Schedule
Day 1
7:00
Registration Opens
Location: Kaua’i Court Pre-function
Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall in Halele’a Salon
8:00
Welcome
8:30
The Progression of Pain Medicine: Observations, Trends & Lessons Learned from 7 Years as Editor-in-Chief of
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Marc A. Huntoon, MD Director of Pain Management, VCU Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Wellness Center
9:30
What Really Matters in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Significant Signals Revealed through the CHOIR Registry of Real World Patients
Sean Mackey, MD, PhD Redlich Professor, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine and, by courtesy, of Neurology at the Stanford University Medical Center
10:30
Break
10:45
The Impacts of Lifestyle Habits on Chronic Pain: Sleep, Fatigue & Catastrophizing
Edgar L. Ross, MD Associate Professor, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Harvard Medical School
11:15
Avoiding Iatrogenic Harms of Forced Opioid Tapering
Beth Darnall, PhD Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and, by courtesy, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
12:00
Targeted Pain Treatment Tools for the Team: How to Treat the Source Instead of the Pain Score
Stephanie G. Vanterpool, MD, MBA Director, Comprehensive Pain Services, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
12:30
Lunch
2:00
The Importance and Effectiveness of Nutrition Interventions for Persons with Chronic Pain
Elizabeth Huntoon, MD Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health
2:45
Managing the Impacts of Chronic Pain Upon Sexual Health
Gloria Shurman, PhD Clinical Psychologist, Scripps Memorial Hospital
3:45
Break
4:00
4:20
Transcutaneous & Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Edgar L. Ross, MD Associate Professor, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Harvard Medical School
5:00
Intricacies of Intrathecal Drug Delivery
Avinash Ramchandani, MD, MBA Pain Management Specialist, Redwood Pain Institute
5:45
Welcome Reception Luau
Location: Poolside on Kalapaki Bay
Day 2
7:00
Registration Opens
Location: Kaua’i Court Pre-function
Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall in Halele’a Salon
7:45
Welcome
8:15
9:00
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) vs. Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Major Joint Pain:
The Pros and Cons of Emerging Therapies
Marc A. Huntoon, MD Director of Pain Management, VCU Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Wellness Center
9:45
Break
10:00
Hospice & Palliative Care: Managing Challenging Symptoms at End of Life
Meghan Damelio, NP, ANCC Nurse Practitioner, Spine & Pain Center of Kaua’i
10:30
11:15
Managing Oral Opioids
Avinash Ramchandani, MD, MBA Pain Management Specialist, Redwood Pain Institute
11:45
Safety in Interventional Spine Procedures
David C. Miller, MD Interventional Pain Physician, Napa Pain Institute
12:30
Lunch
2020 Community Forum: Kūpuna [seniors] Care
“Having reverence for elders is a core value of many cultures. Woven together over the generations, this obligation to honor kūpuna has become a firmly established societal value of Hawai’i.” – 2018 HAH Community Health Needs Assessment
Since 2015, the Community Forum has been a core component of the Kaua’i Pain Conference. These interactive panel discussions are a chance for attendees and experts to discuss, debate, and form strategies to address challenging cases.
2:00
Community Forum
A Discussion About Aid in Dying & End of Life Care
2:50
Break
3:00
Community Forum
Addressing Isolation: The Impact of Loneliness, Hopelessness, and Boredom on Pain, Endurance and Suffering
3:50
Break
4:00
Community Forum
The Impacts Upon the Health Care System from COVID-19
4:45
Education Ends for the Day