave serious attention to the more than 220 posters by APS presenters and the approximately 50 posters from the Society for Neuroscience Conference.
The presidency of the American Pain Society passed from Peter J. Vicente, PhD (right), to James N. Campbell, MD, during an installation ceremony on Sunday morning, November 13.
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Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the APS Early Career Scholar Award, recognizing her for exceptional accomplishment and promise in pain scholarship in her basic science and clinical research.
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established in 1987 by APS to recognize individual excellence and achievement in pain scholarship by a pain professional whose total career achievements have made outstanding contributions to the field of pain research or pain practice. The award is named after one of the founding members of the society. APS invested in a more intensive effort to draw media attention to its meeting in 1994, resulting in a greater press presence and an active schedule of interviews for speakers and spokespersons attending the meeting. The resultant publicity for APS and, what is more important, for the field of pain will appear in the professional healthcare media as well as in the general media. APS will evaluate this effort to determine how to proceed with publicity in the future. The annual meeting draws a substantial number of new members to APS each year. In 1994, more than 150 nonmember registrants joined the society. The 1995 Scientific Program Committee is already at work preparing to deliver another exceptional program to continue building the reputation of the APS Annual Scientific Meeting as the premier meeting in the field of pain.
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Board Briefs Joan M. Romano
The APS Board of Directors met during the annual meeting in Miami in November 1994. The board took the following actions:
The F.w.L. Kerr Memorial Award was presented to G.F. Gebhart, PhD, for his total career achievements in pain research. He then presented the 1994 Kerr Lecture on his research on the topic of "Visceral Hyperalgesia."
Special lectures included the Royal Society of Medicine sponsored "Pain in Infancy: A Developmental Neurobiologist's Approach," which was presented by Maria Fitzgerald, PhD, from the department of anatomy and developmental biology of University College London. The 1994 Kerr Award Lecture was presented by awardee G.F. Gebhart, PhD, a professor of the department of pharmacology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Gebhart discussed research developments in visceral hyperalgesia. The annual Frederick WL. Kerr Award was
• Approved a feasibility study to evaluate further the development of APS's publishing program and capabilities. • Approved the development of an advisory panel of corporate members. • Adopted a new policy governing investment distribution, management, and reporting. • Adopted a new policy governing the use of the APS logo. • Approved a series of revisions to bylaws sections VI and VII. • Endorsed the California Medical Board's Guideline for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Intractable Pain, contingent on clarification of intent not to preclude pain treatment for individuals with chemical dependency diagnosis. • Approved the Quality Improvement Guidelines for Acute and Cancer Pain.
C. Richard Chapman Department Editors Louisa E. Jones John D. Loeser Donald D. Price Peter J. Vicente Tony L. Yaksh
APS Staff Richard Muir, Executive Director Cynthia Porter, Manager Helen Walket, Managing Editor
H
ighlights of the APS 13th Annual Meeting
The American Pain Society held its 13th Annual Scientific Meeting November 10-13, 1994, at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa in Miami Beach, Florida. More than 1,500 people, including approximately 1,200 participants and 150 speakers and presenters, attended the meeting. A record-breaking number of exhibitors participated, with 73 exhibit booths sold. A highlight of the exhibition opening was the presentation of plaques to recognize and thank the companies that helped sponsor the meeting. Sponsors offered four different events in 1994. Syntex Laboratories, Inc., sponsored a preconference dinner symposium, "Acute Pain: Where We Have Been, Where WeAre, Where We Can Go Approaching the 21st Century"; Janssen Pharmaceutica sponsored an evening dinner symposium, "Chronic Conditions, Chronic Pain: Advances in Treatment"; The Purdue Frederick Company sponsored a luncheon symposium titled "Chronic Pain Management: Defining the Issues and the Controversies"; and Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation sponsored a breakfast session, "Migraine versus Tension Type Headache" that featured a debate. Sponsors fund educational offerings that would not otherwise be possible, and the ability to schedule sessions around meals extends the time available for programming. Adding to the excitement of this year's meeting was the keynote session that featured a presentation by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel. Wiesel, a survivor of imprisonment in a Nazi camp during World War II, has dedicated his life to working on behalf of oppressed people and the cause of peace. He established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, whose mission is to advance the cause of human rights and Pain Forum 4(1): 67-74, 1995
