Conference Program

The PAIN2020 meeting has now concluded. 

If you have any questions please contact us at pain2020@dcconferences.com.au

Workshop Sessions 

Radiofrequency above the Umbilicus

Setting up a new practice/ Optimising your practice

Dr Romil Jain and Vicky Huynh will present a workshop on Setting up a new practice/Optimising your practice workshop covering the topics outlined below:

• Individual vs Group practice; having associates or partnership
• Role of business manager- logistics/contracts/location/managing staff
• Billing/coding
• Business structure of medical practice- company/service trust/family trust
• Optimising your practice

Neuromodulation Workshop

The Neuromodulation Workshop will feature:

• Dr. Ricardo Vallejo on Neuromodulation of the Glia
• Prof. Dirk DeRidder on Talking to the Brain with Neuromodulation
• John Parker on The Brain Talking Back with Neuromodulation

Industry Sessions 

Saturday 14 November - Breakfast Sessions

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Sunday 15 November - Breakfast Sessions

The Pursuit of Better Patient Outcomes with DTM SCS and TDD 

Dr Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD, PhD  - 12 month data for DTM SCS waveform
Dr Joshua Wellington, MD - TDD has Evolved

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Saturday 14 November - Sponsored Session

Update on identifying and managing opioid dependant pain patients

Moderator: Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones

Dr Clayton Thomas
Dr Simon Holliday, Addiction Medicine Specialist

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Meet the Expert - Gold Sponsor Round Table Sessions

The below sessions will be presented during breaks by PAIN2020 Gold Sponsors. More details to be available in the coming weeks. 

Saturday 14 November

The below sessions will run from 11:55AM - 12:15PM

	Abbott Expert: Professor Dirk De Ridder Moderator: Jeffrey Esbjerg, Abbott
	Algostim / Bioness Expert: Dr Einar Ottestad, Director of Acute Pain service and Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University Hospital, CA Moderator: Mark Geiger, Vice President of Global Marketing at Bioness
	Seqirus A perfect storm – chronic pain and opioid reforms in the COVID era Expert: Carol Bennett, CEO of Painaustralia Expert: Moderator:

The below sessions will run from 2:25PM - 2:45PM 

	Boston Scientific                                                                                                                 1.2kHz Stimulation as a Rescue Therapy in Patients with Chronic Pain Expert: Dr Georgios Matis, MD, MSc, PhD, FINR (CH) Moderator: Comine Venter, Boston Scientific
	Mainstay Medical ReActiv8 Restorative Neurostimulation for Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain Session Chair: Dr Chris Gilligan and Dr Marc Russo Experts: Professor Paul Hodges, Dr Bruce Mitchell, Dr Matthew Green

Sunday 15 November

The below sessions will run from 12:55PM - 1:15PM 

	Saluda Medical Expert: Dr Nathan Taylor Moderator: John Parker, CEO Saluda Medicalr:
	Nevro Title: Evaluation of High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) on Corneal Confocal Microscopy and Intraepidermal Nerve Fibers in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Experts: Clinical Professor Jeffrey L. Chen, MD, MHS & Kate Frizzi, Staff Research Associate II, UCSD Moderator: Dr David Caraway, MD, PhD- Chief Medical Officer Nevro Medical
	Medistar                                                                                               Title: What’s new in RF of the Shoulder Expert: Dr Robert E Wright, Metro Pain Group, Melbourne  Moderator: Jeneth Boughen, Medistar                                                              Chronic Shoulder Pain affects over one in five Australians and is the third most common condition for which patients present to physiotherapy. Currently, the scientific dialogue around Shoulder RF is growing and new RF techniques are being explored. In this session, RF techniques for treating the shoulder will be reviewed, ranging from the original PRF of the SSN to the evolving evidence for thermal RF of the distal sensory afferent nerves of the shoulder. It will review the anatomical basis for these treatments, best practices, and current evidence as well as have time for Q&A on this increasingly important topic