Special Events

Friday • 6:15 am • Meet in the Main Lobby

Join us on Friday, November 10, at 6:15 am, for a fun run/walk along the river. The cost (donation) will be $25 per person, with proceeds benefiting the ASRA Pain Medicine Early-Stage Investigator/Graduate Student Award fund. Sign up and be one of the first to arrive so you can add to your ASRA Pain Medicine Fun Run t-shirt collection!

Friday • 6:45-7:45 am • Regent Room, 4^th Floor

Share your CV and career vision with someone who can help! Sign up for a 20-minute time slot and receive feedback on your CV from an ASRA Pain Medicine mentor. Please note that availability is limited. Claim your spot now to take advantage of this opportunity!

Friday • 5:30-7 pm • Exhibit Hall

Free to all attendees | Guest tickets: $30 | 21 years and over only  

Cap off day one of the meeting with some wine or bubbly while enjoying light hors d’oeuvres with friends, colleagues, and exhibitors. This is your first chance to discover the exhibit hall and its vast array of products and services.

Friday • 7-8 pm • Galerie 5-6

Free to all Residents and Fellows | Jointly organized by: ASRA Pain Medicine and the Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD)

Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy a beverage while networking with fellow trainees and members of the Association of Pain Program Directors (APPD), an independent non-profit organization committed to promoting pain medicine education and career development for pain specialists and trainees.

Saturday • 7-8 am • Balcony L Room

This event is open to physiatrists and PM&R residents interested in pain medicine. Come and share your thoughts on how ASRA Pain Medicine can better help you in your practice and advance your career! This event is led by chair of the 22nd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Dr. Alexios Carayannopoulos, chair of the 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, Dr. Christy Hunt, and Faculty Advisor for the Resident Section Committee, Dr. Sayed Wahezi.

Saturday • 7-8 am • Balcony M/N Room

Registration for this event is full.

This special event is an opportunity for networking among ASRA Pain Medicine members at all levels, including medical students, residents, fellows, early-career, and mid- to late-career professionals, with a special focus on promoting diversity and inclusion for a variety of topics. Enjoy breakfast and roundtable discussions led by ASRA Pain Medicine leaders. Share your ideas on promoting diversity and inclusion within ASRA Pain Medicine and/or regional anesthesia and pain medicine.

Saturday • 10-10:30 am • Exhibit Hall Chat Room

Take a break during today’s program by meeting with fellow PA, NP, and Nursing colleagues. The chat room located in the exhibit hall will be the meeting point for a snack and networking.

Saturday • 3:30-4:30 pm • Exhibit Hall Chat Room

If you’re a new member or interested in joining ASRA Pain Medicine, don't miss this opportunity to meet other members and ASRA Pain Medicine leaders. Network and make some new friends while asking your questions and learning more about the ASRA Pain Medicine benefits. New ASRA Pain Medicine members can also pick up a small welcome gift!

David Julius, PhD

Copyright: BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

John J. Bonica Award Lecture

“Natural Products as Probes of the Pain Pathway: A Mechanistic Approach to Discovering New Therapeutic Targets"

Celebrate the career and accomplishments of David Julius, PhD, the 2023 John. J. Bonica Award recipient. 

Dr. Julius is professor and chair in the department of physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University in New York. Dr. Julius is currently on the Board of Trustees for Howard Hughes Medical Institute and has authored more than 120 scientific articles over his remarkable career. He is the recipient of numerous impressive awards and honors, including the 2010 Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine, the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, and the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2021.