Welcome
Know Pain is a comprehensive educational program on pain designed to meet the learning needs of non-pain specialists, primary care physicians, nurses and pharmacists dealing with patients suffering from pain.
The program is comprised of nine modules, covering the following topics:
- Pain in general
- Acute pain
- Chronic joint pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Central sensitization/dysfunctional pain
- Low back pain
- Headache & Migraine
- Cancer-related pain
- Visceral Pain
Each module consists of a comprehensive bank of slides, videos, tools, patient cases, interactive questions and frequently asked questions, divided according to sub-topic. For your convenience, a one-hour general presentation has been developed for each module. You may use this presentation as is, adapt it to suit your audience and time frame, or create an entirely new presentation using the slides and other materials provided. For more information on how to create a slide set, please see the How to Use this Program section.
Development Committee
Know Pain was developed and reviewed by a multidisciplinary, international panel of experts.
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Mario H. Cardiel, MD, MSc
Rheumatologist
Morelia, Mexico -
Andrei Danilov, MD, DSc
Neurologist
Moscow, Russia -
Smail Daoudi, MD
Neurologist
Tizi Ouzou, Algeria -
João Batista S. Garcia, MD, PhD
Anesthesiologist
São Luis, Brazil -
Yuzhou Guan, MD
Neurologist
Beijing, China -
Jianhao Lin, MD
Orthopedist
Beijing, China -
Supranee Niruthisard, MD
Pain Specialist
Bangkok, Thailand -
Germán Ochoa, MD
Orthopedist, Spine Surgeon & Pain Specialist
Bogotá, Colombia -
Peter Goadsby, MD
Neurologist
San Francisco, United States of America -
Michel Lanteri-Minet, MD
Neurologist
Nice, France -
Stewart Tepper, MD
Neurologist
Cleveland, United States of America -
Roman Rolke, MD
Neurologist
Aachen, Germany -
Augusto Caraceni, MD
Pain Specialist
Milan, Italy -
Milton Raff, MD, BSc
Consultant Anesthetist
Cape Town, South Africa -
Raymond L. Rosales, MD, PhD
Neurologist
Manila, Philippines -
Ammar Salti, MD
Consultant Anesthetist
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -
Jose Antonio San Juan, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Cebu City, Philippines -
Xinping Tian, MD
Rheumatologist
Beijing, China -
Işin Ünal-Çevik, MD, PhD
Neurologist, Neuroscientist & Pain Specialist
Ankara, Turkey
Overall Learning Objectives
This program will enable participants to:
- Discuss the prevalence of different types of pain across numerous geographic regions
- Understand the impact of pain and its comorbidities on patient functioning and quality of life
- Explain the pathophysiology of pain based on the understanding that nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain and central sensitization/dysfunctional pain are the three fundamental underlying types of pain
- Apply suitable assessment techniques and tools in order to differentially diagnose patients presenting with pain
- Sharing the latest regional and international clinical practice guidelines recommendations for the management of different types of pain
- Select appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for the management of pain and ensure patients adhere to recommended therapy
Disclaimer
Please note that this content has been approved by the development committee of the Know Pain program. If you make changes to the content, please remember to respect the authors’ rights and always add references to the bottom of altered slides.
If you have content on hand that you think would be more suitable than a slide contained in this program, please contact your Pfizer delegate so that he/she can share it with the development committee members to ensure that the program is kept up-to-date.
