Agenda

Neuromodulation 101-Understanding the Basics
Jaclyn Pappas, NP

MRI review of the spine-Identifying red flags and application to practice
Doug Beall, MD

Advanced Neuromodulation Waveforms and Therapies
Zohra Hussaini, NP and Patrick McGinn, PA

Panel discussion with Mayank Gupta, MD
Fact or fiction with neuromodulation – Tying it all together
Panel members: Kristen Klein, AGNP-C, Casey Grillo, NP, Patrick McGinn, PA,  Zohra Hussaini, NP and Jaclyn Pappas, NP

Surgical vs Non-surgical: Understanding Neurosurgical Approaches with a Series of Case Studies
Evan Jay, PA-C, ATC

Physical Exam Demonstration of the Spine and Joints
Agnes Stogicza, MD (Hungary)

PNS Options of the Knee and Shoulder
Nicole Busch, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD

Pros and Cons: When to Choose the Right Therapy?
Debates with Kristen Klein, AGNP-C and Casey Grillo, NP

• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatments – PILD vs Spacers vs Surgery
  Ashley Comer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C and Hannah Sisti, PA-C
• Low Back Pain Treatments – Basivertebral Nerve Ablation vs Restorative Stimulation
  Kathleen Ciarletta, NP and Kristen  Klein, AGNP-C
• PNS vs DRG
  Nicole Busch, NP and Casey Grillo, NP

Panel discussion with Timothy Deer, MD
Integration best practices – How to become a leader in your practice, enhance education, develop algorithms, prevent burnout, and promote wellness
Panel members: Ashley Comer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Casey Grillo, NP, Kristen Klein, AGNP-C, Megan  Filoramo, APN-C

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Past, Present and Future of Pain Medicine
Annu Navani, MD

Humanities in Pain Medicine: Context Counts
Michael Schatman, PhD

US Reimbursement Climate – Understanding the Payer Market from Private to Medicare
Meredith George, SCP-PM

Panel Discussion
Is one year of Pain Training Enough?
Moderator: Karina Gritsenko, MD
Panel members: Christopher Gilligan, MD, Camila Lobo, MD, Ignacio Reyes Torres, MD, Miles Day, MD, Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD

Intricacies of Neuromodulation (SCS, PNS, and ITP)
Corey Hunter, MD

Imaging of Spine: You don’t see it if you don’t know it!
Doug Beall, MD

Panel Discussion
The Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures and New Technology
Moderator: Sukdeb Datta, MD
Panel members: Neel Mehta, MD, Steve M. Aydin, DO, Corey Hunter, MD,  Kenneth Chapman, MD, Victor Silva, MD

Professional Development: Research, Societies and Getting Involved
Timothy Deer, MD

The Business of Pain Medicine
Sean Li, MD

Evaluating a Practice for My First Job
Andrew Kaufman, MD

Contract Evaluation and Negotiation 
Jennifer Kirschenbaum, Esq.

Panel discussion with Leonardo Kapural, MD: Preparing for Unexpected Professional Challenges
Panel members: Jennifer Kirschenbaum, Esq, Meredith George, SCP-PM, Sean Li, MD, Andrew Kaufman, MD, Carlos Restrepo, MD

Welcome Remarks
Sudhir Diwan, MD, Scott Woska, MD, Christopher Gharibo, MD

Intradiscal Biologics: Allogenic vs. Autologous
Aaron Calodney, MD

Intradiscal BMAC for Disc Regeneration after Microdiscectomy
Roger Hartl, MD

Peripheral Blood Derived VSEL Stem Cells, Expanded Indications
Shahzad Anwar, MD (Pakistan)

Subchondral Injections of Biologics for Disc Degeneration
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Use of Peridural Bone Marrow Aspirate in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries
Victor Pacheco, MD (Brazil)

Panel Discussion with Kenneth Candido, MD
Panel members: Aaron Calodney, MD, Roger Hartl, MD, Shahzad Anwar, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Victor Pacheco, MD

Cutting Edge Stem Cells Research Transforming Spinal Pain Management
Giuliano Lo Bianco, MD (Italy)

Clinical Advances on Culturing and Cryopreservation of MSC from Autologous Adipose Tissue
Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD (Spain)

Regenerative Approach to Whiplash Associated Disorders
Agnes Stogicza, MD (Hungary)

Role of PRP/Stem Cell to Heal Annular Tear after Endoscopic Discectomy
Robert Rapcan, MD (Slovakia)

Biotensegrity and Functional Unit Approach in Regenerative Medicine
George Chang Chien, DO

Orthobiologics for Osteoarthritis: Intraarticular vs Subchondral Injections
Jesus Medina, MD (Mexico)

Prolotherapy: Clinical Applications and Evidence
Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD (Brazil)

Keynote lecture: Blurring the Boundaries between Biologics and Technology: 2023 and Beyond
Annu Navani, MD

Welcome Remarks
Scott Woska, MD

Neuromodulation for Peripheral Neuropathy vs. Mononeuropathy
Leonardo Kapural, MD

Neuromodulation for Brachial Plexopathy
Tiago Freitas, MD (Brazil)

Current Advances in Closed Loop Stimulation
Corey Hunter, MD

Nonsurgical Neurolytic Procedures for Neuropathic Pain
Mayank Gupta, MD

Accessibility and Ease of Use in Neuromodulation Devices
Erika Petersen, MD

Delayed Gratification. The Process of Improving Your Mind by Suffering
Timothy Deer, MD

