December 5-8, 2024
The Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina Final Program
Thursday, December 5, 2024
5:30-7:30 PM Pain Society of the Carolinas Board of Directors Meeting
5:30-7:30 PM Exhibition Set-up
7:30-9:30 PM President’s Welcome Networking Event - New Year! Join President Brooke Chidgey MD and Our Board of Directors for Libations and Celebration in the Francis Marion Lobby – wear you best “ugly” holiday sweater and attire! All who arrive on Thursday are invited!
Friday, December 6, 2024
7:00 – 5:00 PM Registration Open
7:15 AM Exhibition Opens – Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors
7:45 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks with President Brooke Chidgey MD
8:00 -9:30 AM Session One -Artificial Intelligence What’s It All About and Can it Help our Pain Patients? Gabe Hillegass MD, Moderator
A Panel Discussion with Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq., Andrew Lobonc MD, Matthew Mauck MD PhD, Scott Clingan PA-C with an introduction by Jihad Obeid MD from the Clemson -MUSC AI Hub. The Panel will address common medical practice issues including dictation, responding to patient messages, medical claims and responding to denials, and legal implications of AI in your practice.
9:30-10:00 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors - Attendees Gift Raffle in the Gold Ballroom Exhibit Hall (need to be present to win)
10:00 -11:30 AM Session Two – Hot Topics - Moderator: Matthew Mauck MD PhD
10:00 -10:30 AM Psychedelics with Special Guest Lecturer Akash Goel MD
10:30-11:00 AM The ABCs of EMG’s: When and Why to Order and How to Interpret Results
– James Eubanks MD MS
11:00-11:30 AM Chiropractic Care for the Pain Patient – Joseph Armour DC
11:30 – 12:30 PM Session Three – Multidisciplinary Care for Complex Pain Conditions –Case Based Panel Discussions – Moderator Todd Warrick MD
11:30-12:00 PM Case #1 – Chronic Axial Low Back Pain with Meron Selassie MD (Interventionalist), Vibhor Krishna MD (Surgeon), Rebecca Kilpatrick PhD (Psychologist), Amanda Zimmerman PA-C (Physician Assistant), and Emily Scruggs DPT (Physical Therapy)
12:00 -12:30 PM Case #2 – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome with Ryan Nobles MD (Interventionalist), Binit Shah MD (Surgeon), Rebecca Kilpatrick PhD (Psychologist), Joan PriddySouthern MSN AGNP-C (Nurse Practitioner), and Emily Scruggs DPT (Physical Therapy)
12:30 -1:30 PM Gold Corporate Member Showcase presented by Medtronic Inceptiv™ SCS with Closed Loop Technology: A New Era of SCS with Dr. Chi Lim (Lunch Provided, no CME provided, CMS reportable)
1:30 -5:00 PM – Session Four – Parallel Sessions
Option #1 – Interventional Pain Therapies and Techniques
-Moderator: Carlyle Hamsher MD
2:00 -2:30 PM SI Joint Fusion: Indications, Outcomes, Complications
– Leonardo Kapural MD PhD
2:30-3:00 PM Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation -Usman Latif MD
3:00-3:30 PM Brain Stimulation (TMS) for the Treatment of Pain – Jeff Borckardt PhD
3:30-4:00 PM Networking Break with Exhibitors - - Attendees Gift Raffle in the Mezzanine Exhibit Hall (need to be present to win)
4:00-4:45 PM Wherever the Lead Takes You…Novel Uses of Stimulation to Address Pain Conditions- 3 cases by 3 experts: Vibhor Krishna MD, James North MD, and Robert Wilson MD.
4:45-5:15 PM Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve SCS Outcomes
– Usman Latif MD
Option #2 – Non-Interventional Pain for the Physician and Advanced Practice Provider
– Moderator Joan Priddy Southern MSN AGNP-C
2:00 -2:30 PM Opioid Receptor Review – It’s NOT all about Mu. -Amanda Zimmerman PA-C
2:30-3:00 PM Radiology Review – Patrick Markwalter MD
3:00-3:30 PM Physical Exam Review – Scott Clingan PA-C
3:30-4:00 PM Networking Break with Exhibitors - - Attendees Gift Raffle in the Mezzanine Exhibit Hall (need to be present to win)
4:00 -4:30 PM SCS Review 101 for the Non-Interventional Pain Provider – Zohra Hussaini NP
4:30-5:15 PM Case Based Panel Discussion – Communication Techniques for Patients – Initiating Opioid Therapy, Difficult Patients, and Weaning with Amanda Zimmerman PA-C, Scott Clingan PA-C, Zohra Hussaini NP, and Joan Priddy Southern MSN AGNP-C
5:15-6:15 PM. – Annual Trainee Poster Competition on the Main Stage Moderator: Deb McCutcheon MD - 3 Minute Presentations
Treating Non-Surgical Refractory Back Pain in Scoliosis Patients using ECAP Dose-Control CL SCS – Steven Abriola MD, Wake Health
Severe CRPS Complicated By Venous Thrombosis – Victor Brozovsky, UNC
Investigation Into the Impact of Lidocaine on Fibroblast Viability: A Cautionary Tale for Dextrose Prolotherapy in Primary Care – Ariela Christian, Campbell University
Perineural Therapy to Treat Fibromyalgia- Cami Czejdo, Campbell University
A Prospective, Double Blind, Single-Site, Controlled Clinical Trial of Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound (LICUS) in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain – Michael Dennis, Campbell University
Enhanced Patient Safety, Improved Documentation Accuracy, and Higher Clinician Satisfaction Utilizing a Pre-procedural Checklist- Brian James DO. UNC
Sacroplasty in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Center for Persistent Severe Sacral Insufficiency – Ryan Jensen DO, ECU
Disfiguring Thermal Injury with Topical Diclofenac – Tyler Kalajian MD MS, MUSC
Post-Menopausal Bleeding After Triamcinolone Containing Interventional Procedures –Marina Kodsi DO, UNC
A Successful Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial in a Patient with Extensive Spinal Fusion from T5-L4 and L5-S1- James Lau MD, UNC
Calf Pain: Muscle Strain or AVM? – Cameron Moon MD, UNC
Dextrose Prolotherapy as a Treatment for Thumb Pain: A Case of a Hobby Video Gamer –Garrett Mozingo, Campbell University
Efficacy, Injectate, and Technique in Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Scoping Review – Lauren Neal, Wake Health
Downstream Effects of Iatrogenic Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury – Anthony Reedy MD, UNC
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 in a 54-Year-Old Female: An Anesthesia Pain Management Perspective- Utibe Utin, UNC
Tricky Tarlov: Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulator Leads Placed at L1/S3 to Avoid Obstructing Tarlov Cysts for Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain – Alexander Varzari MD, Wake Forest University
Propensity Matched Analysis (PMA) Comparing Radiofrequency Ablation to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treatment of Severe, Intractable Abdominal Pain – Ishan Varadia, Wake Forest University
6:15-7:15 PM Welcome Reception with Colleagues and Exhibitors supported by Corporate Member Resolve Pain Solutions –All Attendees and Guests are invited. - Attendees Gift Raffle in the Gold Ballroom Exhibit Hall (need to be present to win)
Dinner on Own
Saturday, December 7, 2024
7:00-5:00 PM Registration Open
7:15 – 8:00 AM Gold Corporate Member Showcase presented by Collegium Pharmaceuticals: Responsible Pain Management with Opioid Therapy for Patients with Severe and Persistent Pain with Binit Shah, MD. - Breakfast provided (No CME provided, CMS Reportable)
9:00 AM - Exhibition Opens
8:00 – 10:15 - Session Five – Pain Potpourri - Moderator: Richard Rauck MD
8:00-8:30 AM Diagnosis and Treatment of Facial Pain Syndromes: It’s Not All Trigeminal Neuralgia – Charles Munyon MD
8:30 -9:00 AM Accessible, Evidenced-based Behavioral Treatments for Acute, PostSurgical and Chronic Pain Relief with Special Guest Lecturer Beth Darnall PhD
9:00-9:45 AM James Crews Memorial Lecture – Special Guest Lecturer – Sean Mackey MD PHD
9:45-10:15 AM Audits Update with Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.
10:15-10:45 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors - Attendees Gift Raffle in the Mezzanine and Gold Ballroom Exhibit Halls (need to be present to win)
10:45-12:15 PM – Session Six – The Great Debates -Moderator: Edward Delorey MD
10:45-11:15 AM SI Joint Fusions (Posterior) In the Office vs. Surgery Center– Leonardo Kapural MD PhD vs. Binit Shah MD
11:15-11:45 AM Advocacy – Andrew Lobonc MD (Pro) vs. Matthew Mauck MD PhD (Con)
11:45 -12:15 PM Peripheral Stimulation – Jay Kumar MD (Pro) vs. Binit Shah MD (Con)
12:15-12:30 PM Annual Business Meeting
12:30 - 1:30 PM Gold Corporate Member Showcase with SPR Therapeutics
60-day PNS for Chronic Pain and Proposed Mechanisms for Sustained Relief with Usman Latif MD and Nate Crosby PhD (Lunch provided no CME provided, CMS reportable)
1:30 -3:00 PM – Session Seven – Flash Talks – Moderator: Patricia Grant MD
1:30-1:45 PM Myofascial Techniques for Pain– Stephen Piserchia DC, CCRD
1:45-2:00 PM Pain at the End of Life – Jennifer McEntee MD
2:00-2:15 PM VR and Stim – Vibhor Krishna MD
2:15-2:30 PM Pregnancy and Pain – Meron Selassie MD
2:30-2:45 PM Placebo Effect in Pain Medicine – Dominika James MD
2:45 PM-3:00 PM Suzetrigine: Exciting Novel Analgesic – James North MD
SESSIONS CLOSE AT 3:00 PM – Afternoon on Own to Enjoy Charleston at the Holidays
Sunday, December 8, 2024
7:45 AM-10:00 AM Registration Open
8:00-8:45 AM Corporate Member Showcase with PainMed-PA
Prior Authorizations: Common Misconceptions (Breakfast provided, no CME provided, CMS Reportable)
8:45 – 10:00 AM – Session Eight – The Business of Pain Medicine
Moderator: Ryan Nobles MD
8:45 – 9:15AM Perspectives from Former Federal Prosecutors: Hot Legal Topics for the Pain Physician and APP with Lou Manzo Esq. and Matt Massey Esq.
9:15– 10:00 AM Bundled Payments – Value Based Care – Leo Spector MD
10:00 AM Closing Remarks and Thank You – President Brooke Chidgey MD
March 1, 2025
Essentials of Pain Medicine Presented by Pain Society of the Carolinas And North Carolina Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians - Campbell University Law Campus-Raleigh NC
October 2-5, 2025
Pain Society of the Carolinas
16th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
Renaissance Hotel Downtown - Ashville, NC
www.CarolinaPain.org