PROGRA M HIGHLIGHTS:
• Satisfies PA Prescribing & DEA Mate Act Licensing Rules
• Safe Pain Management
• Psychology, Addiction & Lifestyle
• Novel Therapies for Pain
• Ethics & Liability for AI in Your Practice
ACCREDITATION
Physician AMA PRA CAT 1, Nurse CNE and ABA MOC credits awarded - Jointly provided by AMEDCO.
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION
Participants 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.
PHYSICIANS / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS / NURSES
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and The Pennsylvania Pain Society (PPS). Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement – Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA CAT 1 CreditsTM for physicians and 15.75 contact hours for nurses Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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
HOTEL
The Society has a special rate of $259 to $299 a night plus tax at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA. This room block sells out every year so be sure to book early and before March 30, 2025. Call the hotel directly and mention the Pennsylvania Pain Society. Telephone: (855) 729-3108 You can also book hotel needs online at www.PAPainSociety.org.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received before April 15, 2025 will receive a refund less a processing fee of $25. After April 1 and before May 15, you may modify your registration and also substitute another individual should you be unable to attend. After May 15, please contact the Society regarding any substitution. There are no refunds after April 15. Thank you.
ADA COMPLIANCE + ACCOMMODATION
The Society’s events are accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in this meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call the society ofce at 844-524-PAIN or e-mail robin@painsocieties.org at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.
May 15 - 18, 2025
Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA
Jointly Provided by Amedco Nestor Tomycz MD and Steven Falowski MD Program Co-Chairs
Session Three: Boot Camp Continued
1:00 PM Suzetrigine - A New Non-Opioid Analgesic, & Other Non-Opioids for Pain – Len Kamen DO
1:30 PM Cannabis for Pain- Bruce Nicholson MD
MAY 15-18, 2025
T H E H E R S H E Y L O D G E (Invited Faculty Subject to Change)
THURSDAY, MAY 15
6:00 - 7:30 P M Pennsylvania Pain Society Board of Directors Meeting (Cocoa Boardroom)
7:30 - 8:30 P M Join the Board in the Lobby for Libations & Networking
FRIDAY, MAY 16
PAIN BOOT CAMP - Cocoa Suites 4 & 5
7:30 AM Registration Opens & Breakfast Provided by Society
7:55 AM Welcome & Opening RemarksLeonard Kamen DO, President
Mandatory Licensing Education for Pennsylvania Providers
8:00 AM An Introduction to Pain Managment
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
Networking Break - Meet the Faculty & Colleagues
Session Two: Boot Camp Continued
10:15 AM The Psychology of Pain – Christa Coleman PsyD, MSCP, BCB
10:45 AM Pain and Addiction - Mitchell West DO
11:15 AM A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Orthopeadic Pain– Saloni Sharma MD
11:45 AM Panel Discussion and Case Presentations
12:00-12:45 PM Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member (Lunch provided, no CME provided, CMS Reportable) Cocoa Ballroom 1 and Cocoa Terrace)
2:00 PM Ketamine for Pain – Thomas Scott MD MBA
2:30 PM Psychedelics for Pain - Akash Goel MD
2:30-3:00 PM Exhibitor Setup in the Nigerian Room
3:00 PM Networking - Exhibitors in Nigerian Room
Session Four: Boot Camp ContinuedInterventional Options to Manage Pain in the Trinidad Room
3:30 PM Advances in Spinal Cord StimulationSteven Falowski MD
4:00 PM Advances in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – Phillip Kim MD
4:30 PM Spinal Cord Stimulation for Diabetic & Other Neuropathies - Justin Davanzo MD
5:00 PM Advances in Peripheral Nerve StimulationBunty Shah MD
Session Five: TRAINEE POSTER COMPETITION in the Trinidad Room
Moderator: Philip Kim MD
5:30 PM Top Trainee Posters oral presentations
6:00-7:00 PM Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Nigerian Room). All attendees and guests welcome!
SATURDAY, MAY 17
7:00 AM Registration & Exhibition Opens in the Nigerian Room
7:30-8:15 AM Gold Corporate Member Showcase (Breakfast Provided, No CME Provided) Cocoa 1
Session Six: President’s Session
Special Guest Lecturers in the Trinidad Room
8:15 AM Interventional Neck and Headache Blocks –Matthew Kline MD
8:45 AM Headache in Post Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury – Miriam Segal MD
9:15 AM Basovertebral Nerve Ablation for Axial Back Pain – Jacob Benrud MD
9:45 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors
SCAN TO REGISTER
Register by March 30 & Bring a Colleague or Staf Member FREE
Session Seven: A Great Debate on Psychedelics & Hot Topics - Trinidad Room
Moderator: Vitaly Gordin MD
10:15 AM Psychedelics - Pro: Akash Goel MD vs. Con: Mitchell West DO
10:45 AM CRPS - Michael Patterson MD
11:15 AM Pelvic Pain from the Physical Therapy Perspective – Kailee Venzin PT, DPT
11:45 AM Advances in SI-Joint FusionJack Smith MD
12:15 PM Surgical Approaches to Cancer Pain –Nestor Tomycz MD
12:30 PM Annual Business Meeting
12:45 PM Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member (Lunch Provided by the Society, No CME Provided) Cocoa Terrace and Cocoa 1
Session Eight: The Business of Pain
Medicine- Trinidad Room
1:30 PM Ownership of DMEs, Surgery Centers, Labs & Pharmacies – Yeshvant Navalgund MD
2:00 PM Stark Laws– Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq. 2:30 PM Perspectives from a Former Federal Prosecutor: Hot Legal Topics for the Pain Physician and APP with Lou Manzo Esq.
3:00 PM Q & A
3:15 PM END DAY TWO – AFTERNOON TO ENJOY HERSHEY WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES
SUNDAY, MAY 18
7:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Opens
7:30-8:15 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors in the Nigerian Room
Session Nine: Pain Management & Artificial Intelligence - PX and AI
8:15 AM AI in Your Practice - TBD
8:45 AM The Ethics of AI - Mark Wells DNP
9:15 AM Privacy and HIPAA and AI Oh My! - TBD
9:45 AM Liability for AI in Your PracticeLawrence Kobak DPM Esq.
10:15 AM Discussion, Q & A with the Panel
10:30 AM Closing Remarks & Thank YouSteven Falowski MD, President 2025-2027