A Patient’s Perspective: An Interview with Wendy Whelan, NYCB Associate Artistic Director;

It Takes a Village: Creating & Maintaining Psychologically-Informed Care Teams (Faculty Panel Discussion);

10 foundational modules brought to you by an internationally recognized faculty of thought leaders and researchers emphasizing the practical “real-world” implementation of a PiP care model;

Module 1: From Biomedical to Biopsychosocial: The Evolution of PiP;

Module 2: The Patient-Provider Relationship: New Challenges in a Complex Health Care System;

Module 3: Neurophysiology and Neuropsychology of Pain: Current Evidence & Research Trends ;

Module 4: Essentials of Psychologically-Informed Clinical Evaluation and Treatment;

Module 5: Patient Education In a Time Constrained Health-Care Environment: What Works and How;

Module 6: Provider and Patient Skills Training: Motivating Behavior Change and Making It Stick;

Module 7: Psychologically Informed Surgical Decision-Making: Outcomes and Reimbursement Implications;

Module 8: Psychosocial Predictors, Moderators and Mediators: Impact on Outcomes and Chronic Spine Disability;

Module 9: PiP in Clinical Trials – Current and Next Generation Research;

Module 10: Assessment of Psychological Risk Factors/Risk Screening: Does Research Support Utility?;