Presentations:
- Buprenorphine in Chronic Pain
Mohammed Issa, MD; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Perioperative Management of Buprenorphine
Lynn Kohan, MD; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Presentations:
- Vertebral Augmentation
Matthew Meroney, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Rene Przkora, MD, PhD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presentations:
- Implant Considerations
Vinita Singh, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Implant Management
Juan Mora, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presentations:
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
Matthew Meroney, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Interspinous Spacers
Chong Kim, MD; The MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH - Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Spinal Decompression
Sanjeev Kumar, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presentations:
- Cancer Pain Practice
Vinita Singh, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Academic Practice
Rene Przkora, MD, PhD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Private Practice
David Provenzano, MD; Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, PA
Presentations:
- Dorsal Column Stimulation
Ryan S. D’Souza, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
Gregory Lawson Smith, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Vinita Singh, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Presentations:
- Mastering the Interview Process – What to Ask and What to Expect
Trent Emerick, MD; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA - Employment Contract Review
Michael A. Cassidy, Esq; Tucker Arensberg, PC, Pittsburgh, PA
Presentations:
- Epidural Steroid Injections
Ashley Rogers, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Radiofrequency Ablations – Spine
Steven Cohen, MD; Johns Hopkins & Walter Reed, Clarksville, MD - Radiofrequency Ablations – Peripheral Joints
Maxim Eckmann, MD; UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Presentations:
- Pharmacology of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets
Juan Mora, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - ASRA Chronic Pain Guidelines
Alexander Kim, MD; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Complications
Juan Mora, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presentations:
- The Basics: Pharmacology Including Metabolites
Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD; Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY - Indications of Opioid Therapy
Andrew Mendelson, DO; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - Risk Stratification
Alexander Bautista, MD; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY - Management of Opioid Therapy
Lauren Poe, DO; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - Urine Drug Testing
Anuj Aggarwal, MD; Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA
Presentations:
- Logistics of Establishing an Office-Based Interventional Pain Practice
Todd Sitzman, MD, MPH; Advanced Pain Therapy, Hattiesburg, MS - Developing a Viable Pain Practice Based on Quality, Efficiency, and Economic Sustainability
David Provenzano, MD; Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, PA - Getting Busy: Building a Patient Base and Referral Patterns
Windrik Lynch, MD; Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, Tallahassee, FL
Presentations:
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression MILD
Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD; Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY - Minimally Invasive Indirect Lumbar Decompression Superion-Vertiflex
Christopher Sobey, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - Endoscopic Spinal Decompression
Sanjeev Kumar, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Vertebral Augmentation and Associated Procedures
Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL - Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Matthew Meroney, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Presentations:
- Targeted Intrathecal Drug Delivery – Anatomy, Mechanisms, and Indications
Michael Leong, MD; Stanford University, Redwood City, CA - Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Troubleshooting
Kelly Foote, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Outcomes
Salim Hayek, MD, PhD; University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Presentations:
- SCS Program, Pulse Trains, and Waveforms: The Science
Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL - Patient Selection for SCS: Optimizing Outcomes
Juan Mora Herrera, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Operating Room Theater: Efficiency, Surgical Equipment, Radiation Safety, and Best Practices
David Provenzano, MD; Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, PA - Building a Neuromodulation Practice: Referral Development, Preapproval, Coding, and Billing
Alexios Carayannopoulos, DO, MSc; Comprehensive Spine Center, Providence, RI
Presentations:
- Relevant Anatomy and Risk Stratification for Pain Procedures and Patients
Samer Narouze, MD, PhD; Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Common Pain Medications and Herbals/Dietary Supplements
Boris Spektor, MD; Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents
Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD; Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY - The ASRA Guidelines and Other Guidelines
Susan M. Moeschler, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Presentations:
- Safe Opioid Prescribing and Guidelines
Padma Gulur, MD; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC - Efficacy and Complications
Lynn Kohan, MD; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - Opioid Taper – Practices and Future Research
Rene Przkora, MD, PhD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL