Integrating Pain Treatment into Your Spine Practice (eBook)

Dr. Falowski is Director of Functional Neurosurgery at St. Lukes University Health Network in Bethlehem, PA with a practice involving spinal procedures, as well as neuromodulation. He trained in complex spinal procedures at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as completed a functional fellowship at Rush University.  He is faculty of both Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons, as well as a board member of the CNS/AANS Pain Committee. He is on the board of directors for the North American Neuromodulation Society(NANS) as well as scientific program chair for the annual meetings.    His major focus in society and industry revolves around education, integration of specialties, and practice management. He is the course director of the annual NANS spinal cord stimulation/neuromodulation workshop that is the largest international course available and brought to the forefront the integration of neuromodulation among various specialties including Pain, Neurology, and Neurosurgery. He also serves as course director for educational offerings across multiple surgical and pain societies including course director of the AANS workshop focusing on integrating pain therapies in spine practices. Dr. Pope is the President of Summit Pain Alliance in Santa Rosa, California.  He serves the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) as a Director-at Large, Membership Committee Chair, Advocacy and Policy Committee Co-chair, and is the Annual Meeting Co-Chair for the upcoming 2017 meeting.  He completed an Anesthesiology Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and went on Fellowship in Pain Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.  Following Fellowship, he advocated for pain care access and therapy as a congressional fellow to a member of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Sub-committee on Health   Dr. Pope is also engaged as the Co-Chair for the Special Interest Group in Neuromodulation for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA). Further, he is the Committee Chair for CME and Education for the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), working on efforts to improve global exposure to pain treatment and neuromodulation techniques.   Focused on education, Dr. Pope is centered on improving outcomes and safety.  He is well published in peer-reviewed journals, authored many chapters, textbooks and atlases, while presenting at regional, national, and international meetings.  Working foundationally on comprehensive workshops for fellows, residents, and physicians in practice, both domestically and internationally, Dr. Pope and his colleagues are working towards an improved neromodulation space. 

Table of ContentsPart One         Identification and Management of Pain PatientsChapter 1        Identification of the Pain Patient                        Alexios G. CarayannopoulosChapter 2        Role of Spinal Surgery in Pain Management                        George M. Ghobrial, Alexander Vaccaro, and James S. HarropChapter 3        Failed Back Surgery Syndrome                        Youngwon Youn, Heather C. Smith, and Julie G. PilitsisChapter 4        Cervical Pain Syndromes                        Bryan C. HoelzerChapter 5        Revision Surgery and Alternative Treatment Options for Recurrent Pain                                         Following Spinal Surgery                        Aleka Scoco, Jonathan P. Miller, and Jennifer A. SweetChapter 6        Considerations for Neuromodulation                        Jeffrey S. BergerPart Two        Integrating Pain into PracticeChapter 7        Practice Setup                        Steven M. FalowskiChapter 8        Referral Networks                        Jason E. PopeChapter 9        Integration of Specialties                        Steven M. FalowskiChapter 10      Coding and Reimbursement for Spinal Cord Stimulation                        Jason E. Pope and Steven M. FalowskiPart Three     Pain Management TherapiesChapter 11      Medications Used for the Treatment of Back Pain                        Jonathan D. Carlson, Joshua Peloquin, and Steven M. FalowskiChapter 12      Interventional Procedures                        Daniel A. Fung and Timothy T. DavisChapter 13      Neuromodulation                        Kasra AmirdelfanChapter 14      Intrathecal Therapy for Chronic Spine Pain                        Melinda M. Lawrence and Salim M. HayekPart Four       Surgical Pain TherapiesChapter 15      Epidural Paddle Placement for Spinal Cord Stimulation                        Peter G. Campbell and Steven M. FalowskiChapter 16      Percutaneous Placement                        Konstantin V. Slavin and Dali YinChapter 17      Peripheral Nerve Stimulation - Cervical Syndromes                        Joshua M. RosenowChapter 18      Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Axial Pain Syndromes                        W. Porter McRobertsChapter 19      Intrathecal Drug Delivery: Surgical Technique                        William S. RosenbergChapter 20      Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty                        Ronil V. Chandra, Tony Goldschlager, Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, Joshua A. HirschChapter 21      Emerging Technology in Neuromodulation:  Waveforms and New Targets in                                  Spinal Cord Stimulation                        Timothy R. Deer and Chong H. Kim