Ph. D., University of Michigan, Dept of Human Genetics
M. S., University of Michigan
B. S., Cornell University
Certified in March, 1989, by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Diplomate, November 2002, American Academy of Pain Management
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Medical Association
Member, American Academy of Pain Management
Member, American Pain Society
Since my retirement from direct patient care in 2009, my ongoing professional work has consisted of teaching, writing, and some medicolegal consulting in malpractice or criminal cases involving prescribing of controlled substances, as well as in cases involving allegations against health professionals by state medical licensing boards and the DEA. Also, under the auspices of Professional Boundaries Education. a medical education company, I created and have taught multiple times a year a 21 Continuing Medical Education credits (CME) course on appropriate prescribing of opioids to a target audience of physicians, PAs, NPs, dentists, physical therapists, other health professional, attorneys, etc., most of whom were referred by their professional licensing board because of difficulties in their prescribing; other professionals attend the course to prevent such problems. I also have an updated (as of 2020) 3-CME course online.You can find information about my courses at https://pbieducation.com/courses
For the past 9 years I have been participating in "Project ECHO Pain," a biweekly live computer-based educational program sponsored by the Weizman Institute https://painnet.net/members where a team of experts is connected to multiple primary care clinics throughout the U.S. Prescribers present complex chronic pain patients and we provide them suggestions for optimal treatment of that patient.
I am also on the Editorial Board of the journal Practical Pain Management, for which I also write an occasional column about opioid prescribing called "Ask the Expert."
Lecturer, Dept of Pharmacology, Univ of Arizona College of Medicine, 2018-
Founder and chief instructor of "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction, a 21-Continuing Medical Education course on appropriate prescribing of chronic pain, under the auspices of a medical education company, Professional Boundaries Education, given in multiple locations in the U.S., 2009 to present.
Participant in ECHO-Pain, a weekly teleconference that provides education and feedback to clinicians at multiple primary care clinics in the U.S., under the auspices of the Weitzman Institute, the Innovation and Research Arm of Community Health Center, Inc., Middletown, CT., 2009 to present.
Medicolegal consultant regarding opioid prescribing
Internist, Arizona Community Physicians , 1990-2008. Internal medicine and addiction medicine. From 2000 through 2008 my practice was limited to noninvasive pain management and addiction medicine. I retired from direct patient care at the end of 2008.
Medical Director of Kachina Center for Addiction Recovery , Tucson, AZ. 1992-1998.
Internist, Group Health Medical Associates, P. C. , 1980-1990. Adult medicine with emphasis on women's health, alcoholism, addiction, and codependency. Chairman of the Alcoholism Treatment Committee which managed the chemical dependency treatment needs of our 55,000-member health maintenance organization.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Arizona College of Medicine , 1986 to 1993.
Member, Arizona Medical Association's Physicians' Health Subcommittee [Impaired Physicians] , 1987 to 1990.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) online course, updated to 2020: "PBI Best Practice Prescribing: Opioids, Pain Management and Addiction." Register at ProfessionalBoundaries.com/online.
Living with Chronic Pain, Second Edition, New York: Hatherleigh Press, 2009.
"Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs," by Michael W. Loes and Jennifer Schneider, In Pain Medicine & Management: Just the Facts, Second Edition: Peter Staats and Mark Wallace, Editors. New York: McGraw Hill Publishers, 2015.
" A patient-centered approach to tapering opioids." Davis B, Archambault C, Davis K, Schneider JP, Kennedy A, & Wilensky D. Journal of Family Practice 68(10): 548-555. December, 2019.
"Guest Editorial: What’s in a name? In this case, that which we call addiction is not dependence." Schneider JP, 2019. Practical Pain Management July-August 2019.
"Chronic pain and opioids: Common misunderstandings." eSombrero, March 2019 [the journal of the Pima County Medical Society]
" Ask the expert: Demystifying Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia". Schneider JP. Practical Pain Management, Jan-Feb, 2019
" The atraumatic metatarsal fracture: A clinical sign of bisphosphonate-associated bone fragility. By William B Hinshaw and Jennifer Schneider. Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2018.
" A patient-centered approach to the opioid overdose crisis." By Schneider JP, 2018. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association 59(5): 232-233.
" How can we improve opioid prescribing for chronic pain? A survey of prescribers in the trenches ." By Schneider JP and Schenthal S, 2018. The Pain Practitioner Spring, 2018, pp. 20-24.
" Long- term breast cancer risk following ovarian stimulation in young egg donors: A call for follow-up, research, and informed consent", by Schneider JP, Lahl J, and Kramer W, 2017. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 34:480-485.
" The five most misunderstood terms in pain medicine" by Schneider JP, 2017. Practical Pain Management April, 2017 Vol 17(3):24-29
" Know your patient" by Schneider JP & Davis B. 2017. Practical Pain Management, March, 2017 Vol 17(2):1-2
" Bisphosphonate-associated bilateral atraumatic ulna fractures" by Hinshaw WB and Schneider JP, 2017. International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports 9(1):1-6, 2017 Article no. IJMPCR.33170. DOI: 10.9734/IJMPCR/2107/33170
" Bisphosphonate-associated atypical fractures that are not 'Atypical Femur Fractures'." By Hinshaw, WB and Schneider JP, 2017. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 19(7), 2017; Article #BJMMR.31269. DOI:10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31269.
" One antiresorptive too many: A case report and clinical opinion." By Hinshaw WB and Schneider JP, 2016. International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports 8(3) Article no.IJMPCR.31352. DOI: 10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/31352.
" Guest editorial: No more ‘Fifth Vital Sign’: Is the new AMA recommendation helpful?" Practical Pain Management, July 2016
" CDC recommendations fall short – ignore important aspects of pain management." Practical Pain Management, April 2016, pp 18-21.
" My experience with 12-hour dosing of OxyContin" Practical Pain Management, June 2016, p. 18-19.
" Ask the Expert: Should I discharge a patient on Percocet (oxycodone/acetaminophen) for chronic back pain after unexpected oxymorphone is detected in her urine drug screen? " Practical Pain Management November, 2015
" Ask the Expert: How and when to talk with patient’s family: HIPAA rules." Practical Pain Management Nov/Dec 2014.
" Ask the Expert: Dependence vs. addiction." Practical Pain Management, Aug, 2014
" Guest Editor’s Memo: The forgotten patients: Those who benefit from opioid treatment." Practical Pain Management, July, 2014.
"Opioid prescribing Part 1: A practical guide to appropriate documentation." by Jennifer P. Schneider. Practical Pain Management Jan-Feb, 2014, pp 34-37.
"Opioid Prescribing Part 2: Appropriate documentation of follow-up visits." by Jennifer P. Schneider. Practical Pain Management Mar-Apr, 2014, pp 36-39.
"Donor type and parental disclosure following oocyte donation." by Stephenson J, Blythe E, Kramer W, and Schneider JP. Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2012:39-45.
"Perspectives, experiences, and choices of parents of children conceived following oocyte donation." by Blyth E, Stephenson J, Kramer W, and Schneider JP. Reproductive BioMedicine Online (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.10.013.
"Fatal colon cancer in a young egg donor: A physician mother's call for follow-up and research on the long-term risks of ovarian stimulation." by Schneider JP. The entire article can be viewed online: .e1-2016.e5. The article can be viewed online on the journal's website www.fertstert.org
" Atypical femur fractures: 81 individual cases." Schneider JP, Hinshaw WB, Su C and Solow P. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012 97:4324-4328. Published online before print October 17, 2012, doi: 10.1210/jc.2012-2590.
" Abuse-deterrent and tamper-resistant opioid formulations: What is their role in addressing prescription opioid abuse? " Jennifer P. Schneider, MD, PhD; M. Matthews; R.N. Jamison. CNS Drugs24:1-6, 2010.
"Rational use of opioid analgesics in chronic musculoskeletal pain." Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine April 2010:142-148.
"Defining clinical issues around tolerance, hyperalgesia, and addiction: A quantitative and qualitative outcome study of long-term opioid dosing in a chronic pain practice." Jennifer P. Schneider, MD, PhD; Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD. Journal of Opioid Management 6:385-395, 2010.
" A Practical Guide to the use of for Chronic Pain." Practical Pain Management, Dec. 2009, pp 12-18.
