Markham - Relieving Pain, Restoring Function & Renewing Hope 

Oatley Vigmond - Ontario's Personal Injury Law FirmOatley Vigmond is the recognized legal advocate for seriously injured people and their families.  We are driven with compassion and a commitment to fight for our clients to ensure that they achieve the optimum legal outcome, financial security and the best possible quality of life.We will do everything in our power to serve your cause with expertise, dedication and compassion. Our goal is to provide the best possible health care solutions for every person we represent. We successfully represent individuals with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic injuries and serious orthopaedic injuries.The Allevio Pain Management ClinicThe Allevio clinic treats chronic pain conditions by combining different approaches to managing pain in a safe and effective way for you, the patient. We look at everyone as a whole person, and do everything we can, to give you the care you need and deserve. Our practitioners have some of the most advanced medical equipment in the field; this enables them to help you. They can choose the best fit for you, and will recommend what is most likely to help you, based on international standards and what clinical evidence shows to have helped others with conditions like yours.

Oatley Vigmond, Ontario's Personal Injury Law Firm and Allevio Pain Management

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Pain affects over 40% of Canadians aged 45 or older and up to 80% of all seniors. People spend more money on pain than any other condition, yet health care professionals do not always have access to the tools needed to help patients effectively manage their conditions.
This conference will cover topics such as:
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<LI>What should health care providers know about evidence-based pain management?</LI>
<LI>What are considered best practices?</LI>
<LI>How can understanding pain help treatment providers and those advocating for your patients?</LI>
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Join us for a half-day conference addressing the common challenges in treating and advocating for pain patients, including current and new treatment techniques.
Hear from the experts in the field of pain management on what is available today, what may be coming tomorrow, and how to harness our health care resources efficiently and effectively.
 
Workshop Objectives:
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<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Learn about the latest evidence-based pain management treatments</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Understand the genesis of pain</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Learn how to access treatment and funding for your patients</LI>
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 Who Should Attend?
This conference is intended for all hospital and community healthcare professionals. A digital Certificate of Attendance will be distributed upon request.
 
 
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Conference Agenda
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8:00am – Registration and Breakfast
 
8:30 am – Welcome and Introduction – Robert Durante, Partner, Oatley Vigmond LLP, Ross Hendin, CEO, Allevio Pain Management
 
8:40 am – The Mind and Body Connection – Why and How Does Pain Exist? – Dr. Rhaul Pathak, Neurologist, Allevio Pain Management
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<LI>Defining pain and it’s complex nature</LI>
<LI>Understanding pathophysiology and its clinical implications</LI>
<LI>Differentiating between acute vs. chronic pain and neuropathic vs. nociceptive pain</LI>
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9:10 am – Multidisciplinary Approaches to Pain Management – Dr. Imrat Sohanpal, Anesthesiologist, Medical Director , Allevio Pain Management
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<LI>Biopsychosocial model of pain management</LI>
<LI>Benefits of a multidisciplinary approach</LI>
<LI>Reviewing specific measurable goals for patient success</LI>
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9:30 am – A Guide to Diagnosing, Assessing and Treating Pain - Dr. Rhaul Pathak
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<LI>Assessing pain</LI>
<LI>Pain condition algorithms: Spinal and MSK, migraine, and neuropathic pain</LI>
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10:10 am – Refreshment Break
 
10:30 am – Innovative Treatments on the Horizon: Evidence Based and New Approaches – Dr. Imrat Sohanpal
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<LI>Healing through - PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)</LI>
<LI>Regenerative stem cell therapy</LI>
<LI>Medical cannabis as a method of pain management</LI>
<LI>Botox and Magnesium Infusions for migraine and other conditions</LI>
<LI>Lidocaine +/- Ketamine Infusions</LI>
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11:10 am – Accessing Treatment through Insurance – Ross Hendin, Ben Irantalab Lawyer, Oatley Vigmond LLP and Colleen MacDonald, Accident Benefits Specialist, Oatley Vigmond LLP
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<LI>What is the process?</LI>
<LI>Proving what is reasonable and necessary to the insurance adjuster</LI>
<LI>Strategies and options to streamline the approval process</LI>
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11:30 am – Ask the Experts: Your Questions Answered
Rob Durante, Dr. Rhaul Pathak, and Dr. Imrat Sohanpal
 
