Day 1 – Thursday, 11 June, 2026 – Lectures
Royal College of Physicians (RCP London Events)
07:50-8:00 | Welcome
08:00 – 09:00 | Session 1 | Contemporary Management of Neck Pain and Upper Limb Radiculitis – From Diagnosis to Advanced Interventions
Session Chair: Dr. Dominic Hegarty
8:00-8:10 | Understanding Neck Pain: Clinical Phenotypes, Red Flags, and Diagnostic Pitfalls
Dr. Giles Critchley
8:10-8:20 | Cervical Spine Pain Generators: Facet Joints, Discs, Muscles, and Neural Structures
Dr. Dominic Hegarty
8:20-8:30 | Evidence-Based Interventional Treatments for Neck Pain and Radiculitis
TBD
8:30-8:40 | Refractory Neck Pain: When to Escalate to Advanced Interventions and Neuromodulation
Dr. Maarten Mones
8:40-9:00 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Neck Pain in Practice: Phenotyping, Escalation, and Choosing the Right Intervention
Case-based discussion focusing on decision-making, timing, and patient selection.
09:00 – 10:00 | Session 2 | Discogenic Low Back Pain – Diagnosis, Evidence, and Advanced Interventions
Session Chair: Dr. Douglas Beall
9:00-9:10 | Diagnosing Discogenic Low Back Pain: Clinical Features, Imaging, and Pitfalls
Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer
9:10-9:20 | Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (BVNA): Rationale, Evidence, and Patient Selection
Dr. Douglas Beall
9:20-9:30| Does spinal surgery have a role in the management of Discogenic pain
Dr. Jaykar Panchamatia
9:30-9:40| Can Pain Doctors be Able to Perform Spine Endoscopic Intervention
Dr. Didier Demesmin
9:40-9:50 | Spinal Cord Stimulation for Non-Surgical Refractory Back Pain: When, Why, and for Whom
Dr. Adnan Al-Kaisy
9:50-10:00 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Discogenic Low Back Pain: Diagnosis, Evidence, and When to Intervene
Expert debate on BVNA, SCS, and patient selection.
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 | Session 3 | Lumbar Radiculitis – Diagnostic Precision and Competing Treatment Strategies
Session Chair: Dr. Adnan Al-Kaisy
10:30-10:40 | Lumbar Radiculitis: Diagnostic Work-Up and Pain Generator Identification
Dr. Steven Ward
10:40-10:50 | Nerve Root Blocks vs Surgical Discectomy for Radiculitis: Evidence, Timing, and Patient Selection
Dr. Martin Wilby
10:50-11:00 | Epidural Lysis of Adhesions: Indications, Techniques, and Evolving Applications
Dr. Tibor Racz
11:00-11:10 | Epidural Lysis of Adhesions: The Evidence in Persistent Lumbar Radiculitis
Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer
11:10-11:30 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Lumbar Radiculitis in Practice: Injection, Discectomy, Endoscopy, or Lysis of Adhesions?
Interactive case discussions comparing treatment pathways.
11:30 – 12:30 | Session 4 | Neuropathic Pain – Advancing Understanding and Optimising Management
Session Chair: Dr. Andrea Trescot
11:30-11:40 | Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain: Central and Peripheral Sensitisation in Clinical
Practice
Dr. Jordi Serra
11:40-11:50 | Classifying Neuropathic Pain: Diagnostic Frameworks and Structured Work Up
Dr. Braveen Anand
11:50-12:00 | Interventional Strategies for Neuropathic Pain: Evidence, Indications, and Patient Selection
Dr. Andrea Trescot
12:00-12:10 | Pharmacological Advances in Neuropathic Pain: What’s New and What’s Next
Dr. David Wood
12:10-12:20 | SCS Waveforms in the Management of Neuropathic Pain
Dr. Thomas Yearwood
12:20-12:30 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Neuropathic Pain: Mechanism-Based Treatment or Trial-and-Error Therapy?
Discussion on precision medicine versus pragmatic approaches.
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 | Session 5 | Headache & Facial Pain – From Phenotyping to Advanced Neuromodulation
Session Chair: Dr. Giorgio Lambru
13:30-13:40 | Pain Phenotyping in Headache and Facial Pain: Why It Matters for Treatment Selection
Dr. Giorgio Lambru
13:40-13:50 | Interventional Pain Management for Headache and Facial Pain: Evidence, Indications, and Outcomes
Dr. Serdar Erdine
13:50-14:00 | Is There a Role for Neurosurgery in Headache and Facial Pain
Dr. Sinan Barazi
14:00-14:10 | Innovative Implantable Technologies for Facial Pain: From Peripheral Nerve Stimulation to Nucleus Caudalis Modulation
Dr. Jean Piere Van-Buyten
14:10-14:30 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Refractory Headache and Facial Pain: Phenotyping, Timing, and the Right Intervention
Live polling and expert debate on escalation strategies.
14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:00 | Session 6 | Controversies in Pain Management – Evidence, Ethics, and Evolving Practice
Session Chair: Dr. Tibor Racz
15:00-15:10 | Heat Radiofrequency vs Cryotherapy: Which Ablative Technique Is Best and When?
