TexMed 2018
May 18-29, 2018
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort
San Antonio, TX

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Pain Medicine (TMLT Approved)

Friday, May 18, 2018, Level 3, Azalea

• 4.00 AMA PRA (Cat 1) credits
• 1.50 Ethics credits
• 4.00 AAFP (P) credits

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: (1) discuss non-opioid medication options for treating pain; (2) review standard injection therapy for various pain problems; (3) consider aspects of potential infusion therapy for refractory pain problems; (4) outline several advanced techniques for chronic pain; (5) outline current Texas Medical Board requirements around pain care; and (6) discuss current state and national regulatory and policy issues around pain care. 

Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals practicing in the area of pain management

• 7:30 AM: Register for TexMed And This Program Now
• 7:30 AM: Welcome and Introductions
• 7:30 AM: Non-Opioid Medications for Pain
  Ameet Nagpal MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC-SA)
• 8:00 AM: Injections for Acute and Chronic Pain
  Brian Boies MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC-SA)
• 8:30 AM: Infusions for Intractable Pain
  Maxim S. Eckmann MD, Director of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSC-SA)
• 9:00 AM: Advanced Non-surgical Pain Care
  Ellen Lin MD, Advanced Spine and Pain Center, San Antonio
• 10:00 AM: Break
• 10:30 AM: TMB Updates for Pain Management
  Amy Swanholm, JD, Assistant General Counsel, Texas Medical Board, Austin
• 11:00 AM: Prescription Pain Drug Regulations
  Cris M. Schade MD PhD, Advanced Pain Solutions, Mesquite