Session 1 – Spinal Procedures
Moderators: Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia) and Luis Vieras, MD (Chile)

Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA)
Imaging of Spine: You Don’t See it if You Don’t Know it!

Cesar Carcamo, MD, FIPP (Chile)
Facetogenic Pain: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Validity

Lisbeth Esther Godinez Ortiz MD, Msc (Guatemala)
Interventions for Thoracic Pain Syndromes

Ana Gisse Lopez Uribe, MD (Mexico)
Epidural Lysis of Adhesions: Caudal vs. Transforaminal

Spinal Procedures: Safety and Effectiveness
Moderator: Mario Paz Mazón, MD, MSc, MBA (Equador) and Marcos Baabor, MD (Chile)

Ignacio Reyes Torres, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Safety in Vertebroplasty: Best Practice and Risk Management

Carlos Monroy, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Epidural Steroid Injections: Is there a Place for Dexamethasone?

Carlos Restrepo, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Navigating the Spine: Ultrasound-Guided vs. Fluoroscopic-Guided Injections

Serdar Erdine, MD, FIPP (Turkey)
Spinal Complications: How to prevent them

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Session 2 – Current Advances in Neurolytic Procedures
Moderators: Andres Rocha, MD (Costa Rica) and Smiljan Astudillo, MD (Chile)

Tatiana Bravo, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Chemical Neurolysis: Alcohol vs. Phenol Neurolysis

Andres Rocha, MD, FIPP (Costa Rica)
Articular Denervation with Phenol: Does it Work?

Danielle Cadide, MD (Brazil)
Role of Neurolytic Procedures in Pediatric Population

Jose Luiz Campos, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
RFA of Joints: Knee, Hip and Shoulder

Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD, CIPS (Brazil)
Dynamic Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspective

Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Spinal Intracanal Pulsed Radiofrequency

Juan De La Cruz Pineda, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Spinal RFA: Thermal RFA vs. Pulsed RFA and Cryoneurolysis

Keynote: Leonardo Kapural, MD, FIPP (USA)
Focused Ultrasound: Innovative Cutting Edge Therapy

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Session 3 – Minimally Invasive Advanced Procedures
Moderators: Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Peru) and German Acuna, MD (Chile)

Douglas Beall, MD, FIPP (USA)
Safety and Cost-effectiveness of MIS

Baher Yanni, MD (USA)
Minimally Invasive Lateral lumbar Arthrodesis

Didier Demesmin, MD, MBA (USA)
Percutaneous Lumbar Facet Fusion

Pankaj Mehta, MD (USA)
Percutaneous Posterior Lumbar Arthrodesis

Kasra Amirdelfan, MD (USA)
Is MIS Complications Proof?

Keynote: Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: The Avoidable Burdon

Q&A

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Session 4 – Minimally Invasive Options for SIJ Pain Session
Moderators: Soraya Cruz Loor, MD, FIPP (Equador) and Marcos Baabor, MD (Chile)

André Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil)
SIJ injections: Diagnostic Validity and Therapeutic Effectiveness

Victor Silva, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Mexico)
RFA of SIJ: A New Innovative Approach

Nomen Azeem, MD (USA)
Posterior Approach Percutaneous Sacroiliac Fusion

Keynote: Dawood Sayed, MD (USA)
Increasing Awareness on SIJ Dysfunction

Integrating Surgical Approaches for Chronic Pain
Moderators: Cesar Carcamo, MD, FIPP (Chile) and Nicolas Skarmeta, DDS (Chile)

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

Nicolas Skarmeta, MD (Chile)
Complex Chronic TMJ Pain: When it is End of the Road

Rodrigo Casassus, MD (Chile)
Treatment options for Neurovascular Orofacial pain

Gustavo Aquino, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Updates on Trigeminal Neuralgia: RFA to Ballon Compression

Panel Discussion: Integrating Surgical Approaches for Chronic Pain
Moderator: Renier Mendez, MD, FIPP (Puerto Rico)
Panelists:
Tiago Freitas, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Maria Constanza Bedoya, MD (Colombia)
Nicolas Skarmeta, MD (Chile)
Rodrigo Casassus, MD (Chile)
Gustavo Aquino, MD, FIPP (Brazil)

Session 5 – Advanced Regenerative Medicine
Moderators: Lisbeth Esther Godinez Ortiz MD, Msc (Guatemala) and Mario Condal, MD (Chile)

Victor Pacheco, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Bone Marrow drived MSCs for Spinal cord injury

Leandro Braun, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
MSCs for the Discogenic Pain: Bone Marrow Derived vs. Adipose Tissue Derived

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

Sandra Martinez, MD (Colombia)
How to Obtain the Best PRP Product?

Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)
Subchondral Injections of BMAC/MSCs for Advanced Discs Degeneration

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

Keynote: Fabio Lana, MD (Brazil)
Future of Regenerative Medicine: Best Use of Technology

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Session 6 – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Moderators: Paola Ritter, MD (Chile)

Thais Vanetti, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Recent Advances in Managing CRPS
 

Ana Valencia, MD (Colombia)
Hyperbaric Therapy for CRPS

Tiago Freitas, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Neuromodulation for CRPS: DCS vs. DRG Stimulation

Juan Felipe Vargas MD, FIPP, CIPS (Colombia)
Ultrasound Targets for Treating CRPS

Infusion Therapy for CRPS: Does it Work?
Flor Montenegro, MD, FIPP (Peru)

Panel Discussion Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Moderator: Elias Atencio, MD
Thais Vanetti, MD, FIPP
Ana Valencia, MD
Tiago Freitas, MD, FIPP
Juan Felipe Vargas, MD, FIPP, CIPS
Flor Montenegro, MD, FIPP

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Session 7 – Advanced Procedures
Moderators: Rodrigo Diez Tafur, MD, FIPP (Peru) and Cristian Santos, MD (Chile)

Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)
MIS for LSS: Interspinous Spacers vs MILD

Jonathan Carlson, MD (USA)
Restorative Neurostimulation for Multifidus Dysfunction

Guillermo Lopez, MD (Equador)
Percutaneous discectomy: Laser vs. Ozone

Manuel Herrero, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Spain)
Intradiscal RFA Procedures for Discogenic Pain

Pelvic Pain
Moderators: Carlos Restrepo, MD, FIPP(Colombia) and Gabriel Muñoz, MD (Chile)

Maria Francisca Elgueta, MD, (Chile)
Challenges to Manage Chronic Pelvic Pain

Paola Diaz, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Colombia)
Interventional Options for Pelvic and Perineal Pain

Ana Flavia Vieira Leite, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Complex neuroanatomy contributing to chronic pelvic pain

Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Neuromodulation for Pelvic Pain

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Session 8 – Cancer Pain Updates
Moderators: Maria Ximena Beltrán, MD (Colombia) and Ignacio Huenchullan, MD, FIPP (Chile)

Guillermo Arechiga, MD (Mexico)
Multidisciplinary Pain Control in Cancer Patients; State of the Art

Maria Ximena Beltrán, MD (Colombia)
Cancer Pain and Quality of Life: Impact of Interventions on Patient Well-being

Marcela Samano, MD (Mexico)
Palliative Humero/Femoroplasty

Bilena Molina, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Cancer Pain

Ale Ismael Gonzalez, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Intrathecal Neurolysis: Alcohol vs. Phenol

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

Session 9 – Advanced Neuromodulation
Moderators: Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA), and Patricio Bustos, MD (Chile)

Carlos Marcelo De Barros, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil)
Intrathecal Pump for Cancer and Non-Cancer Pain

Leonardo Kapural, MD
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Efficacy and Evidence

Juan Felipe Vargas, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Management of Neuropathic Pain Syndromes: DRG vs. DCS Neuromodulation

Manuel Herrero, MD, FIPP (Spain)
Combining Spinal Cord Stimulation with Intrathecal Pump

Kenneth Chapman, MD, FIPP (USA)
Long-Term Outcomes: Durability and Effectiveness of DRG Stimulation

Keynote: Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (United Kingdom)
The Future of Interventional Pain Medicine: Innovations, Challenges, and Evolving Standards

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Session 10 – Education and Research
Moderators: Juan Pablo Paladino MD, FIPP (Argentina) and Cristóbal Carrasco, MD (Chile)

Michael Schatman, PhD, CPE (USA)
Strategies for Strengthening Pain Research in Latin America

Christopher Robinson, MD (USA)
Innovations in Pain Education: Utilizing Technology and Interactive

Panel Discussion: Standarizing Pain Training in Latin America
Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP
Christopher Robinson, MD
Michael Schatman, PhD, CPE
Carlos Marcelo De Barros, MD, PhD, FIPP
Victor Silva, MD, FIPP, CIPS

Top Three Abstracts and Prizes Presentation
Scientific Committee:
Wendy Rojas, MD, CIPS, Juan Felipe Vargas, MD, FIPP, Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD, CIPS

Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
The Role of LAPS in Transforming Pain Management in Latin America: Needs, Gaps, and Solutions

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Session 11 A – Gender Equality in Pain Medicine
Moderators: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA) and Paloma Domancic MD (Chile)

Eric Day (USA)
Ignorance and Injustice

Wendy Rojas, MD (Bolivia)
Female Voices in Pain Care: Advancing Inclusion, Research, and Representation

Sandra Cala, MD (Mexico)
The Role of Leadership in Innovation and Advancing Gender Equity in Healthcare

Panel discussion: Gender Equality in Pain Medicine
Moderator: Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)
Maria Constanza Bedoya, MD (Colombia)
Lisbeth Godinez Ortiz, MD, MsC (Guatemala)
Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD, CIPS (Brazil)

Session 11 B – Partnership with Industries
Moderator: Douglas Beall, MD

Roundtable Panel Discussion with Technology Industries and Pharmaceuticals
Moderator: Douglas Beall, MD (USA)

Roundtable Panel Discussion with Healthcare Leaders
Moderator: Cesar Carcamo, MD, FIPP (Chile)

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Session 12 – Challenges of Complex Pain Syndromes
Moderators: Wendy Rojas, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Bolivia) and Eduardo Vega, MD (Chile)

Miles Day, MD, FIPP (USA)
Atypical Facial Pain

Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Neuromodulation for Complex Craniofacial Pain

Marcela Torreblanca, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Deep Gluteal Pain Syndrome

Mariana Palladini, MD (Brazil)
Postherpetic Neuralgia: Challenges and Solutions

George Chang Chien, MD, FIPP, CIPS (USA)
Peripheral Nerve Entrapment; Evaluation and Treatment

Victor Silva, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Mexico)
Trigeminal Peripheral Block

Flor Montenegro, MD, FIPP (Peru)
Generalized Pain Syndrome: Where to Start?

Renier Mendez, MD, FIPP (Puerto Rico)
Resource Based Otions for Complex Pain Syndromes in Latin America