NANS 2027 Annual Meeting

Program

21–24 January 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
- Business of Medicine
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Comprehensive Pelvic Pain Management: DRG, SCS, PNS, RFA, and Pudendal Nerve Blocks
- Pain
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Habituation: The Silent Killer of Neuromodulation Efficacy
- Neural Engineering
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Latest Advances in Intracranial Ablation
- Brain
Presentations:
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Neuromodulation Across the Continuum: An APP Course in Pain & Neurosurgical Care
Neuromodulation Across the Continuum: An APP Course in Pain & Neurosurgical Care
- APP
Presentations:
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Plenary I: Rewiring the Future: Precision Neuromodulation Across Brain Networks
- Brain
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Neuromodulation
- Advocacy/Ethics
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Central Neuromodulation for Chronic Pain
- Brain
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
- Neural Engineering
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Emerging Surgical and Programming Concepts in Epilepsy Neuromodulation
- Brain
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Neuromodulation for Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome: Targets, Techniques, and Outcomes
- Research & Academics
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #1
Presentations:
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Pain Olympics Jeopardy: Training Tomorrow’s Neuromodulation Leaders
- Early Career
Presentations:
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Plenary II: Neuromodulation 2035: Precision, Prediction, and Personalization
- Ethics
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Better Together: Composite Measures for Evaluating Outcomes of Neuromodulation Therapies
- Spine
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Cognition, Creativity, and Communication: The Future of BCI
- Brain
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Multimodal Neuromodulation: Evolution or Escalation?
- Business of Medicine
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Oral Abstract Highlight Session #2
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Practice: Debating the Gray Zones Where the Verdict Is Still Out
- Pain
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Personalized Neuromodulation in Epilepsy: Closing the Loop
- Brain
Presentations:
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Thalamic Neuromodulation Across Neurological Disorders
- Brain
Presentations:

Registration Open

Breakfast

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

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

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

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

Closing Discussion

Habituation: The Silent Killer of Neuromodulation Efficacy

Welcome

Mechanisms of Habituation: Brain, Pain and Beyond

Management of Habituation in Spinal Neuromodulation

Q&A Panel Discussion

Latest Advances in Intracranial Ablation

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

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

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

Keynote Speaker

Exhibit Hall Open

Morning Beverage Break

Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models in Neuromodulation

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

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

Chronotherapy in Neuromodulation the Importance of a Clock for Personalized Medicine, Device Optimization, and Adaptive and Closed-Loop Neurostimulation Strategies

Welcome

Panel Discussion

Emerging Surgical and Programming Concepts in Epilepsy Neuromodulation

Advanced Neuromodulation Approaches in Patients Who Have Failed Resective Epilepsy Surgery

Thalamic Connectivity in Epilepsy Neuromodulation

Emerging Closed-Loop Programming Strategies in Focal and Generalized Epilepsy

Advanced Programming and Dosing Approaches in Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy

Neuromodulation for Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome: Targets, Techniques, and Outcomes

Welcome

Highest Ranking Oral Abstracts

Overview: Chronic Abdominal Pain Disorders (CADS) and Neuromodulation Rationale

Neuromodulation Targets for Chronic Abdominal Pain

Programming Strategies and Trial Optimization

Case-Based Clinical Application