We are Pleased to invite you to attend the 

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

When:  May 16-18, 2025

Where: The Hershey Lodge, Hershey PA

 

BOGO!  Register by APRIL 30 and get a second meeting registration without fee!  

(simply register for you and we will send your confirmation with instructions on how to register your colleague without fee)

 

THE PENNSYLVANIA PAIN SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

FINAL PROGRAM 

PROMOTING PATIENT OUTCOMES THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY PAIN CARE

ANNUAL LIVE MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

May 15-17, 2025

Hershey Lodge, Hershey PA

Jointly Provided by Amedco

Program Co-Chairs Nestor Tomycz MD and Steven Falowski MD

Thursday, May 15

6:00-7:30 PM                     Pennsylvania Pain Society Board of Directors Meeting   (Cocoa Boardroom)

7:30 -8:30 PM                    Join the Board in the Lobby for Libations and Networking – All are Invited

 

FRIDAY May 16   - PAIN BOOT CAMP – Trinidad Room

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 made possible through a generous grant and in collaboration with the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research.  Moderator: Leonard Kamen MD

8:00 AM               An Introduction to Pain Management (Pathophysiology, Physical Examination, and Types of Pain)  - Diyor Suyumov MD

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 in the Trinidad Room- Moderator Sadie Smith MD

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

10:45 AM            Pain and Addiction – Mitchell West DO

11:15 AM            Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation -Steven Falowski MD

11:45 PM             Q & A

12:15 – 12:45   Networking  and Annual Business Meeting Lunch – Cocoa 1 and Cocoa Terrace

Session Three:  Hot Topics in Pain Management – Trinidad Room Moderator Thomas Vissering RPh

1:00 PM               Suzetrigine and other non-opioids for Pain, A new Non-opioid Analgesic – Len Kamen DO

1:30 PM               Cannabis for Pain- Bruce Nicholson MD

2:00 PM               Ketamine for Pain – Thomas Scott MD MBA

2:30 PM               Psychedelics for Pain  - Akash Goel MD

1:00-3:00 PM     Exhibitor Setup in the Nigerian Room

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

Session Four:     Interventional Options to Manage Pain In the Trinidad Room Moderator Bruce Nicholson MD

3:30 PM               A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Orthopaedic Pain– Saloni Sharma MD

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

4:30 PM               Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Diabetic and other Neuropathies – Justin Davanzo MD

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

5:30 PM Session Five:  TRAINEE POSTER COMPETITION -Trinidad Room Moderator: Philip Kim MD  

Top Trainee Posters oral presentations – 3 minutes each in rapid fire format. You be the Judge! Join us to choose the top 3 best presentations! 

1. Case Report: Persistent Post-Traumatic Headache Resolved with Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation – Andrew Chen DO MS -Penn State
2. Severe Non-Operative Hip Osteoarthritis Pain a Morbidly Obese Male Managed with sublingual buprenorphine – Chase Bauer- Jefferson
3. A Case of Adventitial Bursitis of the Forefoot Treated with Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy- Sean Haynie MD - Jefferson
4. Diagnosis of Meralgia Paresthetica Following Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report- Nikit Patel DO- Jefferson
5. Utility of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” Protocols in Reducing Postoperative Opioid Use Across Different Surgical Specialties – An Analysis of Iowa’s Billion Pill Pledge Program – Wali Pirzada – Rothman Opioid Foundation
6. Prospective Evaluation of Patterns, Efficacy, and Cognitive Effects of Medical Cannabis Use in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Patients – Anthony Castro – Rothman Opioid Foundation
7. Intraoperative Epidural Blood Patch to Augment Lumbar Durotomy Repair – Vishwant Tatagari DO - UPMC
8. Post Herpetic Neuralgia of the Inner Ear -Zach Oberdoerster DO- Penn State
9. Case Report: Chronic Back Pain Misdiagnosis, A Case of Twelfth Rib Syndrome- Andrew Chen DO MS – Penn State
10. Nasal Ketamine for Management of Upper Extremity Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Report- Chase Bauer - Jefferson
11. Opioid Use after Non-operative Management of Distal Radius Fracture: Who is Getting What and From Whom? – Wali Pirzada – Rothman Opioid Foundation

6:00-7:00 PM                     Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall  (Nigerian Room)

(All attendees and guests welcome!)  

