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The Collaborative Model: Understanding & Operationalizing the Biopsychosocial Model in Chronic Pain
Elevate your chronic pain care approach with this dynamic workshop tailored for medical providers, allied/integrative health professionals and their staff. Dive into the biopsychosocial model, blending physiological, psychological, and social strategies to deliver more effective, patient-centered care.

Through interactive sessions, you'll gain practical tools to implement multidisciplinary techniques, harness modern brain science, and strengthen the therapeutic alliance.

Date:
Monday, September 7, 2026

Location:
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Time:
1:30pm-5:30pm PDT (4 hours)

The workshop also tackles barriers to implementation, coaching for better patient compliance, and strategies to reduce physician burnout, empowering you to transform pain management and improve patient outcomes.
Target Audience: Our target audience includes all healthcare professionals dedicated to pain management. We strongly encourage groups from clinics and practices to join us for team-based training and collaborative opportunities.

Certifications

- CME/CE certification for 4.0 credit hours
- Training certificate in Collaborative Pain Care: Using a Biopsychosocial and Multidisciplinary Approach

What You'll Experience

Dive into the Debate: Pain Care’s Role in the Opioid Crisis
  • Spark a lively discussion as attendees weigh in on the successes and failures of pain care practices.
  • Explore provocative questions about how the field has shaped the opioid crisis and brainstorm innovative solutions to current challenges.
Unlock the Insights: Collaborative Exploration of Cutting-Edge Research
  • Immerse yourself in the latest findings from the HHS Task Force and VA Whole Health model.
  • Work together to uncover actionable strategies and reimagine how these recommendations can transform patient care.
Hands-On Healing: Group Workshops on Integrative Modalities
  • Roll up your sleeves and dive into interactive workshops where you’ll craft personalized treatment plans using real-world patient examples.
  • Collaborate with peers to explore integrative approaches that blend science and compassion.
Master the Art: Role-Playing Patient Conversations
  • Step into the shoes of a healthcare coach and refine your communication skills through dynamic role-playing exercises.
  • Learn how to foster trust, set patient-centered goals, and transform conversations into powerful tools for healing.
Build Your Blueprint: Creating a Community Resource Workbook
  • Design your ultimate toolkit for patient care!
  • Collaborate with peers to map out local resources, referral networks, and compensation strategies, leaving with a ready-to-use workbook tailored to your practice.
Real Cases, Real Solutions: Peer Review of Patient Scenarios
  • Bring anonymized patient cases to the table and engage in a peer-driven review process.
  • Share challenges, brainstorm solutions, and gain fresh perspectives from fellow practitioners to elevate your approach to care.

Faculty

Christine Sotmary,
MS, L.Ac., CPC 
Jennifer Trepeck,
BBA 

Registration

Early Bird:
April 7 Until June 12
Standard:
June 13 until September 6
Onsite:
September 7-11
Physician
$799
$899
$1199
Allied
$599
$749
$999
Industry
$999
$1199
$1399
Pre-Con Only
$199
$249
$299
PAINWeek Physician Registration
Early Bird: April 7 Until June 12
$799
Standard: June 13 Until September 6
$899
Onsite: September 7 - Onward
$1199
PAINWeek Allied Registration
Early Bird: April 7 Until June 12
$599
Standard: June 13 Until September 6
$749
Onsite: September 7 - Onward
$999
PAINWeek Industry Registration
Early Bird: April 7 Until June 12
$999
Standard: June 13 Until September 6
$1199
Onsite: September 7 - Onward
$1399
PAINWeek Pre-Con Only Registration
Early Bird: April 7 Until June 12
$199
Standard: June 13 Until September 6
$249
Onsite: September 7 - Onward
$299

Are You a Student?
We offer reduced rates for students currently enrolled in a pain mangement or related program and individuals completing a residency.
For additional information, reach out to [email protected]

Accreditation

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and Informa Connect

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistant/physician associates, pharmacists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, dieticians, and other health care providers who care for patients with acute, episodic, and chronic pain.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Examine findings from the HHS Task Force on Pain and the VA Whole Health model to implement them at all levels from community based to hospital setting and private practice
  • Analyze challenges in transitioning from Healthcare 1.0 to Healthcare 3.0
  • Explore the connection between modern brain science and pain.
  • Collaborate with allied/Integrative practitioners to determine effective modalities for real patient cases
  • Practice patient-centered communication, active listening, and goal-setting techniques
  • Recognize the urgency of evolving pain care
Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated according to Partners policies.
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (i.e., physical, dietary, etc). Please contact Carli Rowe prior to the live event at [email protected].

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and Informa Connect. Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Partners designates this live for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 4.0 ANCC contact hours.

Pharmacotherapy contact hours for Advance Practice Registered Nurses to be determined.
Partners designates this continuing education activity for 4.0 contact hour(s) (0.40 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-26-131-L08-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Partners has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Credit Designation

This program offers 4.0 continuing education credits for psychologists.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 Clinical continuing education credits.
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