Program Agenda

Friday, February 21, 2025

8:00-10:00 AM

Session 1: Neuromodulation 1
Moderator: Howard Rosner, MD

8:00-8:30 AM

Cancer-Related Pain – An Update
David Copenhaver, MD

8:30-9:00 AM

Tracking and Failure Analysis of Explanted Neuromodulation Devices: Possible Role for Neuromodulation Registry
Lawrence Poree, MD

9:00-9:30 AM

High Cervical Dorsal Column Stimulation in the Setting of Atypical Facial Pain
David Copenhaver, MD

9:30-10:00 AM

Panel and Q&A

10:00-10:30 AM

Coffee break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Session 2: Minimally Invasive Therapy 1
Moderator: Standiford Helm, MD

10:30-10:50 AM

Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Sukdeb Datta, MD

10:50-11:10 AM

SI Joint Fusion – Lateral Approach
Sukdeb Datta, MD

11:10-11:30 AM

SI Joint Fusion – Posterior Approach
Joseph Liao, MD

11:30 AM-12:00 PM

Anterior Column Pain and Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Joseph Liao, MD

12:00-12:30 PM

Intralaminar Lumbar Decompression
Michael Leong, MD

12:30-1:30 PM

Lunch Symposium
The Next Frontier in Pain Therapies: Future Directions in Physiologic, Closed-loop Controlled Systems
Speaker: David Dinsmoor, Sr Distinguished Engineer at Medtronic

Sponsored by Gold Sponsor Medtronic
(This session is not part of the CME program, no CME credits are available.)

1:30-3:00 PM

Session 3: Neuromodulation 2
Moderator: Linda Rever, MD

1:30-2:00 PM

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Abdullah Mohamad Qatu, MD

2:00-2:30 PM

Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy and Its Treatment
David Copenhaver, MD

2:30-3:00 PM

Neuraxial Drug Delivery: The Way Ahead
Lawrence Poree, MD

3:00-3:30 PM

Coffee Break

3:30-6:00 PM

Session 4: Minimally Invasive Therapy 2
Moderator: Shelly Jordan, MD

3:30-4:00 PM

Novel Targets for Interventional Headache Treatment
Mollie Johnston, MD

4:00-4:30 PM

Polyvagal Therapy (pre-recorded lecture)
Mel Pohl, MD

4:30-5:00 PM

Neurosurgical Intervention for Pain
Mark Liker, MD

5:00-5:30 PM

Peripheral Multifidus Muscle Stimulation for Back Pain
Michael Leong, MD

5:30-5:45 PM

Novel Treatments: Sympathetic Blocks for Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Anna Maria Bombardieri, MD

5:45-6:00 PM

Panel and Q&A

6:00-7:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Saturday, February 22, 2025

8:00-10:00 AM

Session 5: Regenerative Medicine 1
Moderator: Vanila Singh, MD

8:00-8:45 AM

Spine Imaging Pearls – part 1
Richard Latchaw, MD

8:45-9:15 AM

Role of Regenerative Medicine in Pain Practice
Ripu Arora, MD

9:15-9:45 AM

Latest Advances in Regenerative medicine: Techniques, Products, Device and Indications
Shelly Jordan, MD

9:45-10:00 AM

Panel and Q&A

10:00-10:30 AM

Coffee break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Session 6: AI in Healthcare
Moderator: Barrett Larson, MD

10:30-11:00 AM

Past, Present, and Future of AI in Healthcare
Barrett Larson, MD

11:00-11:30 AM

Keynote Lecture: Real-World Applications of AI for Pain Practice Management
Paul Lynch, MD and Terin Champion

11:30-12:00 PM

Open discussion

12:00-12:30 PM

GENERAL STAFF MEETING: RECOGNITION AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

12:30-1:30 PM

Lunch Symposium
Safeguarding Wealth: Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Strategies
Speaker: Daniel J. McNeff,  CEO of Legally Mine, LLC

Sponsored by Gold Sponsor Legally Mine
(This session is not part of the CME program, no CME credits are available.)

1:30-3:35 PM

Session 7: Business Practice in Pain Medicine
Moderator: Abdullah Mohamad Qatu, MD

1:30-2:15 PM

Pain Medicine Business Dynamics:A Practice Profit Primer for New Graduates
Manoj Jagtiani, DO and Armen Haroutunian, MD

2:15-2:35 PM

From Fellowship to Private Practice – Things I wish somebody told me…..
Jason Cohen, MD

2:35-3:35 PM

Fireside Chat – Panel and Q&A
Manoj Jagtiani, DO, Jason Cohen, MD, Abdullah Mohamad Qatu, MD, Joseph Liao, MD and Armen Haroutunian, MD

3:35-4:00 PM

Coffee break

4:00-6:15 PM

Session 8: Education and Research
Moderator: Kartic Rajput, MD

4:00-4:30 PM

The Joy of Medicine
Eric Grigsby, MD

4:30-5:00 PM

Long Story About Long COVID: The Latest Update
Vanila Singh, MD

5:00-5:30 PM

Advanced Concepts in CSF Leaks for the Interventional Pain Professional
Ian Carroll, MD

5:30-6:00 PM

Abstract Presentations BEST OF MEETING TOP 3

6:00-6:15 PM

Panel and Q&A

7:00-8:30 PM

Faculty Dinner

Sponsored by MD Labs

Sunday, February 23, 2025

8:00-10:00 AM

Session 9: Regenerative Medicine 2
Moderator: Ripu Arora, MD

8:00-8:30 AM

Radiologic Guidance for MSK/Orthobiologics
Sheri Albers, DO

8:30-9:15 AM

Spine Imaging Pearls – part 2
Richard Latchaw, MD

9:15-9:45 AM

Pure Honey: Regenerative Protein Arrays
Joe Cabaret, MD

9:45-10:00 AM

Panel and Q&A

10:00-10:30 AM

Coffee break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Regenerative Medicine Lab
Live Model Ultrasound Workshop

Faculty:

  • Sheri Albers, DO
  • Ripu Arora, MD
  • Joe Cabaret, MD
  • Shelly Jordan, MD
  • Richard Latchaw, MD

Station 1: Upper extremity ultrasound with live model:

  • ultrasonographic anatomy of shoulder, elbow, wrist joints and surrounding soft tissues
  • injection techniques.

Station 2: Lower extremity ultrasound with live model:

  • ultrasonographic anatomy of hip, knee and ankle joints and surrounding soft tissues
  • injection techniques.

Station 3: Lumbar/cervical/thoracic spine with live model:

  • ultrasonographic anatomy of facet joints, para spinal and interspinous ligaments and other surrounding soft tissue structures
  • injection techniques
  • optional: SI joint, Piriformis syndrome and Sacrococcygeal joint anatomy and injection technique

Station 4: PRP and BMC

  • Sponsored by BioRich Medical
    (Held in a separate room, this session is not part of the CME program, and no CME credits are available.)