" Patients who require ultra-high opioid doses." By Jenifer Schneider, Alfred Anderson, and Forest Tennant. Practical Pain management, September 2009, pp 10-16.
"US oocyte donors: a retrospective study of medical and psychosocial issues." ?W. Kramer; J. Schneider; N. Schultz?Human. Reproduction 2009, 24 (12): 3144-3149. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dep309.
" Living with chronic pain: Effects on the partner." Pain Practitioner 20-30, Spring, 2009.
"Bisphosphonates and low-impact femoral fractures: Current evidence on alendronate-fracture risk.Geriatrics 64:18-23. 2009.
Schneider JP. Guest Editorial: In my opinion: Thoughts on tolerance, hyperalgesia, and short-acting opioids. Practical Pain Management, Jan-Feb, 2009, pp42-43.
"Multidisciplinary pain clinics versus opioid treatment for chronic pain: Collaborators or antagonists?" Practical Pain Management, Nov-Dec, 2008, p 38.
"Monograph: Update on treatment options in neuropathic pain with a focus on interventional modalities." By Jennifer P. Schneider and Lynn R. Webster. 2008.
"Role of SR opioids in treating chronic pain." Practical Pain Management January-February, 2008, pp 68-70.
"Role of urine drug tests in a private chronic pain practice." Practical Pain Management, Jan-Feb 2008 pp. 62-66.
"Emerging role of NPs and PAs in Pain Management." Practical Pain Management, June 2008, pp 23-26.
"Hypogonadism in men treated with chronic opioids." Letter to the editor. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 89:1414, 2008.
"Fatal colon cancer in a young egg donor: A physician mother's call for follow-up and research on the long-term risks of ovarian stimulation." Fertility and Sterility 90:5, pp. 2016.e1-2016.e5, 2008.
"Where have the Tucson pain management docs gone? Primary care docs must step up to the plate."2007. Sombrero (the monthly magazine of the Pima County Medical Society), October 2007, p. 18-19.
"Lawful Prescribing & Prevention of Diversion: A Balanced Approach to Controlled Substances" Fishman S, Flannery JP, and Schneider JP. 2007. Dannemiller Foundation Monograph. In press.
"Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."Pain Practitioner, Winter 2006-2007, 16:17-24.
"Rational Use of Opioid Analgesics in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain." 2006 Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine 23: 145-153
"Should Bisphosphonates be Continued Indefinitely? An Unusual Fracture in a Healthy Woman on Long-Term Alendronate." 2006 Geriatrics 61(1) :31-33
"Addiction, Tolerance, and Dependence. Interview with Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D." Posted on the website of the National Pain Foundation, March, 2005.
"Seeing the person in the patient." By Jennifer P. Schneider. Posted February 24, 2004 on the website of Americans for Better Care of the Dying.
"How to improve outcomes in management of chronic pain: New Directions for the use of Opioids." By C. Curtiss and Jennifer P. Schneider. Journal of Care Management Nov. 1999:3-15.
"Chronic pain management: Evaluating the use of opioids." The Case Manager May-June 1999, pp 61-67.
"Use of opioids for chronic nonmalignant pain: Myths and realities." 1998 Home Health Consultant 5(11):8-16.
My Commentary on " Effects of opioid vs non-opioid medications on pain-related function in patients with chronic back pain or hip or knee osteoarthritis ", by Krebs EE et al, J Amer Med Assn 2018;319(9):872-882. Uploaded March 9, 2019
" Addiction medicine and relapse prevention – Introduction" Practical Pain Management Online uploaded on March 9, 2019
" Chronic pain and Opioids: Common Misunderstandings", e-Sombrero (journal of the Pima County Medical Society) uploaded March 2019
" Random versus scheduled: Maximizing the efficacy of urine drug monitoring.", Written Apr 18, 2018
" Methadone: The good, the bad, and the practical:", written 11-20-2012
Interview with Dr. Jennifer Schneider on "Spontaneous Femur Fractures from Osteoporosis Meds:" "http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/76444/147539/spontaneous?ic=2602", by Pam Flores, Health Guide Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Online 3-CME course 2019 "PBI Best Practice Prescribing: Opioids, Pain management, and Addiction." Register at ProfessionalBoundaries.com/online
- Dec 1-2, Irvine CA , taught my final 2018 21-CME live course, "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction"
- Oct 24 2018 Carondelet Health Network, St. Mary’s Hospital, Tucson AZ: "Opioid Use: Truth and Misconception." for nurses
- Oct 12-13, 2018. Stamford, CT: taught my 21-CME live course, "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction" in Stamford.
