Understanding Pain October 26, 2006

The Museum has partnered with the Hektoen Institute of Medicine to present the lecture series Understanding Pain. This medical humanities lecture series will examine the human experience of pain from clinical, historical, and social perspectives. Lectures will be presented by health and medical professionals, and scholars who focus on pain management.

The first lecture in this series is

Introduction to Pain & Pain Management
Thursday, October 26, 2006 at IMSS
Silvio Glusman, MD, PhD, Associate Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, and Director of the Pain Management Center at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County will address multidisciplinary concepts of pain, its mechanism, and how pain may be perceived differently in various cultures.

Suggested donation is $5.

Official Website: http://www.imss.org