Program Timetable

Topical Session 1: NEUROMODULATION FOR NON-NEURALGIC SYMPTOMS

Moderator: Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Alexandr Feoktistov, MD (USA): Cluster Headache Update
• Mayank Gupta, MD (USA): Neuromodulation for Non-Painful Neurologic Disorders
• Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA): Neuromodulation for Inflammation

Topical Session 2: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING BACK PAIN: A DEBATE

Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Lorand Eross, MD, PhD, FIPP (Hungary): Neurosurgery
• Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil): IPM
• Ludger Gerdesmeyer, MD, PhD, FIPP  (Germany): Ortho Spine
• Jeffrey Gudin, MD (USA): Medical Management
• Christopher Gilligan, MD, FIPP (USA): Neuromodulation

FIPP PREPARATORY COURSE 1

Moderator: Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands)

• Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands): Studying for the Exam (incl. Radiation Safety
• Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey): SPG/Trigeminal
• Dominic Hegarty, MD, PhD, FIPP (Ireland): Management of Cervical and Radicular Pain

CIPS PREPARATORY COURSE 1 – Live Model Ultrasound Demonstration

Moderator: Andre Mansano, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil)

• Andre Mansano, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Lumbar Spine
• Christ Declerck, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Belgium): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Thoracic Spine
• Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Cervical Spine
• Live model scanning (Stogicza)
• George Chang-Chien, MD, CIPS (USA): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Shoulder Joint
• Live model scanning (Cheng-Chien)

Coffee break / E-Poster Session

OPENING CEREMONY

Moderator: Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary)

PLENARY LECTURE 1

Lorand Eross, MD, PhD, FIPP (Hungary): SCS Beyond Pain Therapy 

JAMES HEAVNER SPECIAL LECTURE

Tony Yaksh, PhD (USA): Neuraxial Drug Delivery: The Way Ahead

LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

Sponsored

No CME Credit Hours are available for this Session.

Topical Session 5: REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

Moderator: Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain)

• Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain): Spine
• Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA): Intradiscal Injections of PRP
• Jen-Li Pan, MD, CIPS (Taiwan): Release-regenerate Coupling (R2C): the Synergistic FibrolysisRelease-regenerate Coupling (R2C): the Synergistic Fibrolysis

Topical Session 4: INTRASPINAL DRUG DELIVERY WORKSHOP

Moderator: Tony Yaksh, PhD (USA)

• Tony Yaksh, PhD (USA): Pharmacology
• Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA): Practical Applications
• Richard Rauck, MD, FIPP (USA): Clinical Guidelines

Topical Session 3: UPDATE ON OPIOID THERAPY

Moderator: Ira Fox, MD FIPP (USA)

• Jeffrey Gudin, MD (USA): State-of-the-Art of Opioid Therapy and Projections
• Ira Fox, MD, FIPP (USA): Best Practices Task Force
• Nilesh Patel, MD, FIPP (USA): Reevaluating Opioid Strategy in IPM

Room 4: MASTERCLASS 1

Moderator: Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA): Basilovertebral Ablation
• Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA): Vertebral Augmentation
• Ricardo Sanchez Plancarte, MD, PhD, FIPP (Mexico): Osteo-/Sacro-/Femuroplasty

University Lab: Hands-on FIPP/CIPS Workshop (FULLY BOOKED)

FIPP PROCEDURES:

• Head and Neck: Stellate Ganglion block / Cervical Facet block
• Thoracic: Thoracic Facet block / Intercostal Nerve block
• Lumbar: Lumbar Sympathetic block / Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Block / Lumbar Facet block
• Pelvic: Sacroiliac Joint Injection / RF – Sacroiliac Joint

CIPS PROCEDURES:

• Spine: Thoracic facet joint block / Lumbar medial branch/facet joint block / Caudal Epidural Injection / Cervical Facet block
• MSK Joint: AC joint / Hip joint injection / Knee joint injection / Tibiotalar joint injection
• Peripheral Nerves: Ulnar nerve at cubital canal
• MSK Soft Tissue: Bicep tendon / Subdeltoid bursa / Medial or lateral epicondyle injection/fenestration / Piriformis / Trochanteric bursa

Coffee break / E-Poster Session

Topical Session 6: EVOKED COMPOUND ACTION POTENTIALS (ECAPS) IN SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS) – BASIC SCIENCE, CLINICAL EVIDENCE, AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS

Moderator: Robert Levy, MD, PhD (USA)

• Robert Levy, MD, PhD (USA): Mechanisms of action of spinal cord stimulation – Insight into dorsal columns neurophysiology using evoked compound action potential recordings
• Jan Willem Kallewaard, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands): ECAP-controlled Closed-Loop SCS for the Treatment of Chronic Pain – Level 1-2 Clinical Evidence & European Real-World Experiences
• Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA): Cost-effectiveness and future opportunities for ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop SCS

Topical Session 7: NOVEL NEUROMODULATION STIMULATION

Moderator: Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA)

• Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA): Visceral Abdominal Pain
• Konstantin Slavin, MD (USA): Wireless Technology
• Hemant Kalia, MD, FIPP (USA): Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Does a  multidisciplinary approach for patients undergoing neuromodulation procedure enhance outcomes?