- Sept 12, 2018 Noon Conference for physicians at St Mary’s Hospital, Tucson, AZ: "The Opioid overdose crisis, and opioids, pain, and addiction."
- May 4, 2018 in Manchester, New Hampshire, One-day presentation on "Psychological Issues in Treating Chronic Pain" at a conference of the New Hampshire Psychological Association.
This year I am again teaching the 21-CME remedial prescribing course, "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction" during several weekends in various venues. I have also trained several other pain specialists in teaching the course, and I continue to update and manage the course.
Also, I am in my 7th th year of participating in a now-biweekly educational teleconference called Project ECHO-Pain, in which a team of pain medicine experts in Tucson are connected via teleconference with multiple primary care clinics in multiple states in the U.S. (http://weitzmaninstitute.org/clinics/pain/) They present several difficult pain management cases, and we provide suggests for treatment of these patients, as well as take turns providing lectures on various aspects of chronic pain management.
- In 2017 I presented my 21-CME remedial prescribing course, "Opioids, Pain Management and Addiction" on 9 weekends throughout the year, in 4 venues – Irvine (CA), Orlando, Chicago, and Atlanta.
- June 10, 2016, Missoula, Montana. Montana Pain Initiative Conference. Keynote talk: "What is Pain." and "Current Concepts in Pain Management Ethical Treatment: Myths and Realities." Lectures to about 150 health professionals.
- In 2016 I presented my 21-CME remedial prescribing course, "Opioids, Pain Management and Addiction" on 10 weekends throughout the year, in 5 venues – Irvine (CA), Orlando, Louisville (KY), Chicago, and Atlanta. I also participated for the 4 th year in a weekly educational teleconference called Project ECHO-Pain, as part of a team of pain medicine experts.
- In 2015 I presented my 21-CME prescribing course, "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction" on 9 weekends throughout the year, in 4 venues – Irvine (CA), Orlando, Atlanta, and Chicago.
- Also, this was my third year participating in a weekly educational teleconference called Project ECHO-Pain, organized by the Weitzman Institute in Connecticut (http://weitzmaninstitute.org/project-echo) in which a team of pain medicine experts in Tucson are connected via teleconference with multiple primary care clinics in multiple states in the U.S. They present several difficult pain management cases, and we provide suggests for treatment of these patients, as well as take turns providing lectures on various aspects of chronic pain management.
- Nov 4, 2014, Scottsdale, AZ. "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction: Risk Management" Noon lecture to about 100 physicians at Maricopa Medical Center.
- In 2014 I presented the PBI 21-CME Prescribing course (see above under Professional Experience ) in 5 venues in the US 11 times throughout the year , in Sacramento, Irvine (CA), Chicago, Orlando and Atlanta.
- July 13-14 Atlanta, GA taught 21-CME PBI Prescribing course.
- June 15-16, Irvine, CA Taught PBI Controlled Substances course.
- Apr 6-7, Sacramento, CA Taught PBI Prescribing Controlled Substances course
- Mar 23-24, Atlanta GA. Taught PBI Prescribing Controlled Substances course.
- Feb 9-10. Irvine , CA. "PBI Prescribing Course: Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." Course director of a 21-CME credit weekend prescribing course (accredited by the University of California at Irvine), to an audience of health professionals most of whom were referred by their state medical licensing boards. I taught about 13 hours of this course. This course was given several times in 2013 in several venues in the US.
- Jan 24, 2013. Tucson AZ. "Introduction to opioids, pain management, and addiction." Lunch talk to medical students and faculty at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
- October 26, 2012, Tucson, AZ. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." Lecture to medical residents at Tucson Medical Center.
- April 11-13, 2012, Denton, TX. Lecturer at course on "Prescribing Controlled Substances" for health professionals who have had problems with their state medical licensing boards. I taught for about 9 hours of a 21-hour course.
