MCE Conferences Pain Management and Cardiology for Primary Care October 2 – 4, 2026

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+ Target Audience: Internists, Family Medicine Physicians, Pain Medicine Specialists, Cardiologists, Geriatricians, Palliative Care Specialists

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This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Pain Management and Cardiology, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Pain Management and Cardiology with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the neurobiology of chronic pain and implement data-driven non-opioid algorithms for back pain, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain.

• Formulate rational prescribing strategies for chronic and cancer pain, including opioid selection, rotation, titration, and safe monitoring.

• Apply pathophysiologic principles to manage essential hypertension and conduct a systematic evaluation for resistant and secondary hypertension.

• Review indications and bleeding risk profiles for non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs/DOACs) and establish a rational approach to atrial fibrillation.

• Integrate novel lipid-lowering therapies (such as PCSK9 inhibitors) and risk-stratified combination therapy algorithms beyond statins.

• Navigate the clinical and pharmacokinetic complexities of geriatric pain management to minimize iatrogenesis while maintaining effective analgesia.

• Evaluate the indications, technical principles, and clinical evidence for interventional spine procedures (e.g., epidural steroid injections, facet/sacroiliac injections, radiofrequency lesioning, and spinal cord stimulation).

• Implement comprehensive symptom control strategies at the end of life for pain, dyspnea, delirium, and terminal secretions.

• Execute guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure, including the optimal titration of RAS blockers and beta blockers and the clinical utility of BNP.

• Diagnose and manage microvascular coronary artery disease and spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).

Target Audience

All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Pain Management and Cardiology.

Best for Internists, Family Medicine Physicians, Pain Medicine Specialists, Cardiologists, Geriatricians, Palliative Care Specialists, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists (Physiatrists), Interventional Spine Specialists, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists.

Topics

• Friday, October 2nd

  • Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Pain (Objectives: 1) Discuss the neurobiology of chronic pain and how this relates to pharmacologic targets 2) Develop a data-driven and practical understanding of dosing, benefits, and side-effects of common non-opioid pharmacologic agents 3) Implement pharmacologic algorithms for treating common pain syndromes, such as acute back pain, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain)

  • Opioids for Chronic and Cancer Pain: Rationale Prescribing (Objectives: 1) Highlight the practical aspects of chronic opioid therapy, including opioid selection, rotation, and side-effect management 2) Appreciate the nuances in titration for different pain syndromes 3) Review clinical pearls and strategies for managing chronic opioid therapy, as safely as possible 4) Discuss the use of opioids for cancer pain and how the approach differs from chronic non-cancer pain)

  • Approach to the Treatment of Essential Hypertension (Objectives: 1) Review the underlying pathophysiology of essential hypertension 2) Outline a reasonable treatment approach to essential hypertension based on pathophysiologic principles 3) Appreciate the role of the renin-angiotensin and aldosterone system in control of blood pressure)

  • Resistant Hypertension (Objectives: 1) Review the definition of resistant hypertension 2) Outline the common causes of secondary hypertension 3) Suggest a reasonable evaluation for patients with resistant hypertension)

• Saturday, October 3rd

  • Atrial Fibrillation and the New Anticoagulants (Objectives: 1) Review the indications for anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation 2) Discuss the use of new novel anticoagulants and their bleeding risks 3) Outline a rational approach to the treatment of atrial fibrillation)

  • Novel-Lipid Lowering Agents Beyond Statin (Objectives: 1) Review PCSK9 therapy and newer medications for the treatment of hyperlipidemia 2) Discuss the role of risk in determining hyperlipidemia therapy 3) Outline management algorithms to determine when to use combination therapy for hyperlipidemia)

  • Managing Pain in Geriatric Patients (Objectives: 1) Recognize the nuances in assessing pain in the elderly 2) Review the pharmacologic challenges in managing elderly patients 3) Identify the balance between pain control and iatrogenesis in the elderly population)

  • Interventional Procedures for Spine Pain (Objectives: 1) Recognize the rationale and technical considerations of common minimally invasive interventions for spine-related pain, such as epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency lesioning, facet injections, sacroiliac injections, and spinal cord stimulation 2) Review the data behind the techniques by way of a data-driven literature review 3) Develop a systematic approach to identifying when patients may or may not benefit from interventional spine procedures)

• Sunday, October 4th

  • Managing Pain and Symptoms at the End-of-Life (Objectives: 1) Discuss the optimal measures to control pain at the end-of-life through case-based teaching 2) Manage common end-of-life clinical scenarios, such as dyspnea, delirium, and terminal secretions 3) Discuss how to become more empowered to be able to effectively guide emotional family members through the dying process)

  • Challenging Pain Scenarios: An Interactive Case-Based Discussion (Objectives: 1) Develop a frame to systematically break down and analyze complex pain scenarios 2) Utilize the audience’s collective mind to develop practical strategies to address the various clinical complexities of the cases 3) Become more comfortable and empowered to handle such cases upon returning to the clinical practice)

  • Approach to the Management of Heart Failure (Objectives: 1) Review guideline-directed medical therapy for patients with heart failure 2) Outline a practical approach for the optimal use of RAS blockers and beta blockers in heart failure 3) Discuss the role of BNP as a guide to optimal heart failure therapy)

  • Microvascular Coronary Artery Disease (Objectives: 1) Discuss the prevalence and presentation of microvascular coronary artery disease 2) Review the presentation and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection 3) Outline a treatment management plan for patients with microvascular disease)