Moderator: Adnan Al -Kaisy, MD, FIPP (UK)

• Nursing role: Karen Sanderson
• Physiotherapy role: Clair Jacobs
• Psychology: David Novelli
• Occupational therapist: Joe Chicken

MASTERCLASS 2: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE

Moderator: Aaron Calodney, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA): SI Joint Fusion
• Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain): Percutaneous Discectomy
• Aaron Calodney, MD, FIPP (USA): Intraspinal Therapeutics

Welcome Reception for all registered participants

BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored

No CME Credit Hours are available for this Session.

Topical Session 8: NEUROMODULATION TRACK – TRADITIONAL WAVEFORMS 1.

Moderator: Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD (USA)

• Dirk De Rider, MD (New Zealand): Burst Frequency and Advanced Waveforms
• Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD (USA): Pulsed Stimulation Waveforms
• Jose De Andres, MD, FIPP (Spain): High Frequency Stimulation

FIPP PREPARATORY COURSE 2

Moderator: Fabrico Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil)

• Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil): Thoracic Facet/Intercostals
• Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary): T2 Sympathetic/Stellate Ganglion
• Monique Steegers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands) & Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands): Q&A Overview

CIPS PREPARATORY COURSE 2 -Live Model Ultrasound Demonstration

Moderator:TBD

• Jennifer Hah, MD, CIPS (USA): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Knee /Ankle
• Jen-Li Pan, MD, CIPS (Taiwan): Ultrasound Anatomy and Procedures – Hip
• Live model scanning knee (Hah)
• Live model scanning hip (Pan)

Round table discussion – Hip and Knee pain

• George Chang-Chien, DO, CIPS (USA): Hip: 3 most common diagnoses, treatment approaches 10min
• Maria Luz-Padilla, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Spain) Hip denervation 10min
• Jennifer Hah, MD, CIPS (USA): Knee: 3 most common diagnoses, treatment approaches 10min
• Andre Mansano, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil): Knee denervation 10min
• Discussion 10min

MASTERCLASS 3

Moderator: Mert Akbas, MD, FIPP (Turkey)

• Maxim Eckmann, MD (USA): RF of the Shoulder
• Ovidiu Palea, MD, FIPP (Romania): Spinal Endoscopy
• Mert Akbas, MD, FIPP (Turkey): Percutaneous Cordotomy

Coffee break / E-Poster Session / Product Theater

PLENARY LECTURE 2

Moderator: Robert Levy, MD. PhD (USA)

Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (UK): Recent Advances in Electrical Neuromodulation: Combined Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation in the Management of Refractory Neuropathic Pain

PLENARY LECTURE 3

Moderator: Sean Li, MD (USA)

James Rathmell, MD, FIPP (USA): Leadership in Turbulent Times

PLENARY LECTURE 4

Moderator: Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands)

Richard Rauck, MD, FIPP (USA): Future of Interventional Pain

PRITHVI RAJ SPECIAL LECTURE

Moderator: Dominic Hegarty, MD, PhD, FIPP (Ireland)

Philip Peng, MBBS, FRCPC (Canada): Impact of ultrasound in pain intervention

LUNCH BREAK

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored

No CME Credit Hours are available for this Session.

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored

No CME Credit Hours are available for this Session.

Topical Session 10: NEUROMODULATION TRACK – TRADITIONAL WAVEFORMS 2.

