Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Planning Committee Chair

Sponsor Remarks & Overview of SSA Disability Evaluation Policy

Robert Weathers, Social Security Administration

Vincent Nibali, Social Security Administration

Moderator: Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Planning Committee Chair

Clinical and Patient Experiences of Chronic Pain

Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University, Planning Committee Member

Legal and Regulatory Conceptions of Chronic Pain

Jerome Bickenbach, University of Lucerne (virtual)

Moderator: Tamara Baker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Consider the lived experiences of people with chronic pain as they seek medical care and navigate the SSA disability system.
• Discuss how the wide variety of experiences and challenges related to chronic pain and its management impact an individual’s health status, functional limitations, and medical records for children and adults.
• Explore how variations in access to chronic pain interventions can impact the care that individuals receive and the health outcomes they experience.

Tamara Baker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Planning Committee Member

Moderator: Reuben Escorpizo, University of Vermont, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Consider the lived experiences of people with chronic pain as they seek medical care and navigate the SSA disability system.
• Consider best practices and methods of categorization for chronic pain and advancements in the treatment, management, and measurement of individuals’ chronic pain levels for children and adults.
• Discuss how the assessment of chronic pain connects to assessments of function, performance, behavior, and disability.

Deb Constien, individual with chronic pain lived experience

Steven George, Duke University

Carole A. Tucker, University of Texas Medical Branch

Anna Wilson, Oregon Health & Science University

Reuben Escorpizo, University of Vermont, Planning Committee Member

Casey Cashman, U.S. Pain Foundation

Tonya Palermo, Seattle Children’s Hospital (virtual)

Stefan Friedrichsdorf, University of California, San Francisco (virtual)

Laura Simons, Stanford University

Henry Xiang, The Ohio State University School of Medicine and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Planning Committee Member

Moderator: Christopher Standaert, University of Pittsburgh, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Describe best practices and methods of categorization for chronic pain and advancements in the treatment, management, and measurement of individuals’ chronic pain levels for adults.
• Discuss the degree to which various types of chronic pain treatments alleviate functional limitations.

Christopher Standaert, University of Pittsburgh, Planning Committee Member

Moderator: Juan Hincapie-Castillo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Discuss the lived experiences of people with chronic pain as they seek medical care and navigate the SSA disability system.
• Highlight special considerations in how medical providers approach treatment of different severities in chronic pain for adults.
• Describe challenges in continuity of care for people living with chronic pain.

Anna Williams, Clusterbusters, Planning Committee Member

Joseph Cammilleri, University of Florida, Jacksonville

Shravani Durbhakula, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Juan Hincapie-Castillo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Planning Committee Member

Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Planning Committee Chair

Moderator: Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Consider the lived experiences of people with chronic pain as they seek medical care and navigate the SSA disability system.
• Discuss how the wide variety of experiences and challenges related to chronic pain and its management impact an individual’s health status, functional limitations, and medical records for children and adults.
• Explore systemic barriers to delivering comprehensive, evidence-based pain care across various health care settings, including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), primary care practices, and academic health centers.

Andrea Anderson, individual with chronic pain lived experience (virtual)

Beth Darnall, Stanford University

Julie Fritz, University of Utah

V. G. Vinod Vydiswaran, University of Michigan

Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University, Planning Committee Member

Moderator: Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University, Planning Committee Member

Objectives:

• Consider the lived experiences of people with chronic pain as they seek medical care and navigate the SSA disability system.

Tom Norris, American Chronic Pain Association (virtual)

Peter Wayne, Harvard Medical School

Richard Harris, University of California, Irvine (virtual)

Anna Woodbury, Emory University

Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University, Planning Committee Member

Moderator: Sean Mackey, Stanford University, Planning Committee Member

Objective:

• Receive an overview of recent or emerging research on new or improved methods for the measurement and management of chronic pain.

Sean Mackey, Stanford University, Planning Committee Member

Nat Schuster, University of California, San Diego (virtual)

Konstantin Slavin, University of Illinois

John Chae, Case Western Reserve University

Ming Jeffrey Kao, Stanford University (virtual)

Christin Veasley, Chronic Pain Research Alliance (virtual)

Sean Mackey, Stanford University, Planning Committee Member

Tamara Baker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Reuben Escorpizo, University of Vermont

Henry Xiang, The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Christopher Standaert, University of Pittsburgh

Anna Williams, Clusterbusters

Juan Hincapie-Castillo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kim Dupree Jones, Emory University

Sean Mackey, Stanford University

Anirban Basu, University of Washington (virtual)

Allen Heinemann, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Planning Committee Chair