Description

+ Include: 3 videos + 3 file sub vtt + 15 pdfs, size:  GB

+ Target Audience: rheumatologists, pain management physicians, primary care physicians

+ Sample video: contact me for sample video

+ Information:

Rheumatology and Pain Management for Primary Care

Jan 16, 2026 – Jan 18, 2026

Whistler – Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa

This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Rheumatology and Pain Management 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 Rheumatology and Pain Management to enhance 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.

Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about various issues in Rheumatology and Pain Management.

 

+ Topics:

*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

 

* Detail:

• Friday, January 16th
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Assessment of Low Back Pain
  • Objectives: 1) Discuss how multiple structures in the lumbar spine may serve as pain generators, including the disc, facet joint, myofascial, and ligamentous structures 2) Review, demonstrate, and practice basic physical exam techniques used for assessing spine-related pain conditions 3) Differentiate lumbar radiculopathy signs and symptoms from other causes of low back pain, including facet-mediated, soft tissue, and sacroiliac joint pain
  • 3:30 PM – 3:35 PM ~ BREAK
  • 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM: Management of Fibromyalgia
  • Objectives: 1) Become familiar with recent pathophysiology related to mechanisms of fibromyalgia 2) Discuss recent clinical criteria for diagnosing fibromyalgia in a primary care setting 3) Identify a multidisciplinary approach that can be applied to patients with chronic widespread pain
  • 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM ~ BREAK
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM: Approach to a Patient with Multiple Aches and Pains
  • Objectives: 1) Recognize the importance of pathophysiology in understanding rheumatic disease in regards to target tissue and characteristic joint distribution 2) Distinguish inflammatory from non-inflammatory (degenerative) arthritis and non-articular (soft tissue) rheumatic conditions 3) Recognize the role of laboratory and imaging studies in the rheumatologic diagnosis 4) Identify the features that distinguish fibromyalgia from other rheumatic diseases 5) Distinguish symptoms of COVID-19 long haul syndrome and similarities to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome
  • 5:45 PM – 5:50 PM ~ BREAK
  • 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM: Clinical Aspects and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Objectives: 1) Recognize the prevalence, symptoms and physical findings of patients with RA 2) Discuss the diagnosis of RA and risk assessment for potentially severe disease outcome 3) Strategize on the use of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, including biologic and synthetic agents with a treat-to-target approach 4) Review the timing of medication use and vaccination schedule for COVID-19
• Saturday, January 17th
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Gout and Other Crystal Arthropathies
  • Objectives: 1) Identify the populations at risk for gout 2) Identify comorbidities and risk factors in gout patients 3) Diagnose gout and determine appropriate laboratory and imaging studies 4) Recognize pseudogout and other crystal arthropathies 5) Effectively initiate a strategy for successful long-term treatment of acute gout 6) Develop a strategy to manage asymptomatic hyperuricemia
  • 3:30 PM – 3:35 PM ~ BREAK
  • 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM: How Do I Identify and Treat Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases?
  • Objectives: 1) Recognize the features of an autoimmune disease and make a definitive diagnosis of lupus 2) Develop a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of lupus as an immune-complex disease 3) Properly order laboratory studies and kidney biopsy to diagnose and manage lupus 4) Effectively treat lupus and instruct the patient on self-management
  • 4:35 PM – 4:45 PM ~ BREAK
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM: Overview of Opioid Pharmacology, Assessment, and Management
  • Objectives: 1) Highlight pharmacologic differences between various opioids used for chronic pain management 2) Describe risk factors that may help to predict problematic opioid use, including addiction and misuse 3) Review validated screening tools used to help identify possible aberrant behaviors related to long-term opioid use 4) Review and utilize patient provider agreements (PPAs) and prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), as a means of improved monitoring of patients using opioid products
  • 5:45 PM – 5:50 PM ~ BREAK
  • 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM: Rational Polypharmacy for Chronic Pain Management
  • Objectives: 1) Apply new pathophysiologic understanding to treating pain 2) Determine mechanisms of action for the various muscle relaxers and anticonvulsants commonly used to treat various chronic pain states 3) Use case examples to better understand titration and adjustment of adjuvant analgesics
• Sunday, January 18th
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM: Individualized Pain Treatments Demystified
  • Objectives: 1) Determine best practices for tapering and weaning patients off opioids safely 2) Formulate an approach for converting patients between adjunctive analgesics 3) Discuss updates in non-opioid pain pharmacology, including advanced combination therapies
  • 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
  • 8:35 AM – 9:35 AM: Approaching Difficult Conversations about Chronic Pain
  • Objectives: 1) Discuss the best approach in addressing the patient who is resistant to change 2) Describe a strategy for treating patients with anxiety around pain therapy 3) Characterize patients with clear addiction 4) Manage patients who are angry or upset in the office 5) Discuss the approach to patients who have lost self-control
  • 9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM: Osteoarthritis: A Practical Guide
  • Objectives: 1) Identify the features that are typical for primary osteoarthritis and those that may be a consequence of a different disease 2) Properly order imaging studies to aid in diagnosis and management 3) Manage treatment by using nonpharmacologic measures, such as weight reduction and exercise, supplements, cannabis for pain control, as well as medications for relieving joint symptoms 4) Discuss when to refer to surgery
  • 10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
  • 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the Long COVID Syndrome
  • Objectives: 1) Recognize the typical features of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia 2) Distinguish the clinical features from other rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome 3) Recognize the broad overlap of clinical symptoms between FM/CFS and post-acute COVID syndrome 4) Determine effective treatment for these disorders