SATURDAY May 17, 2024  

7:15  AM                              Registration and Exhibition Opens in the Nigerian Room

7:30-8:00 AM    Breakfast with the Exhibitors – Nigerian Room

Session Six:    President’s Session – Special Guest Lecturers  in the Trinidad Room – Leonard Kamen DO

8:00 AM               Interventional Neck and Headache Blocks – Matthew Kline MD

8:30 AM               Headache in Post Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury – Miriam Segal MD  

9:00 AM               Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Axial Back Pain – Jacob Benrud MD

9:30 AM               Networking Break with Exhibitors – Nigerian Room    

Session Seven:  A Great Debate on Psychedelics and Hot Topics in the Trinidad Room-Moderator: Vitaly Gordin MD

10:00 AM           Psychedelics  - Pro:  Akash Goel MD vs. Con:  Mitchell West DO

10:30 AM            CRPS – Michael Patterson MD  

11:00 AM            Pelvic Pain from the Physical Therapy Perspective – Kailee Venzin PT, DPT

11:30 AM            Advances in SI-Joint Fusion – Jack Smith MD

12:00  PM            Surgical Approaches to Cancer Pain – Nestor Tomycz MD

12:30 PM             Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member Vertex Pharmaceutical: Journavx- An Oral Non-Opioid Therapy for Treating Moderate to Severe Acute Pain with Philip Kim MD (Lunch Provided by the Society, No CME Provided)

Cocoa Terrace and Cocoa 1

Session Eight   - The Business of Pain Medicine in the Trinidad Room -

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

2:00 PM               Stark Laws and Audits– Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.

2:30 PM              The Inside Story from a Former Opioid Federal Prosecutor: What You Need to Know Now - Lou Manzo Esq.

3:15 PM               Q & A

3:30 PM               END DAY TWO – AFTERNOON TO ENJOY HERSHEY WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES

SUNDAY May 17, 2024  

7:15  AM                              Registration and Exhibition Opens

7:30-8:00 AM                    Breakfast with Exhibitors in the Nigerian Room

Session Nine -  Pain Management and Artificial Intelligence – PX and AI in the Trinidad Room

8:00 AM               AI in your Practice – Tony George DO

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

9:15 AM               AI and Audits in your Practice - Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.

9:45 AM               Discussion, Q & A with the Panel                              

10:00 AM            Closing Remarks and Thank you – Steven Falowski MD, President 2025-2027

 

Joint Accreditation Statement

 

               

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and The Pennsylvania Pain Society. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Professions in scope for this activity are listed below.

Amedco Joint Accreditation Provider Number: 4008163

Physicians

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 15.75 ANCC contact hours.

American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) MOC

This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s

redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA. 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0® requirements.  Maximum of 15.75 hours available.

You must request your certificate within 45 days of the activity to meet the deadline for submission to PARS. Credits are generally reported during the first week of each month for those who claimed during the month prior.

Other Professions

Nurse Pharmacology Credits

Please note onsite agenda for identification of sessions eligible for

pharmacotherapeutic hours and self-submit those to your board. Keep the agenda as a reference in case they have questions

 

Registration Fees.

Register by March 30 and get a second registration of equal or lesser value without fee!

MD, DO – Full Meeting  $500   Daily Rate:  $250

PA, NP – Full Meeting   $400    Daily Rate:  $200

Nurse, admin  Full Meeting- $300   Daily Rate $150

Trainee – Full Meeting  $100   Daily Rate:  $50  (Submit an abstract that is accepted and attend for free!)

PURPOSE

The purpose of this program is to educate physicians and healthcare practitioners in evolving acute and chronic pain management and provide a forum for participants to gain valuable understanding in evidenced based techniques, treatments and solutions for patients suffering from pain.  In addition, Pennsylvania legal issues, mandatory prescriber education, DEA MATE Act, and coding/ billing will be presented in a didactic, interactive format.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of this program, participants should be able to:

1.         Employ key diagnostic and treatment techniques for the management of pain.

2.         Identify and administer appropriate safe opioid usage in patients.

3.         Understand and include behavioral analysis in the evaluation of a chronic pain patient.

4.         Identify and resolve issues relating to the law and billing for pain management.

5.         Apply evidenced based strategies to clinical practice for managing complex

            pain patients.

ACCREDITATION 

Satisfactory Completion 

Learners must complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. Your chosen sessions must be attended in their entirety.  Partial credit of individual sessions is not available. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.   

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Pennsylvania Pain Society.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS - The Hershey Lodge, Hershey PA  

The Society has reserved a limited number of sleeping rooms at the discounted rate of $299 nt standard two queen beds, and $259 nt one King bed plus tax.  Once the rooms are booked and or the sleeping block discount expires, the hotel rates increase.  Deadline is March 30, 2025 or when the room block sells out; whichever occurs first.  You can reserve your sleeping room(s) by dialing  1-855-729-3108 and asking for the Pennsylvania Pain Society Group rate. 

 

Cancellation Policy - Cancellations received after April 16, 2025  will be charged an administrative fee of $50. After April 16, 2025, no refunds can be provided.  You are welcome to substitute an attendee after April 16, 2025.  Email Robin Hoyle at Robin@painsocieties.org with requests for substitutions.

 

Accommodation

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Robin Hoyle via email at Robin@painsocieties.org or by phone at toll free 1844-524-7246