2010 Annual Meeting, Conference, & Tradeshow

July 16 – 18, 2010
The Breakers, Palm Beach
Join us! 
Up to 20 hours of scientific programming.  
Please see the program below.

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THE PROGRAM

 Friday, July 16, 2010:  Workshops

10 Hour Basic Pain Medicine and Opioids Course*(see below for topics and speakers)

 - Michael Moskowitz MD, Marla Golden DO, Albert Ray MD

8 Hour Ultrasound Workshop including PRP Injections with Ultrasound Guidance and Patient Demonstrations

 - Thomas Clark, DC, RVT, and Felix Linetsky, MD

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Morning Theme:  The Brain, The Body and Pain Syndromes (all attendees)

“The Brain that Changes Itself”: Michael Moskowitz MD

Keynote:  “The Role of Neuromodulation in Neuroplastic Changes”:  Giancarlo Barolat MD

“Manual Therapies for Neuroplastic Pain Syndromes”: Marla Golden DO

“Cognitive/Emotional Therapies for Neuroplastic Pain Syndromes”:  Albert Ray MD

“Stem Cells in Pain Management”:  Christopher Centeno MD

Choice of 2 Afternoon Tracks:

Track I:  Integrative Techniques in Pain Medicine

“Acupuncture in Pain Medicine” - Dr Fu Di                                   

“Peripheral Field and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation”:  Giancarlo Barolat MD

“Medical, Rehabilitation, & Interventional Care: Sacro-coccygeal Pain and Sacral Insufficiency Fractures”:  Michael Frey MD

 “Regenerative Injection Therapies: Prolotherapy, Sclerotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cells in Pain Treatment:  Felix Linetsky MD

“Prospective Interventional Pain Medicine Study - PRP Intradiscal Injection”:  Jeffrey Zipper, MD 

“Panel Discussion/Q&A:  The Future" - Drs Moskowitz, Barolat, Golden, Ray, Centeno, Fu Di, Frey, Linetsky, and Zipper

 Track II:  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialty Areas of Practice

“How to Grow and Maintain a Concussion Practice”:  Nathan Zasler MD

“How to Grow and Maintain and IME Practice”:  Anthony Dorto MD

“How to Grow and Maintain an Inpatient Rehabilitation Practice/Navigate IRF Rules/Denials and Inpatient Rehabilitation Requirements”:  Mitchell Freed MD

“How to Grow and Maintain a Neurotoxin Practice”:  Carolyn Geis MD

“How to Provide Education for Medical Students, PM&R Residents, and Spine/Pain Fellows within a Busy Clinical Environment”:  Andrew Sherman MD

Sunday, July 18, 2010 (morning only – all attendees)

“Florida Board of Medicine Pain Clinic Rules and Update”: Christopher Nuland Esq 

“Legislative Update from the Florida Medical Association”:   Miguel Machado MD 

"How You Can Get Involved":  Eduardo Dieguez Jr MD , Raul Monzon MD, Albert Ray MD, Marla Golden DO 

“Use of Ultrasound in Pain Medicine”: Robert Irwin, M.D.     

"Small Pain Fiber Electrodiagnosis": James Hedgecock, D.C., Ph.D

*Topics of Friday’s 10 Hour Basic Pain Medicine & Opioids Course:

 1.  “Basics of Pain Science”:  Michael Moskowitz, MD

2.  “Evaluation and Treatment Planning of Chronic Neuropathic and Musculoskeletal Pain”:  Marla Golden, DO

3.  “Pharmacology of Pain: Opioids”:  Dr Moskowitz

4.  “Pharmacology of Pain: Non-opioids”:  Albert Ray, MD

5.  “Pharmacology of Pain: Psychotropic”:  Dr Ray

6.  “Abuse, Addiction and Diversion”:  Dr Golden

7.  “Interventional Pain Techniques and Treatments”:  Dr Ray

8.  “Non-interventional Pain Techniques and Treatments”:  Dr Golden

9.  “Documentation and Safe Practices”:  Dr Moskowitz

10. “The Difficult Patient”:  Drs Moskowitz, Golden, and Ray