Previewing the Annual Meeting

About this episode

The episode previews the ASPN annual meeting in Miami and discusses recent developments in pain management.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Melissa Murphy to preview the ASPN annual meeting in Miami. We also discuss our thoughts on the recent Medtronic acquisition of SPR, new ASPN projects, and much more. Host, Patrick Buchanan, MD: Dr. Buchanan is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine. His goal is to help his patients get their life back by managing their pain and focus on things they love and enjoy. https://www.californiapaindoctors.com/patrick-buchanan-m-d/ https://www.instagram.com/patdbmd/?hl=en Host, Timothy Deer, MD: Dr. Deer is the president and CEO of the Spine and Nerve Centers of the Virginias. Dr. Deer has led a revolution in interventional spine and nerve care by teaching thousands of physicians an algorithmic approach to care including methods that are less invasive at a lower risk for complications. https://centerforpainrelief.com/about/tim-deer-md/ https://twitter.com/doctdeer?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/timdeer30a/?hl=en Guest, Melissa Murphy, MD: Dr. Murphy is a fellowship-trained, double-board-certified interventional spine and pain specialist. She is dedicated to working with each patient individually to develop…

People in this episode

Hosts: Patrick Buchanan, MD, Timothy Deer, MD

Guest: Melissa Murphy, MD

Topics covered

• annual meeting
• pain management
• interventional spine care
• Medtronic acquisition
• ASPN projects

Keywords

• ASPN
• pain management
• interventional spine
• Medtronic
• annual meeting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society of Pain & Neuroscience, Medtronic, SPRN

Places: Miami

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