2016 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions  - The Tennessee Physician and Practitioner 

No Matter Your Specialty, We Have Sessions for You! 

New This Year:  Trainee Poster Competition and Special Trainee Dinner 

FACULTY

Special Guest Lecturers

Senator Richard Briggs MD, 7th District, Knoxville, TN

Michael Brennan MD, Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT

Katherine Galluzzi, DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Mitchell Mutter MD, State of Tennessee Dept. of Health, Chattanooga, TN

James North MD, Wake Forest University and Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC

Steve Prakken MD, Duke University Pain Medicine, Durham, NC

David Reagan MD, Chief Medical Officer, Tennessee Dept. of Health

Fadel Zeiden PhD, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

FACULTY

Alexander Agthe, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

John Rett Blake MD, Specialists in Pain Management, Chattanooga, TN

Jennifer Bolen Esq., The Legal Side of Pain, Knoxville, TN

Fred Brason MDiv, Project Lazarus, Raleigh, NC

Joseph Browder MD, Pain Consultants of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

David Edwards MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Graf Hilgenhurst MD, Precision Pain Care, Smyrna, TN

Tracy Jackson MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Tracey Jaensch Esq., Ford & Harrison, Nashville TN

Ted Jones PhD, Pain Consultants of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Darren McCoy NP, Pain Consultants of East Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

Autry Parker MD, Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, TN

Karen Pershing MPH CPSII, Metro Drug Coalition, Knoxville TN

John Schneider MD MA, Comprehensive Pain & Neurology Center, Murfreesboro, TN

Brett Snodgrass MSN FNP, LifeLinc Pain, Memphis TN

Stephanie Vanterpool MD MBA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN

W. Turney Williams MD, Pain Medicine Associates, Kingsport, TN

PROGRAM

FRIDAY November 4

11:30 AM  Registration Opens

12:00 - 1:00 PM   Platinum Corporate Member Showcase with Pernix Therapeutics (Lunch Provided by the Society, No CME provided)

Session I- Recent Legislation in Tennessee Regarding Pain Treatment: Recent Laws and Best Practices - Moderator John Rett Blake MD, President of the Tennessee Pain Society

1:00 PM  Opening Remarks - John Rett Blake MD

1:05 -1:35 PM  Society Address - Senator Richard Briggs MD, 7th District, State of Tennessee

1:35 -2:10 PM  Recent Regulations in Tennessee Regarding Pain Treatment:  What We Have Accomplished and Where Are We Now - David Reagan MD, Chief Medical Officer, Tennessee Department of Health

2:10-2:45 PM  Opioid Dependence in Tennessee: What We Have Accomplished And Possible Next Steps - Karen Pershing MPH CPSII, Metro Drug Coalition

2:45 - 3:15 PM   Networking Break with Exhibitors

3:15-4:15 PM   Regulatory Lessons from Other States and Case Law - Jennifer Bolen Esq.

4:15 -5:00 PM  Panel Discussion, Questions and Answers 

5:00 - 7:00 PM  Networking Reception with Exhibitors and Trainee Poster Competition (new this  year) 

7:00-9:00 PM  Trainee Dinner and Lecture:  Negotiating Your First Employment Contract - Tracey Jaensch Esq.

Dinner on Own 

SATURDAY November 5

7:30 AM   Registration & Exhibits Open (Breakfast Provided by the Society)

SESSION II - Pain and Addiction - Moderator John Schneider MD

8:00- 8:45 AM  Identifying and Treating Addiction - Michael Brennan MD

8:45 - 9:30 AM  Dealing with a Difficult Patient - Steven Prakken MD

9:30 -10:00 AM  Discussion, Questions and Answers

10:00 -10:30 AM  Networking Break with Exhibitors

SESSION III - Hot Topics in Chronic Pain Management -Moderator W. Turney Williams MD

10:30 - 11:15 AM  Neonatal Abstinence and OB High Risk Treatment of Women on Opioids - Alexander Agthe MD

11:15 - 12:00 PM  Preparing the Chronic Pain Patient for Surgery - David Edwards MD

12:00 -1:30 PM   Annual Business Meeting and Platinum Corporate Member Showcase with Depomed (Lunch Provided by the Society, No CME Provided)

SESSION IV - Parallel Tracks 

1:30 - 2:30 PM  Midlevel Session:  Adhering to Regulatory Guidelines - Brett Snodgrass MSN FNP

           or  Interventional Session:  High Frequency Stimulation - James North MD with Discussion by Graf Hilgenhurst MD and John Schneider MD

2:30 - 3:00 PM  Networking Break with Exhibitors

SESSION V  - Emerging Therapies - Moderator Tracey Jackson MD

3:00 -3:45 PM   Focus on Function: The Synergy of Interventions and Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain - Stephanie Vanterpool MD MBA

3:45-4:30 PM  Using Virtual Reality to Treat Pain: The Future is Now - Ted Jones PhD

4:30 -5:15 PM  The Neurobiology of Mindfulness As A Treatment for Pain - Fadel Zeidan PhD

5:15-5:30 PM  Panel Discussion

6:00 -7:00 PM  TNSIPP Board Meeting (invite only)

All Attendees Dinner on Own

SUNDAY November 6 

7:30 AM  Registration Opens

8:00 -9:00 AM  Gold Corporate Member Showcase with Pfizer (Breakfast Provided by the Society, No CME Provided)

SESSION VI - Appropriate Prescribing of Opioids for the Chronic Pain Patient - Moderator Ted Jones PhD

9:00 -11:00 AM  The Tennessee Prescribing Guidelines (State Required CME Course)  - Mitchell Mutter MD

11:00-11:45 AM - The CDC Guidelines, What You Need to Know - Katherine Galluzzi DO

11:45 -12:15 PM - Possible Next Steps for the Community Opioid Overdose Problem - Fred Brason MDiv

12:15-12:30 PM - Discussion, Questions & Answers

12:30 PM  Adjourn 

Accreditation Statement(s)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Dannemiller and The Tennessee Pain Society. Dannemiller is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit for Physicians

Dannemiller designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

FEES

MD/DO/ DC/PharmD/ PhD/   Full Meeting Early Bird before October 1, 2016:  $400   After October 1, 2016:  $450

PA/NP/RN/Admin/Therapist/ Healthcare Practitioner  Full Meeting Early Bird before October 1, 2016: $300  After October 1, 2016:  $350

Trainee  Full Meeting Early Bird before October 1, 2016:  $100  After October 1, 2016  $125  (Submit and Abstract and Attend for No Fee)

HOTEL

The Hilton Hotel Downtown Nashville at 121 Fourth Avenue South, Nashville TN

The Society has reserved a limited number of sleeping rooms at the deeply discounted rate of $279 single/double, $289 Triple and $299 Quad rate. Once the rooms are booked and or the sleeping block discount expires, the hotel rates increase dramatically in October and November.  Nashville is one of the most popular music destinations and as such, the hotels fill quickly.  Please call the Hilton Nashville Hotel directly at 615-620-1000 (Monday to Friday 8a.m to 5pm) or call 1-800-HILTONS and mention the Tennessee Pain Society group rate to secure your discounted room.  The Society’s rates expire when the rooms sell out or on Monday, October 3, 2016 – whichever is sooner.  Do not delay! Book today!