2024 Live Events

Title:  Empower You Foundation LIVE Patient Conference 

Date:  Friday-Sunday October 18-20, 2024

Location:  San Diego, California

Venue:  Town & Country Hotel & Resort

Attendee Count: 300+ attendees

Highlights: We are pleased to announce The Empower You Chronic Pain Foundation Second Annual Conference in San Diego, California.

The conference will consist of national and international leaders in the field of pain management with local Southern California faculty coming together to discuss advances in various chronic pain diagnosis and management in the largest patient facing conference.

Event speakers will share their treatment algorithms on topics such as neck pain, back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, spinal stenosis, and other chronic pain related issues. The event will include session topics, exhibition halls featuring product theaters, workshops to enhance live patient education, and symposiums focused on cutting edge therapy and research.

The meeting will take place in San Diego, CA on October 18-20. Our goal is to present cutting-edge information to patients to empower them to make better healthcare decisions. Though we are seeing an unprecedented focus on new technology development, access to care continues to be one of the largest challenges in the pain management space. We want to tackle that issue on the front lines.

Industry partners and exhibitors are an important part of our meeting’s success and benefit both the attendees and companies who choose to participate. We anticipate up to 300 patients with faculty that are specializing in pain management, interventional pain management, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery to attend. Based on the success of our inaugural meeting last year, we are confident that this year will be even bigger and better. We hope you can contribute to our mission.

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Program Needs Assessment: The 2024 EY Foundation annual conference is planned as a non-CME activity tailored to chronic pain patients to enable practitioners of pain management to provide insight and direction to chronic pain patients on various aspects of interventional pain management. This will focus on both diagnosis and treatment algorithms around important chronic pain generators faced by patients and treatment clinicians in their practices. EY Foundation’s goal is to enhance patient access and education, allow members to access centers of excellence globally, provide technology education opportunities, and remain the only forum for patient education. In addition to reviewing IPM techniques, guidelines, and emerging technology, the course will provide current informa­tion on practice management, research, and advocacy with direct focus on patients from leading faculty globally. We will have workshops and active, live patient education around diaphragmatic breathing and movement techniques to decrease pain.

Faculty: We have a diverse and accomplished faculty representing a number of different specialities under or relevant to the chronic pain space. Get to know the various physicians and providers and the chronic pain space that are a part of session agenda topics and live conference events.

 Common Conference Questions

  • 1. Use of best and evidence-based practices in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of various chronic pain conditions.

    2. Understand new research and technology and its use in various pain diagnoses.

    3. Provide practical and hands on live patient training

  • EY 2024 is expected to bring together clinicians, scientists, and industry partners, and most importantly patients from all over the world. We anticipate up to 300 live attendees and over 500 registrants streaming virtually, including physicians, advanced practice providers, engineers, scientists, pharmacists, and pain patients.

  • There will be two 60 minute breaks per day plus receptions. Please refer to agenda for specific times and events during those windows.

  • Exhibition fees are included in the Platinum, Gold, and Silver sponsorships. The location of display will be assigned by the planning committee. All breaks besides patient workshops in the agenda will take place with exhibitors.

Tentative Agenda

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Live Conference Opportunities

  • An exhibit booth is an opportunity for the company to showcase their product, device or services to the meeting attendees, interact directly with patients with diagnosis relevant to the technology, as well as get and give information to contact or access treatments in the future.

    Includes trestle table and 2 chairs and power

    Two 60 minute windows for patients to browse adjacent to Product Theatre presentations

  • A product theater is an opportunity for the sponsors to showcase their product, device or services to the meeting attendees through a dynamic presentation of their choice. Product theaters are held in the exhibit hall and are available to all attendees. They take place during the exhibit sessions.

    Presentation are 20 minutes

    Seating for up to 50 attendees

    Includes AV (screen, microphone, projector)

    Does not include cost of faculty / presenter.

  • Reserved for Platinum and Gold sponsors. Sponsor will receive recognition via signage during the break, on the main agenda, on all agenda boards and signage throughout the meeting and in the program guide, plus have direct access to Ey faculty and physicians. Break and/or Cocktail Sponsorships are inclusive of Food and Beverages served during the sponsored events.

    Direct to faculty networking opportunity

    Access to variety of pain specialists and interventionists in conversational context.

  • Break Sponsorships are reserved for Exhibitor level sponsors and above. Sponsor will receive recognition via signage during the break, on the main agenda, on all agenda boards and signage throughout the meeting and in the program guide, as well as the ability to present on their technology to EY faculty and physicians. Sponsorships is inclusive of Food and Beverages served during the sponsored events.

    Direct to faculty networking opportunity.

    Limited to 1 sponsor with first right of refusal

    Invitation for 4 sponsor representatives to attend faculty breakfast

  • Lunch Symposium sponsorship is restricted to Platinum sponsors. The Planning Committee must approve symposia topic and faculty and reserve the right to alter or change to ensure compliance, fair balance and program integrity. Symposia fees are not inclusive of Food and Beverage charges associated with the sponsored event. Food and Beverage for the session must be coordinated through the meeting planners and comply with acceptable standards for the session. Symposia fees do include: Basic Audio-Visual, inclusion in the meeting program, symposia space, and signage. Any hand-outs or materials associated with symposia must be pre-approved by the planning committee and provided by the symposia sponsor.

    Direct to patient presentation

    Limited to 2 sponsors (1 per lunch session) with first right of refusal for subsequent year

    30-minute presentation including questions and answers

    Includes AV (screen, podium, microphone, projector)

    Does not include cost of faculty / presenter.

    Does not include cost of food and beverages

  • Faculty dinner Sponsorships is reserved for the Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors. Sponsors will receive recognition via signage during the break, on the main agenda, on all agenda boards and signage throughout the meeting and in the program guide. The cost of Food and Beverages are included. Food and Beverage for the event must be coordinated through the meeting planners and comply with acceptable standards.

    Limited to 1 sponsor with first right of refusal

    Invitation for 2 company executives / senior management to attend faculty dinner

  • Topics: Meditation/breathing and stability/movement

    Highlighted to segment of patients also looking for more conservative therapies or trying to find alternatives to interventions.

    Two 15 min active workshops with patient participation

    Limited to 2 number of sponsors with first right of refusal for subsequent year

    Sponsor logo and name featured as supporter of the designated topic

    PT, movement, rehab, holistic, alternative, recovery oriented opportunities

    Presenter to announce supporting company to the attendees

    Presentation content controlled and presented by course faculty

  • Exclusive Interview with Dr. Dan Bates and Justine Feitelson to be aired on all podcast streaming platforms

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We are in an unprecedented time in history where we have moved from one epidemic to a global pandemic. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic we had a different crisis in the United States that was the opiate crisis. Today we continue to struggle with opiate addiction and alternatives to treatments for chronic pain. Pain affects 50.2 million Americans across the United States and is affecting one sixth of the global population. If we are going to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients then we must empower them with knowledge such that the tenets of this foundation that rests on access, advocacy, community and education are met. Though the pain management space is going through a renaissance, access to care must reach the front lines. Through our free membership, patients get access to special events like this conference, education and resources to improve how you can impact chronic pain. This is our mission!