Info below and registration form is attached

Collaborative Care for Chronic Pain 
A workshop for reflection and action by primary care teams 

Friday, May 29th 
8:30 am – 4:00 pm 

Location:  Summit Conference Center
Charleston, WV

Join us for a workshop designed to teach primary care providers and
staff about evidence based care for chronic pain.  Explore systems of
care that improve patient outcomes, increase safety, and reduce stress
on caregivers.  Learn from the experience and knowledge of peers and
experts.  Take away concrete action steps for your practice.

Objectives – Upon completion of this program, participants should be
able to: 

1.	Discuss the collaborative care model for chronic pain.
2.	Identify the strengths and weaknesses of chronic pain care in
their own setting.
3.	Describe richer, multimodality care plans for persons with
chronic pain.
4.	Outline interventions responding to dysfunctional behaviors by
persons with chronic pain.
5.	Identify and intervene with organizations and medical providers
who display dysfunctional patterns of chronic pain care.
6.	Develop and commit to an action plan to improve the
collaborative care of chronic pain in their clinical setting. 

Registration and Fees: 

Registration fee is $50.00 and includes administrative costs,
educational materials, lunch, and continuing education fees. 
Participants that are members of the West Virginia Primary Care
Association can register for free.  Please complete the attached
registration form and fax/email/mail by May 15, 2009. 
 
Agenda:

8:00 am – 8:30 am 		Registration 

8:30 am – 8:45 am 		Welcome/Icebreaker
				Amber Crist, MS – Director, Central
Counties AHEC  

8:45 am – 9:00 am 		Why Collaborative Care is the Best
Practice for Chronic Pain
				Craig Robinson – Executive Director,
Cabin Creek Health Systems 
				Betsy Kent, MSW – Cabin Creek Health
Systems 

9:00 am – 9:45 am 		Case Presentations 
				
				Case #1 – Organization Identifies Need
and Improves System of Care
				Kc Lovin, PA-c – Cabin Creek Health
Systems 

				Case #2 – Dysfunctional Prescribing 
				Robert Knittle, MS – Executive Director,
WV Board of Medicine 

				Case #3 – Dysfunctional Use of
Controlled Substance Patient 
				Scott Thompson, LPC – New River Health
Association 

9:45 am – 10:15 am 		Reflection/Group Work 
-	What Issues are you currently experiencing in the health care
facility where you work?
-	What ways are they similar to others in the group? 

10:15 am – 10:30 am 		BREAK 

10:30 am – 11:30 am 		Essential Elements of Evidenced Based
Care – 
				Do’s & Don’ts of Appropriate Opioid
Prescribing 
				Ted Parran, MD – Case Western Reserve
University 

11:30 am – 12:00 pm 		Intervention as a Therapeutic
Conversation 
				Dan Doyle, MD – New River Health
Association 

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 		Lunch/Informal Discussions 

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm 		Dramatic Presentation 

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm 		Care Plans for Chronic Pain:  Think
Beyond Drugs 
				Speaker to be announced 

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm 		Site Group Work 
-	Where are the opportunities for improving chronic pain care at
your site?
-	Developing a Realistic Action Plan for your site 

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm 		Group Reports/Discussion 

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm 		Panel Discussion 

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm 		Developing Next Steps 	

Credit Hour Statement: 

Credits are pending for Medicine, Nursing, Social Work and Counseling. 

Sponsors:

This workshop has been made possible with the generous support from: 
-	Central Counties Area Health Education Center 
-	WV Primary Care Association 
-	New River Health Association 
-	Cabin Creek Health Systems 

Directions: 

Visit http://www.summitcenter.com for directions to the conference
center.