IART 2023

Schedule of Events 

Schedule subject to change.  

 

 DAY 1 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 • PRE-CONFERENCE

 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

Pre-Conference Welcome and Administrative Remarks (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

   

 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM

History of Dextrose Perineural Injection Treatment and How It has Revolutionized the Approach to Pain Treatment  David De La Mora, MD

 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Nerve Neurodynamics and Pathology: How it goes wrong?  Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD

 8:50 AM - 9:20 AM

The Evolving Science of Dextrose Nerve Blocks  Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD

 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM

Pre- and Post-Care Instructions for Perineural Injection Treatments Eric Phillippi, MD  

 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Nerve Anatomy of the Head Region  Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD

 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Marking and Injection Workshop PIT for Headaches

 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Break

 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nerve Anatomy of the Neck Region  Stephen Cavallino, MD

 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Marking and Injection Workshop of PIT for Neck Pain

 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A

 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Nerve Anatomy of the Shoulder Region  Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD

 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Marking and Injection Workshop for Neuropathic Shoulder Pain

 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Break

 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ultrasound-guided Nerve Hydrodissection of the Neck and Shoulder Region: A Targeted Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block and Hydrodissection to Nerves Involved in Headaches and Neck Pain  Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD

 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Ultrasound Workshop and Live Patient Treatments  (Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD; Eric Phillippi, MD; Stephen Cavallino, MD; and David De La Mora, MD)

 5:00 PM

Day 1 Q&A and Closing Remarks (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 

DAY 2 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 • PRIMARY TRACK OPTION

 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM

Welcome (Annette Zaharoff, MD) 

 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM

Introduction to Prolotherapy: Safe, Simple, Effective, Elegant (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Knee (Greg Hon, DO)

 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Hip and Anterior Pelvis (Brian Ralston, MD)

 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: L/S Spine and Posterior Pelvis  (Joel Baumgartner, MD)

 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Foot and Ankle (Linh Vuong, MD) 

 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch (provided at conference center for attendees onsite)

 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Q&A

 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Shoulder (Ripal Parikh, DO) 

 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Elbow, Wrist, and Hand, playing a CME game (Tinh Vuong, DO)

 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Anatomy and Injection Techniques: Cervical Spine (NON CME) 

 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Q&A

 5:30 PM - 5:45 PM

Day 2 Main Track Conclusion (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktail Reception (drink tickets and cash bar)

 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

IART Banquet

 

DAY 2 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 • ADVANCED TRACK OPTION

Participants of the advanced track must be previous IART/HHPF faculty and/or have attended at least three IART/HHPF Prolotherapy Conferences; or attended an IART/HHPF Service Mission Trip; and mastered standardized prolotherapy procedures.

 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Introduction (Eric Phillippi, MD)

Faculty: Andrew Kochan, MD; Adrian Gretton, MD; Payman Sadeghi, MD; Yoon Young-Hyun, MD, DOMTP)

 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Diagnosing TMJ Dysfunction, Occipital Pain, and Cervical Instability

 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Break

 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Injection Therapies for TMJ, Occipital, and Cervical Spine Disorders with Dextrose and PRP Injectants

 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Ultrasound Evaluation of TMJ, Occipital, and Cervical Regions

 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Ultrasound Guided Hydrodissection Techniques for Head and Cervical Spine Disorders

 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM

Day 2 Advanced Track Conclusion

5:45 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception (drink tickets and cash bar)

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

IART Banquet

 

DAY 3 • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Welcome (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Workshop – Palpation and Marking (Director: (Joel Baumgartner, MD)

 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Break

 10:50 AM - 1:20 PM

Workshop – Cadaver Lab (Directors:  Jim Nosal, MD; and Mike Weber, MD)  

 1:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Lunch

 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Workshop – Ultrasound in Prolotherapy (Director: David Wang, DO)

 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Day 3 Conclusion (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 

Workshop Faculty: Brian Ralston, MD; Linh Vuong, MD; Tinh Vuong, DO; Ripal Parikh, DO; Adrian Gretton, MD; Martin Gallagher, MD; Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD; Andrew Kochan, MD; Deb Raehl, DO; Jay Harms, MD; Gary Clark, DO; Aeneas Janze, MD; Tricia Croake, MD; Eric Phillippi, MD; Yoon Yong-Hyun, MD, DOMTP; Greg Hon, DO; John Broussard, DO; David De la Mora, MD; Stephen Cavallino, MD; Payman Sadeghi, MD

 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Reception (cash bar and dinner on your own)

 

DAY 4 • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

 7:00 AM - 7:15 AM

Welcome (Annette Zaharoff, MD)

 7:15 PM - 7:45 AM

Prolotherapy Pearls (Adrian Gretton, MD)

 7:45 AM - 8:30 AM

Clinical Biotensegrity (Gary Clark, DO)

 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Prolotherapy Research Review (David Rábago, MD)

The Feasibility, Acceptability and Clinical Outcomes of Prolotherapy in a Family Medicine Clinic (Brian Ralston, MD)

Prolotherapy in the Academy: National Survey Results (Jared Dubey, DO)

 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Prolotherapy Injection Safety (Deb Raehl, DO)

 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Introduction to Energy Medicine and Therapeutic Technologies: Extracorpeal Magnetotransduction and Shock Wave Therapy (EMTT/ESWT)  (TinhVuong, DO)

 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Extracorpeal Magnetotranduction and Shock Wave Therapy (EMTT/ESWT) Research (Linh Vuong, MD)

 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Marketing your Regenerative Medicine Practice (Non CME) (Eric Phillippi, MD)

 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Q&A

 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Day 4 Conclusion (Annette Zaharoff, MD)