NANS 2027 Annual Meeting

Program

January 21-24, 2027 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

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Friday, January 22 30

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Building Your Niche in Neuromodulation: Aligning Personal Expertise and Interest with Community and Health System Needs
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Business of Medicine

Early Career
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Comprehensive Pelvic Pain Management: DRG, SCS, PNS, RFA, and Pudendal Nerve Blocks
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Habituation: The Silent Killer of Neuromodulation Efficacy
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Spine

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Latest Advances in Intracranial Ablation
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Brain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Neuromodulation Across the Continuum: An APP Course in Pain & Neurosurgical Care
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APP
Location: Florentine Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Plenary I: Rewiring the Future: Precision Neuromodulation Across Brain Networks
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Spine

Brain

Pain
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Neuromodulation
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Advocacy/Ethics
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Central Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Chronotherapy in Neuromodulation: The Importance of a Clock for Personalized Medicine, Device Optimization, and Adaptive and Closed-loop Neurostimulation Strategies
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Neural Engineering

Wearables
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Emerging Surgical and Programming Concepts in Epilepsy Neuromodulation
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Neuromodulation for Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome: Targets, Techniques, and Outcomes
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Research & Academics
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #1

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Pain Olympics Jeopardy: Training Tomorrow’s Neuromodulation Leaders
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Research & Academics

Early Career
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Plenary II: Neuromodulation 2035: Precision, Prediction, and Personalization
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Wearables

Ethics

Pain
Location: Octavius Ballroom 4
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Better Together: Composite Measures for Evaluating Outcomes of Neuromodulation Therapies
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Spine
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cognition, Creativity, and Communication: The Future of BCI
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Brain

Neural Engineering
Location: Milano Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Multimodal Neuromodulation: Evolution or Escalation?
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Spine

Business of Medicine
Location: Milano Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #2

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Location: Pompeian Ballroom I & II
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Practice: Debating the Gray Zones Where the Verdict Is Still Out
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Peripheral Nerve

Pain
Location: Milano Ballroom V & VI
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Personalized Neuromodulation in Epilepsy: Closing the Loop
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Brain
Location: Neopolitan Ballroom III & IV
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Thalamic Neuromodulation Across Neurological Disorders
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Brain
Location: Milano Ballroom VII & VIII
Presentations:

Registration Open

Breakfast

Building Your Niche in Neuromodulation: Aligning Personal Expertise and Interest with Community and Health System Needs

Welcome

Identifying Your Niche: Aligning Personal Interests with Clinical Opportunities

Building a Program: Recognizing Gaps in Care Within Your Community

Developing Multidisciplinary Collaborations and Referral Networks

Growing a Sustainable Practice: Balancing Institutional Priorities and Career Development

Q&A Panel Discussion

Closing Discussion

Comprehensive Pelvic Pain Management: DRG, SCS, PNS, RFA, and Pudendal Nerve Blocks

Welcome

Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation of Pudendal Nerve for Pelvic Pain

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pelvic Pain

Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Pelvic Pain

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pelvic Pain

Q&A Panel Discussion

Closing Discussion

Habituation: The Silent Killer of Neuromodulation Efficacy

Welcome

Habituation in Spinal Neuromodulation: History, Definition, Incidence, and Impact

Mechanisms of Habituation: Brain, Pain and Beyond

Management of Habituation in Spinal Neuromodulation

Q&A Panel Discussion

Closing Discussion

Latest Advances in Intracranial Ablation

Welcome

Focused Ultrasound for Movement Disorders- targets, Applications and Treatment Longevity

Focused Ultrasound: New Treatments for Epilepsy

Intracranial Ablation for Managing Chronic Pain

Novel Approaches in Laser Ablation for Managing Refractory Epilepsy & Oncologic Processes

Q&A Panel Discussion

Closing Discussion

Neuromodulation Across the Continuum: An APP Course in Pain & Neurosurgical Care

Breakfast & Registration

Welcome & Opening Remarks

The APP Guide to Today’s Neuromodulation Device Landscape

Training, Scope & Team Based Care: Best Practices for APPS in Neuromodulation

HOT TOPIC: Brain Computer Interface

Biomarker-driven Neuromodulation: Understanding Closed-loop Stimulation

Stimulating the Vagus: Why VNS Matters

Morning Break

Preoperative Optimization for Neuromodulation Patients

HOT TOPIC: Gut Check: Neuromodulation for Abdominal Pain

Recognizing, Managing, and Preventing Complications in Neuromodulation

Lunch

From Spine to Brain: New Frontiers in Non-invasive Neuromodulation

HOT TOPIC: Neuromodulation for Headache Pathways

Pump Smarter Not Harder: Intrathecal Therapy in Clinical Practice

Epidural Hematoma After Neuromodulation: Recognition, Rapid Response & Rescue Pathways: A Case Report

Afternoon Break

Neuromodulation Showdown: Jeopardy for Apps

Closing Remarks

Plenary I: Rewiring the Future: Precision Neuromodulation Across Brain Networks

Welcome

Introduction to NANS 2027

Closing the Loop from Spine to Brain: Computational Biomarkers for Personalized Pain Neuromodulation

Mapping the Unexplored: Connectomic Principles for the Next Generation of Subcortical and Brainstem DBS Targets

From Network to Hardware: Next-Gen BCI for Neural Recovery

Demystifying Consciousness: Role of Thalamic Connectivity and Impact of Neuromodulation

Introduction of Keynote

Neuroaugmentation: from the Clinic to a New World

Exhibit Hall Open

Morning Beverage Break

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Neuromodulation

Welcome

Highest Ranking Oral Abstracts

LLMS at the Bedside – Improving Patient Education Materials and Informed Consent in Neuromodulation

AI in Adaptive and Closed- loop Therapy

Algorithmic Gate Keeping – AI Driven Prior Authorizations and Their Implications

Data Hunger, Privacy and Power – Neuroethical Dimensions of AI in Neuromodulation

Closing Discussion

Central Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain

Welcome

Highest Ranking Oral Abstracts

Network Based Neuromodulation for Pain

Insights and Advances in DBS for Chronic Pain

Non-invasive Cranial Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain

Developing Closed Loop Neuromodulation Systems for Chronic Pain

Closing Discussion