PROGRAM

Registration

Opening. Welcome Remarks

SESSION I - "Introduction to Contemporary Approaches in Chronic Pain Management"

Chairs:

"Interventional Pain Medicine: Bridging the Bio-Psycho-Social Abyss in Pain Management"

"Elevating Interventional Pain Practice: The Imperative of Multidisciplinary Integrative Teams and Patient-Tailored Therapies"

"Early Intervention Matters: Exploring the Vital Role of Interventional Pain Care in the Continuum of Early Pain Treatment”

"Navigating the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Pain Medicine for Enhanced Diagnostics and Treatment"

Discussion – Q&A - Coffee Break

SESSION II - "Exploring Modern Chronic Pain Management"

Chairs:

"Addressing the Void: Advocating for Comprehensive Pain Training and the importance of International Certification Standards."

"Specialized Duality or Unified Expertise: Exploring the Dichotomy in Ultra-Specialized Roles for Oncologic and Benign Pain Management"

Duetto: Peter Staats – Sebastiano Mercadante Moderator: M. Day

"The Endocannabinoid system: Potential Therapeutic Application"

"Neuropathic Pain Treatment – A Journey Back to the Basics and Beyond"

Rountable: "Pain Medicine Education: International Perspectives"

Roundtable – TBA with the speakers, Michael Schatman, Miles Day, Carola Santi and the audience.

Lunch

Opening Mediterranean Pain Forum

V. Lombardo Greetings from Authorities G. Albano, Presidente Fondazione G. Giglio S. Amato, Presidente Ordine dei Medici di Palermo

SESSION III: “Chronic Pain: Interventional Insights"

Chairs:

"Precision in Pain: Navigating Facetogenic Pain with Medial Branch and Z-Joint Injections - Choosing Between Fluoroscopy and Ultrasound Guidance."

"Epidurals Unveiled: Distinguishing Between Interlaminar and Transforaminal Steroid Injections - A Comprehensive Exploration of Rationale, Indications, and Contrast Patterns"

"Cold, Heat, and Pulses: Deciphering the Code for Pain Relief - Choosing the Right Modality in Cryoablation, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Pulse Radiofrequency"

"Sacroiliac Joint Intervention: Indications and Techniques – Emerging Therapies"

Discussion – Q&A - Networking Coffee Break

SESSION IV: “Chronic Pain: Interventional Insights"

Chairs:

"Revolutionizing Spinal Pain Care: Exploring the Frontier of Regenerative Medicine in Interventional Techniques"

"Inside the Disc: Exploring Indications, Evidence, and Techniques of Intradiscal Interventional Procedures”

"Breaking Barriers: Advancements in Epidural Lysis of Adhesions and Epiduroscopy for Enhanced Pain Management"

"Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain."

SESSION V: “Radiofrequency joint denervation"

Chairs:

"Optimizing Knee Pain Relief: An In-Depth Review of Interventional Treatments – Indications, Outcomes, and Techniques under Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy"

"Optimizing Hip Pain Relief: An In-Depth Review of Interventional Treatments – Indications, Outcomes, and Techniques under Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy"

"Optimizing Shoulder Pain Relief: An In-Depth Review of Interventional Treatments – Indications, Outcomes, and Techniques under Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy"

End of scientific session