With more than 20 years of experience, David Paly, MD, is board-certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He practices at South Sound Neurosurgery in Puyallup, Wash.

A report called "Pain Management Treatment Markets," published by TriMark Publications, found that the pain management treatment market will catapult by 2018.

I-Flow, a Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company, announced a nationwide bus tour that will help educate clinicians, administrators and other healthcare professionals about the importance of a post-operative pain management program.

Franklin Todd Wetzel, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, professor and vice chair for the department of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and has been active with the professional conduct and ethics committee and exercise committee. He currently serves on the NASS board of directors as the secretary.

Carlos Roman, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist with a specialization in pain management at Central Arkansas Surgical Center in Russellville.

128 ASC Industry Leaders will present at the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference (June 13-15), including Coach Michael Krzyzewski, Geoff Colvin, Brad Gilbert and Forrest Sawyer, as well as 52 Physician Leaders and 25 CEOs.

The Joint Commission has announced that it has released the video "Speak Up: About Your Pain," which illustrates the reasons why patients should talk about their pain.

Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the founder and CEO of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers. He is the medical director of Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky.) and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Paducah He is also an associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the University of Louisville (Ky.).

John Prunskis, MD, is an interventional pain physician who is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pain management. He is the founder and co-medical director of the Illinois Pain Institute in Elgin. Illinois Pain Institute now has six locations and an outpatient surgery center.

Power Liens, an online directory of physicians on liens that personal injury attorneys and their clients need, has announced that it has added pain management to its list of specialties.