- Oct. 5-7, 2011, Denton, TX, Sante Center for Healing. Lecturer at course on "Prescribing Controlled Substances" for health professionals who have had problems with their state medical licensing boards. I taught for about 9 hours of a 21-hour course.
- Sept. 9, Washington, D.C., Food and Drug Administration. Presentation to FDA officials and panel of osteoporosis experts on revising their recommendations regarding duration of use of biphosphonates.
- July 6, 2011, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Medical Center. Talk on "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction," lecture to medical residents.
- April 29, 2011, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Medical Center. Talk on "Opioids, Pain Management and Addiction," to the Internal Medicine residents.
- October 16-17, 2010, Denton, TX: Course on Prescribing Controlled Substances. 9 hours of presentations on appropriate prescribing of controlled substances, medical and legal issues, for health professionals who have had problems with their state medical licensing boards.
- July 16, 2010, Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Pharmacists Association: "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." 3-hour presentation to pharmacists.
- July 7-9, 2010, Sante Center for Healing, Argyle, TX: Course on Prescribing Controlled Substances. 9 hours of presentations on appropriate prescribing of controlled substances, medical and legal issues.
- June 22, 2010, Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program. "Opioids, Pain Management and addiction." Presentation to Internal Medicine Residents (M.D.s in a residency program).
- April 26, 2010, College of Pharmacy, Univ of Arizona, "A practical approach to opioid management for chronic pain." Pharmacy students.
- Dec 3, 2009, Dept of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Nov 20, 2009, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." For internal medicine residents.
- October 10, 2009, Phoenix, AZ. American Academy of Pain Management. "A practical introduction to the use of opioids for chronic pain."
- August 14, 2009, Tucson, AZ Presentation to Internal Medicine Residents at Tucson Medical Center, "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- May 26, 2009, Dallas, TX. Sante Center for Healing (Argyle, TX ), 3-hour lecture on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction", to physicians, therapists, and nurses at a chemical dependency treatment center.
- October 10, 2008, Tucson, AZ. Presentation to Internal Medicine Residents at Tucson Medical Center on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- October 5, 2008, Phoenix, AZ. Annual meeting of American College of Physicians, Arizona Chapter. Debate on: Fibromyalgia: There is a role for opioids."
- July 23, 2008, Flagstaff AZ. 20 th Annual Southwestern Regional Nurse Practitioner Symposium. Pre-conference day on Pain management. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- June 19, 2008, Tucson, AZ. 2008 State Bar of Arizona Convention. Afternoon Compensation Section: "Medicolegal aspects of opioid prescribing."
- May 20, 2008, Willcox AZ. Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Noon Medical Conference: "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- April 1, 2008, Tucson, AZ. St.Josephs, Hospital. Noon conference on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- March 20, 2008, Jerusalem, Israel. Presentation on opioids, pain management, and addiction to staff of the Pain Management Department, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Karem, Israel.
- Jan 30, 2008, Tucson, AZ. Grand Rounds at St. Mary's Hospital. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- October 25, 2007, Salem, OR. Salem Hospital, Pain Management - One Goal, Multiple Approaches. "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction." CME all-day conference on pain management.
- October 22, 2007, Tucson, AZ. Pima County Medical Society. A talk to community physicians on clinical and legal issues of prescribing opioids.
- October 18, 2007, Show Low, AZ. Summit (Navapache) Health Care Regional Medical Center. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- October 13, 2007, Tucson AZ. Arizona Society of Addiction Medicine conference. "Pain and Addiction."
- Sept 30, 2007, Las Vegas, NE. American Academy of Pain Management Annual Conference. "Update on medication treatment for neuropathic pain."
- June 5, 2007, Haines, Alaska. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), talk to physicians and nurses on opioids, pain, and addiction. Video streamed live to other remote clinics.
- April 27, 2007, Miami, FL. Annual Scientific Conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Course on "Pain and Addiction," with Raju Hajela, M.D.
- April 17, 2007, Tucson, AZ. St. Joseph's Hospital Grand Rounds. "Update on Bisphosphonates and Osteoporosis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
- March 1, 2007, Tucson, AZ Pain Society of Southern Arizona: "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- January 21, 2007, Las Vegas, NV. "Key Compliance Concepts for the Pain Management Provider  Clinical and Legal Perspectives." 3-hour workshop with Jennifer Bolen, J.D. at the "Building and Streamlining Centers of Excellence in Pain Management." 2007 conference.
