Special events
GALA DINNER AND AWARD CELEBRATION
Attendees
Registered participants are invited upon their RSVPs.
Dress code: BLACK TIE
Additional tickets for the Awards Dinner are available for your non-registered partner(s), price: $150 / person
Program
6:30-7:30 PM Cocktail Hour
Spnsored by Platinum Sponsor Boston Scientific
7:30-10:30 PM Gala Dinner and Award Presentation / Black Tie Event
Welcome Remarks: Sudhir Diwan, MD
Introduction for Advanced Practice Provider Excellence Awardee: Kristen Durkin, AGNP-C, and Casey Grillo, NP
Advanced Practice Provider Excellence Award Presentation: Ashley Comer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Introduction for Outstanding Pain Physicians Awardee: Karina Gritsenko, MD
Outstanding Pain Physician Award Presentation: Helen Blake, MD
Introduction for International Scholar Awardee: Victor Silva, MD (Mexico)
International Scholar Award Presentation: Rodrigo Díez Tafur, MD (Peru)
Introduction for Distinguished Service Awardee: Sudhir Diwan, MD
Distinguished Service Award Presentation: Edward Rubin, MD
Introduction for Lifetime Achievement Awardee: Timothy Deer, MD
Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation: Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD (UK)
Music: The Blue Abyss Yacht Rock Band
Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD (UK)
Helen Blake, MD
Rodrigo Díez Tafur, MD (Peru)
Edward Rubin, MD
Ashley Comer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
FACULTY DINNER
Attendees
Faculty members are invited upon their RSVPs.
Venue: Yacht Atlantica
Meeting point & time: Hyatt Regency lobby at 6:30 PM, we will walk together to the Hyatt Dock
Boarding: from 6:35 PM
Sail: 7:00 PM / Return: 10:30 PM
Partially sponsored by PainTEQ
SPONSORED BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SYMPOSIA
APP Lunch Symposium
Where Innovation Meets Evidence: A Full Portfolio Approach to Better Outcomes
Speakers:
- Ashley Comer, NP
- Casey Grillo, MSN, FNP-C
- Morteza Rabii, DNP, APRN
Sponsored by Silver Sponsor Abbott
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Lunch Symposium
Driving Full-Body PNS Forward through Innovation, Evidence, and Accessibility
Speaker:
- Douglas Beall, MD
Sponsored by Curonix
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Breakfast Symposium
The Muscle Behind the Pain: Understanding Multifidus Dysfunction
Presenters:
- Christopher Gilligan, MD
- Gurtej Singh, MD
Sponsored by Bronze Sponsor Mainstay Medical
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Lunch Symposium
Targeting What Matters: Personalizing Therapy for Chronic Pain
Presenters:
- Allan Brook, MD
- Amitabh Gulati, MD
Sponsored by Platinum Sponsor Medtronic
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Cocktail Hour
Sponsored by Platinum Sponsor Boston Scientific
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Breakfast Symposium
Beyond Conventional MRI: Utilizing Nociscan & MR Spectroscopy for Patient Specific Biomarker Insights in the Evaluation of Low Back Pain.
Speaker:
- Brian Durkin, DO
Sponsored by Aclarion
No CME credit hours are available for this session.
Lunch Symposium
Advancing Science for the Future of Interventional Pain Care
Faculty:
- Brian Durkin, DO
- Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD
- Soriaya Motivala, MD
Sponsored by Platinum Sponsor Boston Scientific
No CME credit hours are available for this session.