TABLE OF CONTENTS<p>SECTION I: Preface </p><p> Preface to Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy</p><p> Erin Lawson MD and Miroslav Backonja MD</p><p> 1) Epidemiology and Scope of Impact of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p>Christopher H. Gibbons MD, MMSc and Aristidis Veves<sup> </sup>MD, DSc </p><p>SECTION II: The Neuropathies</p><p> 2) Biology and Pathophysiology of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p> Nigel Calcutt PhD and Teresa M. Mixcoatl-Zecuatl, PhD</p><p> 3) Diagnosis of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p> Vera Bril, BSc, FRCPC, MD and Bruce A Perkins, MD, MPH</p><p>SECTION III: Prevention</p><p> 4) Prevention and Control of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy </p><p>Alberto Piaggesi MD, Elisabetta Iacopi MD, and Valerio Vallini MD</p><p>SECTION IV: Medical Treatment</p><p> 5) Medical Treatments for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p> Yamile Vidal, MD, Charles Brock, MD, and Clifton L. Gooch, MD, FAAN Clinical Programs Alzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Ataxia / Cerebellar Disorders Epilepsy Headache and Pain Medicine Huntington's Disease Multiple Sclerosis Neuromuscular Disease Neuropsychology Parkinson's Disease Sleep Medicine </p><p>Educational Programs Medical Student Program Neurology Residency Program PMR Residency Program Fellowship Programs </p><p>SECTION V: Non-pharmacologic Treatment</p><p> 6) Physical therapy for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p> Karen Pieber MD, Malvina Herceg MD, and Tatjana Paternostro-Sluga MD </p><p> 7) Psychological treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p>Lance McCracken, PhD</p><p>8) Acupuncture and Alternative Treatments for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy </p><p>Miles Belgrade, MD and Stephanie Smith, MD</p><p>9) Interventional and Invasive treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Timothy Furnish MD and Benjamin Beal MD</p><p>SECTION VI: Billing and Reimbursement and Healthcare Utilization</p><p> 10) Billing, Reimbursement, and Healthcare Utilization for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p>Marco daCosta DiBonaventura, PhD & Jeffrey Vietri, PhD<sup></sup></p><p>SECTION VII: Future Approaches</p><p>11) Advances in Pharmaceutical Options and Current Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy</p><p>Martin J Stevens MD FRCP, Abd A Tahrani, MD, MRCP, MMed Sci, and Q Altaf, MD, MBBS, MRCP </p><p>SECTION VIII: Nursing Perspective</p><p>12) Nursing and Home Care Perspective of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy<br></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Mary Elizabeth Teixeira, DrNP, ANP/GNP-BC, CDE</p><p>SECTION IX: Patient Experience</p><p>13) Impact of Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy on Patients<br></p><p> </p><p> Solomon Tesfaye, MD, FRCP </p><p>14) Impact of Treatments for Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathies on Patients<br></p><p>Man-chun Wong<sup> </sup>RN, PhD and Joanne WY Chung<sup> </sup>RN, PhD</p><p>15) Patient resources for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy</p><p> Support</p><p> Education</p><p> Clinical trials</p><p>Erin Lawson MD and Miroslav Backonja MD</p><p> </p>