- January 17, 2007, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson AZ. Presentation to Hospice and Pain Management staff on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- October 31, 2006, Tucson Medical Center, Residents' Noon Conference. " A presentation to medical residents (physicians) on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- October 29, 2006, Chicago. American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)'s course "Pain and Addiction: Common Threads VII," Presentation on "Prescribing opioids for chronic pain: Doing it right."
- Sept 8 & 9, 2006, Orlando, FL. 17th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Management. Talks on "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction: Patient selection, assessment, & management." "Challenging cases in chronic pain: Fibromyalgia." "Pain assessment and management principles: Use of opioids."
- June 17, 2006, Phoenix, AZ. 17th Annual Meeting of the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives. Workshop on "Treating Pain in the Person with An Addictive Disorder."
- May 8, 2006, Tucson Integrative Pain Medicine Dept., Univ of Arizona College of Medicine. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." Lecture to Fellows (trainees) in the program.
- Dec. 6, 2005, Fort Collins, CO. Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Partnership Program on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction" to Physicians.
- August 17, 2005, Phoenix, AZ. Chronic Pain Network's program for physicians on clinical and legal aspects of pain management with opioids.
- August 7, 2005, Tucson Medical Center Presentation to Internal Medicine Residents on management of chronic pain.
- July 1, 2005, Delta, Colorado: Delta Memorial Hospital. Grand rounds on "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- May 7, 2005, Chicago: Chronic Pain Network Town Meeting for physicians, on chronic pain management.
- May 7, 2005, Tucson, AZ: University Medical Center Pain Clinic. 1-hour on Opioids, Pain & Addiction.
- March 15-16, 2005, Mt. Pleasant, MI: Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe health care workers. Two-day workshop on pain management.
- January 26, 2005, Jackson, MS: COPAC, Inc. (inpatient addiction treatment center] Inservice to staff and community physicians on "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- October 27, 2004, Tucson, AZ: Compass Health care [Outpatient chemical dependency treatment agency] 3-hour presentation to chemical dependency counselors on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- June 10, 2004, Scottsdale, AZ: Phoenix Indian Health Service (HIS) Annual Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Nurse Continuing Medical Education Seminar. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- April 29, 2004, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Family Practice Conference. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- March 24, 2004, Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Psychiatry Dept., Grand Rounds. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- March 6, 2004, Tucson, AZ: Symposium for Physicians: "Medicolegal issues in Prescribing Opioids."
- February 24, 2004, Tucson, AZ: University Medical Center Pain Clinic: "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- Oct. 25, 2003, Sacramento, CA: Sutter Health Program. "Non-Cancer Pain: A CME Symposium" Talk on "Pain, Opioids, and Addiction."
- Oct 11, 2003, Modesto, CA: Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Pain Management Symposium: 2003 "Treatment of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain." Talk on "Pain Assessment and Management Principles: Use of Opioids."
- Oct 9, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. 23rd Annual Ballon Fiesta Medical Symposium of the New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Association "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Sept 4, 2003, Willcox, AZ, Northern Cochise Hospital. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- August 6, 2003, Tucson, AZ. Southern Arizona Workman's Comp Professionals. "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- May 21, 2003, Woodland (Sacrament), CA, Woodland Memorial Hospital, Grand Rounds. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- May 20, 2003, Sacramento, CA, Travis AFB Hospital, "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction. Talk to primary care military physicians.
- May 1-2, 2003, Modesto, CA. Memorial Hospital Association, Pain Management and Addiction Medicine Symposium, two two-hour talks on "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- April 15, 2003, Willcox, AZ Sierra Vista Regional Health Center at Northern Cochise Community Hospital, CME noon meeting, "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Mar. 5, 2003, Tucson, AZ, Grand Rounds at St. Mary's Hospital. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Feb. 27, 2003, Phoenix, AZ. Lincoln Health Network. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction." Evening symposium for physicians on "Regulatory Issues in Opioid Prescribing."
