Registration Opens for The International iPain Summit 2019

Los Angeles, CA, July 16, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Through the annual International Pain Summit 2019 – iPain Summit or #iPainSummit2019 for short – the International Pain Foundation educates caregivers, patients, and their families on the management of chronic pain, holistic treatments, and cutting-edge thought-leadership to help those living with chronic pain live fulfilling lives. The theme of this year’s summit is Get on Track with Pain Care.

Attendees will obtain hands-on experience and participate in discussions covering:

· A “bench to bedside” translation of science exploring the molecular and cellular mechanisms of pain

· Best practices in treating patients with acute, chronic, and end-of-life pain

· Patient and caregiver tips and tools for navigating the health system for better access to proper and timely care

· Promising, new therapeutic strategies emerging in areas such as pharmacotherapy, stem cell therapy, and neuromodulation

· The latest scientific advancements relating to treating pain through an integrated multidisciplinary and multimodal approach

· iPain Summit 2019 is sponsored by Medtronic, Boiron, Quell, HealthVector, and others.

Speakers And Program

Every year, the event brings together professionals from hospitals, pain practices, academic institutions, health companies, state agencies, non-profits, and all levels of providers from around the world.

This year’s summit has attracted more than 30 speakers from around the world, including Dr. Nell Smircina, Dr. Tymothy Flory, Dr. Brandy Gillmore, Dr. Gary Demerjian, Dr. Phil Getson, Dr. Raju Poolacherla, Barbara Black, CHT, and Gayle M. Taylor-Ford, LSCSW, LCAC. Full details of speakers are available at https://internationalpain.org/ipain-summit-speakers/.

The conference will feature an exhibition area as well as a program of educational sessions for both the public and healthcare professionals, focusing on a multi-modality approach to care.

Topics include:

· The development of diagnosis and treatment options for pain patients

· Chronic pain issues

· Prescription monitoring programs

· Stem cell therapy

· Neuromodulation

· Virtual reality

· Homeopathy

· Proper opioid management

The summit will include the screening of “On a Scale of 1 to 10” on November 14th, 2019. This is the new film from the team behind “Your Second Fifty, Rising above the Fears of Aging” and “To Life, Death, and Beyond, the Music of Magma.” Both director Laurent Goldstein and executive producer Jennifer Unruh have had first-hand experience with chronic pain.

See the full event agenda at https://internationalpain.org/ipain-summit-agenda/.

Registration

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at https://internationalpain.org/ipain-summit-registration/

All events for #iPainSummit2019 will take place on November 14–16 at:

UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center

425 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, California 90095

To register as a sponsor or exhibitor, call 1-480-882-1342 or visit www.internationalpain.org.

The conference will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.

About The International Pain Foundation

Originally founded in 2006 as the Power of Pain Foundation, the International Pain Foundation (iPain) exists to educate and support the chronic pain community around the world. The non-profit fulfills its mission by promoting public and professional awareness of chronic pain conditions and educating patients as well as their families, friends, and healthcare providers on the disabling pain it causes. The foundation hosts action-oriented public awareness and education programs and supports pain policy improvement through activities to eliminate the under-treatment of chronic pain. The foundation is committed to raising funds for financial, emotional, and educational support for chronic pain sufferers with neuropathic pain conditions.