Houston Methodist Sugar Land Neuroscience and Spinal Disorders Symposium – August 25-26, 2023

Sugar Land, TX US
August 25, 2023 to August 26, 2023

Attendance for this activity is in-person only.

FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (Houston Methodist, MPAQ, ACO PCP) $100 per day
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)*$100 per day** Please see note below regarding registration fee.
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$100 per day
Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others$50 per day
Resident / Fellow / Student$50 per day

*In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may register at the discounted rate of $100/day. The difference from the Fair Market Value rate for this activity will be applied toward your 2023 "Stark Log" at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. The Fair Market Value rate for this activity is $230/day. Therefore, for each day of attendance the amount charged to your Stark Log at HMSL will be $130. The 2023 Non-Monetary Compensation Limit (Stark Log limit) is $489. Should you not have funds available on your Stark Log you will be required to pay the difference.  

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.50 Pain Management and the Prescription of Opioids
    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 13.00 ASET
    This program has been approved for 13.00 ASET CEUs total. Partial credit is available to those participants unable to attend the entire program. Please be sure to sign in each day for credit.
  • 13.50 Attendance
  • 13.00 Occupational Therapy
    Houston Methodist Sugar Land Neuroscience and Spinal Disorders Symposium – August 25-26, 2023 is a TOTA Approved Course from Fri, 03/31/2023 - 4:00pm to Sat, 09/30/2023 - 5:00pm
  • 13.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 13.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
  • 14.00 Speech Language Pathologists
    This program has been approved for 14.00 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Course opens: 
03/31/2023
Course expires: 
09/30/2023
Event starts: 
08/25/2023 - 7:00am CDT
Event ends: 
08/26/2023 - 4:45pm CDT
Cost:
$465.00
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Program is subject to change

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Spine Day - Friday, August 25, 2023
Start TimeEnd TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
7:00 AM8:00 AMRegistration and continental breakfast 
8:00 AM8:15 AMWelcomeLarry Tran, MD
8:15 AM8:45 AMSpine MasqueradersBenoy Benny, MD
8:45 AM9:15 AMBasics of Spine Imaging: It Doesn’t Have to be a Pain in the NeckInsun Chong, MD
9:15 AM9:45 AMAn overview of interventional pain managementChristian Peccora, MD
9:45 AM10:15 AMPsychological interventions for chronic painNamrata Nanavaty, PhD
10:15 AM10:30 AMBreak 
10:30 AM11:00 AMSpinal cord neuromodulation and intrathecal pumpsChristian Peccora, MD
11:00 AM11:30 AMPercutaneous vertebral augmentation proceduresIrfan Lalani, MD
11:30 AM12:00 PMCervical myelopathyDerrick Sun, MD
12:00 PM1:00 PMLunch 
1:00 PM1:45 PMLumbar SpineRajesh Bindal, MD
1:45 PM2:30 PMManagement of degenerative spinal deformitiesPatrick Shih, MD
2:30 PM2:45 PMBreak 
2:45 PM3:15 PMOverview of open and minimally invasive approaches to the spine Christopher Sy, MD
3:15 PM3:45 PMTrigeminal neuralgiaTsz Lau, MD
3:45 PM4:15 PMCaring for ALS: A multidisciplinary approachDarine Kassar, MD
4:15 PM4:30 PMClosing remarks and adjournmentLarry Tran, MD
Neuroscience Day, Saturday, August 26, 2023 
Start TimeEnd TimePresentation TitleSpeaker
7:00 AM8:00 AMRegistration and continental breakfast 
8:00 AM8:15 AMWelcomeLarry Tran, MD
8:15 AM8:45 AMCerebrovascular Disease: Diagnosis, medical management, and population health in Fort Bend CountyWamda Ahmed, MD
8:45 AM9:15 AMEndovascular management of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokeTsz Lau, MD
9:15 AM9:45 AMCardiac monitoring, Watchman procedure, and PFO closureB. Keith Ellis, MD
9:45 AM10:15 AMPost-stroke medical managementJoseph Elias, MD
10:15 AM10:30 AMBreak 
10:30 AM11:00 AMNeurocognitive assessmentHannah Combs, PhD
11:00 AM11:30 AMMaking sense of Alzheimer's Disease managementBrian Walter, DO
11:30 AM12:30 PMEthics Lecture: Post-mortem Somatic Support: What is Reasonable Accommodation?Trevor Bibler, PhD
12:30 PM1:30 PMLunch  
1:30 PM2:00 PMMovement disorders including Parkinson DiseaseToby Yaltho, MD
2:00 PM2:30 PMUpdate in migraine care, including in patients of childbearing ageJinal Shah, MD
2:30 PM3:00 PMEpilepsyOmotola Hope, MD
3:00 PM3:15 PMBreak 
3:15 PM3:45 PMNavigating the storm: Understanding and managing agitation in dementiaGarima Arora, MD
3:45 PM4:15 PMComplementary and alternative approaches to back pain Larry Tran, MD
4:15 PM4:30 PMClosing remarks and adjournmentLarry Tran, MD

 

Sugar Land Marriott Town Square
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, TX 77479
United States
Sugar Land Marriott Towne Square

PHYSICANS

Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Houston Methodist designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

NURSES

Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the RN participant must attend the entire activity and complete and submit an evaluation tool. Once successful completion has been verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 6.75 hours for Day 1 and 6.75 hours for Day 2.

Pain Management and the Prescription of Opioids | Friday, Aug. 25

The presentations, Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Back Pain, Interventional Pain Management, Including Pumps and Stimulators, and Psychological Interventions for Chronic Pain have been designated by Houston Methodist for 1.5 credits of education in pain management and the prescription of opioids.

Ethics | Saturday, Aug. 26

The presentation, Postmortem Somatic Support: What is Reasonable Accommodation?, has been designated by Houston Methodist for 1 hour of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Available Credit

  • 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.50 Pain Management and the Prescription of Opioids
    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 13.00 ASET
    This program has been approved for 13.00 ASET CEUs total. Partial credit is available to those participants unable to attend the entire program. Please be sure to sign in each day for credit.
  • 13.50 Attendance
  • 13.00 Occupational Therapy
    Houston Methodist Sugar Land Neuroscience and Spinal Disorders Symposium – August 25-26, 2023 is a TOTA Approved Course from Fri, 03/31/2023 - 4:00pm to Sat, 09/30/2023 - 5:00pm
  • 13.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 13.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
  • 14.00 Speech Language Pathologists
    This program has been approved for 14.00 clock hours of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

Interested in exhibiting at this activity? Please contact us for further information.

We gratefully acknowledge the following companies for supporting our Houston Methodist Sugar Land Neuroscience and Spinal Disorders Symposium:

AbbVie
Alexion
AstraZeneca
Boston Scientific
Cadwell
Corium
Encompass Health
Genentech
J&B Device & Equipment
Medtronic
Novartis
PAM Health
Pfizer
SK Life Science
Stryker
 

Price

Cost:
$465.00
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FEES

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (Houston Methodist, MPAQ, ACO PCP) $100 per day
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)*$100 per day** Please see note below regarding registration fee.
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$100 per day
Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others$50 per day
Resident / Fellow / Student$50 per day

*In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may register at the discounted rate of $100/day. The difference from the Fair Market Value rate for this activity will be applied toward your 2023 "Stark Log" at Houston Methodist Sugar Land. The Fair Market Value rate for this activity is $230/day. Therefore, for each day of attendance the amount charged to your Stark Log at HMSL will be $130. The 2023 Non-Monetary Compensation Limit (Stark Log limit) is $489. Should you not have funds available on your Stark Log you will be required to pay the difference.