Racz-Raj Pain Medicine Case Studies 

CALL for Pain Medicine Case Studies: The Texas Pain Society invites members and non-members to submit pain medicine case studies to be considered for presentation at the TPS Annual Scientific Meeting. 

ELIGIBILITY: Pain Medicine Fellows and Residents (with an interest in pain medicine).

REQUIREMENTS: Case Studies should be relevant to Pain Medicine.

PURPOSE: The purpose of the presentations at the Annual Scientific Meeting is primarily educational. Presentations should detail a particular clinical scenario, describe the clinical background of the patient, and address any relevant evidence-based medicine the physician referenced. They should discuss investigations undertaken to determine a diagnosis or differentiate between possible diagnoses and should indicate the course of treatment the patient underwent as a result. As a whole, your presentation should be an informative and useful part of a pain physician’s medical education.

DEADLINE & SUBMISSION INFO: The format should be an abstract of 500-1000 words.  All entries must be submitted through the link below.

September 30, 2026 - Case studies are due.
October 7, 2026 - Top 5 selections notified by TPS.
October 16, 2026 - Power Points due to TPS for Review.

PRESENTATION: The abstracts will be judged based on the scoring sheet, click here. The top 5 selected abstract entries will be posted on the TPS website (www.texaspainsociety.org) in October and circulated to the meeting attendees.

Presentations must be less than 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute Q&A.  Presentations will be strictly timed and will end at the 10-minute mark.

Presentations must be in a 5 slide format.

Poster session- Please confirm with TPS before providing a poster. Format will be a physical poster for 2026.

OTHER: All presenting fellows and residents will receive both complimentary registration to the meeting and a single complimentary night at the hotel. Although Fellows and Residents are permitted to submit a Case Study and apply for the Hassenbusch Continued Learning Scholarship, case study award winners will not be eligible to concurrently receive the Hassenbusch Continued Learning Scholarship. 

NOTIFICATION: All submissions will receive notification regarding winning names by October 7, 2026

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SUBMISSION AND ISSUES RELATED TO COPYRIGHT: Case studies previously presented or published may not be submitted to TPS without modification. Data must be updated or expanded, resulting in a new case study. The primary author will be asked to sign a Case Study Submission Agreement which confirms that the primary author agrees to grant TPS unrestricted, irrevocable permission to publish the case study in printed material and on the web. The primary author retains the case study’s copyright, and anyone wishing to use the case study after the TPS publication will be instructed to contact the primary author for permission.

GENERAL INFORMATION

If you must cite a reference, please do so at the end of your presentation using the following format: author name, publication name, and year of publication, e.g., (Smith, J Pain, 2002).

If the author(s) received any funding/industry support for the research presented in the case study, or will receive support for the preparation of poster materials, a clear acknowledgment of support should be included at the end of the presentation, e.g., Supported by a grant from ABC Pharmaceuticals.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Krista DuRapau, Texas Pain Society| Tel: (512) 535-0010| Fax: (866) 235-2557 | [email protected]