Nuts and bolts and details of successful advanced interventional pain management practices: reports and discussions from the front line

Sunday, March 5, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location:Phoenix Convention Center, 227ABC

CE: 1.5 Credits

Coordinator(s)

David Prologo, MD

Associate Professor
Emory University

Disclosure(s): Focused Cryo: Board Membership (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (Ongoing)
Neil Resnick, MD

Interim Division Director of Interventional Radiology
Emory University

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Disclosure(s):

David Prologo, MD: Focused Cryo: Board Membership (Ongoing), Ownership Interest (Ongoing)

Neil J. Resnick, MD: No relevant disclosure to display

The application of advanced imaging guidance and the interventional radiology skill set has expanded the breadth of targets in the body for potential injection, ablation, or other interruptive techniques. Advancement of the available devices has further solidified proceduralists' confidence and ability to select and manage patients clinically. As these procedures continue to evolve, a structured approach to the wide variety of indications is necessary, and knowledge of the nuances around "real world" issues is critical.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the nuances of building a successful advanced interventional pain practice in interventional radiology.
Organize the potential patient population for advanced interventional pain procedures using underlying disease state (oncology or non-neoplastic) and distribution of symptoms (spine or periphery).
Describe case-based applications of advanced interventional pain management, including selection and outcomes.

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 1:16 PM

A 2023 pan-status-update on reimbursement for procedures to manage pain in IR: the codes, values, and payment mechanisms you need to know.
Speaker: David Prologo, MD – Emory University
1:16 PM – 1:32 PM

"The game is simple, just do it!" - Cases from a real world advanced interventional pain practice.
Speaker: Darryl D. Smith, DO – MEDVAMC / Baylor College of Medicine
1:32 PM – 1:48 PM

Pain in the ASC: reflections on outpatient advanced interventional pain centers.
Speaker: J. Dana Dunleavy, MD (he/him/his) – Windsong Interventional
1:48 PM – 2:04 PM

Advanced interventional pain in a quaternary academic care center. Tales of successes and missteps.
Speaker: Avi Beck, MD (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2:04 PM – 2:20 PM

Advanced interventional pain practice expansion: how I did it.
Speaker: Evans Heithaus, MD – University of Florida
2:20 PM

Q & A