TENNESSEE PAIN SOCIETY 2025 LIVE ANNUAL MEETING

PAIN MANAGEMENT: CARING FOR THE PHYSICIAN, PRACTITIONER AND PATIENT

September 18-20, 2025

Embassy Suites Hotel Nashville South Cool Springs, Franklin, TN

Jointly Provided by The Tennessee Pain Society and Amedco

The  LIVE 2025 Annual Meeting Program is again outstanding, thanks to the tireless work by the Program Committee and Board of Directors. The Annual Meeting Sessions cover both basic and advanced topics germane to all physicians and practitioners who treat patients in pain.  No matter your specialty, we have sessions for you!   

Please note that your membership dues for 2025-26 are included in your full meeting registration fee.  

 

Draft Agenda with Proposed Faculty 

Embassy Suites Nashville South Cool Springs, Nashville TN  

Thursday  September 18, 2025

Registration /Exhibition Move-in opens at 5:00 PM

Annual Board of Directors Meeting  – 5:00-7:00 PM in  Azalea Room

President’s Welcome Reception 7:00-8:00 PM

Friday September 19, 2025

7:30 AM  Registration and Exhibits Open (Breakfast provided)

Session One – Know the Rules, Know the Laws, and Know your Rights as a Physician and APP Practicing Pain Management in Tennessee – Moderator Michael Wilkinson MD

7:55 AM   Welcome from the President Michael Wilkinson MD  

8:00 AM.  Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council Update – W. Clay Jackson MD

8:30 AM   Tennessee Update – What you Need to Know Now -   Yarnell Beatty, Esq., General Counsel to Tennessee Medical Association 

9:00 AM   Networking Break with Exhibitors   

9:30 AM   Federal Update – What you Need to Know Now -  Lou Manzo Esq. and Matthew Massey Esq., Former DOJ Prosecutors in the Opioid Prescribing in Appalachia and CARES Act pandemic fraud conspiracy.

10:00 AM   Licensing Actions Practice Compliance – Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq., General Counsel to Tennessee Pain Society 

10:30 AM   Updates on Coding and Billing for Pain– Amy Turner RN BSN MMHC CPC CHC CHIAP  

11:30 AM. Opioids and our Soldiers and Veterans – Jacob Mills MD

12:00 -1:00 PM  Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member Collegium Pharmaceuticals (Lunch Provided, No CME Provided, CMS reportable)   

Session Two – Tennessee Mandatory Prescriber Education - Moderator: David Edwards MD PhD

1:15 PM          The APPs Role in New Patient Intake – Heather Jackson PhD, APRN, FNP-BC

1:45 PM          Initiating, Monitoring, and Weaning Opioids – TBD

2:15 PM          Special Guest Lecturer Opioid Use Disorder – What is it and How do we Treat it

 – Eugene Viscusi MD– Past-President, American Society or Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

3:00 PM           Stop the Stigma – Stephanie Vanterpool MD MBA 

3:30 PM          Networking Break with Exhibitors  

                         

Session Three -Interventional Pain Management Presented by the Tennessee Society of Interventional Pain Physicians– Moderator: Graf Hilgenhurst MD 

4:00 PM –  The Role of the APP in an Interventional Pain Practice – Ashley Prichard PA-C

4:30 PM  -  Special Guest Lecturer - Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation – Steven Falowski MD, President, Pennsylvania Pain Society and President-Elect, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience 

5:00 PM -  Special Guest Lecturer - Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation- Christopher Gilmore MD 

5:30 PM – Annual Trainee Poster Competition 

6:15 PM – 7:15 PM Networking Reception with Exhibitors 

Dinner on Own

Saturday September 20, 2025

7:00 AM  - Registration Open

7:30  AM  - Corporate Member Showcase with Gold Corporate Member (Breakfast provided, No CME Provided, CMS reportable)

8:00 am – Exhibits Open

Session Four – Multidisciplinary Pain Care from Head to Toe:  A Case Based Panel Discussion. Moderator:  

