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Cleveland Clinic’s dynamic 24th Annual Pain Management Symposium focuses on in-depth reviews and analyses of recent advances in acute and chronic pain medicine. A renowned faculty addresses therapeutic innovations, healthcare reform, the opioid crisis and the expanding use of marijuana throughout this comprehensive activity. In doing so, the symposium promotes a better understanding of the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pain
Topics
| Session 1: The Fundamentals | |
| Percutaneous Cervical Spine Procedures: Guidelines, Technical Aspects and Safety | Richard W. Rosenquist, MD |
| Guidelines for Use of Corticosteroids for Chronic Pain Interventions | David A. Provenzano, MD |
| Persistent Pain After Joint Replacement Surgery | Kevin Vorenkamp, MD |
| Infection Control Guidelines for Chronic Pain Procedures | David A. Provenzano, MD |
| ACDF vs. ACDA: What’s the Evidence? | William Clifton, MD |
| Artificial Intelligence and Pain Treatment | Maxim Eckmann, MD |
| Closed Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation | Nagy A. Mekhail, MD, PhD |
| Panel Discussion | Session Faculty |
| Session 2: Regulatory, Billing and Ethical Challenges in Pain Practice | |
| Private Equity and Pain Practice: Challenges, Opportunities and Threats | Damean Freas, DO |
| Optimizing Documentation to Ease Pre-Authorization | Kevin Vorenkamp, MD |
| Advocacy in Pain Medicine: At the Table or On the Menu | Richard W. Rosenquist, MD |
| Unethical Behavior as Encountered by the State Medical Board | Damean Freas, DO |
| Session 3: Emerging Pharmacological and Interventional Treatments | |
| Interspinous Spacers | Salim Hayek, MD, PhD |
| Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Percutaneous Thermal Radiofrequency Ablation of Spinal Metastases | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Intradiscal Biologics for the Treatment of Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain | Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD |
| Nav 1.8 Inhibitors | Christy L. Hunt, DO |
| Basivertebral Nerve Ablation | Maxim Eckmann, MD |
| Panel Discussion | Session Faculty |
| Session 4: Neuromodulation– Effective Utilization of Targets, Techniques and Devices | |
| High Frequency | David A. Provenzano, MD |
| Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation | Christy L. Hunt, DO |
| Long Term Outcomes of Closed Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation | Nagy A. Mekhail, MD, PhD |
| Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Patient Selection, Technique and Pitfalls | Yashar Eshraghi, MD |
| Intrathecal Drug Delivery | Salim Hayek, MD, PhD |
| Neuromodulation: Peripheral Stimulation for Low Back Pain | Maxim Eckmann, MD |
| High Frequency Bioelectric Nerve Block | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Session 5: Neuromodulation– Changing Paradigms and Devices | |
| Matching the Diagnosis and the Technique/Device for the Best Patient Outcome – A Case Discussion with the Experts | Moderator – Sherif Costandi + MD Multiple Faculty Panelists |
| Session 6: PA/APRN Session 1 | |
| Evidence Based Approach to Infectious Complications of Neuromodulation Procedures | Salim Hayek, MD, PhD |
| Navigating Difficult Patient Interactions in Patients With Chronic Pain | Jessica Hill, CNP |
| Evaluating the Patient With Sacroiliac Joint Pain | Alisa Freas, PA-C |
| Topical Capsaicin | Christy Hunt, DO |
| Session 7: PRP and Stem Cells: Evidence, Payment and Regulatory Issues | |
| Platelet Rich Plasma | Yashar Eshraghi, MD |
| Stem Cells | Kevin Vorenkamp, MD |
| Regulatory Considerations in Regenerative Medicine | Yashar Eshraghi, MD |
| Session 8: Persistent Spinal Pain Syndromes | |
| Vertebrogenic and Discogenic Pain | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Pseudoarthrosis | Maxim Eckmann, MD |
| Keeping it Bipedal: Biomechanics of Sagittal and Coronal Balance | William Clifton, MD |
| Panel Discussion | Session Faculty |
| Session 9: PA/APRM Session 2 | |
| Optimizing Interventional Therapy Referrals | Alisa Freas, PA-C |
| Low Dose Naltrexone for Pain Management | Jessica Hill, CNP |
| Optimum and Appropriate Use of Urine Drug Screening in Clinical Practice | Damean Freas, DO |
| Setting Patient Expectations for Interventional Procedures | Alisa Freas, PA-C |
| Session 10: Pain Control in Special Populations | |
| Pain in CRPS | Salim Hayek, MD, PhD |
| Thoracic Outlet Syndrome | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Pain in the Geriatric Population | Jessica Hill, CNP |
| Session 11: Opioids and Marijuana | |
| Chronic Pain Management in Opioid Misuse Disorders | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Acute Pain Management in the Chronic Marijuana User | Sree Kolli, MD |
| Marijuana: Between Fantasies and Realities | Sherif Costandi, MD |
| Current Opioid Landscape and CDC Prescribing Guidelines | Yashar Eshraghi, MD |
| Panel Discussion | Session Faculty |
Release Date: 4/15/25
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