Pain Fellows’ Education and Research During COVID-19

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Description

Pain fellowship programs are facing unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions from state governments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have resulted in a rapidly changing and evolving learning environment for todays’ fellows. Innovative solutions must be sought to guarantee proper education is maintained and ensure the well-being of our trainees.

In this session, a panel of pain program directors who serve as officers/board members of the Association of Pain Program Directors will provide guidance and formulate recommendations to pain fellowship directors nationally. This guidance is based on reviewing current changes to Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Board Anesthesiology policies and best available evidence and expert opinion on use of remote educational activities, research endeavors, and trainee wellness.

The aim of this webinar, organized in 5 sections, is to provide guidance on (1) issues related to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME); (2) education; (3) fellowship interviews in the context of COVID-19; (4) research; and (5) fellow wellness. The country is in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. The impact on pain management fellowships has been severe and will likely last for months, resulting in extraordinary challenges to the administration of pain fellowship programs and the education of our fellows. Understanding revisions in ACGME policies, use of technology to promote remote learning opportunities, and providing trainees with opportunities to alleviate their anxieties and encourage mental health are beneficial strategies to implement. Together, we can implement innovative solutions to help overcome these challenges.

Learning Format:
Didactic, Panel, Moderated Q&A (75 minutes)

Learning Objectives:
Following participation in this activity, attendees will be able to
1) Review the 3 stages of GME during COVID-19 and identify their implication on pain fellowships.
2) Evaluate alterations in educational methodology to better support continuing education during COVID-19.
3) Appraise alterations in the interview processes to promote a remote interview experience.
4) Identify changes in research process and their impact on scholarly activity.
5) Review various wellness resources to better provide fellows with needed resources during this time of stress.

Target Audience:
This activity was developed to meet the needs of clinicians treating patients in pain while navigating the COVID-19 healthcare crisis. This activity will offer recommendations to pain fellowship directors nationally and was planned by a panel of pain program directors who serve as officers/board members of the Association of Pain Program Directors.

Continuing Education:
The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) provides a live webinar titled “Pain Fellows’ Education and Research During COVID-19” and offers continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

Successful completion requires that participants view the live webinar presentation in full and complete an online evaluation. Participants receive their CME certificates after they submit their evaluations online.

Accreditation:
The American Academy of Pain Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:
The American Academy of Pain Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions for Participants:
1) This activity will consist of a didactic presentation accompanied by Q&A; there is no fee to participate.
2) View the entire presentation.
3) An evaluation must be completed prior to receipt of your certificate. After completing the activity evaluation, a statement of credit can be generated and printed on your own at your convenience.
4) For additional assistance, please contact the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 8735 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60631, 847-375-4731.

Faculty/Planner Disclosures & Policy:
It is the policy of AAPM to plan and implement educational activities in accordance with the ACCME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. As an ACCME-accredited provider, AAPM may receive commercial support from industry but does not receive guidance, either nuanced or direct, on the content of the activity or on who should deliver the content. All program faculty and planners are required to disclose all financial relationships they may have or have had within the last 12 months with commercial interests whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation. Faculty are expected to disclose this information to the audience both verbally and in print (slideshows) at the beginning of each presentation.

During this unprecedented public health emergency and because there are no current preventive or specific treatments for COVID-19, AAPM reasonably determines that there is no potential for relevant financial relationships and therefore no need to resolve or disclose conflicts.

Faculty:
Magdalena Anitescu, MD PhD
Scott Brancolini, MD
Lynn Kohan, MD
Boris Spektor, MD
Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc
Jennifer Westlund, MSW

Expert Educational Design:
This educational activity was planned by the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) working in collaboration with members of the Association of Pain Program Directors. AAPM is the leading medical association representing physicians committed to advancing the emerging science and practice of pain medicine. This activity is designed to improve access to quality, evidenced- based multidisciplinary pain care across the healthcare continuum.

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Contributors

Magdalena Anitescu, MD PhD

Planner/Presenter
Professor, Section Chief, Pain Management Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Dr. Anitescu, professor of anesthesia, critical care and pain medicine, is the program director for the multidisciplinary pain medicine fellowship and the section chief of pain management services at the University of Chicago Medicine. She completed a surgical internship at the University of Iowa and an anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Following a pain medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, she joined the faculty at the University of Chicago. She is an accomplished national and international educator, author of numerous textbook chapters and scientific papers, and a member of many professional organizations and scientific committees that review the academic curriculum for various pain medicine meetings.
Scott Brancolini, MD MPH

Planner/Presenter
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Brancolini is an Associate Professor and Pain Medicine Fellowship Program Director in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and School of Medicine. He earned his BS from Carnegie Mellon University, his Master’s of Public Health from George Washington University, and his MD from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Dr. Brancolini completed his residency in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He is also the Chief of Chronic Pain Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and a member of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Master Educators.
Lynn Kohan, MD

Dr. Lynn Kohan is a professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Virginia. She currently serves as the Division Chief and Medical Director of Pain Medicine as well as the Program Director of the Chronic Pain Fellowship. She serves on the BOD of AAPM as well as the chair of the fellowship committee. She is also a member of the development task force and research committee. She was recently elected to the BOD of ASRA Pain Medicine and begins her term in April 2023. She serves as the chair of the membership committee for ASRA Pain Medicine. Additionally, she is the current president-elect for the specialty program directors of the SAAAPM and the president of the APPD. She serves on numerous editorial board for pain medicine journals and is an invited national speaker.
Boris Spektor, MD

Planner/Presenter
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology,
Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Boris Spektor is the Program Director of the Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Pain Program Directors. He has received multiple teaching awards including the Subspecialty Teacher of the Year award, Pain Teacher of the Year award, Emory Doctor’s Day Award, as well as the Emory Educator Appreciation Day award. His research interests involve novel treatment application of stellate ganglion blockade, innovative teaching methods, and trainee wellness.
Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc

Dr. Wasan is the Vice Chair for Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and a Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board certified in pain medicine and completed fellowship training in pain medicine in the Anesthesiology Department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is also board certified in Psychiatry and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Wasan has supervisory responsibility for clinical care across seven pain clinics in the UPMC system, pain medicine clinical faculty, and research within the Pain Medicine Division. He is also Co-Chair of a system-wide committee to improve pain care across UPMC.
Jennifer Westlund, MSW

Director of Education, American Academy of Pain Medicine
Planner/AAPM Staff

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Contributors

Magdalena Anitescu, MD PhD

Scott Brancolini, MD MPH

Lynn Kohan, MD

Boris Spektor, MD

Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc

Jennifer Westlund, MSW