Cleveland Clinic Specialty Review

In-depth review of recent advances in pain medicine, regional anesthesia/analgesia, and the tremendous changes affecting the practice of pain management.

 

The Fundamentals

• Higher Centre and Pain: From Basic Science to Clinical Perspective – Philip Peng, MBBS

• Mechanism of Action of Spinal Cord Stimulation – Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD

• Mechanistic Approaches to Treating Chronic Pain – Daniel Clauw, MD

• Neurophysiological Basis for Multimodal Therapy in Postoperative Pain – Philip Peng, MBBS

• Anatomic Imaging for Pain Evaluation – John Carrino, MD, MPH

• Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Daniel Clauw, MD

Rheumatologic Conditions

• Autoimmune Disorders and Pain – Carmen Gota, MD

• Fibromyalgia – Current Understanding – Daniel Clauw, MD

• ANA, RF, ENA: Making Sense of Rheumatologic Alphabet Soup – Carmen Gota, MD

• Contemporary Guidelines for Managing Fibromyalgia – Benjamin Abraham, MD

• Comprehensive Evaluation of the Fibromyalgia Patient – Robert Bolash, MD

Advanced Technology and New Targets

• High Density Stimulation – Aaron Calodney, MD

• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation – Timothy R. Deer, MD

• Burst Stimulation – Timothy R. Deer, MD

• High Frequency Stimulation – Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD

Addressing the National Opioid Epidemic

• Opioid Crisis in America – How Did We Get Here? – Richard Rosenquist, MD

• Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Pain? – Pro – Aaron Calodney, MD

• Should Opioids Be Used for Chronic Pain? – Con – Richard Rosenquist, MD

• CDC and FDA Opioid Guidelines – Blessing or Curse? – Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD

• Drug – Drug Interactions in Pain Management – Elizabeth Casserly, PharmD, RPh

• Managing the Difficult Patient Before They Manage You – Daniel Doleys, PhD

• Beyond Opioids for Cancer Pain – Oscar Deleon-Casasola, MD

Surgical Approaches to Painful Spine Conditions

• A Surgeon’s Appraisal of Spine Pain Complaints – Sean Nagel, MD

• Long Term Outcomes from Lumbar Spinal Fusion – Ajit Krishnaney, MD

• Imaging the Cervical Spine – John Carrino, MD, MPH

• Surgical Approaches to Cervical Spine Disease – Ajit Krishnaney, MD

• Psychological Evaluation of the Failed Back Surgery Patient: Could This Have Been Predicted/Prevented Preoperatively? – Daniel Doleys, PhD

Transitioning from Pain Care to Pain Wellness

• Diet and Chronic Pain – Teresa Dews, MD

• Exercise as Medical Treatment – Richard Rosenquist, MD

• Hormonal Effects of Chronic Pain and Its Treatments – Robert Bolash, MD

• Complementary and Alternative Treatments – Michael Amster, MD

• Smoking and Chronic Pain – Benjamin Abraham, MD

• Physician Heal Thyself – Addressing and Preventing Burnout – Michael Amster, MD

Innovations in Pain Medicine

• Sodium Nitrite for Peripheral Neuropathy – Amol Soin, MD

• Intradural Spinal Cord Stimulation – Sean Nagel, MD

• Future Trends in Determining the Mechanism of Action for SCS – Ramsin Benyamin, MD

• 5HT Agonist for Neuropathic Pain – Amol Soin, MD

• PILD for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – Ramsin Benyamin, MD

Economics of Pain Medicine

• Transitioning from Fee for Service to Bundled Payments and Population Health – Robert Bolash, MD

• Measuring Pain Outcomes – Time for a Change? – Teresa Dews, MD

• Is Targeted Drug Delivery Economically Viable in 2017? – Robert Bolash, MD

• Midas Encore RCT – Ramsin Benyamin, MD

• Cost Effectiveness of Neuro Stimulation – Robert Bolash, MD

• Team-based Healthcare Delivery – Lynn Gaddis, RN, MSN, CFNP – BC

Physician Assistants & Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Session

• Current Opioid Guidelines and Maintenance of the Chronic Pain Patient – Lynn Gaddis, RN, MSN, CFNP – BC

• Managing the Flood of Patient Messages – Kathryn Kraus, PA-C, MPAS

• Polypharmacy, Pain, and Drug Interactions: Strategies to Balance Risk and Benefits – Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD

• Improving Documentation to Reduce Denials and Preauthorizations – Kathryn Kraus, PA-C, MPAS

• Spine Pain – Neurological Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis – Sean Nagel, MD

• How to Manage the “Aggressive” Patient – Lynn Gaddis, RN, MSN, CFNP – BC and Daniel Doleys, PhD