Comprehensive Review of Pain Medicine 2020

New Analgesic Targets and Emerging Therapies

Sodium Channels in Painful and Painless Diseases and in Local Anethesia: Beyond NAV 1.0 – Charles Berde, MD
Research in Pain Medicine: Moving Beyond the μ Receptor to Treat Postoperative and Chronic Pain – Srdjan Nedeljkovic, MD
Replacing Procedural Sedation: The Potential of Various Distraction Modalities – Jason Ross, MD
The Vagal Nerve and the Inflammatory Reflex: A New Target for Modulating the Immune Response – Srdjan Nedeljkovic, MD
Pharmacogenomics and Pain Medicine: A Clinical Tool – Roseann Gammal, PharmD

Interventional Therapies Updates

Emerging Treatments for Back Pain – Victor C. Wang, MD
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation – R. Jason Yong, MD
Beyond the Neuron: Stimulating the Glial Cell for Pain – Ricardo Vallejo, MD
Visceral Pain and Spinal Cord Stimulation: The Evidence? – Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD
The Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Intraspinal Stimulation – Giancarlo Barolat, MD
Improving Safety of Spinal Cord Stimulation: Neuromonitoring – Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD
New Technology for Spinal Cord Stimulation: Are the Claimed Advances Real? – Nagy Mekhail, MD
Innovative Treatments for Spinal Stenosis – R. Jason Yong, MD
Intrathecal Therapy and CSF Dynamics – Andreas A. Linninger, PhD
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Cancer Pain: Is This a Good Idea? – Edgar L. Ross, MD
Intrathecal Therapy for Cancer: The Case for Early Intervention – Sanjeet Narang, MD

Clinical Care Updates

The Future of Opioids: Making a Risk-Benefit Decision – Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA
Meeting the Challenge of Postoperative Pain in the Opioid-Tolerant Patient – Justin Merkow, MD
Postoperative Respiratory Depression: Opioids and Monitoring – Richard Urman, MD
How to Reduce the Chance of Long-Term Opioid Use After Surgery – Darin Correll, MD
Military Pain Medicine – David Reece, DO, FAAPM&R, FAANEM
A Fresh Look at Atypical Opioids as Frontline Analgesics: Science, NOT Misconceptions – Lynn Webster, MD
Atypical Opioids: Clinical Pearls – Richard Rauck, MD
Managing Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder – Mohammed Issa, MD
Advances in Neuraxial Analgesic Therapeutic Platforms: Viral Transfections and Tangled Toxins – Tony Yaksh, MD
Acute Pain Management for House Staff – Jason Ross, MD
Regenerative Medicine’s Role in Pain Management: Principles and Practice – George M. Hanna, MD
Mind, Body, and Mu Agonists – Robert Edwards, PhD
Integrating Behavioral Pain Medicine in Patient Care: Science Supporting Innovation – Robert N. Jamison, PhD
Management of Chronic Pain: A Primer for Mid-Level Practitioners – Michael Ferrick, RN, NP
Gender Differences in Pain Sensitivity: Clinical Implications – Samantha Meints, MD
Scalable and Brief Behavioral Pain Medicine Interventions – Beth Darnall, MD
Epidemiology, Mechanisms & Treatment of Postamputation Pain – Steven Cohen, MD
Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes – Victor C. Wang, MD

Pain and Public Policy

Opioid Moderatism and Rapprochement: The Search for a Sane Middle Ground – Michael E. Schatman, PhD
Patient-Centered Opioid Reduction: Avoiding Iatrogenic Harms and Ensuring Patient Protections – Beth Darnall, MD
Lifestyle as a Risk Factor for Chronic Pain – Edgar L. Ross, MD

Cancer Pain and Palliative Care

Preparing Yourself for the Difficult Conversation: Pain and Palliative Care at the End of Life – Gary Strichartz, PhD, and John Kearns
Christianity’s Beliefs and Practices on Pain, Suffering and End of Life Care – Gary Strichartz, PhD, and Mark Heim, PhD
Judaism’s Perspectives on Pain and End of Life Care – Joel Baron
Hinduism’s Perspectives on Pain and End of Life Care – Sanjeet Narang, MD
Islam’s Perspectives on Pain and End of Life Care – Shaikha AlRoumi, MD
Buddhism’s Perspectives on Pain and End of Life Care – Rob Wall, MD
Updates on Pain and Palliative Care Research – Zhimeng Jia, MD, CCFP (PC), and Yvan Beaussant, MD, MSc

Pain Medicine and the Law 2020

The DEA is Investigating Your Prescribing: Now What? – Mark Smith
Inside the DEA: Attitudes, Methods, and Mandates Regarding Opioid Prescribing – Richard Blake, MD
Minimizing the Risk of a Malpractice Case: A Plaintiff’s Lawyer’s Perspective – Clyde Bergstresser

Healthcare Systems and Pain Management

A Primer for Pain Practices in Adapting to the Upcoming Changes in Healthcare – Zwade Marshall, MD
Assessing Patient Outcomes for Optimized Care and Real-World Research – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD