Harvard 38th Annual Evaluating and Treating Pain 2024

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Carol Warfield, MD

Lessons from the Past for Providing State-of-the-Art Pain Management in the Present
Carol Warfield, MD

Pathophysiology of Pain: A 2024 Update
Jenny Cheng

How to Perform a Psychosocial Assessment of Pain and Guidance to Act or Refer Based Upon Your Findings

Break

How to Perform a Focused Musculoskeletal Evaluation of the Patient in Pain: Practical Techniques and Maneuvers
Emily Wang, MD

Focused Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient in Pain: Practical Techniques and Maneuvers
Patricia Greenstein, MB, BCH

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Carol Warfield, MD; Joshua Smith; Patricia Greenstein, MB, BCH; Emily Wang, MD

Lunch Break (On your own)

Updates on Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain 
Joseph Audette, MA, MD

Practical Pointers for Performing a Disability Evaluation
Emily Wang, MD

Break

Herbal and Nutritional Supplements: What Works and What Doesn’t 
Joseph Audette, MA, MD

Acupuncture, Tai Chi and Other Alternative Methods for Pain Relief 
Joseph Audette, MA, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Expert
Joseph Audette, MA, MD; Emily Wang, MD; Carol Warfield, MD

Break

Workshop A: Using Yoga and Breathing Tools to Relieve Back and Neck Pain
Tulsi Mehta Chase, Ed.M; Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH

Breakfast

Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache in 2024
Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Updates on Nerve Blocks, Botulinum Toxin, and Anatomy of Craniofacial Pain
Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Break

Cervicogenic Headache vs Occipital Neurlagia vs Migrainous Cervicalgia
Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Mechanistic Based Treatment of Neuropathic Pain 

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS; Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Lunch Break (On your own)

Update on the Management of Peripheral Neuropathy
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

Painful Neuropathies: Diagnosis and Remediation
Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA

Break

Post Herpetic Neuralgia and Post Herpetic Itch
Amanda Macone, MD

Update on the Evaluation and Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS; Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD; Amanda Macone, MD

Break

Workshop B: Learn How to Perform Botulinum Toxin Injections for Pain Relief
Paul Mathew, MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS; Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS; Amanda Macone, MD

Breakfast

Causes of Cancer Pain and Expanded Options for Its Management
Mihir Kamdar, MD

Interventional Techniques for Cancer Pain Management
Sanjeet Narang, MBBS, DA, MD

Pain Management – A Palliative Care Perspective
Mihir Kamdar, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Mihir Kamdar, MD; Sanjeet Narang, MBBS, DA, MD

Break

Medical and Surgical Treatment of Shoulder and Knee Disorders
Arun Ramappa, MD

Foot Pain
Thanh Dinh, DPM

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Thanh Dinh, DPM; Mihir Kamdar, MD; Arun Ramappa, MD

Lunch Break (On your own)

Update on the Pathophysiology of Low Back pain and How to Differentiate Its Cause
Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD

How to Deliver the Best Care for Neck and Back Pain

Break

Interventional Techniques for Spinal Pain
Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA

When and Why to Consider Surgical Management of Spinal Pain
Eric Woodard, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Thomas Simopoulos,MA, MD; Chris Gilligan, MD, MBA

Breakfast

Dealing with the Difficult Patient – Part I
R. Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD

Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
Jyotsna Nagda, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Carol Warfield, MD; R. Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD; Jyotsna Nagda, MD

Break

Ketamine for Refractory Pain
Jatinder Gill, MD

Medical Marijuana: If, when, Why, and How to Prescribe for Pain
Brian E McGeeney, MD, MPH, MBA

Updates on NSAIDS & COX-2 Inhibitors
Lee Simon, MD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Jatinder Gill, MD; Brian E McGeeney,MD, MPH, MBA; Lee Simon, MD;  Carol Warfield, MD

Lunch Break (On Your Own)

New Analgesic Research
Christine Sang, MD, MPH

Opioids: Rational Prescribing and Medico-legal Considerations
Edward Michna, MD, JD

Break

Addiction Psychopharmacology Update
Alan Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM

Toxicology Screening for Opioids

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Edward Michna; Carol Warfield; Alan Wartenberg

Break

Workshop C: Awkward Conversations
Paul Mathew, MD; Joshua Smith PhD, MPH

Breakfast

Dealing with the Difficult Patient – II
R. Joshua Wootton, Mdiv, PhD

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Elyse Rosenberg, PhD

Break

Helping the Mind Heal the Body: Mind/Body Approaches to Pain Medicine
Ellen Slawsby, PhD

The Relaxation Response: Meditation as an Approach to Pain Management
John Denninger, MD, PhD

Pose Your Questions to the Experts
Ellen Slawsby, PhD; R. Joshua Wootton, Mdiv, PhD

Closing Remarks

Break

PRP and Stem Cells for MSK Pain
Peter A. Everts, PhD, FRSM

This session is nonaccredited