Dr. Steven Ward vs Dr. Andrea Trescot
15:10-15:20 | Nerve Blocks: Diagnostic Tool or Definitive Treatment
TBD
15:20-15:30 | Trial or No Trial Spinal Cord Stimulation
Dr. Ashish Shetty vs Dr. Ganesan Baranidharan
15:30-15:40 | Particulate vs Non-Particulate Steroids: Safety, Efficacy, and the Evidence Gap.
Dr. Tibor Racz vs Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer
15:40-16:00 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Controversies in Pain Management: Are We Over-Treating, Under-Treating, or Missing the Target?
Audience polling and expert challenge of current practice.
16:00 – 17:00 | Session 7 | Pelvic & Abdominal Pain – From Complexity to Precision Care
Session Chair: Dr. Stefano Palmisani
16:00-16:10 | Diagnostic Challenges in Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain: Overlap Syndromes and Misdiagnosis
Prof. Qasim Aziz
16:10-16:20 | Pelvic Pain Generators: Relevant Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
Dr. Pranab Kumar
16:20-16:30 | Interventional Pain Techniques for Pelvic and Abdominal Pain: Evidence and Practical Applications
Dr. Andrea Trescot
16:30-16:40 | Advances in Neuromodulation for Abdominal and Pelvic Pain
Dr. Stefano Palmisani
16:40-17:00 | Integrated Panel & Interactive Discussion
Chronic Pelvic and Abdominal Pain: When Mechanisms Overlap, What Should We Target?
Case-based multidisciplinary discussion.
17:00 | Close of Scientific Programme
Day 2 – Friday, 12 June, 2026 – Lectures & Live Model US Scanning
Royal College of Physicians (RCP London Events)
08:30 – 10:00 | Session 1 | Regenerative Therapies – Orthobiologics
Session Chair: Dr. Raja Reddy
8:30-8:40 | Platelet Rich Plasma in Musculoskeletal Disorders – Scientific Principles & Literature Review
Dr. Raja Reddy
8:40-8:50 | Bone Marrow Concentrate in Knee Osteoarthritis – Harvest, Techniques & Evidence
Prof. Anan Shetty
8:50-9:00 | Adipose Derived Stem Cells – Methods, Protocols & Evidence
Dr. Andrea Trescot
9:00-9:10 | Orthobiologics in Spine Disorders – Indications, Techniques & Evidence of Ultrasound in Pain
Dr. Douglas Beall
9:10-9:20 | Subchondral Biologics – Principles & Techniques in Cartilage & Disc Disorders
Dr. Ansar Mahmood
9:20-9:30 | Conditioned Media, Exosomes – Biology, Functions & Biomedical Applications
Dr. Pranab Kumar
9:30-9:40 | Recent Advances in Orthobiologics – Gene Therapy
Dr. Anan Shetty
9:40-10:00 | Panel Discussion, Q & A
10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 | Session 2 | Interventional Pain Medicine Masterclass
Session Chair: Dr. Andrzej Krol
10:30-10:40 | Occipital Neuralgia & Cervicogenic Headache – Diagnostic & Management Challenges
Dr. Andrzej Krol
10:40-10:50| Shoulder Disorders – Diagnosis & Non-Surgical Management
Dr. Raja Reddy
10:50-11:00 | Trigeminal Peripheral Nerves – Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Dr. Victor Silva
11:00-11:10 | Denervation of Major Joint Osteoarthritis – More Nerves, More Questions
Dr. Raja Reddy
11:10-11:20 | Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy – Clinical Diagnosis & Management
Dr. Andrea Trescot
11:20-11:30 | Deep Gluteal Syndrome – Interventions for Pelvic Pain
Dr. Ashish Shetty
11:30-11:40 | Spondyloarthritis: Clinical Diagnosis & Management Options
Dr. Ismael Atchia
11:40-12:00 | Panel Discussion, Q & A
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break
13:00 – 17:00 | Session 3 | ULTRASOUND SCANNING ON LIVE MODELS
Session Chair: Prof. Ashish Shetty
Delegates will rotate between stations 1 and 7, spending 30 minutes at each station. 30 min Tea Break included.
| Station 1: Spine, Cervical & Thoracic Ultrasound Interventions Dr. Andrzej Krol | Station 5: Major Joints & Denervation Ultrasound Interventions Dr. Sami Alawad, Dr. Raja Reddy |
| Station 2: MSK, Upper Extremity Ultrasound Interventions Dr. Surabhi Choudhary, Dr. Edward Williams | Station 6: Peripheral Nerves & Stimulation Ultrasound Interventions Dr. Andrea Trescot, Dr. Victor Silva |
| Station 3: Spine, Lumbar & Pelvis Ultrasound Interventions Prof. Ashish Shetty, Dr. Manojit Sinha | Station 7: Regenerative Therapies Harvest & Process Prof. Anan Shetty, Dr. Douglas Beall, Dr. Ansar Mahmood |
| Station 4: MSK, Lower Extremity Ultrasound Interventions Dr. Ismael Atchia |
17:00 | Feedback & Day 2 Closure
Day 3 – Saturday, 13 June, 2026 – Fluoroscopy Cadaver Workshop
Hodgkin Building Dissecting Rooms, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus
08:00 – 08:30 | Lab Instructions
08:30 – 12:45 | Session 1 – NEUROMODULATION
(45 minutes each station, 30-minute coffee break at 10:00)
12:45–13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 – 15:15 | Session 2 – EPIDUROLYSIS / INTERVENTION
(45 minutes each station)
15:15 – 16:00 | Tea Break, Feedback & Day 3 Closure