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July 2010 Managing Persistent Pain and Disability: Best Practices

July 19, 2010: Hyannis, MA

Executive Summary: This unique and new preconference is for attendees who deal with claimants with persistent pain and
disability. This pre-conference combines research, video, and the world class presenter Michael J. Sullivan, Ph.D.

At the completion of the workshop you will learn about:
• The practice implications of biopsychosocial conceptualizations of pain
• Psychosocial risk factors and how to minimize their negative impact on health outcomes
• The mental health problems most commonly associated with persistent pain
• How to effectively screen for mental health problems associated with pain
• Effective intervention techniques to manage psychosocial risk factors, persistent pain, and disability

Distinguished Faculty: Dr. Michael Sullivan is currently Professor of Psychology and Medicine at McGill
University, and Scientific Director of the Centre for Research on Pain, Disability and Social Integration. He
has lectured nationally and internationally on the social and behavioral determinants of pain-related
disability. He is known primarily for his research on the relation between catastrophic thinking and pain
experience, and for the development of community-based approaches to the management of
pain-related disability. Dr. Sullivan developed the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in 1995. The PCS has
been used in more than 200 scientific studies, it is translated into 12 languages and is currently the most widely used
measure of catastrophic thinking related to pain.

Dr. Sullivan also developed the Pain-Disability Prevention (PDP) Program and the Progressive Goal Attainment Program
(PGAP); the first two community-based intervention programs designed specifically to target psychosocial risk factors for
pain-related disability. Dr. Sullivan has published over 100 scientific papers, 12 chapters, and 4 books. He currently holds
a Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Health. Dr. Sullivan obtained his undergraduate training at McGill University and his
graduate training at Concordia University in Montreal. A CD release in 1999 led to a nomination for best Country Artist at
the East Coast Music Awards.

Price: $395.00