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16th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting at Disney's Yacht and Beach
Club Resorts: Leading With Quality

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t is my pleasure to invite you to the 16th Annual Pain Medicine
Meeting: Leading With Quality, taking place November 16-18,
2017, at the Disney Yacht & Beach Club Resorts at Walt Disney
World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Building on successes from previous meetings, the scientific/
education planning committee considered past-attendee feedback,
input from several ASRA special interest groups, and consultation
with world-renowned leaders in pain medicine to create an exciting
and informative meeting that you won't want to miss.
INNOVATIVE PROGRAM CONTENT
Thursday's refresher courses feature international experts in the
field of pain medicine, with basic science and clinical updates
on complex regional pain syndrome, opioids, and spinal cord
stimulation. A highlighted session will focus on spinal pain, from
diagnosis to best practices, for optimizing patient outcomes. This
outstanding panel will be moderated by Carlos Pino, MD, and
includes leading experts David Kennedy, MD, James Rathmell, MD,
Steven P. Cohen, MD, and Chad Brummett, MD.

Joseph Perz, DrPH, MA, from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and David W. Baker,
MD, MPH, FACP, from the Joint
Commission. They will discuss
infection control and the Joint
Commission's newly revised Pain
Assessment and Management
Standards slated to take effect in
January 2018. This session can
be attended individually or as part
of the full-day ASRA-ASA Practice
Management Portfolio, offered at
no additional charge. The program
additionally offers a session titled
"Reporting Measures and Payment
Models," featuring Matthew
Popovich, PhD, from the American
Society of Anesthesiologists and
Richard Rosenquist, MD, from
the Cleveland Clinic, as well as

Kevin Vorenkamp, MD
Chair, Scientific/Education
Planning Committee
Director, Pain Medicine Fellowship
Department of Anesthesiology and
Pain Medicine
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Take advantage of lunch
with an expert with one of
25 problem-based learning
discussions where you
can interact directly with
nationally recognized
faculty on topics ranging
from basic sciences to
percutaneous image-guided
lumbar decompression,
neuromodulation, challenging clinical scenarios, coding, and
practice management. This is truly one of the special aspects of the
ASRA meeting, bringing faculty and participants together for rich
discussion and networking.

"Maintaining Premier
Status Through Continual
Improvement," covering
topics such as key metrics,
contracts, hiring, and
practice efficiency. This
innovative program is
designed for interactive
discussion on key aspects
of coding/compliance,
managing a pain practice, and key aspects of MACRA in 2017 and
in the years to come. These sessions are truly a must for both
physician leaders and practice management specialists, designed
to help your practice reach its full potential.

Friday's parallel sessions include trigeminal neuralgia, palliative
medicine, regenerative medicine, and treating patients with
challenging conditions, including fibromyalgia, facial pain,
urogenital pain, and terminal cancer. Moderated by Andrea Nicol,
MD, this session features international experts Daniel Clauw,
MD, Ursula Wesselmann, MD, Leonardo Kapural, MD, and Afton
Hassett, PsyD. The afternoon concludes with two focused plenary
panels on opioid management "from initiation to termination" and
advancements in the field of neurostimulation.

WORKSHOPS AND INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
In addition to the main meeting sessions, you will have the
opportunity to attend many hands-on workshops in areas of
ultrasound and fluoroscopy, including regenerative medicine,
radiofrequency ablation techniques, and surgical practicum.
The highly popular ultrasound workshops, first demonstrated at
ASRA and continuously evolving to meet learners' needs, now
will offer a multistaged curriculum that will prepare individuals
interested in pursuing the Pain and MSK Interventional Ultrasound
Certificate.

"The outstanding scientific program
and networking opportunities will make
this meeting a unique and informative
experience not to be missed."

Saturday's plenary sessions feature intrathecal drug delivery,
mechanisms, and best practice guidelines, as well as sessions on
physician burnout and musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment.
We are especially proud to present a must-attend session,
"Prospering in the New Healthcare Environment," featuring

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PA/NURSE PRACTITIONER/NURSING PROGRAM
We realize the importance of nonphysician providers in our busy
health care system and continue to be excited about the growth
of this aspect in our program. In addition to the dedicated PA/NP/
Nursing program, participants also have the opportunity to attend

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