Lawyers often confront issues related to pain in their practices. Examples include malpractice, personal injury, and disability cases. Acute and chronic pain affects a large number of people, with at least 116 million Americans suffering from chronic pain alone.

This webinar will help lawyers understand the neurological bases of chronic and acute pain, its assessment, and treatment strategies for managing pain. Our legal expert will discuss the variety of ways in which pain plays a part in litigation and daily practice and  will identify situations in the law in which neuroscience and pain issues most frequently arise.  Our scientific expert will describe what attorneys most urgently need to know about what neuroscience can tell us about pain.  The panel also will discuss how the latest neuroscientific procedures can help counsel. 

Larry Driver, M.D., Professor, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Patrick Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates, PC, Washington, DC

Stuart Zola, Ph.D. (Moderator), Director, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

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