39th Annual Pain Management Conference: Advances in the Evaluation and Treatment of Pain

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Carol Warfield, MD

Lessons from the Past for Providing State-of-the-Art Pain Management in the Present
Carol Warfield, MD

How to Perform a Focused Musculoskeletal Evaluation of the Patient in Pain: Practical Techniques and Maneuvers
Emily Wang, MD

Focused Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient in Pain: Practical Techniques and Maneuvers 
Zahid Bajwa, MD

Break

Practical Pointers for Performing a Disability Evaluation
Emily Wang, MD

How Advanced Practice Providers Can Add Value to Patient Care
Karen Little, FNP

Pose Your Questions to the Experts 
Carol Warfield, MD; Emily Wang, MD; Zahid Bajwa, MD; Karen Little, FNP

Lunch Break (On your own)

Updates on Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain 
Joseph Audette, MA, MD 

Herbal and Nutritional Supplements: What Works and What Doesn’t 
Joseph Audette, MA, MD 

Break

Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Yoga
Joseph Audette, MA, MD 

Pose Your Questions to the Expert
Joseph Audette, MA, MD; Emily Wang, MD; Carol Warfield, MD

Break

Dinner and Workshop: A Show of Hands: The Art and Science of Musculoskeletal/Physical Examination
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS; Joseph Audette, MA, MD; Zahid Bajwa, MD

Breakfast

Causes of Cancer Pain and Expanded Options for Its Management
Mihir Kamdar, MD

Interventional Techniques for Cancer Pain Management
Sanjeet Narang, MD

Pain Management - A Palliative Care Perspective
Mihir Kamdar, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Mihir Kamdar, MD; Sanjeet Narang, MD

Break

Update on the Pathophysiology of Low Back Pain and How to Differentiate Its Cause
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

How to Interpret Spinal Imaging 
Yu-Ming Chang, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD; Mihir Kamdar, MD; Yu-Ming Chang, MD

Lunch Break (On your own)
 

How to Deliver the Best Care for Neck and Back Pain
Sanjeet Narang, MD

Break

Interventional Techniques for Spinal Pain 
David Hao, MD

When and Why to Consider Surgical Management of Spinal Pain
Eric Woodard, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Sanjeet Narang, MD; David Hao, MD; Eric Woodard, MD

Breakfast

Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache in 2024
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

Updates on Nerve Blocks, Botulinum Toxin, and Anatomy of Craniofacial Pain
Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

Break

Cervicogenic Headache vs Occipital Neuralgia vs Migrainous Cervicalgia
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

The Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Based on the Pathophysiology of Pain 
Zahid Bajwa, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts 
Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS; Zahid Bajwa, MD; Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

Lunch Break (On your own)

Update on the Management of Painful and Peripheral Neuropathies
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

Post Herpetic Neuralgia and Post Herpetic Itch
Amanda Macone, MD

Break

Update on the Evaluation and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

Ketamine 
Farah Dadabhoy, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts 
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD; Amanda Macone, MD; Farah Dadabhoy, MD

Break

Dinner and Workshop: Learn How to Perform Botulinum Toxin Injections, Occipital Nerve Blocks and Trigeminal Nerve Blocks to Treat Headache and Neuropathic Pain
Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS; Amanda Macone, MD; Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS; Zahid Bajwa, MD

Breakfast

Medical and Surgical Treatment of Shoulder and Knee Disorders (with questions)
Arun Ramappa, MD

Regenerative Medicine: PRP and Stem Cells for MSK Pain (with questions)
Walter Sussman, DO, RMSK

Foot Pain (with questions)
Thanh Dinh, DPM

Break

Medical Marijuana: If, When, Why, and How to Prescribe for Pain 
Brian E McGeeney, MD, MPH, MBA

Updates on NSAIDS & COX-2 Inhibitors
Lee Simon, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Brian E McGeeney, MD, MPH, MBA; Lee Simon, MD; Carol Warfield, MD

Lunch Break (On Your Own)

Opioids: Rational Prescribing and Medico-legal Considerations
Edward Michna, JD, MD

Dealing with Opioid Addiction: Toxicology Screening, Opioid Tapering and Medication Assisted Treatment
Jingjin Kim, MD

Break

Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain
Sukhman Shergill, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Sukhman Shergill, MD; Edward Michna, JD, MD; Jungjin Kim, MD

Dealing with Difficult Patients (with questions)
Joanna Streck, PhD

Break

Dinner and Workshop: Awkward Conversations: Managing Patients with Chronic Pain
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS

Breakfast

Abdominal and Pelvic Pain (with questions)
Jyotsna Nagda, MD

Helping the Mind Heal the Body: Mind/Body Approaches to Pain Medicine 
Ellen Slawsby, PhD

Break

The Relaxation Response: Meditation as an Approach to Pain Management
John Denninger, MD, PhD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Ellen Slawsby, PhD; John Denninger, MD, PhD; Sanjeet Narang, MD

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (with questions)
Elyse Rosenberg, PhD

Will Artificial Intelligence Transform Our Practice? (with questions)
Chi-Chun Chiang, MD