West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

PAIN, 2015 Preliminary Agenda

Eden Roc Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL

August 13-16, 2015

Program Outline: All Panel Presentations and Hands-on Workshops – No set lectures

Course Director:

Timothy Deer, MD:Scientific Program and Content Director

Session Co-Chairs:

Robert Levy, MD, PhD: Compliance, Bias and Quality Control

Peter Staats, MD and Lou Raso, MD: Clinical Directors

Kumar Buvanendran, MD: Neuromodulation and Headache

Jason Pope, MD: Business and Legal

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Time / Location / Topic / Speakers
2:00- 6:00P / Exhibitor Set up
5:30-6:30P / Welcome Reception at Registration

Friday, August 14, 2015

*** Attendees submit questions via audience response system throughout the day

Staff to create Q&A slides for Q&A session

Time / Location / Topic / Speakers
7:30-8:00A / Registration Open
8:00-8:15A / Welcome – Neuromodulation and Interventional Strategies for Chronic Pain / Course Director: Timothy Deer, MD
8:15-8:45A / Panel: Reducing bleeding and infection with implantable devices / Moderators: David Provenzano, MD and Kumar Buvanendran, MD
Panel: Timothy Deer, MD, George Girardi, MD, Ramsin Benyamin, MD, Aaron Calodney, MD and Steven Falowski, MD
8:45-9:15 A / Panel: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome / Moderator: John Orphanos, MD
Panel: Joshua Wellington, MD, Giancarlo Barolat, MD, and Harold Cordner, MD
9:15-9:45A / Panel: Novel Neurostimulation lead placement to treat pain of the abdomen, face and extremities / Moderators: Konstantin Slavin, MD
Panel: Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD – GI pain; Zahid Bajwa, – facial pain; Giancarlo Barolat, MD and David Caraway, MD, PhD – Extremities
9:45-10:15A / Break with Exhibits and Poster Viewing
10:15-10:45A / Androgen Deficiency and Treatment in Intrathecal Drug Delivery / Moderator: Chong H. Kim, MD
Panel: Lora Brown, MD, Corey Hunter, MD and David Caraway, MD, PhD
10:45-11:15A / Targeted Vertebral Therapies for Spinal Metatstatic Disease, Radiofrequency Ablation and Vertebral Augmentation / Moderator: Dawood Sayed, MD
Panel: Lou Raso, MD, Joshua Wellington, MD, Ramsin Benyamin, MD, Stan Golovac, MD
11:15-11:45P / Hip and Genicular Nerve RFA / Moderator: Richard Bowman, MD
Panel: Eric Lee, MD, Lora Brown, MD, Stan Golovac, MD, Lou Raso, MD, Leo Kapural, MD, Maynak Gupta, MD, and Sean Li, MD
11:45-12:15P / Interactive Q&A Session – Focus on Morning Sessions
Questions submitted from earlier in the day shown via slides and answered by faculty – questions may be directed to specific faculty members / All Morning Faculty
12:15-1:15P / Industry Sponsored Luncheon Symposium
Sponsored by Nevro – Gold Sponsor
*No CME credit hours available for this session
1:15 -1:45P / What is the Risk of Inaction? / Porter McRoberts, MD
1:45-2:15P / Advances in the Management of Vertebral Compression Fracture / Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD
2:15-2:45P / Neuromodulation in 2015 – new and emerging therapeutic options and patient selection / Moderator: Timothy Deer, MD
Panel: Ramsin Benyamin, MD, Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Peter Staats, MD, Konstantin Slavin, MD
2:45-3:15P / Break with Exhibits and Poster Viewing
3:15-3:45P / Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation: Pivotal Results of the ACCURATE study / Timothy Deer, MD, Peter Staats and Robert Levy, MD, PhD
3:45-4:15A / Efficacy, Safety and Patient Selection of devices and drugs in Intrathecal Therapy / Moderators: Jason Pope, MD
Panel:, Salim Hayek, MD Ramsin Benyamin, MD, Aaron Calodney, MD, Porter McRoberts, MD
4:15-4:45 / Interactive Q&A Session – Focus on Afternoon Sessions
Questions submitted from earlier in the day shown via slides and answered by faculty – questions may be directed to specific faculty members / All Afternoon Faculty
4:45-5:00 / Introduction to Reception
Sponsored by Flowonix – Gold Sponsor
*No CME credit hours available for this session
6:00-7:00P / Welcome cocktail reception in with Exhibits
7:00P / Faculty Dinner – Lifetime Achievement Award Winner – Dr. James Rathmell and Clinical Excellence Award Winners - Dr. David Kloth and Dr. Ramsin Benyamin, MD
West Virgina Pain Physician of the Year – John H. Schmidt, III, MD
*Sponsored by St. Jude Medical – Gold Sponsor / By Invitation Only
Moderator: Timothy Deer, MD

