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*Agenda is Subject to Change*

 

Friday, October 25th

• 11:30a: Industry-Sponsored Cadaver Labs Begin

• 5:00p: Symposium Begins

  • 5p Course Registration

  • 6p Academic vs Private Practice vs Hospital Employment (Chakravarthy, Schwartz, Castellanos, Cowan)

• 7:00p: Adjourn

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Saturday, October 26th

• 6:30a: Breakfast 

• 7:20a: Symposium Begins

  • Non-pharmacological Pain Management Techniques versus Pharmacological Pain Management option (Falowski, Castellanos, Schwartz, Antony)

  • 8:25a: Business Discussion (Chakravarthy, Sheth, Gulati, Patel, Cowan, Castellanos)

    • Fundamentals of Medical Employment and Consulting Contracts

    • Business of ASCs

    • Importance of Advocacy and Policy

    • Billing and Coding

• 9:35a: Industry Breakout- Attendees visit Sponsors

• 11:00a: Intermission - Coffee and Snack Break

• 11:15a: Business Discussion (Patel, Falowski, Antony, Sheth)

  • Creating an Efficient Practice: From the Office to the OR

  • Ethics and legal issues related to pain management

  • Managing Conflict of Interest 

  • Time Management and Burnout

  • Junior Partner? Best Practices and Lessons Learned

• 12:30p: Educational Lunch with Pacira Biosciences

• 1:30p: Case Presentations - Interventional Pain Management Techniques (Chakravarthy, Falowski, Patel, Gulati, Schwartz)

  • Nerve Blocks, Spinal cord stimulators, ​Intrathecal drug delivery systems, Radiofrequency ablation, Vertebroplasty / Kyphoplasty, Epidural steroid injections, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

• 3:30p: Industry Breakout- Attendees visit Sponsors

• 4:45p: Intermission - Refreshments and Snack Break

• 5:05p: Round Table Case Presentations 

  • Industry-sponsored cases - topics to be determined

• 7:30p: Dinner with Faculty and Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors

 

Sunday, October 27th

• 6:30a: Breakfast

• 7:30a: Case Presentations - Interventional Pain Management Techniques (Sheth, Falowski, Patel, Gulati, Schwartz)

  • Response Nerve Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Restorative neurostimulation

• 8:30a: Advanced Interventional Techniques (Falowski, Cowan, Sheth)

  • SI Fusion, Interspinous Fusion, Basivertebral Nerve Ablation

• 9:20a: Panel Discussion  (Chakravarthy, Patel, Castellanos, Schwartz, Antony)

  • Communication skills for interacting with patients in pain and their families

  • Collaboration with other healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians and specialists, to develop comprehensive pain management plans

  • Getting Involved Externally: Societies and Industry

  • Establishing your Reputation: Social Media, Advertising, and Outreach

• 10:45a: Closing Remarks