Interventional Techniques in Chronic Spinal Pain is the premier manual for interventional pain management physicians. This must have text book has an expected publication date of Summer 2007. All proceeds go to the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

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On Tuesday, June 26, over 120 ASIPP members gathered in the Russell Senate building where they were honored with Congressional speeches form nine senators and representatives. At the conclusion of the Legislative Session, members went on to meet with their elected officials to present our legislative issues.

• Physician Payment Reform
• ASC Reform
• NASPER Funding
  

Members visited with over 146 officials on Tues. afternoon and Wednesday. We thank and applaud all the members who took time out of their busy schedules to represent interventional pain management and ASIPP on Capitol Hill.

Please mark your calendars today for the 2008 Annual Meeting, Legislative Session and Capitol Hill Visits. Plan to celebrate the ASIPP 10th anniversary as well as make your voice heard on Capitol Hill on June 21-25, 2008.

The ASIPP Comprehensive Imaging Review in Interventional Pain Management will be held on July 13-15, 2007 in Las Vegas, with a competency certification in Fluoroscopic Interpretation and Radiation Safety for Physicians only to follow on July 16. Online brochure and registration are now available.

The comprehensive seminar is only offered every other year and is designed to provide interventional pain physicians with the ability to understand radiological evaluations and fluoroscopic interpretation.

This course is an essential component for interventional pain physicians and will provide educational opportunities to assist you in providing high quality, competent, safe, and cost-efficient services to your patients.

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In the effort to promote high-quality care and patient safety in interventional pain management, the ASIPP board of directors approved a physician practice statement at the board meeting held on June 25 at the Annual Meeting.

Physician Practice Statement

California family physician Jack R. Watson, MD, said his practice is the last primary care office to keep its doors open to new Medicare patients in Santa Cruz County. In the eight years he has worked there, Dr. Watson has watched the cost of practicing medicine in the urbanizing area rise to that of neighboring giant Silicon Valley. But his reimbursements reflect that of rural California.

"It's becoming economically unsustainable," Dr. Watson said. "We are besieged with new patients, but it does represent the lack of access to primary care physicians."

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ASIPP is offering a Comprehensive Pain Medicine Board Review Course for physicians seeking board certification or re-certification for ABMS Pain Medicine examination or for American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians Part I examination.

The review course will be held on Aug. 5-10 in Nashville, TN This six-day intensive Board Review Course is a CME activity which is geared to prepare physicians for their pain boards but can also serve an in-depth review of the specialty of pain medicine.

To register on-line or for more information on the review course or to register, visit our Web site.

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ABIPP Part I To Be Administered in August

ABIPP Part 1 exam will be administered in Nashville, TN, on Aug. 11, 2007 and registration is now open. The minimum requirements for eligibility are:

• A Primary ABMS or AOA board certification
• An active license to practice medicine in the UnitedStates
  

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A Luzerne County doctor was charged Tuesday with fraudulently obtaining large quantities of high- powered prescription pain medication for personal use, the state attorney general's office said (Kalinowski, June 27, 2007, The Times Tribune)

Dr. Lawrence Kansky, 50, a podiatrist with offices in Fairview Township and Hazleton, is accused of ordering more than 2,000 tablets of Hydrocodone - the generic form of Vicodin - over six months in 2006. Dr. Kansky had become one of the state top six purchasers of Hydrocodone, according to the attorney general's office.

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