Moderator: Robert Levy, MD, PhD (USA)

• Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP (USA): Multiwave Technology
• Ricardo Vallejo, MD, FIPP (USA): Modulation of Glial Cells with Novel Waveforms
• Robert Levy, MD, PhD (USA): Closed Loop Stimulation

Topical Session 9: COMBATTING STAGNATION: THE FUTURE OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PRACTICE – ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey)
• Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA)
• Dominic Hegarty, MD, PhD, FIPP (Ireland)
• Milan Stojanovic, MD, FIPP (USA)

FIPP PREPARATORY COURSE 3

Moderator: Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands)

• Lucian Macrea, MD, FIPP (Switzerland): Lumbar Discography
• Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP (USA): Epidural Lysis of Adhesions
• Andre Mansano, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Brazil): Thoracic/Lumbar Sympathetic

Masterclass 4

Moderator: Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain)

• Sean Li, MD (USA): PILD
• Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain): Percutaneous Lumbar Extraforaminotomy +/- RF
• Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA): Novel Spacer Technology

University Lab: Hands-on FIPP/CIPS Workshop (FULLY BOOKED)

FIPP procedures

• Head and Neck: Sphenopalatine Ganglion block / Trigeminal Gangliolysis (RF/Chemical) / Midline Interlaminar Cervical Epidural
• Thoracic: T2, T3 Sympathetic block / Splanchnic Nerve block / Thoracic Spinal Cord Lead Placement
• Pelvic: Hypogastric Plexus block / Caudal Neuroplasty
• Lumbar: Lumbar Discography

CIPS procedures

• Spine: Cervical medial branch block / Cervical selective nerve root block
• MSK Joints: Glenohumeral Joint (any approach)
• Peripheral Nerves: Suprascapular nerve / Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve / Lateral femoral cutaneous block / Pudendal nerve
• Denevrvation: Hip denervation / Knee denervation / Shoulder denervation

Coffee break / E-Poster Session

Topical Session 12: NEUROMODULATION NOVEL TARGETS

Moderator: Christopher Gilligan, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Kenneth Chapman, MD, FIPP (USA): DRG Stimulation
• Christopher Gilligan, MD, FIPP (USA): Multifidius Stimulation
• Sean Li, MD (USA): Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Topical Session 13: FACETOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN – A REAL LIFE UPDATE

Moderator: Jan Van Zundert, MD, FIPP (Belgium)

• Javier De Andres, MD, FIPP (Spain): Different RF Neurotomy Techniques: Is there a real difference?
• Steven Cohen, MD (USA): Development of the Guideline Questions, Methodology, and Patient Selection
• Jan Van Zundert, MD, FIPP (Belgium): Cutoff for a Positive Block, Need for Sedation, and MBB vs. Intra-articular injections?
• Jee Youn Moon, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (South Korea): How Many Blocks, What Volume(s) for Blocks, Use of Sensory and Motor Simulation before RF Ablation

Topical Session 11: MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS

Moderator: Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey)

• Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey): Avoidance of Complications
• Milan Stojanovic, MD, FIPP (USA): Interpretation of Fluoroscopic Imaging
• Carl Noe, MD, FIPP (USA): Anticoagulants
• Gabor B. Racz, MD, FIPP (USA): When Bad Stuff Happens Who You Gonna Call?

FIPP PREPARATORY COURSE 4

Moderator: Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (UK)

• TCT Novy, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Indonesia): SNRB/SI Joint
• Ricardo Sanchez Plancarte, MD, PhD, FIPP(Mexico): Hypogastric Plexus/Sacral Nerve Root
• Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (UK): SCS

Gala Dinner with Award Ceremony (optional)

BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored

No CME Credit Hours are available for this Session.

Topical Session 16: CUTTING EDGE TOPICS IN PAIN MEDICINE

Moderator: Jeffrey Gudin, MD (USA)

• Robert Van Seventer, MD, PhD (The Netherlands): Direct Vision of Neural Blockade
• Jeffrey Gudin, MD (USA): Topical Analgesic Device Therapies
• David Reece, MD (USA): Topical Analgesic Drug Therapies: Trpv1 Receptor Modulators and Beyond

Topical Session 15: NEW CARE PARADIGMS IN SCS

Moderator: Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP (USA): Remote Monitoring of SCS Systems
• Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD (USA): History and Evolution of Waveforms
• Harold Cordner, MD, FIPP (USA): Multiple Targets and Frequencies in SCS

ULTRASOUND SESSION- Live Model Ultrasound Demonstration

Moderator: Philip Peng, MBBS, FRCPC (Canada)

• Chih Peng Lin, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Taiwan): Technical Innovations of Ultrasonography in Osteoarticular Chronic Pain 15min
• Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary): Cryoablation Applications, what Is new for shoulder pain? 15min
• Live model scanning (Agnes Stogicza, Philip Peng)

Round table discussion

• Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA): 3 most commonly encountered low back conditions and regenerative treatment
• Annu Navani, MD (USA): Regenerative approach to common knee conditions
• Agnes Stogicza, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Hungary): Regenerative Medicine. What is the evidence?
• Aaron Calodney, MD, FIPP (USA): Disc PRP, and its role in LBP treatment

