Save the Date
The 9th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
July 15-18, 2027 · Fontainebleau Miami Beach · Miami Beach, Florida
ASPN Webinar
THE SUPER BOWL
OF DEBATES
The ASPN Super Bowl of Debates returns January 14, 2027 at 8:00 PM EST (7:00 PM CST, 5:00 PM PST), moderated by Timothy Deer, MD and Dawood Sayed, MD.
The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
THE HOME OF
PAIN & 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.
Education & Programs
Learn With ASPN
Certification
MISN Certification
The Minimally Invasive Spine Neuromodulation certification: written and practical examination to train and credential physicians in minimally invasive spine procedures.
Program Details →Podcast
Pain Unfiltered
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 →On Demand
Video Library
Missed a webinar? Find the content you want, on demand, in the ASPN video library.
Browse →Publications
NEURON & Guidelines
ASPN’s evidence-based publication series and peer-reviewed best practice guidelines, from closed-loop SCS consensus to regenerative medicine.
Read the Guidelines →Early Career
Poster to Podium
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 →Wellness
MINDset 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 Work- Begins January 1, 2027
CMS 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.
- Live since January 1, 2026
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.
Neurotech & AI
Where the Field Is Going
ACCESS AI Initiative
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 →AI Division
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 →Neurotech Horizons
ASPN’s premier innovation forum uniting physicians, industry leaders, investors, and technologists: from concept to clinic.
At the Annual Meeting →
Issue 19 · September 2026
The Evolution of Pain Medicine
Dr. Timothy Deer on restraint of trade, Dr. Dawood Sayed on a record-setting ASPN PAIN 2026, two top abstracts on remote monitoring of spinal cord stimulation, the ISPN Amsterdam program, the new ASPN website, the Regenerative Medicine Division, and an advocacy update on CY 2027 Medicare rules and PNS coverage.
Our Purpose
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.
Our Structure
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