Session 9: Education and Research
Moderator: Juan Pablo Paladino MD, FIPP (Argentina)

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

Gabriela Lauretti, MD, MSc, PhD, FIPP (Brazil)
Deficiencies in Fellowship Training in Latin America

Mariana Palladini, MD (Brazil)
Measuring Success: Outcome Metrics

Andres Rocha-Romero, MD (Costa Rica)
Hands-On Fluoroscopy Workshops: Fostering Proficiency in Image-Guided Pain Therapies

Thais Vanetti, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Integration of guided techniques in Pain fellowship training. (Ultrasound, fluoroscopy, CT scans)

Poster presentations

Keynote Speaker: Ricardo Vallejo, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA)
Cutting Edge Technology Research: Bench to Bedside and Marketing

Coffee break

Session 10: Advanced Neuromodulation
Moderator: Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia)

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, FIPP (USA)
Neuromodulation Therapies: Peripheral Neuropathy vs. Mononeuropathy

Guillermo Arechiga, MD (Mexico)
Innovations in Pain Education: Utilizing Technology and Interactive Approaches

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

Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Personalized Therapy in SCS: New forms of programming FAST & CONTOUR

Christopher Gilligan, MD, FIPP (USA)
Multifidus Dysfunction and Restorative Neuromodulation

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

Keynote Speaker: Timothy Deer, MD, FIPP (USA)
Neuromodulation, AI and Human Performance: Back to the Future

Lunch Symposium sponsored by Boston

Session 11 A: Perioperative Pain Management
Moderator: Angel Juarez, MD, CIPS (Mexico)

Marcela Samano, MD (Mexico)
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks for Abdominal Surgery

Cesar Ceballos, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Post-arthroplasty Knee Pain Management

Paola Diaz, MD, FIPP (Colombia)
Ultrasound Guided Erector Spine Plane Block (ESP) for Acute and Chronic Pain

Danielle Mazetto Cadide, MD (Brazil)
Interventional procedures to manage Pediatric Pain

Session 11 B: Partnership with Industries
Moderator: Angel Juarez, MD, CIPS (Mexico)

Roundtable Panel Discussion with Technology Industries and Pharmaceuticals

Moderator: Doug Beall, MD (USA)

• Boston Scientific: Nilesh Patel, MD | Vice President of Medical Affairs for Boston Scientific
• Medtronic: Kyla Jones, Sr. Principal | Health Economics, Policy and Reimbursement, Northern LatAm
• Abbott: Rudi Gottschalk |General Manager Neuromodulation Latin America
• Spine Simplicity: Neil P. Dougherty | VP of Business Development
• Avanos: Audrey Moldenhauer | Latam Marketing Manager for Pain

Roundtable Panel Discussion with Healthcare Leaders

Moderator: Carlos Marcelo De Barros, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil)

• Samuel Fraijo Flores, MB (Engineer) | Executive Director, Casa Pacífica Residencia Clínica, Mexico
• Renier Mendez, MD, FIPP | CEO de la Academia de Dolor de Puerto Rico
• Germán Gajardo Dolci, MD | Presidente de la Academia Nacional de Medicina
• Ana Carolina Sepúlveda Vildósola, MD | Directora de la Facultad de Medicina

Coffee break

Session 12: Challenges of Complex Pain Syndromes
Moderator: Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (United Kingdom)

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

Gustavo Aquino, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
Trigeminal Neuralgia

Fabricio Dias Assis, MD, FIPP (Brazil)
AA and AO Blocks for Headache

Adnan Al-Kaisy, MD, FIPP (United Kingdom)
SCS for Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type I

Ale Ismael Gonzalez, MD, FIPP (Mexico)
Intrathecal Pump for Cancer and Non-cancer Pain

Regina Espinoza Marian, MD (Mexico)
Conflicts of palliative and hospices in Latam

Keynote Speaker: Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, MD, PhD (Brazil)
Percutaneous Stereotactic Trigeminal Nucleotractotomy for Craniofacial Pains

Faculty Dinner