PS-01 - Special Considerations for Special Populations

Friday, November 14, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Location: Lone Star Salon D - E

CE: 1.75

Moderator(s)

Christine Hunt, DO

Pain Medicine Physician
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Faculty(s)

Maged Mina, MD FASA (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
UT Health San Antonio TX
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Jay Grider, DO, PhD, MBA (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Shalini Shah, MD MBA

Vice Chair and Enterprise Director, Pain Services
University of California Irvine
Ryan D'Souza, MD (he/him/his)

Physician
Mayo Clinic - Rochester, United States

Disclosure(s):

Christine Hunt, DO, MS: No relevant disclosure to display

Learning Objectives:

Describe approaches and special considerations to caring for pediatric patients with pain.
Identify critical challenges and considerations to managing pain in older adults.
Summarize best practices in optimizing risk factors for surgical neuromodulation including glycemic control, BMI, and smoking cessation.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM CT

Unveiling the Pain: Predictors of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in a British Population Cohort
Submitting Author: Salvador Sierra, MD, PhD – University of Virginia
Co-Author: Evan Reynolds, PhD – Michigan State University
Co-Author: Brian Callaghan, MD, MS – University of Michigan
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM CT

Perioperative Opioid Exposure in Adolescents and Long-Term Psychiatric/Utilization Outcomes: A Real World Cohort Study
Submitting Author: Abhinav Singh Verma, MD – Case Western Reserve University/ MetroHealth
Co-Author: Rishab Gupta, MD – Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital
Co-Author: Anjali Pathak, MD – CCF Main campus
Co-Author: Vasudha Sharma, MD – Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM CT

Pain in Children: My Journey from Training to Current Practice
Speaker: Maged Mina, MD FASA (he/him/his) – UT Health San Antonio TX
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM CT

Challenges of Assessing and Treating Pain in Older Adults
Speaker: Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
8:50 AM - 9:10 AM CT

Pain During Pregnancy: Short-Term Management Options and Long-Term Implications
Speaker: Shalini Shah, MD MBA – University of California Irvine
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Navigating Smoking Cessation, Euglycemic Control, and High BMI in Patients Receiving Neuromodulation: Evidence and Practicalities
Speaker: Ryan D'Souza, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic - Rochester
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Billing & Coding Pearls
Speaker: Christine Hunt, DO – Mayo Clinic Jacksonville