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Tag: Q&A

  • LCD Process

    LCD Process

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on December 15, 2021

    Dr. Meredith Loveless and Dr. Leslie Stevens discuss Local Coverage Determinations (LCD). The LCD process has been updated to provide greater transparency, consistency, and patient engagement. Here, Drs. Loveless and Stevens describe this process and how doctors can make sure they follow it. When starting out you should ask: is there evidence to support this? Looking towards stakeholders and providers is also important if an LCD is needed. Systematic approaches are also critical, especially when it comes to study design. There are many ways that providers can engage in the policy development process, which can be helpful to actively make change. A Q&A with conference attendees followed.

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  • General Session 1 – Q&A

    General Session 1 – Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 12, 2021

    In this Q&A session following General Session 1, Dr. Javier de Andres and Dr. Dominic Hegarty moderate the questions received from conference attendees for Drs. Prunskis, Erdine, and Diwan. For example, a question was asked about doing pain intervention surgery on diabetic patients. Checking blood sugar levels is important, both before and after surgery. Treating pain with regenerative medicine is also used.

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  • General Session 2 – Q&A

    General Session 2 – Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 17, 2021

    Dr. Kris Vissers and Dr. Miles Day take questions from the virtual attendees. Dr. Gabor Racz and Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer answer these questions. Timing of repeated procedures is discussed. Physical exams are important, says Dr. Racz. Another question asks if there are no benefits from a Racz procedure, can epiduroscopy be used? Dr. Racz also mentions neuroplasty as an alternative. Hypertonic saline is also discussed in another question, as are several other topics.

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  • General Lectures_Session 3_Q&A

    General Lectures_Session 3_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 17, 2021

    The moderators field questions from the virtual audience following Session 3. Different nerve ablation procedures are discussed. Radiofrequency techniques are also discussed. Another person asks about complications of basivertebral nerve ablation. Dr. Chapman discusses the importance of anchoring your leads. The panelists talk about these topics and more.

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  • General Lectures_Session 4_Q&A

    General Lectures_Session 4_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 17, 2021

    The moderator, Dr. Ira Fox, takes questions from the virtual conference attendees for speakers from General Session 4. A question about combining regenerative medicine with denervation is raised by the moderator himself. Other questions include how are chemical ablations perceived by other physicians? Bipolar lesions on the genicular nerve are also a topic of interest. These questions and more are discussed.

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  • General Lectures_Session 5_Q&A

    General Lectures_Session 5_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 17, 2021

    In this Q&A session, moderators Dr. Peter Staats and Dr. Adnan Al-Kaisy take questions from the virtual audience for the speakers from General Session 5. Diabetic neuropathy is one topic of discussion. Radiation safety gloves are brought up. One person asks about peripheral nerve entrapment in rural communities. Another question is about technical problems with intrathecal drug pumps. These questions and more and discussed.

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  • General Lectures 6_Q&A

    General Lectures 6_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 12, 2021

    Dr. Peter Staats and Dr. Aaron Calodney moderate the Q&A session for General Lecture Session 6. The main question of discussion is about parameters of stimulation procedures (low frequency, closed loop, dorsal root, etc.) and how physicians make parameter decisions. These doctors agree, we need to rely on scientific evidence to guide decisions.

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  • Regenerative Medicine_Session 2_Q&A

    Regenerative Medicine_Session 2_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 12, 2021

    Dr. Aaron Calodney and Dr. George C. Chang Chien moderate the Q&A session for Regenerative Medicine Session 2. Speakers Dr. Doug Beal and Dr. Stanley Lam answer those questions posed by the moderators and audience. Some questions are about platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections. One person asks if steroids can be used in combination with regenerative medicine. Needle size is also a topic of discussion. When should you use cellular therapy versus PRP? These questions and more are discussed.

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  • Regenerative Medicine_Session 1_Q&A

    Regenerative Medicine_Session 1_Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 12, 2021

    Dr. Agnes Stogicza and Dr. Sudhir Diwan moderate questions during this Q&A from the virtual audience. Questions about regenerative medicine, such as about platelet rich plasma (PRP) are asked. Radiofrequency for medial branch combined with PRP was also a topic of interest. The evidence for exosomes in human vs animal research is also touched upon. These topics and more are discussed.

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  • Live Procedures 1 – Q&A

    Live Procedures 1 – Q&A

    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1517939115140{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Published on November 15, 2021

    In this Q&A session, conference attendees ask Dr. Miles Day and Dr. Agnes Storgicza about their live procedures. Attendees asked about next steps these doctors might take, as well as more specifics about the procedures they just watched. One thing that is discussed is differences in training (which leads to differences in procedures) between the United States and other countries.

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