Program

Proactive Care in SCS: Real-World Experience
Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (UK)

The Art and Evidence of Choosing Between SCS and DRG
Kenneth B. Chapman, MD, FIPP (USA)

Neuromodulation: Expanding Indications for Early and Late Stage Chronic Pain
Maria Luz Padilla del Rey, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Spain/Switzerland)

From Subjective Pain to Objective Control: Closed-Loop SCS
Sean Li, MD, FIPP (USA)

Long Term efficacy with Short Term Therapy with PNS
Ali Valimahomed, MD (USA)

SCS for Failed Neck Surgery Syndrome
TBD

Live Model Scanning: hands-on scanning by delegates (4×30 min)

• LS Spine, Pelvis
• CT Spine
• Hip, Knee, Ankle, Abdomen
• Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist

Faculty:

• Agnes Stogicza, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary
• Andrea Trescot, MD, FIPP, CIPS (USA)
• André Marques Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil)
• Christ Declerck, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Belgium)
• Eleni Episkopou, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Greece)
• Kristof Racz, MD, FIPP (Hungary)
• Maria Luz Padilla del Rey, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Spain/Switzerland)
• Matthieu Cachemaille, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Switzerland)
• Raja Reddy, MD, FIPP, CIPS (UK)

MIS Lumbar Fusion: Interspinous Solutions Through a Surgeon’s Lens
Laszlo Entz, MD, PhD, FIPP (Hungary)

Percutaneous Lumbar Decompression
Ali Valimahomed, MD (USA)

Novel Intradiscal Therapy
Ricardo Ruiz Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain)

Challenges in Pain Management in War Zones
Arun Bhaskar, MD, FIPP (UK)

Leveraging Social Media to Enhance Patient Care
Kathrine Travnicek, MD, FIPP (USA)

Chronic Post Surgical Pain: Mechanisms, Transition & Management
Raja Reddy, MD, FIPP, CIPS (UK)

Technical Considerations for Glenohumeral Denervation
Kristof Racz, MD, FIPP (Hungary)

Pro Con debate: Selective nerve root block vs transforaminal epidural in the cervical spine
Pro: Javier De Andres, MD, PhD, FIPP (Spain)
Con: Agnes Stogicza, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary)

PBL & Case Discussion: Musculoskeletal Joint Disorders – Hip Joint & Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Matthieu Cachemaille, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Switzerland)

PBL & Case Discussion: Spine Degenerative Disorders – Cervical Spine Mechanical & Radicular Pain
Raja Reddy, MD, FIPP, CIPS (UK)

Untangling Pelvic Pain: From Diagnosis to Management
Tatiana Bravo, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil)

Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sean Li, MD, FIPP (USA)

Endoscopic Spinal Surgery: State of Art
Ovidiu Palea, MD, FIPP (Romania)

HIFU for Facetogenic Pain Treatment
Giuliano Lo Bianco, MD, PhD, FIPP (Italy)

Emerging Concepts of Vertebral Augmentation
Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA)

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)

Regenerative Approaches to Cervical Spinal Conditions. Where are we at? 
Agnes Stogicza, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary)

PRP vs. Bone MarrowAspirate vs Bone Marrow Concentrate: What do we have evidence for?
Matthieu Cachemaille, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Switzerland)

Cervical Disc Orthobiologics
Aaron Calodney, MD, FIPP (USA)

Hydrodissection. Indications, evidence, tips and tricks
Christ Declerck, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Belgium)

Regenerative Approaches to Hip Pain and GTPS
Andrea Trescot, MD, FIPP (USA) and Agnes Stogicza, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary) and Matthieu Cachemaille, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Switzerland)

Regenerative Medicine: Evidence, Safety, and Clinical Pearls
Aaron Calodney, MD, FIPP (USA)

Artificial Intelligence in Interventional Pain: From Prediction to Clinical Decision-Making
Giuliano Lo Bianco, MD, PhD, FIPP (Italy)

Training the Next Generation: Do We Still Need “Traditional” Fellowships?
Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP (Netherlands)

Pro and Con Debate: AI in Pain Medicine: Game Changer or Dangerous Illusion?
Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)
Pro: Jennifer Hah, MD, CIPS (USA)
Con: Sean Li, MD, FIPP (USA)

Predicting Success in Spine Interventions: Beyond Clinical Intuition
Kenneth B. Chapman, MD, FIPP (USA)

Interactive Panel: Human vs AI: Who Should Make the Final Decision?
Moderator: Giuliano Lo Bianco
Panelists: Emanuele Piraccini, MD, CIPS (Italy) Sean Li, MD, FIPP (USA), Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP (Netherlands), Jennifer Hah, MD, CIPS (USA), Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)

Advanced Orthobiologic Treatment of Knee Pain, Treating the Joint as an Organ
Luga Podesta, MD (Italy)

Adipose Tissue in Osteoarthritis: Emerging Evidence and Future Directions
Leonardo Ferraro, MD, PhD CIPS (Brazil)

Intradiscal Biologics: Allogenic vs. Autologous
Dougles Beall, MD, FIPP (USA)

Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Annular Repair: Emerging Strategies and Clinical Potential
Ovidiu Palea, MD, FIPP (Romania)

Supplements to enhance regenerative medicine. What is out there and what do we have evidence for? 
Andrea Trescott, MD, FIPP (USA)

Intracranial Approaches to Pain Management
Lorand Eross, MD, PhD, FIPP (Hungary)

Cryoneurolysis in Pain Medicine
Eleni Episkopou, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Greece)

Pearls for Fluoroscopic Imaging Interpretation
Javier De Andrés Ares, MD, PhD, FIPP (Spain)

Treatment of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome 2: Repeat Surgery vs. Minimally Invasive Procedures
Ludger Gerdeymeyer, MD, PhD, FIPP (Germany)

How to Prevent Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures
Ovidiu Palea, MD, FIPP (USA)

Radiofrequency ablation of the lumbar facet joints: Still young after more than 50 years… Quo vadis
Jan Van Zundert, MD, PhD, FIPP (Belgium)

Cancer Pain in 2026: State of the Art and Future Directions
Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (Netherlands)

Neuropathic Pain in Cancer: What Are the Current Guidelines? 
Laura Demartini, MD, FIPP (Italy)

Turning Off the Sympathetic Switch: Neurolytic Approaches for Cancer Pain
TBD

Mapping the Evidence: Neurostimulation for Cancer-Related Pain
Liong Liem, MD, FIPP (Netherlands)

Delving into strategies to optimize intrathecal drug therapy: From patient selection to long-term management
Maria Luz Padilla del Rey, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Spain/Switzerland)

Managing Complex Spinal Instability in Cancer: Combining Cement Augmentation with Minimally Invasive Fixation
Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)

Cervical ESI/Thoracic Facet
Mert Akbas, MD, FIPP (Turkey)

T2T3 Sympathectomy/Thoracic SCS
Bolkar Sahinler, MD, FIPP (USA)

Discogram/SIJ RF
Kathrine Travnicek, MD, FIPP (USA)

Sphenopalatine and Trigemina
Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey)

Caudal Neuroplasty/SIJ RF
Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)

Prevalence and Factors Related to Post-Treatment Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP (Netherlands)

Targeted Approach to Post-Mastectomy Pain and Persistent Pain following Breast Cancer Treatment
TBD

Treatment of persistent pain among head and neck cancer survivors
André Marques Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil)

Peripheral Nerve Entrapments in Cancer Pain
Andrea Trescott, MD, FIPP (USA)

Neurolytic Blocks in Cancer
Arun Bhaskar, MD, FIPP (UK)