Asia Pacific Symposium on Pain Control

Preface; The Fourth Asia Pacific Symposium on Pain Control, Kuala Lumpur, November 2-4, 2007: Introduction and Overview: Ermini, M.; Status of Pain Management in Asia; Progress of Cancer Pain Management in Korea: Lee, J.Y.; Ahn, J.S.; Assessment of Change of Quality of Life in Terminally III Patients under Cancer Pain Management Using the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) in a Korean Sample: Park, K.U.; A Survey of Cancer Pain Status in Shanghai: Wang, J.J.; Japan Partners Against Pain: The First Four Years: Ogawa, S.; Improving Cancer Pain Management in Malaysia: Lim, R.; Documenting Pain as the Fifth Vital Sign: A Feasibility Study in an Oncology Ward in Sarawak, Malaysia: Devi, B.C.R.; Tang, T.S.; Pattern of Pain Management Practices of Filipino Surgeons: de Leon, J.R.C.; Espinosa, E.; Clinical and Pharmacological Aspects of Oxycodone; Postmarketing Surveillance Study of OxyContin[registered] Tablets for Relieving Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: Yu, S.Y.; OxyContin[registered] Tablets Postmarketing Surveillance Study Group China; Opioids for Metastatic Bone Pain: Hara, S.; Oxycodone-Induced Analgesic Effects in a Bone Cancer Pain Model in Mice: Kato, A.; Minami, K.; Ito, H.; Tomil, T.; Matsumoto, M.; Orita, S.; Kihara, T.; Narita, M.; Suzuki, T.; Patient-Controlled Analgesia versus Oral Controlled-Release Oxycodone - Are They Interchangeable for Acute Postoperative Pain after Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeries?: Ho, H.S.; Opioids in Neuropathic Pain Treatment; Postmarketing Surveillance Study of OxyContin[registered] Tablets for Relieving Moderate to Severe Postherpetic Neuralgia Pain: Fan, B.F.; OxyContin[registered] Tablets Postmarketing Surveillance Study Group China; Controlled-Release Oxycodone in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain of Nonmalignant and Malignant Causes: Ong, E.C.; Neuropathic Pain - The Case for Opioid Therapy: Allen, S.C.; Oxycodone and the Challenge of Neuropathic Cancer Pain: A Review: Nunez Olarte, J.M.; Posters; Author Index.