The 22nd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, happening this November 10-11, 2023, in New Orleans, LA, will award three Best of Meeting Awards to the top three abstracts and three Resident/Fellow Travel Awards to the top three abstracts submitted by trainees. Read about this award-winning research below.

Best of Meeting Award Winners

Study Shows Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Critical in Identifying Spinal Cord Stimulation Patients

Abstract #4594, PREOPERATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DOES MODIFY SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR TRIAL PROGRESSION AND PLANNING by David Provenzano, Esha Vaidya, Jason Kilgore
Will be presented Friday, 3:45-5:30pm, during RC-04 Refresher Course: Controversies in Pain Medicine Pro-Con Debate

Association Between Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation and Lumbar Multifidus Dysfunction Is Not Clear

Abstract #4722, MULTIFIDUS ATROPHY AND/OR DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING LUMBAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Vinny Francio, Michael Glicksman, Logan Leavitt, Benjamin Gill, Anuj Shah, Benjamin Westerhaus, Christopher Lam, Ryan D'Souza
Will be presented Saturday, 10:30-10:35am, during PS-02a Parallel Session: Radiofrequency Ablation

Researchers Utilize TriNetX Research Network to Analyze Postoperative Data and Better Describe Lines of Treatment

Abstract #4923, LINES OF THERAPY FOR POST-OPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN CHILDREN: A NATIONAL EHR ANALYSIS
Shreyas Chandragiri, Alexandra Hart, Kesavan Sadacharam
Will be presented Friday, 8:35-8:40am, during RC-01 Refresher Course: Precision Pain Medicine: Imaging, Biomarkers, Cognition

Resident/Fellow Travel Award Winners

Association Between Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation and Lumbar Multifidus Dysfunction Is Not Clear

Abstract #4722, MULTIFIDUS ATROPHY AND/OR DYSFUNCTION FOLLOWING LUMBAR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Vinny Francio, Michael Glicksman, Logan Leavitt, Benjamin Gill, Anuj Shah, Benjamin Westerhaus, Christopher Lam, Ryan D'Souza
Will be presented Saturday, 10:30-10:35am, during PS-02a Parallel Session: Radiofrequency Ablation

Study Suggests Patients in Chronic Pain Who Fear Physical Activity and Have Pain Catastrophizing Behavior Are Less Likely to Respond to Spinal Cord Stimulation

Abstract #4739, VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH NONRESPONDERS TO HIGH-FREQUENCY (10KHZ) SPINAL CORD STIMULATION by Vinny Francio, John Alm, Logan Leavitt, Daniel Mok, B. Victor Yoon, Niaman Nazir, Christopher Lam, Usman Latif, Timothy Sowder, Edward Braun, Andrew Sack, Talal Khan, Dawood Sayed
Will be presented Saturday, 2:00-2:05pm, during PS-03b Parallel Session: Neuromodulation Symposium: Electricity and Engineering

Different Anesthesia Techniques Effect Postoperative Recovery, According to a Survey of Pediatric Patient Data

Abstract #4985, IMPACT OF HIGH SPINAL ANESTHESIA IN PEDIATRIC CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY ON FAST-TRACK RECOVERY by Aravinthasamy Sivamurugan, Nada Sadek, Rakesh Sondekoppam, Alex Rier, Sudhakar Subramani, Srinivasan Rajagopal, Yatish Ranganath, Arun Singhal, Satoshi Hanada
Will be presented Saturday, 10:35-10:40am, during PS-02a Parallel Session: Radiofrequency Ablation

See all abstract award winners.