Pre-Conference Seminars 2024

Unlock Exclusive Learning: Pre-Conference Seminars 2024

We’re bringing back special pre-con sessions for our 40th anniversary celebration. Limited seating is available. Register as soon as possible before sessions fill up.

Date & Time: March 7, 2024 – Limited Availability

Don’t Miss Out: Experience Hands-On Learning at Its Best

Enhance your experience and learning at the AAPM Annual Meeting with our exclusive Pre-Conference Seminars and Workshops! Join us on March 7 for a day filled with immersive learning experiences led by industry experts. See below for pricing.

Pre-Con I: Fundamentals of Pain Medicine with Cadaver & Ultrasound Workshop

This lecture is designed for anyone who wishes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their pain management practice.

Benefits:

  • Understanding nuances of the patient assessment, including PE, advanced imaging interpretation, and performance of MSK US to create a pain differential diagnosis.
  • Describing how to create uniformity in pain assessment
  • Understanding the biological and pharmacological principles that may not have been expanded upon in academic training
  • Learning how to identify the most appropriate candidates for interventional procedures

Pre-Con II: Fundamentals of Pain Medicine and Cancer Pain

Benefits:

  • Receive the most up-to-date, expert review regarding intrathecal therapy and cancer-related pain.
  • New developments – understanding persistent pain in the setting of breast cancer.
  • Review with the experts the current thinking regarding the pathophysiology of pain in the setting of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
  • How do opioids alter our immune system? Experts explore opioid-induced suppression of the immune system and related implications.
  • Novel and innovative discussion regarding complex cancer pain cases a moderated session.
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Pre-Con III: Emergency Medicine with Cadaver & Ultrasound Workshop

This program is designed for anyone who wishes to improve pain management practices in the acute pain setting (ED/Inpatient). It will have a strong emphasis on ultrasound-guided procedural interventions taught by emergency/pain medicine and regional anesthesiology attending physicians.

Benefits:

  • Obtain hands-on cadaver experience on how to perform ultrasound-guided pain interventions in the emergency department or inpatient setting.
  • Ultrasound-guided procedures will include: Erector spinae (ESP), interscalene, suprascapular, caudal epidural, pericapsular nerve block group (PENG), fascia iliaca, femoral, sciatic, greater trochanteric bursa, piriformis, serratus anterior, genicular and more.
  • Learning advanced pearls for needle visualization, standard nerve block set-up/monitoring, and the role of long acting local anesthetic formulations such as liposomal bupivicaine.
  • Understanding various ED/inpatient relevant topics, including an approach to procedure selection for common presentations, infusion therapies (lidocaine/ketamine), and management of acute pain for patients on buprenorphine therapy.

Pre-Con IV: Advanced Practice Providers Bootcamp – Expand Your Pain Management Toolkit

Sign up for this special session tailored for advanced pain providers who want to learn innovative and evidence-based solutions from top experts in pain management.

Registration and Pricing Details

Extremely limited space is available for pre-conference events and sessions will fill fast.

March 7, 2024

Member

Nonmember

Trainee

Pre-Con I: Fundamentals w/Workshop

$435

$595

$325

Pre-Con II: Fundamentals / Cancer Pain

$375

$499

$150

Pre-Con III: Emergency Medicine w/Workshop

$425

$595

$325

Pre-Con IV: Advance Practice Providers

$195

$295

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Pre-Conference Events Cancellation Policy

Fundamentals of Pain Medicine w/ Cadaver & Ultrasound Workshop
Emergency Medicine w/ Cadaver & Ultrasound Workshop

No refunds will be provided for cancellations for pre-conference seminars with a cadaver & ultrasound workshop. Cancellation requests must be received in writing on or before Thursday, February 22, 2024. Substitute attendees will be permitted. Substitution requests must be submitted in writing via email to info@painmed.org no later than February 22, 2024.

Fundamentals of Pain Medicine & Cancer Pain Pre-Conference Seminar
Advanced Practice Providers Pre-Conference Seminar

All cancellation requests received in writing on or before Thursday, February 22, 2024, will be issued a refund, less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given after 2/22/24 except in the event of extenuating circumstances, evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Requests for registration cancellation must be submitted in writing via email to info@painmed.org.

*Please note this is not the same cancellation policy as the hotel.

Limited Space Available – Reserve Your Spot Now!

Only a few spots are available for each pre-con session. Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to learn innovation solutions and attend unique discussions with the brightest minds in pain management and emergency medicine.