Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions 2016 - You are Invited!

No matter your specialty- we have sessions for you!  Join us for the 2016 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions at the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina.  This 2.5 day live activity is scheduled for September 23-25, 2016.  

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Richard Boortz-Marx MD, Co-Chair, Duke University, Durham, NC

Scott Runyon MD, Co-Chair, Duke University, Durham, NC

Michael Bartoszek MD, Womack Army Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC

Brooke Chidgey MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Ryan Nobles MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

James North MD, Wake Forest University and Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem NC

Stephanie Vanterpool MD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

SPECIAL GUEST LECTURERS

Oscar deLeon Casasola MD, Roswell Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

Grace Forde MD, American Anesthesia Associates, Great Neck, NY

Katherine Galluzzi DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Patrick Mantyh PhD, JD, University of Arizona Cancer Center,  Tucson, AZ 

Bruce Nicholson MD, Pain Specialists of Greater Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA

Paola Sandroni MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

FACULTY

Morgan Bain MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Michael Bartoszek MD, Womack Army Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC

Richard Boortz-Marx MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Thomas Buchheit MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Brooke Chidgey MD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Scott Clingan PA-C, Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center, Chesapeake, VA

Emily Davis, MSN, ACNP, Duke University Pain Medicine, Durham, NC

James Finch MD, Durham, NC

Jeffrey Folk, MD Intervene MD, Charleston, SC

Ann Marie Fras MD, Duke University Pain Medicine, Durham, NC

Brian Ginsberg MB BCh, Duke University, Durham, NC

Padma Gulur MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Jeffrey Hovath MD, Triad Radiology Associates, Winston-Salem, NC

Tracey Jaensch, Esq., Ford & Harrison, Tampa FL

John Keane, ASAC, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit

Carol Knowles PA-C, Greensboro, NC

Paul Lafavore MD, Unifour Pain Treatment Physicians, Hickory, NC

William Maixner DDS, MD, PhD, Duke University Center for Translational Research, Durham, NC

Ryan Nobles, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

James North MD, Wake Forest University, Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC

Jongbae Jay Park KMD, PhD, Lac, Duke University, Durham, NC

Adam Perlman, MD, MPH, FACP, Duke University, Durham, NC

Steven Prakken MD, Duke University Pain Medicine, Durham, NC

Richard Rauck MD, Wake Forest University, Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem,NC

Ezra B. Riber MD, Palmetto Pain Management, Columbia, SC

Lance Roy MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Scott Runyon MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Keith Schiff MD, Interventional Pain Management Associates, Greenville, SC

Joan Southern RN, BSN, CCRC, Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC

William Spillane, MD Regional Physicians Neurology Group, High Point, NC

Thomas Van de Ven, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC

Stephanie Vanterpool MD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Todd Warrick MD, Tuomey Pain Treatment Center, Sumter, South Carolina

Thomas Weber MD, Duke Spine and Pain Management, Raleigh, NC

Robert Wilson MD, Piedmont Interventional Pain Physicians, Salisbury, NC

Stephen Wyatt MD, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC

Amanda Zimmerman PA-C, West Forsyth Pain Management, Clemmons, NC

 

PROGRAM SESSION HIGHLIGHTS  (View full Agenda at www.carolinapain.org)

Thursday September 22, 2016 

Board Meeting and Industry Advisory Committee Dinner (Invitation Only)

Friday, September 23, 2016

7:30 am  Registration Opens - Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 10:00 am Cancer Pain, Palliative Care, and End Of Life

      The Neurobiology of Cancer Pain with Special Guest Lecturer Patrick Mantyh, PhD, JD

      Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathies with Special Guest Lecturer Paola Sandroni MD, PhD

      Palliative Care and Pain Management: Building Bridges for Better Patient Care - R. Morgan Bain, MD

10:00 am - 10:30 am - Break, Networking with Exhibitors

10:30 am - 12:00 noon - Parallel Sessions:  Addiction and Chronic Pain Management / APP Session

Parallel:  Addiction and Chronic Pain Management - Moderator Steven Prakken MD

     Understanding Addiction in a World of Pain - James Finch MD

      Treating Addiction in a World of Pain - Stephan Wyatt DO

       Panel Discussion:  Drs. Finch, Wyatt and Prakken

OR

Parallel:  APP Session - Moderator Amanda Zimmerman

      Managing Medical Complications of Chronic Opioid Use - Scott Clingan PA-C

      Patient Compliance Oversight for High Risk Medication Usage - Lance Roy MD

      Protecting your Patient, Protecting your Practice - Amanda Zimmerman PA-C

12:00 noon - Platinum Corporate Member Showcase with Pernix Therapeutics (Lunch Provided. No CME provided)

1:00 pm  - 3:00 pm - Parallel Sessions:  Emerging Therapies /  APP Session

Parallel  - Emerging Therapies - Moderator Scott Runyon MD

      Biologic Therapies - William Maixner DDS PhD

      THC as an Analgesic Compound - Grace Forde MD 

OR

Parallel - APP Session - Moderator Emily Davis

      Buprenorphine - Steven Prakken MD

      Micronutrients and Botanicals for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Fatigue - Carol Knowles PA-C

      Reducing Opioid Usage Through Targeted Pain Treatment - Stephanie G. Vanterpool MD, MBA

3:00 pm-3:30 pm - Break, Networking with Exhibitors

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Session Four - The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Pain Management Practice: Moderator Thomas Buchheit MD

     Opioid Therapy and the CDC Guidelines - Anne Marie Fras MD

      NC and SC Medical Board Guideline Update - Robert Wilson MD (NC) and Todd Warrick MD (SC)

      Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement Update - Robert Wilson MD

5:00 pm -6:30 pm - Networking Reception and Trainee Poster Competition

Dinner on Own

Saturday, September 24, 2016

7:30 am - Registration and Exhibit Hall Open 

7:45 am-8:30 am - Gold Corporate Member Showcase with AstraZeneca (Breakfast Provided by the Society) (No CME provided)

8:30 am -10:00 am - Session Five - The Not-so-Glamorous Side of Opioid Management

     Opioids, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Special Guest Lecturer Oscar de Leon Casasola MD

      The Art & Science of Weaning/ Tapering Opioid Therapy - Keith Schiff MD

10:00 am -10:30 am -Break and Networking with Exhibitors

10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Parallel Sessions:  Acute Pain/ Diagnostic Studies in Pain Management

Parallel - Acute Pain - Moderator Brooke Chidgey MD

     Peripheral Sensitization: DRG Changes that Occur When Acute Pain Becomes Chronic - Thomas Van de Ven MD

     An Acute Pain Service - Past, Present and Future - Padma Gulur MD

      The Challenges of Managing an Acute Pain Service - Brian Ginsberg MB BCh

OR

Parallel - Diagnostic Studies in Pain Medicine - Moderator Ryan Nobles MD

      Screening Labs to Evaluate Chronic Pain Patients: Which Ones and What They Mean - Scott Clingan PA-C

      The Absolute Basics of Radiology - Jeffrey Horvath MD

     Review of Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies and Other Neurology Pearls - William Spillane MD

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm   Platinum Corporate Member Showcase with Depomed (Lunch provided by the Society) (No CME provided)

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm  - James Crews Memorial Lecture- Wilderness Medicine: Mountains to Oceans - Jeffrey Folk MD

2:00 pm -3:30 pm - Complementary Medicine and Pain Management

     Complementary Options to Manage Pain - Adam Perlman MD

     Acupuncture - Jong Bae "Jay" Park KMD, PhD, LaC

     Provider Burnout - Todd Warrick MD

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Break and Networking with Exhibitors

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Parallel Sessions Interventional Technologies/ Pain Medicines (No CME provided)

Parallel:  Advanced Interventional Techniques including Burst, HD, HF10, Multiwave, DRG Stimulation and RF

Or

Parallel:  Pain Medicine Monitoring and Therapies for your Practice

7:00 pm - Trainee Dinner - Negotiating your First Employment Agreement -Tracey Jaensch Esq.

All non-trainee attendees, dinner on own.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

7:30 am. Registration and Exhibits Open (Breakfast Provided by the Society)

8:00 am - 12:15 pm   Parallel Sessions:  The Anatomy of a Practice Audit/ SAFE Opioid Prescribing 

Parallel One - The Anatomy of a Practice Audit - Moderator Ezra Riber MD

     Practice Compliance with Opioid Prescribing: How to Avoid an Audit from the Medical Board - David Henderson           JD CMBE

     What Happens When the Medical Board Audits Your Practice - Thomas Weber DO

     From the NC State Bureau of Investigation, Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit -ASAC John Keane

     When Should I Obtain Legal Counsel and What are They Going to Tell Me? Tracey Jaensch Esq.

     Closing Remarks and Thank You - Thomas Buchheit MD

OR

Parallel Two - SAFE Opioid Prescribing (FDA Approved Curriculum for Extended Release/Long Acting (ER/LA) Opioids - satisfies the NC And SC State CME requirement)  with Special Guest Lecturers: Oscar de Leon Casa MD, Kathryn Galluzzi DO, and Bruce Nicholson MD

     Safe Opioid Prescribing Introduction

     Evaluation is Essential for Safe and Effective Pain Management Using ER/LA Opioids 

     Best Practice for How to Start Therapy with ER/LA Opioids, How to Stop, and What to Do in Between

     Evidence Based Tools for Screening for Patients at Risk and Monitoring for Adherence to Prescribed ER/LA                Opioids

     Talk to Me: Proven Methods to Council Your Patients on ER/LA Opioids and Achieve Positive Outcomes

     Everything You Always Wanted to Know about ER/LA Opioids as a Drug Class

     Getting the Most Clinical Insights from Specific ER/LA Opioids as a Drug Class

     Overdose and Prevention  -Fred Brason MDiv

      Closing Remarks and Thank You - Thomas Buchheit MD

 

FEES:

MD/ PhD/ PharmD/ DC :  Early Bird to Aug. 19  $600    After Aug 19 $650

Military MD/PhD/PharmD/ DC:  Early Bird to Aug.19 $400  After Aug 19 $450

Healthcare Practitioner (PA, NP, RN, BSN, LPN, Therapist, Administrator): Early Bird to Aug 19 $300  After Aug 19 $350

Military Healthcare Practitioner/ Administrator:  Early Bird to Aug. 19 $200  After Aug. 19 $250

Industry Exhibit Display:  $2500

 

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Society has reserved a limited number of sleeping rooms at the deeply discounted rate of $279 Single/Double plus tax.  Once the rooms are booked and or the sleeping block discount expires, the hotel rates increase dramatically in August.  Asheville is one of the most popular fall foliage destinations and as such, the hotels fill quickly.  Please visit www.carolinapain.org to book you hotel room online or call the hotel directly at 1 (800) 438-5800.  The Society’s rates expire when the rooms sell out --or on August  22, 2016 - whichever is sooner.  Do not delay! Book today!