The Richmond Marriott, Richmond, VA

                                                October 4-5, 2025

                        Virginia Institute of Pain and Research 

                 VIPER....... the Science, Art, and   Business of Pain,

                                              Annual Symposium

                                         This Program is CME-accredited. 

                 The final credits available will be posted before the conference.

AGENDA 

Time Event

3:00-6:00 PM Exhibitor Set Up

6:00-6:30 PM Welcome Faculty Cocktail Reception **sponsorship available**

7:00-8:00 AM  Registration Open and Breakfast **sponsorship available**

8:00-8:30 AM  Pain is Science, Art, and Business - Maged Hamza, MD

8:30-9:00 AM  The Origin and Evolution of Pain - Daniel Doleys, PhD

9:00-9:30 AM  Role of Opioids in Chronic Pain, The interventionalist point of view – 

Bavin Suthar, MD

9:30-10:00 AM  Q&A - Maged Hamza, MD; Bavin Suthar, MD, Daniel Doleys, PhD; 

10:00-10:30 AM Break with Exhibits **Sponsorship Available**

10:30-11:00 AM Minimally Invasive spine surgery- Abraham Rivera, MD

11:00-11:30 AM Artificial Intelligence AI Addiction Medicine Innovation treatment,  Timothy Buntin, MD

11:30-11:55 AM Q&A - Abraham Rivera, MD; Timothy Buntin, MD

11:55-12:00 PM Transition to Lunch

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch **Sponsorship available**

1:00-2:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Neurostimulation: How far we have Come (Including Q&A) -  Stephen Pyles, MD

2:00-3:00 PM  Keynote Speaker: Drug Delivery: Here we are in 2024 

Claudio Vincenty, MD

3:30-4:00 PM Break with Exhibits **Sponsorship available**

400-4:30 PM  SI Joint, Anatomy, and Basis of Innovation - Mauricio Orbegozpo , MD

4:30-5:00 PM  SI Fusion: Options in Approaches -Abraham Rivera, MD

5:00-5:30 PM  Q&A – Abraham Rivera, MD; Mauricio Orbegozo, MD

5:30-6:30 PM Reception in Exhibit Hall/Networking **Sponsorship available**

6:30-8:30 PM Faculty Dinner - Invitation Only **sponsorship available**

7:00-8:00 AM Registration Open and Breakfast Product Theater **Sponsorship available**

8:00-8:30 AM  Navigating the compliance legal land escape, Ritu Cooper, Esq

8:30-9:00 AM  OIG Priorities in 2025- Carl E. Pate, Jr., MSF, JD, CHC

9:00-9:30 AM  Compliance Pitfalls - Mary Menard RN, MPH, CHC, CHPC

9:30-10:00 AM  Q&A - TBD, Ritu Cooper, Carl E. Pate, Jr., Mary Menard

10:00-10:30 AM Break with Exhibits **Sponsorship available** 

10:30-11:00 AM Revenue Cycle Management - Stephen King 

11:00-11:30 AM Putting it All Together - Josh Helms, MBA, CEO

11:30-12:00 AM How to make pain practices profitable

12:30-12:45 AM Closing Remarks - Maged Hamza, MD