Session: Practice Management: Surviving the Noninterventional Component of Your Practice

	23rd Annual Meeting February 7-10, 2007 New Orleans, LA
Annual Meeting Highlights Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. © 2006 American Academy of Pain Medicine


Thursday, February 8, 2007: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Practice Management: Surviving the Noninterventional Component of Your Practice
Anesthetic interventions are widely accepted, popular, and enjoy liberal payment from industry. In recent years, noninterventional Pain Medicine practices have had a more difficult time surviving. However, even in this environment, some practitioners have done very well using psychosocial strategies, medication management, or complementary and alternative practices. Why are some excellent providers closing their practices yet others prospering? Examples of successful practices will be highlighted in this symposium with ample time available for audience participation and questions.

Moderator:	Bill McCarberg, MD
2:00 PM		Introductory Remarks
2:05 PM		Developing a Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Network in Your Community Steven Stanos Jr., DO
2:30 PM		Strategies for Building Relationships with Primary Care Providers Bill McCarberg, MD
2:50 PM		Pain Practice Evaluation and Management Strategies Diane M. Keaney, RN
3:15 PM		Question and Answer Session Bill McCarberg, MD