Our Faculty 

*Agenda is Subject to Change*

 

Friday, October 24th

• Industry-Sponsored Cadaver Labs 

  • 11:15 AM- 4:40 PM Lab Sessions

• Symposium Begins 

  • 5:00 PM Course Registration & Cocktail Reception

  • 6:25 PM Welcome Address 

  • 6:30 PM Academic vs Private Practice vs Hospital Employment

    • Moderator: Chakravarthy, MD, PhD

    • Panel: Gary Schwartz, MD; Arun Kalava MD, EDRA; Kiran Patel, MD; Amitabh Gulati, MD

  • 7:00 PM  Tips for Navigating your Job Search | Liesl Bernard, Rachelle Henning 

• 7:15 PM Adjourn

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Saturday, October 25th

• 6:30 AM Breakfast

• Symposium Begins 

  • 7:20 AM Non-pharmacological Pain Management Techniques versus Pharmacological Pain Management option 

    • 7:20- 7:50 AM Non-Pharmacological Pain techniques​

      • 7:20 AM: Conservative Injections |Arun Kalava MD, EDRA

      • 7:35 AM: Implementables, MIS to Neuromodulation | Gary Schwartz, MD

    • 7:50- 8:20 AM Pharmacological Pain Management

      • 7:50 AM: Non- Opiate Management | Vafi Salmasi, MD, MS​

      • 8:05 AM: Opiate Management | Gary Schwartz, MD

  • 8:25 AM Panel Business Discussion

    • Moderator: Samir Sheth, MD

    • Co-Moderator: Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD, PhD

    • ​Panel: Amitabh Gulati, MD; Kiran Patel, MD; Vafi Salmasi, MD, MS

      Fundamentals of Medical Employment and Consulting Contracts

      • Business of ASCs

      • Importance of Advocacy and Policy

      • Billing and Coding

  • 9:35 AM Industry Breakout- Attendees visit Sponsors 

  • 11:00 AM Intermission - Coffee and Snack Break 

  • 11:15 AM Business Discussion

    • Moderator: Kiran Patel, MD

    • Panel:  Samir Sheth, MD; Arun Kalava MD, EDRA

      • 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

  • 12:30 PM Educational Lunch

• 1:30 PM Case Presentations - Interventional Pain Management Techniques

  • Nerve Blocks, Epidural, steroid injections | Amitabh Gulati, MD

  • Spinal neuromodulation | Kiran Patel, MD

  • Spinal cord stimulators: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation | Kiran Patel, MD

  • ​Intrathecal drug delivery | Amitabh Gulati, MD

  • Radiofrequency ablation | Gary Schwartz, MD

  • Vertebroplasty / Kyphoplasty,| Steven Falowski, MD

  • Minimally invasive spine procedures | Steven Falowski, MD

  • SI Joint | Steven Falowski, MD​

• 3:30 PM Industry Breakout- Attendees visit Sponsors 

• 4:45 PM Intermission - Refreshments and Snack Break

• 5:05 PM Sponsored Round Table Case Presentations ​

• 7:30 PM Faculty Dinner

  • ​ Exclusive to Foundation Level Sponsors and Faculty

 

Sunday, October 26th

• 6:30 AM Breakfast

• Symposium Begins

  • 7:30 AM Case Presentations - Interventional Pain Management Techniques 

    • Peripheral Nerve with Ultrasound | Amitabh Gulati, MD

    • Vagus Nerve Stimulation | Steven Falowski, MD

    • Restorative neurostimulation | Kiran Patel, MD

  • 8:30 AM Advanced Interventional Techniques 

    • SI Fusion | Steven Falowski, MD

    • Interspinous Fusion | Steven Falowski, MD

    • Basivertebral Nerve Ablation | Samir Sheth, MD

  • 9:20 AM Panel Discussion  

    • Moderator: Chakravarthy, Kiran Patel, MD

    • Panel: Vafi Salmasi, MD, MS;  Gary Schwartz, MD; Arun Kalava MD, EDRA; Amitabh Gulati, MD; Samir Sheth, MD; Steven Falowski, MD

      • 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

  • 10:45 AM Closing Remarks