Harvard 39th Annual Evaluation and Treatment of Pain Conference (Videos with subtitles + Slides)

Transform Your Approach to Pain Management – 2025 Expert-Led Course
Join our comprehensive, expert-led course designed to revolutionize your pain management practices. Explore the latest advancements in pharmacologic, behavioral, and interventional therapies, and gain practical tools for treating chronic, acute, and cancer-related pain across diverse patient populations.

Course Overview
Research consistently shows that pain is often undertreated, with only 25% of patients achieving adequate relief. This course addresses the need for a more informed, effective approach to pain management, tackling the risks of inappropriate pain-relieving techniques.
Held each spring in Boston, Evaluation and Treating Pain is a live course that reviews both the science and the latest advances in the field of pain medicine. Faculty includes experts from anesthesiology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, internal medicine, physical rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, interventional radiology, and neurosurgery.
This course will help participants:

Diagnose and treat common pain problems

Explore a variety of treatment options for chronic pain, acute pain, and cancer-related pain

Understand the role of opioids and their appropriate use in pain management

Learning Objectives

Assess methods for managing end-of-life pain

Compare various pain-relieving techniques

Apply current guidelines for pediatric pain management

Discuss the benefits and use of non-pharmacologic treatments like yoga

Course Schedule (Eastern Time)
Day 1: Monday, June 23, 2025

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM: Lessons from the Past in Pain Management – Carol Warfield

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM: Musculoskeletal & Neurologic Evaluation Techniques – Emily Wang & Zahid Bajwa

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Updates on Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain & Herbal Supplements – Joseph Audette

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Musculoskeletal/Physical Examination Workshop – Paul Mathew & Joseph Audette

Day 2: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Causes and Management of Cancer Pain – Mihir Kamdar

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Low Back Pain: Diagnosis & Imaging Techniques – Thomas Simopoulos & Yu-Ming Chang

2:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Spinal Pain Management: Techniques & Surgical Options – David Hao & Eric Woodard

Day 3: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Headache Management Updates – Sait Ashina & Paul Mathew

9:30 AM – 11:15 AM: Neuropathic Pain Treatments: Trigeminal Neuralgia, CRPS, & More – Zahid Bajwa & Thomas Simopoulos

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Headache & Neuropathic Pain Injections Workshop – Sait Ashina & Paul Mathew

Day 4: Thursday, June 26, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Shoulder & Knee Disorders, PRP & Stem Cell Treatments – Arun Ramappa & Walter Sussman

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM: Medical Marijuana for Pain Management – Brian E McGeeney

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM: Opioid Use & Addiction Management – Edward Michna & Jungjin Kim

Day 5: Friday, June 27, 2025

8:00 AM – 9:45 AM: Abdominal & Pelvic Pain Management – Jyotsna Nagda

9:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain – Elyse Rosenberg

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Artificial Intelligence in Pain Medicine – Chia-Chun Chiang