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AGENDA and FACULTY

  • ​7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Registration, Exhibits, Light Balanced Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM –8:05 AM:  Opening Remarks:  ACPA
  • 8:05 AM – 8:30 AM: 
    Chairman Opening Remarks/ 3 Case Studies (Osteoarthritis, Back Pain, SUD) 
    Steven Stanos,D.O.
  • 8:35 AM – 9:05 AM:
    Opioids for Chronic Pain in 2023
    Lynn Webster, M.D.
  • 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM:
    Maintaining Empathy with The Chronic Pain Population 
    Amanda Zimmerman, PA-C
  • 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM:
    Nerve Pain and Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
    Steven Stanos, D.O.
  • 10:20 AM – 10:35 AM: Break and Exhibits
  • 10:35 AM – 11:05 AM:
    Challenges and Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine   
    Jaclyn Duvall, M.D.
  • 11:10 AM – 11:40 AM:
    Latest in Medical Cannabis for Pain Management   
    E. Alfonso Romero Sandoval, M.D.,PhD
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM:
    Interventional Pain Management   
    Mayank Gupta, M.D.
  • 12:20 AM – 12:50 PM: Lunch and Exhibits
  • 12:55 AM – 1:25 PM:
    Behavioral Health and Pain 
    Robert Twillman, PhD
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM:
    Buprenorphine: How and When to Use With Chronic Non-Cancer Pain   
    Lynn Webster, M.D.
  • 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM:
    Regulatory and Compliance 
    Lawrence F. Kobak, Esq
  • 2:40  PM– 2:55 PM: Break and Exhibits
  • 2:55  PM– 3:25 PM:
    Pain, Lifestyles, and the Brain-Gut Connection   
    Trupti Gokani, M.D.
  • 3:30 PM– 4:00 PM:
    Three Case Studies: Bringing it All Together (Osteoarthritis, Back Pain, SUD) 
    Steven Stanos, M.D.
  • 4:05 PM– 4:30 PM: Q&A on All Topics (All)

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the unmet need and disease burden associated with pain conditions.
  • Illustrate the pathophysiology of multiple pain conditions.
  • Review the diagnostic criteria of several pain conditions.
  • Analyze and document pain condition relationships during disease attacks using a phase model.
  • Recognize patients that qualify for therapy to expand management capabilities.
  • Explain how pain conditions become chronic and how to prevent progression.
  • Use a communication guide in practice to explain pain conditions to improve patient outcomes.
Conference Center
Regnier Center
Capital Federal Conference Center
12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, 
Medical Technicians, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Physical Therapists and other 
healthcare professionals that treat pain conditions.

ACCREDITATION/DESIGNATION STATEMENTS
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Primary Care Network (PCN) and the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA). Primary Care Network is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Primary Care Network designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Physician Associates/Physician Assistants
PAs may claim a maximum of 6.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Nurse Practitioners/Nurses
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Other Healthcare Professionals 
All other healthcare professionals will receive a certificate of participation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT   
This activity is supported by educational grants provided by Averitas Pharma, Inc., Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc., Salix Pharmaceuticals, and Boston Scientific.