Are your patients suffering from chronic back pain? Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established method of controlling chronic pain of the back, arms, or legs and may be an option for your patients if pain medication, physical therapy, or back surgery hasn't worked. A spinal cord stimulator is an implanted device that can be thought of as a pacemaker for pain. Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANS), the neuromodulation division of St. Jude Medical, is an SCS market leader that offers a full range of innovative products, field and technical support, reimbursement services, and continuing education programs. To learn more, visit ans-medical.com or PowerOverYourPain.com

CATHERINE M. MULLAHY, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, President of Mullahy & Associates, LLC (www.mullahyassociates.com)and her associate, Vice President Jeanne Boling, MSN, CRRN, CDMS, CCM, are heralding a new practice setting for case managers. They will share their expertise in Nursing Spectrum's upcoming summer series with two courses: Best in Class Case Management - An Introduction to a Leading-Edge Practice, a 2-day course on July 21st & 22nd and The Business of Case Management: Building Your Own Company on July 23rd both being held at The Rockefeller University, Manhattan. Registration fees are: $425 for the Best in Class Case Management course (includes The Case Manager's Handbook, 3rd ed. by Ms. Mullahy and a continental breakfast) and $215 for The Business of Case Management. Visit: http://events.nursingspectrum.com or call: 1-800-866-0919.