Relevant Publications:

Books:

Living with Chronic Pain  New York: Hatherleigh Press, 2004.

Papers:

“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.

“Oxycodone to oxymorphone metabolism.” JP Schneider and A Miller, 2007.  Practical Pain Management 7:71-73.

“Lawful Prescribing & Prevention of Diversion: A Balanced Approach to Controlled Substances”  Fishman S, Flannery JP, and Schneider JP.  2007. Dannemiller Foundation Monograph. 

“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.
 
"Addiction and Chronic Pain." By Jennifer P. Schneider. Posted February, 2005 on the website of the National Pain Foundation. 

"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.

"Management of chronic non-cancer pain: A guide to appropriate use of opioids." 1998 Journal of Care Management 4(4):10-20.

Recent Lectures and Workshops I Presented on Pain Management:

2007

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. Joseph¹s 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 andStreamlining 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.”

2006

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.
 
2005
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.

2004

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.”

2003

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 Balloon 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."

2002

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. Albuquerque, 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.

2001

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. Mary’s 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.

2000

October 21, 2000, Ottawa, Canada. 12th 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 in Treatment 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 Addict from the Chronic Pain Patient."

1999

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.

1998

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."

1997

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."