Title:  “Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Primary Care Setting”
AAPA Release Date:  October 2, 2009
AAPA Expiration Date:  October 31, 2010
Presented by:  The American Academy of Physician Assistants
Funding:  Supported through an educational grant from Pfizer, Inc.
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  “Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Primary Care Setting”
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Faculty
Lawrence Herman, MPA, RPA-C, DFAAPA
Moderator
Physician Assistant
Senior Clinical Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
Director, Medical Education
Island Medical Physicians, PC
Hauppauge, NY
Mr. Herman is an Assistant Professor (with tenure) and Senior Clinical Coordinator in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine affiliation in Old Westbury.  He is also Vice President of Medical Education and Senior PA at Island Medical Physicians PC, in Hauppauge, New York, where he sees patients and is responsible for setting all of the practice guidelines for a large, multi-office family practice group.
He received a master of public administration in health administration and health system finance from Long Island University in Brookville, New York.  He was certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, with special distinction in both surgery and primary care and remains certified in primary care.
As a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Mr. Herman has served and chaired numerous AAPA committees as well as being a Past-President of the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.  He has contributed numerous book chapters to the literature and has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles.  He has participated in several clinical pharmaceutical trials and continues to be an invited speaker at international and national meetings.  He is the 2009 recipient of the New York Institute of Technology Annual Scholars Award for significant publication scholarship activities, the 2008 Standard of Excellence Award for providing the highest level of research and scholarship, and the 2007 and 2008 Educator of the Year award.
Bruce D. Nicholson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Anesthesia
Penn State University School of Medicine
Hershey, PA
Director
Division of Pain Medicine
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Allentown, PA
Dr. Nicholson received his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk.  He continued his postgraduate medical training in anesthesia and pain medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Dr. Nicholson is a member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiology, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the International Association for the Study of Pain, and the American Pain Society.  He has authored and co-authored journal articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and is a frequent invited lecturer at conferences and symposia.  Dr. Nicholson’s research interests include mechanisms, co-morbidities, and treatment of neuropathic pain.  Clinical interests include palliative medicine as well as therapeutic studies for the treatment of acute and chronic pain management.
Christopher M. Eten, MPAS, RPA-C
Physician Assistant
Westhampton Primary Care Center
Westhampton Beach, NY
Mr. Eten completed his Physician Assistant studies at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia in 2001.  Upon graduation, he was board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants in both Primary Care and Surgery and remains so in Primary Care.  He received his Masters Degree in 2006 from Alderson-Broaddus as well.
Since 2001, Mr. Eten has worked clinically in Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, and Neurosurgery.  He is currently practicing clinically at the Westhampton Primary Care center, a satellite facility of Southampton Hospital.  He is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants as well as the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.  Additionally, Mr. Eten has served on a panel to assist with the development of curriculum for the Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institute in Milpitas, California.
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