PA-02 - What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Sooner

Saturday, November 15, 2025

10:45 AM - 12:45 PM CT

Location: Lone Star Salon B

CE: 2.0

Moderator(s)

Katherine Cloud, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers)

Lead Physician Assistant Dept of Pain Medicine Mayo Clinic Florida and Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic
St Johns, Florida, United States

Dalia Elmofty, MD

Associate Professor Associate Program Director
University of Chicago
Nafisseh Warner, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester , Minnesota, United States
Vinita Singh, MD (she/her/hers)

Division Chief, Emory Pain Division,
Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia, United States
Victoria Bains, CNS (she/her/hers)

Research Coordinator
University Health Network- Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, United States

Disclosure(s):

Katherine Cloud, MS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Identify effective communication and boundary-setting strategies for navigating difficult interactions with patients and healthcare colleagues.
Describe evidence-based approaches for opioid stewardship and opioid tapering, including appropriate use of buprenorphine, to optimize patient safety and outcomes.
Recognize early warning signs of substance misuse, abuse, and diversion, and implement appropriate interventions to reduce risk and harm.
Explain the benefits of active engagement in professional and pain-focused organizations and outline steps to participate effectively.

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM CT

Managing Challenging Patients (and Doctors!)
Speaker: Dalia Elmofty, MD – University of Chicago
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM CT

Opioid Stewardship /Tapering, Buprenophrine
Speaker: Nafisseh Warner, MD (she/her/hers) – Mayo Clinic
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Preventing, Identifying, and Managing Substance Misuse, Abuse, and Diversion
Speaker: Vinita Singh, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM CT

Getting Involved in Professional and Pain Organizations - Why and How
Speaker: Victoria Bains, CNS (she/her/hers) – University Health Network- Toronto Western Hospital