The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
A forum for scientific exchange among experienced physicians, those in training, and emerging leaders: improving patient outcomes, education, and research with a common voice.
ASPN ACCESS AI · Live Webinar
Sep 1, 2026 · 8:00 PM EST · 45 minutes · Online
Moderated by Robert Moghim, MD, and Chris Massey, MD. Featuring Paul Lynch, MD, Ryan Budwany, MD, Usman Latif, MD, MBA, and Hemant Kalia, MD.
The Minimally Invasive Spine Neuromodulation certification: written and practical examination to train and credential physicians in minimally invasive spine procedures.
Program Details →Hosts Dr. Patrick Buchanan and Dr. Timothy Deer go in depth into the interventional pain and spine world with top key opinion leaders and executives.
Listen →Missed a webinar? Find the content you want, on demand, in the ASPN video library.
Browse →ASPN’s evidence-based publication series and peer-reviewed best practice guidelines, from closed-loop SCS consensus to regenerative medicine.
Read the Guidelines →Twelve months of mentored research for early-career pain physicians: monthly webinars, a mid-year poster, and an oral address at the ASPN Annual Meeting.
See the Program →ASPN’s program supporting clinician wellbeing and performance.
Program Details →ASPN works directly with CMS, commercial payers, and Congress on the coverage and payment decisions that determine patient access to pain care.
The Advocacy and Policy Committee tracks payment model changes, files formal comments on coverage determinations, and briefs members on what is coming before it arrives. Two mandatory Medicare shifts are on the calendar now.
See Our WorkCMS Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM): a mandatory payment model with performance-based adjustments and financial risk-sharing for interventional pain, anesthesiology, and PM&R physicians in selected regions. No opt-out for eligible providers. The ASPN member briefing covers who is affected and how to prepare.
CMMI WISeR model: prior authorization using AI and clinical review for select outpatient services including neuromodulation, radiofrequency neurolysis, and epidural steroid injections. ASPN is advocating that algorithmic tools account for the clinical complexity of chronic pain patients.
International · Third ISPN Annual Conference
October 22-25, 2026 · Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
The International Society of Pain and Neuroscience convenes in Amsterdam. Abstract submissions are open until August 17, 2026.
Save the Date
July 15-18, 2027 · Fontainebleau Miami Beach · Miami Beach, Florida
ASPN’s Department of AI and Medical Technology leads an ongoing webinar series on AI’s role in expanding patient access to care, beginning with peripheral nerve stimulation.
Next up in the series →Charged with drafting a constitution for the appropriate use of AI in spine and nerve care, shaping the Registry process, and advancing electronic prior authorization.
About the Division →ASPN’s premier innovation forum uniting physicians, industry leaders, investors, and technologists: from concept to clinic.
At the Annual Meeting →Issue 18 · June 2026
A new member briefing on the mandatory CMS Ambulatory Specialty Model beginning January 1, 2027, Dr. Timothy Deer on how ASPN selects experts for consensus guidelines, the launch of the Regenerative Medicine Division in Miami Beach, and a tribute to the late Dr. Michael A. Fishman.
ASPN was founded to create a new forum for scientific exchange and thought-provoking discussion among experienced physicians, those in training, and emerging leaders in the field: improving patient outcomes, safety, and cost effectiveness with a common voice.
The society’s mission is to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and elevate each other in a quest to improve the field.
A diverse membership guided by the Executive Board, counseled by the Emeritus Board of experienced thought leaders, and energized by the Young Innovators: students, residents, fellows, and early-career clinicians developing the next generation of clinician scientists.
Leadership & Board