- Feb. 18, 2003, Phoenix, AZ. TriWest HealthCare Alliance. "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Feb. 15, 2003, Taos, NM. New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Assn., Annual Winter Conference, "Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction."
- Jan 16, 2003, Mesa, AZ Desert Pain Institute, "Opioids, Pain Management, & Addiction."
- October 29, 2002, Auburn, CA, Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, physicians' medical education program, "Opioids, Pain, & Addiction."
- October 28, 2002, Carmichael, CA, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, medical education program, "Opioids, Pain, and Addiction."
- October 28, 2002, Grass Valley, CA. Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, medical education program, "Opiods, Pain & Addiction."
- Sept 24, 2002, Tempe, AZ. Arizona chapter of Case Managers Society of America, "Opioids, Pain and Addiction."
- August 21, 2002, Albuqueque, NM: Cimarron Health Plan. "Opioids, Pain and Addiction."
- May 14, 2002, Tucson, AZ. Pima County Medical Society. Legal Aspects of Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
- May 8, 2002, Yuma, AZ. Yuma Regional Medical Center. Grand rounds: Opioids, Pain and Addiction.
- May 7, 2002, Tucson, AZ. Tucson Women Physicians Society: Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- May 3, 2002, Denver, CO. Colorado Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force conference. Pain Management, Substance Abuse, and Regulatory Issues.
- Feb. 16 & 17, 2002, San Francisco, CA. Annual meeting of California Academy of Family Physicians. Drug Diversion and Abuse and Case studies in use of opioids for chronic pain.
- Jan 18, 2002, Phoenix, AZ. St. Josephs Hospital, noon conference for medical residents. Opioids, Pain and Addiction.
- Sept 30, 2001, Tucson, AZ. Annual Meeting of Alcohol & Drug Problem Association of North America. Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- Sept 29, 2001, Tucson, AZ. Annual Meeting of Arizona Association of Licensed Practical Nurses. Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- Sept 27, 2001, Safford, AZ. Noon conference at Mt Graham Hospital. Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- Sept. 26, 2001, Tucson, AZ. Noon conference at Tucson Medical Center. Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- July 31, 2001, Springfield, MO. Southern Missouri State Univ., Fourth Annual Institute for Addictions and Disorders. Addictions and Chronic Pain: Medications from A to Z, treatment principles and strategies. All day course.
- June 28, 2001, Albuquerque, NM, Presbyterian Hospital, physicians noon conference: pain, opioids, and addiction.
- June 8, 2001, New York City. Coney Island Hospital, Symposium on pain management.
- June 6, 2001, Nashville, TN, Case Management Society of America. Presentation on chronic Pain, opioids, and addiction.
- June 4, 2001, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Homewood Health Centre, noon conference, on opioids, pain, and addiction.
- May 29, 2001, Los Angeles, CA. Presentation on opioids at American Academy of Physician Assistants.
- May 22, 2001, Grand Junction, Colorado. Grand Rounds at St. Marys Hospital on Opioids, Pain, and Addiction.
- April 25, 2001, Albuquerque, NM. Presentations at University Hospital, grand rounds at Lovelace Medical Center, and lecture at Vencor Rehabilitation Hospital, on using opioids in the treatment of chronic pain.
- April 11, 2001, Bronx, NY, Jacobi Hospital. Grand rounds. Use of Opioids in Chronic Pain.
- March 21, 2001, Tucson, AZ. Grand Rounds at Tucson Medical Center. Opioids, Pain, & Your License.
- March 15, 2001, Atlanta, GA. American Medical Directors meeting. Addiction and chronic pain.
- Feb.25, 2001, San Francisco, CA. California Academy of Family Physicians. Legal issues in prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
- October 21, 2000, Ottawa, Canada. 12 th Annual Meeting of Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine. "Appropriate Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Non-cancer Pain."
- August 23, 2000, Torrance, CA. Torrance Memorial Medical Center: "Special Problems in Pain Management: Dealing with Patients with Drug Abuse Histories."
- June 8, 2000, Tampa, FL. 10 th Annual Meeting of Case Managers Society of America. "Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids: Myths and Reality."
- June 6, 2000, Flagstaff, AZ. Grand Rounds at Flagstaff General Hospital. "Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids: Myths and Reality."
