Presenters:
COL Kevin Galloway, USA (ret), Deputy Director, Strategic Communications and Policy
Defense & Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM)
Bio: Mr. Kevin T. Galloway is currently the Deputy Director, Strategic Communications and Policy at the Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management (DVCIPM), the Military Health System’s designated pain management Center of Excellence and advisory organization. Prior to joining DVCIPM in 2014, Kevin completed a 27 year career in the U.S. Army, retiring at the rank of Colonel. His last assignment was in the Office of The Army Surgeon General where he served as the Director of the Army Pain Management Program after serving as Chief of Staff for the Department of Defense’s Pain Management Task Force. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, and Baylor University with a Masters in Health Care Administration. Kevin is an active contributor and leader on many federal medicine and national pain management initiatives.
Friedhelm Sandbrink MD, Acting National Program Director for Pain Management, Specialty Care Services, VACO Director Pain Management, Dept. of Neurology, Washington DC VAMC
At the conclusion of these presentations, attendees will be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the changing paradigm of pain management that has occurred over the last 18 years
• Explain the unintended consequences related to the historical reliance on numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain assessment and treatment; to include relationship with the nation’s epidemic of opioid overuse, abuse, and overdoses
• Understand the priorities and strategies within the DoD and VA pain management strategies and initiatives
• Explain the DoD implementation plan for the Stepped Care Model of Pain Management and
Presenters may be subject to substitution or addition