2024 Chronic Pain Symposium

2024 CHRONIC PAIN SYMPOSIUM

The Michael G. DeGroote Chronic Pain Symposium featured presentations covering a broad spectrum of pain-related topics, as well as a poster session. Topics ranged from neuropathic pain to opioid alternatives, and psychological approaches to pain management to emerging technologies. With an emphasis on evidence-based practice, the Symposium aims to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.

The 2024 Symposium saw Dr. Maxwell Slepian start the day with a presentation looking at the experimental and clinical uses of non-invasive brain stimulation, particularly transcranial direct current stimulation. Dr. Arnav Agarwal addressed spinal decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, while Dr. Stevie Foglia examined machine learning applications in predicting chronic post-surgical pain risk.

In the afternoon, Dr. Harsha Shanthanna reviewed photo-biomodulation for pain management after C-sections, Dr. Jiyeon Park explored transcranial magnetic stimulation for diabetic neuropathy, and Dr. Dena Zeraatkar presented on long COVID pain management interventions.