Panel One: Kelly Jackson DNP, MSN, AGACNP-BC, David Arehart MD, John Schneider MD,  Tigran Kesayan MD , Hannah Denham PharmD 

8:00 AM –  Treatment Options for Headache

8:30 AM -  Treatment Options for Neck Pain 

Panel Two:  Ashley Pritchard PA-C,  Pain Medicine,  Ankush Jain DO,  Joseph DiChiara DO, PT, Taylor Butler PharmD

9:00 AM  - Treatment Options for Back Pain

9:30 AM  - Treatment Options for Lower Extremity Pain 

10:00 AM – Networking Break with Exhibitors  

Moderator: T. Scott Baker MD

10:30 AM –  Advances in Stellate Ganglion Blocks and Indications – Brian Maraschalchi MD

11:00 AM –Special Guest Lecturer – Non-Opioid Analgesics on the Bench and at the Bedside (Suzetrigine etc.) -  James North MD 

11:45 AM– 1:00 PM   Annual Business Meeting and Gold Corporate Member Showcase 

(Lunch Provided, No CME provided, Lunch is CMS reportable. Business meeting is not.)

Session Five – Flash Talks (15 minute rapid fire topics). Moderator: Rett Blake MD

1:00 PM  - The Psychology of Pain – Mistie Germek PhD        

1:15 PM -  Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy – Erin Conners-Kelly PsyD

1:30 PM –  Cancer Pain Symptom Management -  Emily Kobin MD 

1:45 PM  - Cancer Pain Interventions – Amanda Toye MD 

2:00 PM -  Palliative Care -  W. Clay Jackson DO

2:15 PM – How What You Eat Affects Pain – Lacy Wright RD

2:45 PM – Networking Break with Exhibitors

Session Six –Artificial Intelligence in Your Practice. Moderator:  Michael Wilkinson MD

3:15 PM – Special Guest Lecturer - AI in Your Practice – Yian Chen MD 

4:00 PM – AI – How I use it in my Practice 

4:30 PM – The Legal Implications of AI in your Practice – Lawrence Kobak DPM Esq.

5:00 PM – Discussion Q & A

5:15  PM –  Closing Remarks and Thank You

 

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of this program, participants should be able to:

1.         Employ key diagnostic and treatment techniques for the management of pain.

2.         Identify and administer appropriate safe opioid usage in patients.

3.         Understand and include behavioral analysis in the evaluation of a chronic pain patient.

4.         Identify and resolve issues relating to the law for pain management.

5.         Apply evidenced based strategies to clinical practice for managing complex

            pain patients.

ACCREDITATION 

in support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Tennessee Pain Society.  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 15 ANCC contact hours.

 

Physician Assistants

PAs may claim a maximum of 15  Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

 

Nurse Practitioners

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as approved accreditors and allow reciprocity for AANPCP continuing education credit.

 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

On behalf of the meeting participants, the Society has secured sleeping rooms at The Embassy Suites Nashville-South Cool Springs at the significantly discounted rate of $189.00 per night  (+ state and local taxes) To ensure availability, please reserve your room before Monday, August 25, 2025  by calling the hotel at (615) 515-5151 and mention the Tennessee Pain Society.  

 

REGISTRATION FEES

FULL LIVE MEETING (Includes 2025-26 Membership)                

MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DC,  PsyD                $500.00 

PA/ NP                                                             $400.00 

Health Care Practitioner / Administrator          $300.00 

Trainee                                                             $100.00

*Military and VA Physicians and Practitioners, please contact the Society office for additional discounts

 

CANCELATION POLICY

Cancelation Policy:  Registration Cancelations, minus a $25 fee will be honored to August 18, 2025.  After August 18, 2025, no cancellations are permitted.  You may however substitute a colleague if you cannot attend. Please contact Robin Hoyle, Executive Director at robin@painsocieties.org with your substitution.

 

ACCOMMODATION

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility for any of our meetings, please contact Robin Hoyle, Executive Director

via email at Robin@painsocieties.org or by phone at toll free 844-524-7246. 

Thank you and See you in September!