- June 2-4, 2000, Bal Harbour, FL. Purdue Speakers Training Meeting."Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids."
- April 29, 2000, Indianapolis, IN. R.L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, "Second Annual Pain Symposium: Management of Non-malignant Pain." Talk on "Pharmacologic Approach to the Treatment of Geriatric Pain."
- April 17, 2000, New York City, NY: Dept of Infectious Diseases, Montefiore Hospital: "Use of Opioids in the treatment of chronic HIV-related pain."
- April 14, 2000, Bal Harbour, FL. Symposium for Brazilian physicians, "Current Concepts inTreatment of Chronic Pain." Talk on "Abuse and Dependence of Opioids in chronic pain: Reality or Fiction?"
- April 11, 2000, Las Vegas, NV: Grand Rounds, Valley Hospital: "Use of Opioids in treatment of chronic non-cancer pain."
- Mar. 3, 2000, San Diego, CA: Association of Academic Physiatrists. "Addiction: Implications in Pain Management."
- Feb. 10, 2000, San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Family Physicians. "Treatment of Pain with Opioids: Differentiating the Addictfrom the Chronic Pain Patient."
- November 10, 1999, Las Vegas, NV: "Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Your License." Dinner presentation to physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.
- Sept. 23, 1999, Sacramento, CA. Presentation to the California State Pharmacy Board on"Treating Chronic Pain with Opioids."
- June 16, 1999, Minneapolis, MN. 9th Annual Case Management Conference, Case Management Society of America. "Using opioids effectively for chronic pain."
- May 19, 1999, Towson, MD, St. Joseph's Medical Center Grand Rounds. "Treating Chronic Pain with opioids: Myths and Reality."
- May 18, 1999, Baltimore, MD: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fort Howard: "Treating Chronic Pain with opioids: Myths and Reality."
- May 17, 1999, Baltimore, MD: Annual Meeting of Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland: "Treating Chronic Pain with opioids: Myths and Reality."
- May 17, 1999, Washington, DC: Walter Reed Hospital Anesthesiology Dept. "Treating Chronic Pain with opioids: Myths and Reality."
- April 24, 1999, La Habra (Los Angeles), CA, MedPartners: "Treating Chronic non-Cancer Pain with Opioids: Myths and Realities."
- April 21, 1999, Tucson, AZ, Univ of Arizona College of Nursing, "Treating chronic pain with opioids."
- April 13, 1999, Santa Fe, NM, St. Vincent's Hospital grand rounds: "Treating chronic pain with opioids."
- March 3, 1999, Tucson, AZ. "Migraine Headache: Diagnosis & Treatment." Presentation to ob-gyn physicians.
- Dec. 2, 1998, Tucson, AZ. "Chronic pain, Opioids, and Your License." Grand Rounds at Tucson Medical Center.
- Sept. 26, 1998, Scottsdale, AZ: "Pain Frontiers, 1998". "Restoring function and wellbeing: Optimal opioid therapy." Lecture and workshop (workshop with Steve Gurgevich, Ph.D.)
- Sept. 23, 1998, Tucson, St. Mary's Hospital, noon physicians' conference: "The use of opioids in chronic nonmalignant pain."
- Sept. 22, 1998, Tucson, St. Joseph's Hospital, noon physicians' conference: "The use of opioids in chronic nonmalignant pain."
- July 1, 1998, Phoenix Veterans Administration Medical Center, Phoenix: "Appropriate Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain."
- May 15, 1998, Case Management Society of America, 8th Annual Conference, Reno, NV: "Chronic pain management: When and how to use opioids safely and appropriately."
- May 7, 1998, Tucson, AZ: "Chronic pain, opioids, and your license." Presentation to physicians.
- Feb. 27, 1998, 11th Annual Conference on Addictions, Compass Health Care, Tucson, AZ. Workshop on "Chronic pain treatment and addiction: Sorting through the confusion."
- June 11, 1997, Case Management Society of America, Central Arizona Chapter, Phoenix, AZ. "Addiction and Chronic Pain -- Effective Pain Management."
- Feb. 13 & 14, 1997, American Academy of Pain Medicine, 1997 Review Course in Pain Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ. "Addiction Medicine and Chronic Pain Treatment." And dinner panel on "Chronic Pelvic Pain."