Annual Meeting and
Scientific Sessions
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM – October 2-5, 2025
Renaissance Asheville Downtown, Asheville, NC
Collaborative Care to Achieve Successful Outcomes for Our Patients
INVITED FACULTY SUBJECT TO CHANGE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2025
5:30 – 7:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting
5:30 – 7:30 PM Exhibition Setup
7:30-9:00 PM Meet the Board Reception
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2025
7:30 AM-5:30 PM REGISTRATION IS OPEN
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Exhibitor Setup – Exhibition opens at 9:00 AM
SESSION ONE – Mandatory Licensing Education for NC, SC and Beyond – Moderator Brooke Chidgey MD
7:55 AM Welcome from the President, Brooke Chidgey MD
8:00 – 9:00AM Panel Discussion: Pharmacovigilance with our Medical Boards– Patrick Balestrieri Esq. (NCMB), JeW LaFuria PA NCMB) and ( SCMB TBD)
9:00-9:20 AM Initiating, Monitoring and Weaning Opioids – Amanda Zimmerman PA-C
9:20- 9:50 AM Addiction, Pain and Opioid Use Disorder – Kelly Barth MD PhD
9:50-10:20 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors
10:20 -10:40 AM Stop the Stigma – Stephanie G. Vanterpool MD MBA
10:40 -11:10 AM Non-Opioid Analgesics & Mechanisms of Action in the Pipeline – Richard Rauck MD
11:10 -11:30 AM Nutrition, Wellness and Weight Loss – the Benefits for Pain Patients- Angela Lipscomb Hudson MD
11:30-11:45 AM Discussion Q &A with Morning Faculty
Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM – October 2-5, 2025
Renaissance Asheville Downtown, Asheville, NC
15 Minutes Networking Break and Time to move to Lunch Symposia on Hotel Top Floor
12:00 -1:00 PM Gold Corporate Member Showcase with Vertex Pharmaceuticals (No CME Provided, Lunch provided, CMS reportable)
15 minutes Networking Break and Time to move to Session Two on Hotel First Floor
SESSION TWO – Interventional Therapies to Manage Pain
1:15 PM-1:45 Spinal Cord Stimulation Update including SCS for Peripheral Neuralgias – Ryan Nobles MD
1:45- 2:15 PM Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Peripheral Neuralgias – Christopher Gilmore MD
2:15-2:45 PM Surgical Options for Nerve Injuries – Mark Attiah MD, MS, MBA, MPH
2:45-3:15 PM Hematologic Implications of Interventions – Alice Ma MD
3:15- 3:45 PM Networking Break with Exhibitors
3:45-4:15 PM Patient Selection – Which Therapy for Whom? Alex Rothkrug MD
4:15-4:45 PM The Future of Interventional Pain – Leonardo Kapural MD PhD
4:45 -5:30 PM Case Presentations with Session Faculty Panel
5:30-6:00 PM Annual Trainee Poster Competition on the Main Stage
6:00-7:00 PM Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Attendees Dinner on Own
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025
7:00 AM-5:30 PM REGISTRATION IS OPEN
7:30-8:30 AM Gold Corporate Member Showcase with Collegium Pharmaceuticals (No CME provided, Breakfast provided, CMS Reportable)
SESSION THREE – PARALLEL SESSIONS
OPTION ONE: The Legal Side and Business of Pain Management
8:30 – 9:30 AM Federal Perspectives from Former Department of Justice Opioid and Fraud Prosecutors – What you Need to Know Now - Matthew Massey Esq. and Lou Manzo Esq.
9:30 -10:00 AM Audits, Licensing and Sanctions – Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.
Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM – October 2-5, 2025
Renaissance Asheville Downtown, Asheville, NC
2:15 -2:45 PM Wilderness Medicine – Andy Lobonc MD and Stephen Scott NP
2:45-3:15 PM Treating the High Level Athlete – TBD
3:15-3:45 PM Networking Break With Exhibitors
3:45-4:30 PM Special Guest Lecturer – Hi Frequency Ultrasound – Michael Gofeld MD PhD
SESSION FIVE – FLASH TALKS – Rapid Fire Hot Topics (15 minutes each)
4:30 PM Pain and Sickle Cell Disease – Martha Kenney MD
4:45 PM Potentiation of Opioids with Xylazine – Zoe McElligott PhD
5:00 PM Patterns of Pain Circuitry – Charles Munyon MD
5:15 PM Retinal Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain- Matthew Mauck MD PhD
5:30 PM Ergonomics in Healthcare to Prevent Injury – Renee Rosati DO
5:45 PM AI in your Clinical Practice – Gabe Hillegass MD
6:00 PM Mental Health and Burnout – Martha Kenney MD
6:15 PM Adjourn
7:30-10:00 PM – Networking Event to benefit Samaritan’s Purse in the Top of the Plaza Ballroom – James Bond Theme -Separate subscription.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025
7:30 AM-10:00 AM REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast
SESSION SIX - Hands On Experiential Workshops (pick one) 8:00 -10:00 AM
Ultrasound Workshop in collaboration with the World Academy of Pain Management United (40 ppl) –Michael Gofeld MD and Christopher Gilmore MD Proctor Moderators
Auricular Therapy and Acupuncture Workshop – Robert Agnello DO and Saj Surve, DO (24 ppl)