Fundamentals of Pain Medicine Workshop - PainConnect 2026
Join us on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at PainConnect in Salt Lake City, for the Fundamentals of Pain Workshop, a full-day educational event designed to deepen your knowledge of pain management. Whether you’re a seasoned professional seeking cutting-edge insights or a clinician new to the field, this workshop offers a blend of core content review and the latest evidence-based practices. This high-impact intensive delivers essential skills in pain evaluation, diagnosis, and management, and is curated explicitly for generalists who regularly care for patients in pain. Led by expert faculty from pain medicine, radiology, pharmacology, and neuroscience, the workshop combines practicality with cutting-edge insights that you can apply immediately in the clinic.
Enhance Your Skills with Expert-Led Pain Medicine Education
Tailored for Generalists and Trainees: Whether you’re broadening your practice or reinforcing fundamentals, this workshop delivers practical, immediately applicable skills.
Expert-Centric, Evidence-Based: Dive into current best practices—from diagnostic imaging to medication strategies to non-pharmacologic modalities—guided by thought leaders in pain medicine.
Seamless Access: Included with a Thursday-only or full conference registration at PainConnect 2026. (Note: a ticket is required, but there is no additional fee unless otherwise specified.)
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for clinicians who are seeking to enhance their skills in the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pain, gain insight on the latest evidence-based practices, and learn strategies to manage complex patients. Even for the expert clinician or experienced pain physician, this fundamentals course can provide critical evidence-based updates, generate thoughtful discussions, and fill in knowledge gaps.
- Behavioral Medicine Professionals
- Primary Care Providers
- Internal Medicine Specialists
- Residents and Fellows
- Medical Students
- Any clinician seeking to enhance their skills in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of pain
Highlights & Takeaways
Deep Listening + Diagnostic Precision: Begin with mastering patient communication before advancing to focused physical exams and imaging interpretation.
Holistic Therapeutic Strategies: Examine the full spectrum—from pharmacologic decision-making to tapering opioids, using buprenorphine, and interpreting urine screens.
Broadened Clinical Insight: Delve into migraine care, pain-sleep interplay, neuropathy, and surgical contexts like spinal fusions.
Added Value: Join the Cancer Pain session (3:15–5:30 PM) at no extra charge—supporting seamless continuity in your day and practice expansion.
What You'll Walk Away With
Proven frameworks for pain assessment—from empathetic communication to efficient physical evaluation.
Insight into interpreting lumbar spine MRIs and leveraging imaging in clinical decision-making.
Confidence in applying a balanced approach to medication management, non-pharmacological treatments, and opioid tapering.
Preparedness to navigate complex scenarios, including buprenorphine use, urine toxicology interpretation, and referral decisions for neurological or surgical care.
Expanded expertise through additional exposure to cancer pain management without leaving the workshop.
Fundamentals of Pain Medicine Workshop Agenda
Listening to Pain – mastering communication and empathetic listening skills
The Brief Cervical & LUmbar Spine Exam, – Keeping the sam simle in axial pain
How to approach a Lumbar Spine MRI– A neuroradiologist’s perspective
Medication management – what guides our choices?
Break
Fundamentals of non-pharmacological interventions
Approaches to Opioid Weaning/De-escalatione
Buprenorphine for the Pain Practitioner
Understanding urine toxicology reports
Lunch
Evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment of migraines
Restless Relief: Double-Edged sword of pain and sleep
Peripheral neuropathy
“We will offer you fusion.” (ALIF, TLIF, PLIF, LIF…but which to choose?)
Break
Cancer Pain Session – Complimentary access for Fundamentals attendees
- Cancer Pain Epidemiology: Current State of Affairs
- Intrathecal therapy – what have we learned?
- Expansive and novel use of the bone ablation system
- Neurosurgical techniques to treat cancer pain
- Medication management – what guides our choices?
Join Us at PainConnect 2026
Register for the Fundamentals of Pain Workshop.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your practice with insights from the field’s leading experts. Register now for the Fundamentals of Pain Workshop, taking place on Thursday, March 5, 2026, as part of PainConnect in Salt Lake City, UT. The workshop is included in both full and Thursday-only registration, but a ticket is required to reserve your spot for this workshop.
Join Us at PainConnect 2026
PainConnect 2026 isn’t just an event; it’s a movement that brings together diverse voices to redefine pain care. Join your peers for a full day of essential learning, hands-on experiences, and professional networking.
Elevate your expertise and gain actionable strategies that can be immediately applied to your clinical practice. Register now for the PainConnect Fundamentals Workshop and join us on March 5, 2026, in Salt Lake City, UT.