Topical Session 14: A RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT OF THE KNEE, HIP & SHOULDER NERVES AS TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC PAIN DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS: FROM ANATOMY TO INTERVENTION

Moderator: Thibaut Vanneste, MD, FIPP (Belgium)

• Thibaut Vanneste, MD, FIPP (Belgium): Effectiveness of non-operative management of knee osteoarthritis
• Loic Fonkoue, MD (Belgium): Genicular nerve anatomy: accuracy of anatomical landmarks
• Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA): A technological overview of cooled radiofrequency

Coffee break / E-Poster Session

PLENARY LECTURES 5

LATE BREAKING ABSTRACTS / TOP ABSTRACTS

Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)

PLENARY LECTURES 6

Moderator: Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey)

Marshall Devor, PhD, FIPP, (Hon) (Israel): Dorsal Root Ganglion as a Target

JOHN BONICA SPECIAL LECTURE

Moderator: Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, FIPP (Spain)

Philippe Hernigou, MD, FIPP (France): Regenerative Medicine

GABOR RACZ SPECIAL LECTURE

Moderator: Gabor Racz, MD, FIPP (USA)

Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA): Reconceptualizing Chronic Pain

Lunch break

Topical Session 17: A DYNAMIC QUALITY MANAGEMENT-BASED MODULAR APPROACH FOR PERSISTENT TO “CHRONIC PAIN”

Moderator: Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP (Switzerland)

• Philippe Mavrocordatos, MD, FIPP (Switzerland)
• Mirco Gutzmann, MD (Switzerland)
• Lorinde Huard, MD (Switzerland)

Topical Session 18: EVOLVING TOPICS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT

Moderator: Dominic Hegarty, MD, PhD, FIPP (Ireland)

• Kenneth P. Finn, MD (USA): Cannabinoids
• Robert Rapcan, MD, PhD, FIPP (Slovakia): Denervation techniques in management of sacroiliac joint pain
• Dominic Hegarty, MD, PhD, FIPP (Ireland): The Role of QST in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy
• Jatinder Gill, MD, FIPP (USA): Spine nomenclature-time to standardize

Topical Session 19: POSTOPERATIVE CHRONIC PAIN AND COMPLICATION IN PAIN MEDICINE

Moderator: Oya Yalcin Cok, MD (Turkey)

• Jennifer Hah, MD, CIPS (USA): Optimal Management of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain and Opioid Use after Surgery
• Jee Youn Moon, MD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS (South Korea): Deep Spinal Infection after Epidural Injections: What we should be aware of?
• Oya Yalcin Cok, MD (Turkey): Persistent Post-Surgical Pain (PPSP); How to prevent it?

Topical Session 20: COVID FOR THE PAIN PHYSICIAN

Moderator: Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Juan Carlos Flores, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Argentina): Airflow/Melatonin
• Peter Staats, MD, FIPP (USA): IPM in the Treatment of Covid Syndromes
• Annu Navani, MD (USA): Long-Covid Pain Syndromes

University Lab: Hands-on Masterclass Workshop

Procedures

• FEMOROPLASTY/ HUMEROPLASTY / VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION
• PERIPHERAL NERVE STIM / DRG STIMULATION
• MILD

Coffee break / E-Poster Session

Topical Session 21: TREATMENT OF COMPLEX HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN

Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey): Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA): Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain
• Konstantin Slavin, MD (USA): Neuromodulation for Facial Pain

Topical Session 22: COMPLEX PAIN SYNDROMES – WHAT IS NEW?

Moderator: TBD

• Kiran Patel, MD (USA): CRPS
• Shalini Shah, MD (USA): Pelvic Pain
• TBD: Fibromyalgia

Topical Session 24: EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT AND COMPLICATIONS

Moderator: Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands)

• Kris Vissers, MD, PhD, FIPP (The Netherlands): Strategies to improve clinical EBM recommendations for cancer pain
• Ricardo Sanchez Plancarte, MD, PhD, FIPP (Mexico): Clinical EBM recommendation: the case of hypogastric blockade where are we?
• Carolina Hernandez-Porras, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Mexico): Clinical EBM recommendation: Vertebroplasty and Xyphoplasty where are we?

Topical Session 23: PUBLICATION SKILLS SESSION

Moderator: Christopher Gilligan, MD, FIPP (USA)

• Robert Levy, MD, PhD (USA)
• Milan Stojanovic, MD, FIPP (USA)
• Bert Joosten, MD (The Netherlands)