MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
–
April 5
2012
Chronic Pain
Our next meeting will be at the
usual location, Bellevue City Hall,
on
Thursday, April 5, 2012, from 7 to 9
pm.
It will be in Room 1E-120.
However, you may wish to come early.
CorVel has
generously offered to sponsor a light dinner beginning at 6:30 pm.
If you are coming for dinner please RSVP
by the end of Monday, April
2nd, so we know how many to expect.
If you're not coming for dinner, no need to
reply.
Given the frequency with which we encounter with
chronic pain, amount of material to be covered, and
its relevance to all of the various specialties of
our members, the entire two hours will be devoted to
this topic and one speaker: internist David J.
Tauben, MD.
Dr. Tauben is a clinical associate professor at the University of Washington
and director of medical student education in pain
medicine.
He has a joint appointment with the
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and
Department of Medicine.
In his role
as a pain specialist Dr. Tauben diagnoses and treats
complex and continuing pain conditions at the Center
for Pain Relief.
He has particular expertise in the
formulation of medication management plans for pain
persisting more than three months, and is developing
new programs for improved education and training
necessary for long-term pain management in the
outpatient primary care office setting.
I think you'll find his presentation
interesting, educational, and relevant.
For those who didn't hear,
Zina Rubino from Physician Direct
Services was on her way from
Olympia
to Bellevue to bring
dinner for our March 8th meeting when her
car broke down on I-5 in
Tacoma.
She gets an A for effort, a thanks anyway,
and our condolences for her very frustrating
experience.
Preview: Our
remaining meeting date for the first half of 2012 is
May 10, 2012.
Meeting schedule for the fall-early winter is
September 13, October 11, November 8, and December 6, 2012.
Please save the dates.
Any
suggestions for topics and/or speakers are always
welcome.
Charles N. Brooks MD, President
18 Cascade KeyBellevue , WA 98006-1002
Phone: 425-747-1111
Fax: 425-747-1112
E-mail:
charleybrooks@comcast.net
