Join us for a fresh perspective on all things pain.

Hear from Judge Rabeea Collier, 113th District Court of Harris County, about the most recent Harris County cases involving personal injury and pain management, specifically what it means for the judicial system when a physicians signs juror paperwork.
Followed by "Peripheral Nerve Stimulators: the Swiss Army Knife for Chronic Pain" from Dr. Grant Chen, UT Health. 

January 12, 2023 from 6:30-7:30 pm CST.

It's a packed hour you do not want to miss!


Judge Rabeea Collier  113th District Court

Judge Rabeea Collier was elected as judge of the 113th District Court in 2018. Judge Collier is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and was awarded the 2021 Jurist of the Year for the Texas Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Judge Collier serves on the Curriculum Committee for the Texas Center for the Judiciary, which is comprised of approximately 15 judges that develop judicial education for all Texas judges. She also currently serves as an executive board member for the Association of District Judges and a board member of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston. Judge Collier also serves as the Chair of the Jury Committee for the Board of District Judges in Harris County, which manages and sets policies for the Harris County Jury System. Judge Collier previously served as the Co-Chair of the COVID Judicial Task Force.

Judge Collier believes that judicial integrity is the necessary requirement to uphold the sanctity of our laws. As judge, she demands that the law is followed in each case and judged on the merits of the case free from bias and prejudice. As a native Houstonian, Judge Collier serves as your judge of the 113th Judicial District Court of Harris County.


 

Grant H. Chen, MD UT Houston Health
Grant H. Chen, MD, MBA, FASA, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pain management specialist and anesthesiologist who helps patients
 experiencing acute or chronic pain. 

When not seeing patients in a clinical setting, Dr. Chen is an associate professor of anesthesiology and chief of chronic pain services at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Chen completed his residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University in Saint Louis. For his fellowship, he trained at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He was faculty at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer for several years prior to going to Houston.

 

The event is free for TPS Members.
Please login to your TPS Member account to register.

Non-TPS Members $50 registration

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Must be present to receive CME, logged in no later than 15 minutes after the start, and stay through the entirety. 

CME

The Texas Pain Society is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This course has been designated by Texas Pain Society for 1 credit of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

OBJECTIVES

- Learn what implications arise from physicians signing patient juror paperwork.
- Identify what peripheral nerve stimulators are how they help with pain.|
- Learn where in the patients peripheral nerve stimulators they can be utilized.
- Identify what kinds of complications to expect from peripheral nerve stimulators.


Target Audience

Texas physicians, advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.


Disclosures to the Learner:

1. Notice of requirements for successful completion of continuing education activity:

  • Register for the course
  • Attend the live presentation in its entirety- Must be logged on with name visible no later than 15 minutes after the start of the program and must remain in the course to its entirety. 
  • Complete the Evaluation

2. The Texas Pain Society's live course has received no commercial support. 

3. Disclosure of financial relationships:

Dr. Grant Chen has a consulting relationship with SPR Therapeutics. 

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
All other planners, faculty, committee, board, and moderators for this educational activity have NO relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

4. Non-endorsement Statement:

Accredited status does not imply endorsement of any commercial products or services by the Texas Pain Society or the Texas Medical Association.

5. Off-Label Use:

There is no discussion of off-label use in this presentation.