SCS, PNS, IDDS Training and NANS Curriculum Update
Part of Training the Next Generation of Neuromodulators: Guidelines, Gaps, and the Road Ahead
Details
- Date
- Saturday, January 23, 2027
- Time
- 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
- Session type
- Concurrent Session
- Schedule
- See this day
About
Neuromodulation training across Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited programs remains highly variable, with limited procedural standardization and competency assessment. While the ACGME outlines general educational milestones, these requirements often lack procedural specificity for neuromodulation techniques, resulting in variable trainee competency. This session critically evaluates existing ACGME training requirements for spinal cord stimulation (SCS), intrathecal drug delivery (IDDS), peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and compares them with the NANS Education Committee's evidence-based curricula. The session will also discuss future directions, including post-graduate certification pathways, competency verification, and the growing influence of payer expectations on formal neuromodulation training standards.
Presenters
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Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Department of Anesthesiology, University of WI School of Medicine and Public Health · Madison, Wisconsin
Dr Abd-Elsayed serves as the Medical Director of UW Health Pain Services, Division Chief of Chronic Pain Medicine, and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, edited about 40 books, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.
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Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Department of Anesthesiology, University of WI School of Medicine and Public Health · Madison, Wisconsin
Dr Abd-Elsayed serves as the Medical Director of UW Health Pain Services, Division Chief of Chronic Pain Medicine, and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, edited about 40 books, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.