Saturday, August 15, 2015

*** Attendees submit questions via audience response system throughout the day

Staff to create Q&A slides for Q&A session

Time / Location / Topic / Speakers
7:30-8:00A / Registration Open
8:00-8:15A / Welcome / Co-Chair: Robert Levy, MD, PhD
And David Kloth, MD
8:15A-8:45A / Panel: NACC and PACC Consensus guidelines – rationalized step wise approach to therapy and the increased pace of technology / Moderator: Robert Levy, MD, PhD
Panel: Timothy Deer, MD, David Caraway, MD, PhD, Peter Staats, MD, Jason Pope, MD and ; Steven Falowski, MD
8:45-9:15A / Panel: Clinical Trials and Evidence / Moderator: David Kloth, MD
Panel: Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Ramsin Benyamin, MD, Kumar Buvanendran, MD, Leo Kapural, MD, PhD
9:15-9:45A / Percutaneous PNS: An earlier intervention neuromodulation option? / Moderator: Giancarlo Barolat, MD
Panel: Salim Hayek, MD, Harold Cordner, MD, Konstantin Slavin, MD, Porter McRoberts, MD and Jason Pope, MD
9:45-10:15A / Fusion Methods for Surgeons / Moderator: Rick Bowman, MD
John Schmidt, MD, Rajesh Patel, MD,John Orphanos, MD, Richard Bowman, MD, Chris Kim, MD and Steven Falowski, MD
10:15-10:45A / Break with Exhibits and Poster Viewing
10:45A-12:15P / Concurrent Sessions: Business and Legal / Co-Chair: Jason Pope, MD, David Kloth, MD and Jeffrey Peterson
10:45-11:10A / Insurance Challenges and Business Strategies / Moderator: Jeffrey Peterson
Panel: Linda VanHorn, MBA and David Kloth, MD
11:10-11:35A / Documentation, both clinical (including medication management) and business ancillaries / Moderator: Jason Pope, MD
Panel: Shawn George, Esq., David Daggett, Esq., and Bill Tiano, Esq.
11:35-11:55A / Initiation of Research in your Practice / Moderator: David Kloth, MD
Panel: Jeffrey Peterson, Jason Pope, MD
11:55-12:15P / Open Panel Discussion and Q&A / Moderator: David Kloth, MD
Panel: Linda VanHorn, MBA, Jason Pope, MD, Shawn George, Esq., David Daggett, Esq., Bill Tiano, Esq. and Jeffrey Peterson
10:45A-12:15P / Concurrent Sessions:Neuromodulation and Headache / Co-Chair: Kumar Buvanendran, MD, Zahid Bajwa, MD
10:45-11:15A / Neuromodulation and Headache / Moderator: Kumar Buvandendran, MD
Panel: Zahid Bajwa, MD and Steven Falowski, MD
11:15-11:45A / Extracranial Neurostimulation for head and face pain / Panel: Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Zahid Bajwa, MD, Corey Hunter, MD and Jason Pope, MD
11:35-12:15P / Cervical Stimulation and Failed Neck Surgery Syndrome / Moderators: Konstantin Slavin, MD and Lou Raso, MD
Panel:George Girardi, MDKumar Buvanendran, MD, Zahid Bajwa, MD, Corey Hunter, MD, Ericka Peterson, MD
12:15-1:15P / Industry Sponsored Luncheon Symposium
Sponsored by Boston Scientific – Gold Sponsor
*No CME credit hours available for this session
1:15-1:40P / Award Winning Poster Presentations / Moderator: Christopher Kim, MD and Chong Kim, MD
1:40 to 2:00P / Q&A Session – Focus on Morning Sessions
Questions submitted from earlier in the day shown via slides and answered by faculty – questions may be directed to specific faculty members / All Morning Faculty
2:00-2:30 / Break with Exhibits and poster viewing
2:30-2:50 / High Frequency Neurostimulation, Burst and Peripheral Leads – what is the best fit for which patients? / Moderator: Robert Levy, MD, PhD
Panel: Timothy Deer, MD, David Caraway, MD, PhD and Leo Kapural, MD, PhD
2:50-3:10 / Wikistim for CME / Dr. Richard North
3:10-3:30 / Functional Biomarkers of Pain / Dr. Joshua Gunn
3:30-4:00 / Intradiscal Allogenic Stemcell Therapy – a 24 month data review / Moderator: Lora Brown, MD
Panel: Corey Hunter, MD and Porter McRoberts, MD
4:00-4:30 / Cooled Radio Frequency for genicular nerve pain of the knee and hips – a comprehensive study review / Moderator: Leo Kapural, MD, PhD
Panel: Askomar Buvanendran, MD, Porter McRoberts, MD and Leo Kapural, MD, PhD
4:30 / Close for the day – prepare for 5K Fun Run
5:00-6:30P / 5k Fun Race and Reception for all Attendees
Sponsored by Precise Genetics Lab – Gold Sponsor
Benefitting Make-A-Wish® West Virginia and The Drew Morton Scholarship Fund

Sunday, August 16, 2015

*** Offsite lab – by invitation only

Time / Location / Topic / Speakers
7:30-8:00A / Registration Open
8:00A-12:00P / LABS – Hands-on Workshops
**AVAILABLE
***Non-CME session
12:00P / Conference Closes

***Evaluations for ACCME credit – please return to the Registration Desk

Invited Faculty

Course Director:

Timothy Deer, MD

Co-Chairs:

Asokumar Buvanendran, MD

Robert Levy, MD, PhD

Jason E. Pope, MD

Lou Raso, MD

Peter Staats, MD

Faculty:

Zahid Bajwa, MD

Giancarlo Barolat, MD

Ramsin Benyamin, MD

Richard Bowman, MD

Lora Brown, MD, DAIBB

Aaron Calodney, MD

David Caraway, MD, PhD

Harold Cordner, MD

Steven Falowski, MD

George Girardi, MD

Stan Golovac, MD

Maynak Gupta, MD

Salim Hayek, MD

Corey Hunter, MD

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Chong Hwan Kim, MD

Christopher Kim, MD

David Kloth, MD

Eric Lee, MD

Sean Li, MD

Porter McRoberts, MD

Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD

John Orphanos, MD

Rajesh Patel, MD

Erika Petersen, MD

David Provenzano, MD

Dawood Sayed, MD

John Schmidt, III, MD

Konstantin Slavin, MD

Joshua Wellington, MD

Business and Legal:

Jeffrey Peterson

Linda Van Horn, MBA

Bill Tiano, Esq.

David Daggett, Esq.

Shawn George, Esq.