12:00 pm – Closing Remarks followed by Lunch and Networking
Rob Durante, Ross Hendin
 
 
 
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Dr. Imrat Sohanpal, Anesthesiologist, Medical Director, Allevio Pain Management
Dr. Sohanpal is the Chair of the Allevio Pain Management Medical Advisory Board and Medical Director of Allevio Pain Management. Dr. Sohanpal has a particular interest in the assessment and management of spinal and other pain conditions.
He is a licensed Anesthesiologist who attained Advanced Pain Training for his fellowship at University College London in England. Dr. Sohanpal is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Sohanpal focuses his practice of Anesthesiology, acute and sports pain, regenerative medicine research and chronic pain management. 
Dr. Sohanpal has performed over 1,000 Radiofrequency Ablation procedures, and is proficient in ultrasound guided injections of all anatomical MSK pain and for regenerative medicine.
  
Dr. Rahul Pathak, Neurologist, Allevio Pain Management
Dr. Pathak is Allevio’s full time neurologist, and has a particular interest in the assessment and management of headaches, migraines, and facial pain in addition to general pain conditions. He is a licensed Neurologist who attained an Interventional Pain Management fellowship at New York University Medical Center, and attended residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York.
 Dr. Pathak focuses his practice of Neurology on headaches and other neurological-based pain conditions, and maintains a thriving chronic pain practice for other conditions as well.  Dr. Pathak is proficient in a myriad of techniques for treating challenging conditions such as cluster headaches, migraines and mild traumatic brain injuries.
  
Ross Hendin, Co-Founder and CEO, Allevio Pain Management
Ross is Co-Founder and CEO of Allevio Pain Management. Over the last six years, Ross has grown the Allevio clinic into one of the largest, most respected practices of its kind in Canada; seeing patients from coast to coast, and across Ontario through one centre in Toronto.
Ross has simultaneously grown the Allevio expert opinion division into a leading IME practice and is a driving force helping to educate and bridge the gap between medicine and law. Ross remains keenly focused on continuing to open the bottleneck between patients who need care and those in the system trying to help.  
Ross graduated with a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Huron University College, part of the University of Western Ontario.
 
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Robert Durante - Partner, Oatley Vigmond LLP
A graduate of McGill University and Queen’s University Faculty of Law, Rob joined Oatley Vigmond shortly after his call to the bar in 1997.
As a partner at Oatley Vigmond, Rob is committed to helping clients obtain the compensation they deserve. He finds working on and resolving cases that involve the death of a family member the most gratifying. While compensation can never provide solace to the surviving family members, bringing the case to a successful resolution often provides a sense of justice and closure for family members, who can then go on to begin the healing process.
Rob advocates for seriously injured clients and for families who have lost a loved one due to negligence. He also focuses on accident benefits claims, disability claims and product liability claims.
 
Ben Irantalab - Lawyer, Oatley Vigmond LLP
Ben first joined Oatley Vigmond as a summer student in May 2013. He returned to Oatley Vigmond as an articling student, and was later welcomed to the firm as an associate lawyer following his call to the bar in June 2015. Ben holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, and an Honours B.A. in Criminology from York University.
Ben enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For Ben, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are most gratifying.
 
Colleen MacDonald - Accident Benefits Specialist, Oatley Vigmond LLP
Colleen MacDonald is an Accident Benefits Specialist with a number of years of experience providing rehabilitation and support services to individuals with acquired brain injury, spinal cord, orthopedic injuries and other personal impairments.
Colleen has worked as an Analyst in the Major Claims Unit for a large casualty insurer in the area of Statutory Accident Benefits. Colleen provides prompt and effective assistance with accessing insurance benefits that clients are entitled to following an automobile accident. She helps assemble a reliable community rehabilitation and long-term care team for her clients.

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