ASPN, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience
International Society of Pain and Neuroscience ISPN 2026 · October 22-25 · Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

The 3rd Annual Conference · Amsterdam 2026

The Global Spine and
Nerve Revolution

The International Society of Pain and Neuroscience met in Amsterdam for its third annual conference, October 22 to 25, 2026. Thank you to the faculty, attendees, sponsors, and volunteers who made it.

October 22-25, 2026· Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
The Program

The 2026 Program

In Pictures
  • Two smiling attendees take a selfie together in a meeting room at ISPN 2026.
  • A full general session room at ISPN 2026 in Amsterdam, with attendees at round tables facing a faculty panel on stage.
    The general session in Amsterdam.
  • Faculty panel on stage beneath a slide titled Basivertebral Nerve Ablation, Updates on Evidence, Technique, and Patient Selection.
    Basivertebral Nerve Ablation: Updates on Evidence, Technique, and Patient Selection.
  • Panelists seated on stage under a slide titled From Innovation to Adoption, What Determines Whether New Technology Succeeds.
    From Innovation to Adoption: What Determines Whether New Technology Succeeds?
  • A moderator at the lectern and two panelists seated beneath a slide on challenges in the global expansion of new technologies.
    Challenges in Global Expansion of New Technologies.
  • A speaker on stage presenting a slide comparing how Europe and the United States regulate artificial intelligence.
    How Europe and the United States regulate AI.
  • Three faculty members seated on stage during a panel discussion, one speaking into a microphone.
  • A faculty member leading a small-group discussion with attendees seated around a table.
  • A speaker at the podium presenting a slide asking why new ablative therapies are needed, viewed from the audience.
  • Two speakers seated with microphones in a fireside conversation, an illustrated harbor scene on the screen behind them.
  • Faculty gathered for a poster presentation in the exhibit area, with research posters on screens behind them.
  • Attendees in discussion around a round table during a small-group session.
  • A group photo of attendees and faculty gathered around a table after a small-group session.
  • Four smiling attendees in ISPN lanyards take a selfie together in the conference foyer.
Hands-On

Labs & Training

Ultrasound Lab

Thursday, October 22 · 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM · Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

A hands-on morning of ultrasound-guided technique led by faculty from across the globe. The lab opened with ultrasound fundamentals and sonoanatomy essentials, followed by a session on patient selection and procedure strategy.

From 8:35 to 11:35 AM participants rotated through five hands-on stations, 35 minutes per rotation.

Massimo Allegri closed the session on advanced applications and future directions, covering regenerative approaches, peripheral nerve stimulation, and hybrid imaging.

Station Syllabus

  • MSK & Peripheral Nerve Entrapments (Upper Limb)

    David Dickerson (USA) · Reda Tolba (UAE)

    Shoulder: biceps tendon, AC joint, SASD bursa, glenohumeral joint, suprascapular nerve

    Elbow and wrist: medial & lateral elbow, ulnar / cubital tunnel, carpal tunnel & median nerve, Guyon's canal

    Upper limb peripheral nerve entrapments

  • MSK & Peripheral Nerve Entrapments (Lower Limb)

    Adnan Al-Kaisy (UK) · Robert Moghim (USA)

    Hip: hip joint, trochanteric complex, iliotibial band, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

    Knee: knee joint, genicular nerves, saphenous nerve

    Ankle and foot: tibiotalar joint, MTP joint, tarsal tunnel, tibial nerve

    Lower limb peripheral nerve entrapments

  • Lumbar Spine & Sacrum

    Anuj Bhatia (Canada) · David Brinkman (Netherlands)

    Caudal epidural, sacroiliac joint & ligaments, piriformis muscle and pudendal nerve, lumbar facet joints & medial branches

  • Trunk (Thoracic Spine and Abdomen)

    Megan Linehan (USA) · Remko Liebregts (Netherlands)

    Thoracic facet joints & costotransverse joint, thoracic paravertebral block, intercostal nerve block, erector spinae plane (ESP) block, parasternal plane block, ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric nerve blocks, rectus sheath & TAP plane blocks

  • Cervical Spine & Head Pain

    Nasir Khatri (USA) · Hesham Elsharkawy (USA)

    Cervical facet joints & cervical medial branches (incl. third occipital nerve), cervical nerve roots, cervical sympathetic chain, greater occipital nerve

Course Directors

Giuliano Lo Bianco

Ali Valimahomed

Regenerative Medicine Lab

Thursday, October 22 · 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM · Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

The afternoon counterpart to the morning ultrasound lab, directed by Christopher Robinson and Ansar Mahmood, ran onsite at the Mövenpick from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on the Thursday of conference week.

The lab covered four topics: BMAC with Sudhir Diwan and Aaron K. Calodney; mFAT with Timothy Davis and Adnan Al- Kaisy; PRP and protein concentrate with Ricardo Ruiz Lopez and Jordan Lee Tate; and the business of regenerative medicine with Ansar Mahmood.

Course Directors

Christopher Robinson

Ansar Mahmood

Hands-On Cadaver Lab

Sunday, October 25 · 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM · Amsterdam Skills Centre for Health Sciences

ISPN closed conference week with a full day of cadaveric training, held offsite at the Amsterdam Skills Centre for Health Sciences.

The session was built around extended hands-on time at the table, with a facility to attendee ratio set deliberately low so that every participant got substantial time on each technique rather than watching from the back of a crowded station.

Sponsored by Mainstay Medical

Young Innovator Pre-Conference Sessions

Thursday, October 22 · 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM · Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre

Two back-to-back sessions built for early-career pain physicians, run by the ISPN Young Innovators and directed by Harry Soar and David van Vemde, with Young Innovators Committee Chair Martina Rekatsina.

From Fellow to Force: Building a High-Impact Career in Pain Medicine offered practical, real-world guidance for engaged and motivated early-career pain physicians. Topics included making the most of training and the early consultant and attending years, personal and professional development, skills acquisition, research involvement, and building meaningful professional networks. Faculty: Vinny Francio, Anuj Shah, Benjamin Gill, Sheila Black, and Timothy Deer.

Inventing Impact: Turning Pain Innovation into Clinical Reality followed how an idea becomes a real-world clinical solution, covering the full journey from idea generation and IP protection, through prototyping, regulatory pathways and early clinical trials, to commercialization and widespread clinical adoption. Speakers included industry representatives, regulators, and clinician-researchers. Faculty: Jason Hannon, Ben Goss, Ganesan Baranidharan, and Kavita Poply.

A Young Innovator Reception followed immediately afterwards from 4:30 to 5:00 PM, hosted by Harry Soar, David van Vemde, and Jan Willem Kallewaard.

Course Directors

Harry Soar

David van Vemde

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