peace and to provide a forum for ethical debate. His remarks blended personal and philosophical reflections on the nature of pain and included an inspirational call to attend to human pain and suffering. Nine professional development courses attracted 750 participants. Organized by the Professional Development Courses Committee, chaired by Steven Graff-Radford, DDS, the courses ranged from in-depth sessions on managing headache and AIDS pain to sessions focusing on such techniques and therapies as implantable devices, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and the use of psychopharmacological agents. The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Gary Bennett, PhD, planned the seven plenary sessions, 35 symposia, four breakfast sessions, special lectures, debates, and posters. The plenary sessions, featuring Karen J. Berkley, PhD, C. Richard Chapman, PhD, Stanley J. Bigos, MD, Robert P. Elde, PhD, Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH, and Christine MacDonell, covered topics ranging from pure science to socioeconomics. A special evening plenary session, "Pain, PhysicianAssisted Suicide, and Euthanasia," presented by Kathleen Foley, MD, gave an overview of the ethical and practical issues of physician-assisted suicide and its relevance to the topic of alleviation of pain and suffering. The presentation incorporated data based on the experience of the medical community in The Netherlands. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Pain Research was presented to Allan I. Basbaum, PhD, professor and vice chair of the departments of anatomy and physiology and division of neurosciences, and a member of the Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco. Basbaum, a pioneer in identifying basic mechanisms of opiate analgesic and descending systems of pain control, has made major contributions in describing how pain-transmitting neurons in the spinal cord reorganize themselves in response to persistent injury. 67
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APS NEWS
About 750 people participated in the 1995 professional development courses, such as the one presented by Beverly Thorn (right) on "Cognitive Behavioral Approaches for Chronic Pain."
A stirring keynote address on pain and suffering was delivered by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel, shown (left) in conversation with B. Berthold Wolff, PhD, a founder and the first president of APS.
Angela Bonica DeSimone (left) and Linda Bonica accepted the APS John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award on behalf of their father, the late John J. Bonica, MD, DSc, FRCAnaes.
The APS meeting featured about 250 exhibitor representatives at more than 70 exhibit booths that presented information on services, publications, and products in the field of pain treatment.
Meeting participants gave serious attention to the more than 220 posters by APS presenters and the approximately 50 posters from the Society for Neuroscience Conference.
The presidency of the American Pain Society passed from Peter J. Vicente, PhD (right), to James N. Campbell, MD, during an installation ceremony on Sunday morning, November 13.
APS NEWS
Christine Miaskowski, PhD, RN, FAAN, received the APS Early Career Scholar Award, recognizing her for exceptional accomplishment and promise in pain scholarship in her basic science and clinical research.
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established in 1987 by APS to recognize individual excellence and achievement in pain scholarship by a pain professional whose total career achievements have made outstanding contributions to the field of pain research or pain practice. The award is named after one of the founding members of the society. APS invested in a more intensive effort to draw media attention to its meeting in 1994, resulting in a greater press presence and an active schedule of interviews for speakers and spokespersons attending the meeting. The resultant publicity for APS and, what is more important, for the field of pain will appear in the professional healthcare media as well as in the general media. APS will evaluate this effort to determine how to proceed with publicity in the future. The annual meeting draws a substantial number of new members to APS each year. In 1994, more than 150 nonmember registrants joined the society. The 1995 Scientific Program Committee is already at work preparing to deliver another exceptional program to continue building the reputation of the APS Annual Scientific Meeting as the premier meeting in the field of pain.
APS
Board Briefs Joan M. Romano
The APS Board of Directors met during the annual meeting in Miami in November 1994. The board took the following actions:
The F.w.L. Kerr Memorial Award was presented to G.F. Gebhart, PhD, for his total career achievements in pain research. He then presented the 1994 Kerr Lecture on his research on the topic of "Visceral Hyperalgesia."
Special lectures included the Royal Society of Medicine sponsored "Pain in Infancy: A Developmental Neurobiologist's Approach," which was presented by Maria Fitzgerald, PhD, from the department of anatomy and developmental biology of University College London. The 1994 Kerr Award Lecture was presented by awardee G.F. Gebhart, PhD, a professor of the department of pharmacology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Gebhart discussed research developments in visceral hyperalgesia. The annual Frederick WL. Kerr Award was
• Approved a feasibility study to evaluate further the development of APS's publishing program and capabilities. • Approved the development of an advisory panel of corporate members. • Adopted a new policy governing investment distribution, management, and reporting. • Adopted a new policy governing the use of the APS logo. • Approved a series of revisions to bylaws sections VI and VII. • Endorsed the California Medical Board's Guideline for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Intractable Pain, contingent on clarification of intent not to preclude pain treatment for individuals with chemical dependency diagnosis. • Approved the Quality Improvement Guidelines for Acute and Cancer Pain.