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10th Annual ASRA Pain Medicine Meeting & Workshops
November 17 -20, 2011
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Orleans, Louisiana


 
 
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Friday, November 18


7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Breakfast Symposim

Emerging Treatment Options in Pediatric Pain
Eugene R. Viscusi, M.D. and Santhanam Suresh, M.D., F.A.A.P.
(This educational activity is funded through an educational grant from Cadence Pharmaceutical)

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continential Breakfast

Plenary Session

Controversies in Interventional Pain Medicine to Do or Not to Do
Moderator: Steven P. Cohen, M.D.
8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. MBB are Necessary for Appropriate Patient Selection Prior to RFL
8:20 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. MBB are Unnecessary and Inappropriate
Steven P. Cohen, M.D.
8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Vertebral Augmentation is Efficacious with Appropriate Patient Selection
Allen W. Burton, M.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Vertebral Augmentation Doesn't Do Squat
Oscar A. De Leon Casasola, M.D.
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Discography is an Essential Diagnostic
Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D.
9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Discography: No Diagnostic Gold Standard AND No Meaningful FollowUp Therapeutic Don't Do Them!
David A. Provenzano, M.D.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break with Exhibitors


Lunch Session 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Best of Abstracts Presentation
Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Bonica Lecture
Introduction by Gary J. Brenner, M.D., Ph.D.
James P. Rathmell, M.D.
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Break with Exhibitors

1:30pm – 2:15pm Break with Exhibitors

Open Forum  
1:30pm – 2:15pm Discussion of Joint ASRA / ESRA Recommendations for USPN Education / Training


Parallel Session

Parallel Session 1: Complications of SCS
Moderated: David A. Provenzano, M.D.
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Pre-Test
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Infection and Implanted Devices General
Maunak V. Rana, M.D.
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Risk Reduction of SCS Infection
David A. Provenzano, M.D.
3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Management of SCS Infection
Salim M. Hayek, M.D., Ph.D.
4:10 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Break with Exhibitors
4:55 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. SCS Lead Migration Incidence, Prevention & Management
James M. North, M.D.
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion - Complications of SCS's
6:00 p.m. – 6:10 p.m. Post-Test

Parallel Session 2: Pain Clinics and Their Role in Misuse of Controlled Substances
Moderator: Michael W. Hooten, M.D.
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Pre-Test
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Morbidity and Mortality A/W Misuse of Control Substances A
National Crisis

Michael W. Hooten, M.D.
3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Psychopharmacology of Opioids and Other CNS Active Agents
Jianren M. Mao, M.D., Ph.D.
3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Psychology of the substance abusing patient
Michael W. Hooten, M.D.
4:10 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Break with Exhibitors
4:55 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. Strategies to minimize misuse of prescribed drugs
Magdelena Anitescu, M.D.
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Question & Answer
6:00 p.m. – 6:10 p.m. Post Test

Open Forum

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Recommendations for USPM Education/Training
Moderated by: Samer N. Narouze, M.D. and Bernhard Moriggl, M.D.

Workshops (Physicians Only / Registration Required)

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
201
Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Ilioinguinal, Intercostal, Lateral Femoral Cutaneous, Saphenous
Sanatham Suresh, M.D., F.A.A.P., Hariharan Shankar, M.B.B.S., Einar Ottestad, M.D. and Mark B. Hurdle, M.D.
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
202
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Marc A. Huntoon, M.D. and Srinivasa Chiravuri, M.D.
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
203
Lumbar ESI Interlaminar and Transforaminal
Nirmala R. Abraham, M.D. and Khalid M. Malik, M.D.
9:45 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
221
Ultrasound Guided Injection of the Hand and Foot
Peter H. Cheng, D.O.
9:45 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
222
Neurological and Musculoskeletal Exam for Pain Practitioners
Thomas I. Cochrane, M.D. and Elizabeth A. Huntoon, M.D.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
231
SI Joint, S1 Root Injection, and Piriformis Injection
Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D. and Ellen W. King, M.D.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
232
Injection of Large Joints: Fluoroscopic and Anatomic Guided
Joshua R. Wellington, M.D. and Elizabeth A. Huntoon, M.D.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
233
Stellate Ganglion and Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Michael Gofeld, M.D. and Daniel T. Warren, M.D.


Special Session Workshop B (Physicians Only / Registration Required)

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Moderator: Timothy R. Lubenow, M.D.
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Physiology of Effect and Mechanics of Device
Timothy R. Lubenow, M.D.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Trialing and Permanent Implantation
Christopher J. Gilligan, M.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Troubleshooting and Complications
Nirmala R. Abraham, M.D.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break with Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. HandsOn Workshop
Timothy R. Lubenow, M.D., Christopher J. Gilligan, M.D., Kenneth D. Candido, M.D. and Asokumar Buvanendran, M.D.

Disclaimer: Times, topics, and presenters are subject to change.