31st Annual Pain Symposium Scheduled for Health Care Professionals

WHAT: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will host its 31st Annual Pain Symposium.

WHEN: 6:45 a.m. to noon Friday (June 6); 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday (June 7); and 7:30 a.m. to noon Sunday (June 8)

WHERE: TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building, 3601 Fourth St.

EVENT: The conference, directed by Miles Day, M.D., professor and Pain Fellowship director, features cutting-edge technology and internationally recognized faculty to offer anesthesiologists, pain specialists, general practitioners and other health care professionals current concepts in chronic and acute pain control. Emphasis will be placed on the blending of scientific knowledge into clinical practice.

The event will give health care professionals who specialize in pain treatment the opportunity to hear about topics including the evolving use of ultrasound in interventional pain management and analyze emerging developments in treating chronic pain.
The symposium is sponsored by the TTUHSC Department of Anesthesiology Division of Pain Management, the Office of Continuing Medical Education and the Pain Center at Grace Clinic.

For more information, contact Myra Jones, Office of Continuing Medical Education, (806) 743-2928 or email at myra.jones@ttuhsc.edu.

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