Day 1
Monday, June 21, 2027
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Carol Warfield
7:00-7:05 am
BREAKFAST LECTURE: Lessons from the Past for Providing State-of-the-Art Pain Management in the Present
7:05-8:00 am
GENERAL SESSION: How to Perform a Focused Musculoskeletal Evaluation of the Patient in Pain: Practical Techniques and Maneuvers
Emily Wang
8:00-9:00 am
Evaluating Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
Jyotsna Nagda
9:00-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Psychosocial Evaluation of the Patient in Pain
Michael Verile
10:00-11:00 am
Practical Pointers for Performing a Disability Evaluation
Emily Wang
11:00-11:45 am
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Carol Warfield; Emily Wang; Jyotsna Nagda; Michael Verile
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Lunch (on your own)
12:30-1:30 pm
Updates on Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain
Joseph Audette
1:30-2:30 pm
Herbal and Nutritional Supplements: What Works and What Doesn’t
Joseph Audette
2:30-3:15 pm
Break
3:15-3:30 pm
Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Yoga
Joseph Audette
3:30-4:30 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Expert
Joseph Audette; Carol Warfield
4:30-5:15 pm
Pain and Sleep (with questions)
Paul Mathew
5:15-6:15 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Paul Mathew; Carol Warfield
6:15-6:30 pm
Day 2
Tuesday, June 22, 2027
Breakfast Lecture: Will Artificial Intelligence Transform Our Practice
7:00-8:00 am
General Session: Causes of Cancer Pain and Expanded Options for its Management
Mihir Kamdar
8:00-8:45 am
Interventional Techniques for Cancer Pain Management
Sanjeet Narang
8:45-9:15 am
Pain Management - A Palliative Care Perspective
Mihir Kamdar
9:15-10:00 am
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Sanjeet Narang; Thomas Simopoulos
10:00-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Update on the Pathophysiology of Spinal Pain and How to Differentiate Its Cause
Thomas Simopoulos
10:45-11:45 am
How to Interpret Spinal Imaging
Rafael Rojas
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Thomas Simopoulos; Rafael Rojas
12:30-1:00 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:00-2:00 pm
The Role of Physical Therapy for Pain
Marissa Lizotte
2:00-2:45 pm
Non-Interventional Techniques for the Treatment of Chronic Spinal Pain
Jennifer Kurz
2:45-3:15 pm
Break
3:15-3:30 pm
Interventional Techniques for Spinal Pain
David Hao
3:30-4:30 pm
When and Why to Consider Surgical Management of Spinal Pain
Eric Woodard
4:30-5:30 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
David Hao; Jennifer Kurz; Marissa Lizotte; Eric Woodard
5:30-6:30 pm
Day 3
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
Breakfast Lecture: How to Deal with the Difficult Patient
7:00-8:00 am
Headache Diagnosis: It's All in Your Head ..or Is It?
Paul Mathew
8:00-8:45 am
Updates in Headache Management in 2027
Sait Ashina
8:45-9:30 am
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Paul Mathew
9:30-10:15 am
Break
10:15-10:30 am
Cervicogenic Headache vs Occipital Neuralgia vs Migrainous Cervicalgia
Paul Mathew
10:30-11:15 am
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Sait Ashina; Paul Mathew
11:15-11:45 am
Lunch (on your own)
11:45 am-12:45 pm
The Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Based on the Pathophysiology of Pain
Zahid Bajwa
12:45-1:45 pm
Update on the Management of Painful and Peripheral Neuropathies
Thomas Simopoulos
1:45-2:30 pm
Post Herpetic Neuralgia and Post Herpetic Itch
Amanda Macone
2:30-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:45 pm
Update on the Evaluation and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Thomas Simopoulos
3:45-4:30 pm
Ketamine for Chronic Pain
Farah Dadabhoy
4:30-5:15 pm
Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain
Sukhman Shergill
5:15-6:00 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Thomas Simopoulos; Amanda Macone; Farah Dadabhoy; Sukhman Shergill
6:00-6:30 pm
Day 4
Thursday, June 24, 2027
Breakfast Lecture: The Business of Pain
7:00-8:00 am
Medical and Surgical Treatment of Shoulder and Knee Disorders (with questions)
8:00-9:00 am
Regenerative Medicine: PRP and Stem Cells for MSK Pain (with questions)
Walter Sussman
9:00-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:15 am
Medical Marijuana: If, When, Why, and How to Prescribe for Pain
Brian E McGeeney
10:15-11:00 am
What We Know About NSAIDS
Lee Simon
11:00-11:45 am
Opioids: Rational Prescribing and Medico-legal Considerations (with questions)
Edward Michna
11:45 am-12:15 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Brian E McGeeney; Edward Michna; Lee Simon; Carol Warfield
12:15-12:30 pm
Lunch (on Your Own)
12:30-1:30 pm
Dealing with Opioid Addiction: Toxicology Screening, Opioid Tapering and Medication Assisted Treatment
Jungjin Kim
1:30-2:15 pm
Helping the Mind Heal the Body: Mind/Body Approaches to Pain Medicine
Ellen Slawsby
2:15-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
The Relaxation Response: Meditation as an Approach to Pain Management
John Denninger
3:15-4:00 pm
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Elyse Rosenberg
4:00-4:45 pm
Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Jungjin Kim; Ellen Slawsby; John Denninger; Elyse Rosenberg
4:45-5:30 pm
Future Directions in the Treatment of Pain: New Drugs and Therapies
5:30-6:30 pm