SIGnificant Sessions
Check out these sessions being held at the 25th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, which may be of interest to ASRA Pain Medicine Special Interest Group members. See you in Tampa!
Thursday, November 5, 2026
| Time & Room | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 am; Adamo | Beyond the Prescription: Opioid Safety from a Patient-Centered Approach Presented by the Opioid Safety and Substance Use Disorder SIG | Jennifer Ha, MD Nafisseh Warner, MD Rebecca Tsai, MD Sudheer Potru, DO Mark Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA |
| 10:30-11:30 am; Adamo | Role of Ultrasound Guidance for Radiofrequency Denervation of Spinal Joints: Expectations and Evidence and Ultrasonography in Pain Medicine Quiz Presented by the Ultrasonography in Pain Medicine SIG | Silvia Hudecová, MD |
| 12-1 pm; Armenia | Neuromodulation 2026: Advances, Challenges, and Clinical Decision-Making Presented by the Neuromodulation SIG | Ryan D'Souza, MD Jay Karri, MD Bengt Grua, MD Nasir Hussain, MD Trishul Kapoor, MD Alopi Patel, MD Vinita Singh, MD Bruce Vrooman, MD |
| 1:15-2:15 pm; Armenia | The Decline of Private Practice: What's Driving It and What Can We Do About It? Presented by the Private Practice SIG | Melody Anderson, MD Gary Schwartz, MD |
| 4-5 pm; Armenia | AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support to Optimize Acute and Transitional Pain Services Presented by the Persistent Perioperative Pain SIG | Rodney Gabriel, MD, MAS, FASRA |
Friday, November 6, 2026
| Time & Room | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 7-8 am; Armenia | Military Medicine and Veterans Affairs SIG: Where We've Been and Where We Plan to Go Presented by the Military Medicine and Veterans Affairs SIG | Stephen Rodriguez, MD |
| 8:30-9:30 am; Adamo | Greening Your Interventional Pain Practice: Practical Steps to Consider to Save Money and the Environment Presented by the Green Anesthesia SIG | Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA |
| 1-2 pm; Adamo | Everything We Learned the Hard Way: Lessons That Shaped Our Careers Presented by the Women in RAPM SIG | Magda Anitescu, MD, PhD, FASA Alexander Bautista, MD Ryan D'Souza, MD |
Saturday, November 7, 2026
| Time & Room | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 pm; Armenia | NP, PA, and Nurse 2026 Update Presented by the NP, PA, and Clinical Nurse SIG | Katherine Cloud, MS, PA-C |
| 2:45-3:45 pm; Armenia | Global Online Pain Lecture Series Presented by the Resident and Medical Student Pain Education SIG | Ratan Banik, MD |