Pain Unfiltered · American Society of Pain & Neuroscience

The Evidence Economy: Winning Physician, Patient, and Payor Trust in Pain Management

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Brad says young physicians should choose partners with moral, ethical, and clinical alignment, not the biggest consulting check.

Pain Unfiltered opens on the road to the annual conference in Miami. Patrick Buchanan and Timothy Deer frame the conversation around the growing excitement for Miami and the work building toward it. They point to abstracts, submissions, studies, and late-breaking research as the main energy behind the moment. The hosts say the field of minimally invasive spine, innovation, science, and neuromodulation feels stronger than ever. They note that the meeting has already drawn over 300 abstract submissions. That number is described as a record and as a sign of how much momentum the meeting has picked up. A special episode is also mentioned for a couple of weeks later, featuring Dr. Melissa Murphy and Dr. Kazimer Dolphin, who have helped organize the meeting. The tone stays collegial and forward-looking. The show treats the conference as a place where research, networking, and new projects all matter at once. The discussion then shifts into a more pointed question. A guest joins the hosts as they ask how young physicians should think about engaging with industry. The question is framed around choice. There are many companies in the minimally invasive spine space now, and physicians have to decide where to invest their time and credibility. The guest says the temptation is to diversify across many companies. He also says companies do not always like that, because they may not feel a full commitment from the physician partner. The conversation turns from strategy to fit. The guest argues that the better approach is to find companies with which a physician feels conceptually, ethically, and morally aligned. That idea becomes the center of the exchange. The hosts and guest keep returning to collaboration as something that should be transparent, compliant, and useful to the field. The closing stretch stays in that lane. The conversation reinforces Aspen's mission and ambition. It also emphasizes collaboration across specialties as a way to keep science moving forward. The episode ends with thanks, a note of appreciation for the guest's perspective, and a reminder to subscribe and keep following the show as the Miami meeting approaches.

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Miami conference talk on spine innovation, industry ties, and choosing partners with care.

Pain Unfiltered opens on the Miami run-up, with Patrick Buchanan and Timothy Deer laying out the Fountain Blue Hotel meetings on July 17th and 20th, the more than 300 abstracts already in, and the push around minimally invasive spine, innovation, science, and neuromodulation.

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For when you want the real logic behind physician-industry choices in interventional pain and spine.

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