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Fall 2006
Stem Cells: The Promise of the 21st Century Research

Spring 2006
Avian Flu: Ready or Not

Fall 2005
A Decade of Excellence:
Genetics, the Heart, the Brain

Spring 2005
Cancer:
Discovery, Development and Delivery:
From the Laboratory to the Community

Fall 2004
Make it Go Away: Managing Pain

Spring 2004
New Disease Threats:
How Science is Responding

Fall 2003
Building Bridges to Better Health:

Addressing Gaps in Health Care

Winter 2003
Smallpox: What You Need to Know

Fall 2002
What's A-Head: Research Advances
of the Head, Neck, Ear, Nose, Throat

Spring 2002
Taking Charge of Your Health

Fall 2001
First Line Defense: The Immune System


Spring 2001
Genes & Chips: Combining New Science, New Technology for
a Healthier Tomorrow

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Presented Fall 2004

Effective pain management presents a significant challenge for health care professionals and their patients. Pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical attention.

During this four-week program, the University of Nebraska Medical Center brings together experts in the area of pain management to provide an overview of what health professionals and scientists are doing to help you make the pain go away. You’ll get the latest information and research that’s out there. What’s more, you’ll also come away with resources to turn to if you have questions in the future.

October 14: The wrath of pain: An overview of management

You hurt? Have you heard the latest?
Christopher M. Criscuolo, M.D.
Associate professor
Director, Pain Medicine
Director, Pain Fellowship Program
UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
It's (not) all in your head – the psychology of pain
Rex L. Schmidt, Psy.D.
Clinical psychologist, Pain Management Program
The Nebraska Medical Center

October 21: Controlling the wrath of pain

Now there's more than aspirin: latest therapies
Carla Rubingh, Pharm.D.
Assisant professor, pharmacy practice
UNMC College of Pharmacy
Healing touch: Alternatives to pain medications
Mary Megel, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate professor, parent-child, administration, education and science department
UNMC College of Nursing

Biofeedback the pain away
Keith Allen, Ph.D.
Professor, pediatrics and psychology
Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, UNMC
Director, intern training, MMI

October 28: "Oh, my aching. . ."
Managing chronic pain

Treating back pain
Lyal Leibrock, M.D.
Professor and chief of neurosurgery
UNMC College of Medicine

Halting headaches
Angie Rakes
Assistant professor, anesthesiology
UNMC College of Medicine

 

Relieving oral pain
Nagamani Narayana, D.M.D.
Assistant professor, oral pathology
UNMC College of Dentistry
Finishing touches: Physical therapy's role in pain relief
Giuseppe "Joe" Siracusano, M.A., P.T.
Adjunct assistant professor
Division of physical therapy education
UNMC School of Allied Health Professions


November 4: Enhancing the quality of life: Living with pain

Growing old doesn't have to hurt
Catherine Eberle, M.D.
Associate professor, geriatrics and gerontology
UNMC College of Medicine
Controlling cancer pain
June Eilers, Ph.D., R.N., B.C.
Clinical nurse specialist/clinical nurse researcher
The Nebraska Medical Center
Ann M. Berger, Ph.D., R.N., A.O.C.N.
Associate professor
Clinical nurse specialist – oncology
UNMC College of Nursing