Education Events

The Vancouver Chapter sponsors monthly educational presentations. Local practitioners represent a variety of modalities and perspectives at these meetings. Emphasis is placed on creating a common language and providing a forum for discussion. Meetings are fully accredited, providing continuing medical education credits to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, acupuncturists, dentists, naturopathic physicians, chiropractic physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other allied health care professionals. 

 

Monthly Meeting Information

The Pain Society of Washington Vancouver Chapter meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm at the RS Medical Building #3 14001 SE First Street Vancouver, WA 98684 in the Mt. Everest Room. For more information and to view a map, click here We do not meet in July, August or December. Please contact us at (316) 304-1784 or email us with any questions. Register and prepay for the monthly meetings here.  

 2012 Vancouver Chapter Meeting Dates

 

January 12

"Neuroplasticity and Pain: If I Only Had a Brain" with Jennifer M. Wagner, LPN,  ASN, BS 

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February 9

“Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion”
Moderator: Yuri Tsirulnikov, DO; Panelists: Matt Cooper, DC,  Robert Djergaian, MD,  Brian Gehley, PT, Andrew Oh, MD   

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 March 8 

“The Role of Urine Drug Testing in the Pain Practice”

Grant Beardsley, MS, MT(ASCP), Jonathan Dykstra, MD and Benjamin Platt, MD 

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April 12 

   "Interventional Pain Management for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Pain Related Disorders"  with Yuri Tsirulnikov, DO

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May 10 

“Acupuncture, Tradition and Science”  Edward Chiu, LAc, DAOM

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June 14

“Nutrition and Pain”  Cynthia Bye, ND

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September 13

“Psychology of Pain”  Jill Fancher, PhD

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October 11

“WA Prescription Drug Monitoring Program”  

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November 8

“Chiropractic Treatment in Pain Management”  Karis Cooper, DC

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