Harvard 38th Annual Evaluating and Treating Pain 2024

Overview

The Harvard 38th Annual Evaluating and Treating Pain 2024 is a comprehensive on-demand digital course that originally took place as a live event in Boston. It provides an extensive review and update on the basic science and advances in pain medicine, covering the diagnosis and management of chronic pain, acute pain, and cancer-related pain. Participants will explore a variety of pharmacologic, behavioral, and interventional treatment options, including discussion on the role of opioids in pain management.

On-demand Pain Medicine education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This agenda reflects the originally delivered live sessions available now on-demand. All times are listed in Eastern Time.

• 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 Neuralgia 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, Christopher 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, MD, Alan Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM
• 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

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Assess methods to manage end-of-life pain.
• Compare and contrast various pain-relieving techniques.
• Apply current guidelines for the management of pediatric pain.
• Discuss the benefits and appropriate use of yoga and other non-pharmacologic pain-relieving options.

Speakers

• Carol Warfield, MD
• Jenny Cheng
• Emily Wang, MD
• Patricia Greenstein, MB, BCH
• Joseph Audette, MA, MD
• Tulsi Mehta Chase, Ed.M
• Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH
• Paul Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS
• Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS
• Thomas Simopoulos, MA, MD
• Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD, FAAN, FANA
• Amanda Macone, MD
• Mihir Kamdar, MD
• Sanjeet Narang, MBBS, DA, MD
• Arun Ramappa, MD
• Thanh Dinh, DPM
• Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA
• Eric Woodard, MD
• R. Joshua Wootton, MDiv, PhD
• Jyotsna Nagda, MD
• Jatinder Gill, MD
• Brian E McGeeney, MD, MPH, MBA
• Lee Simon, MD
• Christine Sang, MD, MPH
• Edward Michna, MD, JD
• Alan Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM
• Joshua Smith, PhD, MPH
• Elyse Rosenberg, PhD
• Ellen Slawsby, PhD
• John Denninger, MD, PhD
• Peter A. Everts, PhD, FRSM

Target Audience

• Primary Care Physicians
• Specialty Physicians
• Psychologists
• Providers practicing in Family Medicine
• Providers practicing in Internal Medicine
• Providers practicing in Pain Medicine
• Providers practicing in Anesthesiology

Why This Topic Matters

The Harvard 38th Annual Evaluating and Treating Pain 2024 addresses critical gaps in pain management knowledge and practice within the specialty of pain medicine. Given the evidence of undertreatment and inappropriate use of pain-relieving techniques, this course reinforces current understanding and practical approaches for improved diagnosis and treatment.

Presented through MedHub Central, this course advances professional expertise by reviewing multidisciplinary perspectives and treatment modalities, strengthening clinicians’ confidence and skills in managing diverse pain conditions effectively.