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23rd Annual Meeting
February 7-10, 2007
New Orleans, LA
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Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.



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Wednesday, February 7, 2007: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Interventional Pain Therapies: Complications, Preventive Strategies, and Risk Management
An increased demand for interventional pain therapies has led to a dramatic increase in the number of physicians providing these services and the number of these therapies being performed. Adverse outcomes associated with interventional pain procedures have increased in frequency and are receiving the attention of physician groups, directors of hospital and outpatient facilities, insurance carriers, and attorneys. This seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of potential complications arising from interventional pain therapies, preventive strategies to minimize their occurrence, and risk-management techniques to minimize patient and physician impact. The faculty will provide an overview of anatomic considerations, equipment, and techniques that may lead to adverse outcomes. We will review how to recognize, rapidly respond to, and longitudinally manage complications when they occur. Riskmanagement strategies will also be reviewed. This seminar is essential for any Pain Medicine physician who provides interventional therapies and desires to improve patient safety and minimize risk following an adverse event.
Submitter:Timothy Deer
Moderator:Timothy Deer, MD
8:00 AM Epidemiology of Adverse Events Associated with Interventional Pain Therapies
Timothy Deer, MD
8:15 AM Indications for Spinal Injections
Milton H. Landers, DO, PhD
8:25 AM Lumbar and Thoracic Spine: Case Presentations, Complications and their Prevention
Charles Aprill, MD
8:55 AM Cervical Spine: Case Presentation, Complications and Their Prevention
Marc Huntoon, MD
9:15 AM Indications for Minimally Invasive Disc and Vertebral Procedures
Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD
9:25 AM Discography, IDET, Percutaneous Discectomy, Nucleoplasty: Case Presentations, Complications and Their Prevention
James Rathmell, MD, PhD
9:50 AM Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: Case Presentation, Complications and Their Prevention
Allen W. Burton, MD
10:05 AM AM Break
10:30 AM Indications for Spinal Cord Stimulation and Intrathecal Drug Therapy
Timothy Deer, MD
10:40 AM Spinal Cord Stimulation: Case Presentation, Complications and Their Prevention
Timothy Deer, MD
11:00 AM Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Case Presentation, Complications and Their Prevention
Peter S. Staats, MD
11:20 AM Sedation and Anesthetic Issues Associated with Interventional Pain Therapies
Joshua P. Prager, MD, MS
11:35 AM Open Microphone: Q&A Session
12:00 PM Lunch Break
1:30 PM Resuscitation of the Acutely Injured Patient
Gagan Mahajan, MD
1:45 PM Rehabilitation of the Injured Patient
Donna M. Bloodworth, MD
2:00 PM Credentialling, Informed Consent, and Documentation
David L. Caraway, MD, PhD
2:20 PM Adverse Event Protocol: The Importance of an Organized Response
B. Todd Sitzman
2:35 PM PM Break
3:00 PM How to Keep a Bad Outcome from Becoming a Lawsuit
Robert Levy, MD, PhD, Marc Huntoon, MD
3:30 PM Counsel and Expert for the Plaintiff
Robert Warner, Esq, David L. Caraway, MD, PhD
4:00 PM Counsel and Expert for the Defense
Salem Smith, Esq, Timothy Deer, MD
4:30 PM Key Learning Points and Q&A Session

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