We are Pleased to invite you to be faculty and participate at the 

...Pennsylvania Pain Society LIVE and in Person Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions

When:  May 15 -18, 2025  (Board meeting Thursday evening, 5/15/25)

Where:  The Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pennsylvania

In exchange for your participation, The Pennsylvania Pain Society is pleased to offer you up to 3 nights hotel at the Hershey Lodge (additional nights will be billed to you onsite at the society rate of $259 (king) $299 (double) plus tax per extra night), waived registration for the full meeting and 2025 Membership in the Pennsylvania Pain Society.  

Please RSVP  by completing this registration and your ACCME required disclosure.

ANNUAL LIVE MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

May 15-17, 2025 

Hershey Lodge, Hershey PA 

Jointly Provided by Amedco

 Nestor Tomycz MD and Steven Falowski MD

 Program Co-Chairs

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM with INVITED FACULTY 

Thursday, May 15 

6:00-7:30 PM                Pennsylvania Pain Society Board of Directors Meeting  

7:30 -8:30 PM               Join the Board in the Lobby for Libations and Networking

FRIDAY May 16   - PAIN BOOT CAMP – Cocoa Suites 4 &5

7:30 AM                       Registration Opens and Breakfast Provided by Society

7:55 AM                       Welcome and Opening Remarks – Leonard Kamen DO, President

Pain Boot Camp:  Mandatory Licensing Education for Pennsylvania Providers 

Moderator: 

8:00 AM           An Introduction to Pain Management - TBD

8:30 AM           Initiating, Monitoring, and Weaning Opioids – David Giampetro MD 

9:00 AM           Safely Prescribing Controlled Substances including Opioids – Richard Gao MD 

9:30 AM           Opioid Use Disorder – What is it and How do we Treat it – Eugene Viscusi MD 

10:00 AM         Networking Break- Meet the Faculty and Colleagues

Session Two:    Boot Camp Continued

10:15 AM         The Psychology of Pain – Christa Coleman PsyD, MSCP, BCB

10:45 AM         Pain and Addiction – Sarah Kawasaki MD

11:15 AM         Behavioral Medicine Approaches to Treating Pain – Martin Cheatle PhD

11:45 PM           Panel Discussion and Case Presentations

12:00 – 12:45 PM           Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member  (Lunch provided by Society, no CME provided)  

Session Three:  Boot Camp Continued

1:00 PM            Suzetrigine for Pain, A new Non-opioid Analgesic - TBD

1:30 PM            Cannabis for Pain- Bruce Nicholson MD 

2:00 PM            Ketamine for Pain – Fred Stoner MD  

2:30 PM            Psychedelics for Pain  - Gretchen Maurer  MD

2:30-3:00 PM    Exhibitor Setup in the Nigerian Room 

3:00 PM            Networking Break with Exhibitors in the Nigerian Room

Session Four:    Boot Camp Continued – Interventional Options to Manage Pain

In the Trinidad Room

3:30 PM            Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation -Steven Falowski MD 

4:00 PM            Advances in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – Phillip Kim MD

4:30 PM            Advances in SI-Joint Fusion – Thiru Annaswamy MD

5:00 PM            Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation- Bunty Shah MD   

Session Five:  TRAINEE POSTER COMPETITION in the Trinidad Room 

 Moderator: Philip Kim MD  

5:30 PM                        Top Trainee Posters oral presentations 

6:00-7:00 PM                Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall  (Nigerian Room)   (All attendees and guests welcome!)  

SATURDAY May 17, 2024  

7:00  AM                       Registration and Exhibition Opens in the Nigerian Room 

7:30-8:15 AM                Gold Corporate Member (Breakfast Provided, No CME Provided)   - Cocoa Terrace

Session Six:    President’s Session – Special Guest Lecturers  in the Nigerian Room

8:15 AM           Interventional Neck and Headache Blocks – Matthew Kline MD 

8:45 AM            Headache – Miriam Segal MD  

9:15 AM           Axial Back Pain – Jacob Benrud MD

9:45 AM           Networking Break with Exhibitors   

Session Seven:  A Great Debate on Psychedelics and Hot Topics

10:15 AM           Psychedelics  - Pro:  Gretchen Maurer MD vs. Con:  Sarah Kawasaki MD 

10:45 AM         CRPS – Michael Patterson MD  

11:15 AM         Pelvic Pain from the Physical Therapy Perspective – Kailee Venzen PT, DPT 

11:45 AM         Diabetic and other Neuropathies – Justin Davanzo MD 

12:15  PM         A Flash Talk on Cancer Pain – Nestor Tomycz MD

12:30 PM Annual Business Meeting and Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member  (Lunch Provided by the Society, No CME Provided, CMS Reportable)  

Session Eight   - The Business of Pain Medicine 

1:30 PM            Ownership of DMEs, Surgery Centers, Labs and Pharmacies – Yeshvant Navalgund MD

2:00 PM            Audits– Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.

2:30 PM            Perspectives from a Former Federal Prosecutor: Hot Legal Topics for

the Pain Physician and APP with Lou Manzo Esq

3:00 PM            Panel – Q&A  

3:15 PM            END DAY TWO – AFTERNOON TO ENJOY HERSHEY WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES

SUNDAY May 17, 2024  

7:30  AM                       Registration and Exhibition Opens

7:30-8:15 AM                Breakfast with Exhibitors 

Session Nine -  Pain Management and Artificial Intelligence – PX and AI

8:15 AM           AI in your Practice – Gabe Hillegass MD 

8:45 AM           The Ethics of AI – Mark Wells DNP

9:15 AM           Privacy and HIPPAA and AI Oh My!

9:45 AM           Liability for AI in your Practice - Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.

10:15 AM         Discussion, Q & A with the Panel                       

10:30 AM         Closing Remarks and Thank you – Leonard Kamen DO, President

Please RSVP by Registering for the meeting and your hotel needs today!