- Plenary sessions: Mornings on Thursday-Friday August 6 – August 7
- Taking PBM to Mainstream Medicine
- National Coverage Determinations– a major roadblock to PBM adoption. Negative coverage has had significant impact on acceptance of PBM what do we need to do to change this?
- FDA regulatory – What is needed to make meaningful new claims – (as opposed to current 510K claims), process, clinical trials, options based on new regulations?
- What evidence do we have for PBM and how do we convince regulators of its validity? Focus on Pain and Tissue repair
- Cost effectiveness of PBM
- Integration of PBM into clinical treatment pathways
- What’s the roadmap for mainstream adoption of PBM?
- PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis
- Where are we really at in the opioid crisis – have we just shifted it to the street?
- What is the evidence and cost effectiveness for PBM in pain management
- Acute treatment for prevention of the development of chronic pain and addiction – Stop it before it starts!
- Chronic musculoskeletal pain – integrated clinical pathway
- PBM Mechanisms
- Review of known and speculated/likely mechanisms of PBM
- Wavelength, chromophore activation, signaling and depth of penetration is the view accurate?
- Dosage- Dosage-Dosage – What is the consensus?
- What we know and how to use that use the science to improve of clinical outcomes
- Where do we go from here? New frontiers
- Stem cells
- Taking PBM to Mainstream Medicine
- Breakout sessions: Afternoons on Thursday-Friday August 6 – August 7
- Musculoskeletal – Pain Management
- Treatment of acute injury – prevention of addiction
- PBM in Tendinopathy, ligamentous and arthritic disease
- Myofacial syndrome – trigger and acupuncture point approaches
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Phantom limb pain – dealing with the amputee – wounds and pain
- Integration in chronic pain treatment programs
- Dealing with opiate addiction
- Sports, Emergency and Industrial Medicine
- The need for immediate treatment to prevent the sequelae
- Recovery after injury – the impact of PBM
- Performance recovery and enhancement
- Wound Healing and Dermatology
- Post-operative management of wound healing implications of PBM in pain management, accelerated healing and infection management
- Advances in bacterial management with PBM how it works and optimal dosing
- Chronic wound treatment – integrated pathways with PBM
- Treatment of acne – new protocols and outcomes
- Scar tissue treatment with PBM
- Psoriasis
- Cosmetic applications skin brightening and wrinkle treatment
- Dental PBM
- Oral Mucositis – update, reimbursement, cost effectiveness and outcomes
- Management of orofacial pain, TMJ
- Post-Surgical Wound healing
- Oral Surgery
- Periodontal and implant disease
- Oral Health
- Veterinary Medicine
- Chronic pain management in locomotor dysfunction
- Acute and chronic wound care applications
- Tendinopathy and arthritis
- Internal organ disease
- Ophthalmology
- Macular disease management with PBM – what is the evidence and when will this be ready for clinical use?
- Treatment of corneal damage with red light PBM
- Young Researcher Presentations and Awards
- Antimicrobial and Cancer Therapy
- Endogenous and exogenous photosensitizers
- PBM effects in Apoptosis of Cancer Cells
- Immune responses
- Contraindications
- New developments in the field
- Technology and PBM Delivery Systems
- Laser safety
- Intravenous
- Light Patches
- Percutaneous
- Light beds
- PBM Guidelines and Position Papers
- Biohacking
- Musculoskeletal – Pain Management
- Special Full Day Workshop Session – Neuromodulation with PBM: Saturday, August 8
- Brain and Peripheral Neuromodulation with PBM
- Laser safety
- Intravenous
- Light Patches
- Percutaneous
- Light beds
- Brain and Peripheral Neuromodulation with PBM
Exhibits will be open all day Thursday August 6, Friday August 7 and Saturday August 8
Scientific Program Overview and Call for Papers (Proposed)
Plenary Sessions
- Taking PBM into Mainstream Medicine
- PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis
- PBM Mechanisms
- Technology and PBM Delivery Systems
Breakout Sessions
- Musculoskeletal, Pain Management & Acupuncture
- Sports, Emergency & Industrial Medicine
- Wound Healing and Dermatology
- Dental PBM
- Veterinary Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Antimicrobial and Cancer Therapy
- Technology and PBM Delivery Systems
- PBM Guidelines and Position Papers
- Biohacking
- Brain and Peripheral Neuromodulation