Panel Discussion with Andrew Kaufman, MD
Panel members: Christopher Gilligan, MD, Erika Petersen, MD, Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD, Carmen De Andres, MD, Tiago Freitas, MD

Innovation Explosion in SCS Industries: What is the Best Option?
Sean Li, MD

Lateral vs. DRG vs. PNS: What is the best, if any?
Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD (UK)

SCS Trial: Do We Need a Trial?
Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)

DRG for Exal Low Back Pain
Kenneth Chapman, MD

Hybrid Lead Placement for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Fabricio Dias Assis, MD (Brazil)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome CRPS: Infusions to Neuromodulation
Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD

SCS for Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD (Peru)

Next Generation Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Advancements in Waveforms, Hardware, and Targets
Dawood Sayed, MD

Multidisciplinary Pain Control in Cancer Patients; State of the Art
Carlos Marcelo De Barros, MD, PhD (Brazil)

Visceral Neurolytic Blocks for Cancer Pain
Ale Ismael Gonzalez, MD (Mexico)

Neuromodulation in Cancer Pain Management
Jee Yoon Moon, MD, PhD (South Korea)

IDDS: Novel Dosing Parameters
Hemant Kalia, MD

Intrathecal Compounding: The lessons we learned!
Anjum Bux, MD

Osteogenic Pain: A Novel Concept
Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD, PhD (Mexico)

Panel discussion with Vinay Puttaniah, MD
Advances in Cancer Pain
Panel members: Neel Mehta, MD, Juan De La Cruz Pineda, MD, Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD

Abstract Presentation and Awards

Scientific Committee: Miles Day, MD, Helen Blake, MD, Neel Mehta, MD,
Karina Gritsenko, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine: Bridging the Bio-Psycho-Social Abyss in Pain Management
Michael Schatman, PhD, CPE

Education and Mentorship: Fellowship and Beyond
Helen Blake, MD

AI in Pain Management Advancements, Applications and Possibilities
Carlos Guerrero, MD (Colombia)

Infusion Therapies for Chronic Pain: Review of the Evidence
Tolu Alugo, MD (Canada)

Keynote Lecture: Cutting Edge Technology Research: Bench to Bedside and Marketing
Ricardo Vallejo, MD

Vertebrogenic Pain: Changing the Paradigm
Brian Durkin, DO

Hight Restoration after Vertebral Fracture
Jose De Andres, MD (Spain)

Interspinous Fixation: The Indications and Outcomes
Anish Patel, MD

Pulsed, Bipolar, and Bipolar Pulsed Radiofrequency of Spine
Donald Tang, MD (Taiwan)

Epidural Steroids-Particulate vs. Non-Particulate: What did we learn?
Yu-Chuan (Grace) Tsai, MD

Anticoagulation Guidelines for Spinal Procedures
Ignacio Reyes Torres, MD (Mexico)

Keynote Lecture: Spine Surgery in the 21st Century: Percutaneous vs. Open
Doug Beall, MD

LAPS (Latin American Pain Society) Introduction
Sudhir Diwan, MD and Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD

Painful Spine: The Medical Diseases often Ignored
Scott Woska, MD

Integrating Spine Surgery with Pain Management: A Synergistic Approach to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Maria Constanza Bedoya, MD (Colombia)

Intraspinal RFA of DRG: How to Improve the Outcomes?
Felipe Mejia, MD (Colombia)

Restorative Neuromodulation for Dysfunctional Multifidus
Christopher Gilligan, MD

Fascia and Nerve Hydrodissection for Upper Back Pain
Wesley Chih-Chun Chen, MD (Taiwan)

Endoscopic Spine: Can we avoid FBSS?
Sukdeb Datta, MD

Keynote Lecture: Minimally Invasive Procedures for Central and Neuroforaminal Spinal Stenosis: Are We Actually Changing Anything?
Steve Aydin, DO

Challenging Times Practicing Interventional Pain
Robert Tiso, MD

Local Politics, Lobbying and Legislators
Edward Rubin, MD

CDC Guidelines: What is in? What is out?
Christopher Gharibo, MD

Update in Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block: Target for Headaches
Manuel Herrera, MD (Spain)

RFA vs Cryo Neurolysis: Recent Advances
Reda Tolba, MD (Abu Dhabi)

Ultrasound vs. Fluoroscopy: what is best?
Amar Salti, MD

Navigating Expanding Armamentarium for Optimal Patient Outcome
Latrice Akuamoah, MD

Keynote Lecture: Review of Neuroanatomy of SIJ and Radiofrequency Ablation: Introducing a Novel Approach
Victor Silva, MD (Mexico)

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Carmen De Andres, MD (Spain)

Neuromodulation for Complex Facial Pain and Headache
Miles Day, MD

Evidence Based Interventions for Headaches
Carlos Restrepo, MD (Colombia)

Spinal Cord Ablative Procedures for Central Pain
Fabian Piedimonte, MD (Argentina)

Stellate Ganglion Block: Beyond Pain Relief
Juan Felipe Vargas, MD (Colombia)

Knee RFA: Best Evidence
Karina Gritsenko, MD

Hip Denervation: The Best Practice
Juan De La Cruz Pineda, MD (Mexico)

Future of Neuromodulation in Chronic Pain
Konstantin Slavin, MD