Loading…
arrow_back View All Dates
Thursday, October 15
 

8:50am CDT

Welcome Greeting
Thursday October 15, 2026 8:50am - 8:55am CDT

Thursday October 15, 2026 8:50am - 8:55am CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:00pm CDT

Welcome Announcement
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT

Speakers
avatar for David Clarke

David Clarke

MD, ATNS President, Gastroenterologist
David D. Clarke, MD is President of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:15pm CDT

Session #1A: Presidential Address
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT

Speakers
avatar for David Clarke

David Clarke

MD, ATNS President, Gastroenterologist
David D. Clarke, MD is President of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:15pm - 1:45pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:45pm CDT

Session #1B: AI Pain Mechanism Analysis Tool
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:45pm - 2:15pm CDT
Workshop Summary:

This session introduces an AI-based Pain Mechanism Analysis tool that the presenter has developed and is actively using and refining in clinical practice. Built on current large-language-model technology, the tool guides a structured symptom interview and, for educational purposes, helps distinguish neuroplastic (central/nervous-system) pain patterns from structural ones. It does not make a medical diagnosis; rather, it models a line of clinical reasoning that may benefit physicians, therapists, coaches, and other clinicians. The tool will be demonstrated live, ideally through a real-time interview with a volunteer from the audience, generating an on-screen analysis and a patient-friendly educational summary. Because development is ongoing, the version shown may differ from or improve upon what is described here.

Learning Objectives:

    By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
    1. Describe how an AI-based tool can be used in clinical and coaching settings to organize a patient's symptom history and support education.
    2. Demonstrate how targeted interview questions can help differentiate neuroplastic (central and nervous system) pain patterns from structural ones.
    3. Explain how a clear, reassuring AI-generated summary can serve as an educational resource that reinforces a neuroplastic understanding of pain for patients.

Speakers
avatar for David Schechter

David Schechter

MD, Family/Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. David Schechter is a physician who practices in West Los Angeles, California. With over 35 years of experience as a family and sports medicine physician, Dr. Schechter specializes in mind-body medicine and chronic pain.Dr. Schechter attended Princeton University, received his... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 1:45pm - 2:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

2:15pm CDT

Session #2: Safety is a Privilege: What Neuroplastic Pain Care Must Understand About Race, Trust, and Threat
Thursday October 15, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
Workshop Summary:

This session explores how race-related stress, medical invalidation, and microaggressions shape the brain’s threat response and influence neuroplastic symptom recovery. Attendees will learn clinician skills that increase psychological safety, credibility, and trust for clients of color without minimizing lived context. We’ll cover common rupture moments, repair, and culturally responsive ways to deliver pain neuroscience education, somatic tracking, and treatment planning so clients of color feel seen, believed, and supported in neuroplastic recovery spaces, while encouraging continued learning and accountability in a field where people of color remain underrepresented.


Learning Objectives:

  1. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to describe how race-related stress, medical invalidation, and microaggressions can amplify threat responses in neuroplastic symptoms.
  2. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to identify common rupture moments that reduce psychological safety and trust for clients of color in neuroplastic pain treatment and respond in ways that support repair.
  3. At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to adapt pain neuroscience education, somatic tracking, and treatment planning in culturally responsive ways that strengthen credibility, agency, and engagement.

Speakers
avatar for Vanessa Blackstone

Vanessa Blackstone

MSW, Therapist, Pain Psychology Centre UK
Vanessa Blackstone, MSW is a therapist, speaker, author, and educator specializing in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), chronic pain, neuroplastic symptoms, and mind-body recovery. After years of leadership at the Pain Psychology Center, she is now the Founder and Executive Director of Pain Psychology Centre... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

3:30pm CDT

Session #3: Communicating the Paradigm Shift – to Patients, the Public…and Skeptical Colleagues
Thursday October 15, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
A no-holds barred, interactive workshop for promoting the neuroplastic approach to any audience. 
Workshop Summary:

The neuroplastic approach is "an idea whose time has come", with the potential to improve the lives of millions and transform the way medicine is practiced today and for generations to come. Yet far too few patients and professionals know about it. And far too few practitioners know how to present it in a way that persuades. This workshop will begin to close that gap. This is a no-holds barred, interactive experience, led by former primetime KABC LA radio talk show host, Joel Roberts, that will show you how to compellingly promote the neuroplastic approach to any audience, anywhere.


Learning Objectives:


  1. How to open by honoring the conventional paradigm, then transcending it.
  2. How to marshal stories and statistics to build credibility.
  3. How to use "verbal aikido" to direct the energy of skepticism toward your aims.
  4. How to stand in your truth and SPEAK IT… without holding back, or needing a script!


Speakers
avatar for Joel Roberts

Joel Roberts

Former KABC LA prime time talk show host and communication consultant to Fortune 100 companies and over half a million professionals worldwide., President, Roberts Global
Joel Roberts is a former prime time talk show host on KABC Radio, Los Angeles, the radio capital of the world. Prior to KABC, he hosted The Best of Health Radio Program, a syndicated forum featuring medical luminaries of every stripe, from Surgeons General to Deepak Chopra, Bernie... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

5:00pm CDT

Closing Remarks
Thursday October 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:15pm CDT

Speakers
avatar for David Clarke

David Clarke

MD, ATNS President, Gastroenterologist
David D. Clarke, MD is President of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology Emeritus at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He is board-certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:15pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church

5:15pm CDT

Welcome Networking Reception
Thursday October 15, 2026 5:15pm - 6:30pm CDT

Thursday October 15, 2026 5:15pm - 6:30pm CDT
King of Glory Lutheran Church
 
Share Modal

Share this link via

Or copy link

Filter sessions
Apply filters to sessions.
Filtered by Date -