Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE CORPORATION WAS FORMED TO ENHANCE THE COMMON INTEREST AND CONDITIONS OF PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE PAIN MANAGEMENT. THE CORPORATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND PRACTICE OF SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE TECHNIQUES TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PAIN RELATED DISORDERS, AND TO ENSURE PATIENT ACCESS TO THESE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ORGANIZATION HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN ORLANDO, FL. MANY MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH SPEAKERS TO ENCOURAGE ADVANCEMENT IN THE PRACTICE OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MEDICINE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MEMBERS. SESSIONS AND LECTURES OFFERED BY DISTINGUISHED FACULTY INCLUDED, "MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS: TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FUTURE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT", "EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS IN IPM: EVOLUTION OF EBM OR DEATH OF EXPERTISE AND TRUTH", "CURRENT STATE OF OPIOID EPIDEMIC", "STATE OF HEALTH CARE IN THE US: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE", "HEALTH CARE ADVOCACY: ASIPP INVOLVEMENT AND GRASS ROOTS ADVOCACY", "FORGING THE FUTURE OF NEUROMODULATION". ADDITIONAL SESSIONS INVOLVING REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, BEST PRACTICES IN NEUROMODULATION, OPIOIDS, FLUOROSCOPY, EMERGING CONCEPTS IN IPM, COMPLIANCE, BILLING, AND CODING, ANTITHROMBOTICS AND INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FOR IPM, AND ENDOSCOPIC LUMBAR DECOMPRESSION WERE OFFERED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS WERE DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE COMMON INTEREST AND CONDITIONS OF PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | YES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | YES, MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT OR APPOINT OTHER MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECTIVE OFFICER REVEIWED THE FORM 990 FOR 2018. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS A PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS. SHOULD AREAS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION WILL REFER TO THE POLICY THAT IS IN PLACE AND TAKE ACTION AS APPROVED IN THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE BY POSTING THEM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION OR BY INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
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