Programme overview

Moderators: Philippe L. Pereira (Heilbronn/DE), Afshin Gangi (Strasbourg/FR)

111.1 | CIRSE’s portfolio and services and ECIP 2027
Daniel Waigl (Vienna/AT)

111.2 | CIRSE’s clinical vision
Philippe L. Pereira (Heilbronn/DE)
 

Moderators: Philippe L. Pereira (Heilbronn/DE), Afshin Gangi (Strasbourg/FR)

112.1 | The evolving role of interventional radiology in multidisciplinary pain management
Aleksandar Gjoreski (Skopje/MK)

112.2 | IR vs. traditional pain specialists: bridging the gap or blurring the lines?
Sean Tutton (Del Mar/US)

112.3 | Interventional radiology and the pain paradigm: redefining boundaries in clinical practice
Afshin Gangi (Strasbourg/FR)

112.4 | Becoming a pain physician: the expanding scope of interventional radiologists
Dimitrios Filippiadis (Athens/GR)

112.5 | Discussion and comments
 

Moderators: Tiago Pereira (Vila Nova de Gaia/PT), Robert Morgan (London/GB)

121.1 | From nerve injections to neurolysis and neuromodulation: a primer for non-users
Manuel Cifrián Pérez (Castellon/ES)

121.2 | Targeting pain above the neck: the role of interventional radiology in headache and facial pain management
Adrian Kastler (Grenoble/FR)

121.3 | Lumbar sympathectomy
Michal Mauda-Havakuk (Tel-Aviv/IL)

121.4 | Morton’s neuroma
Evangelos Petsatodis (Thessaloniki/GR)

121.5 | Q&A
 

Moderators: Tiago Pereira (Vila Nova de Gaia/PT), Robert Morgan (London/GB)

122.1 | Percutaneous therapies for the management of symptomatic intervertebral disc herniation
Mario Muto (Naples/IT)

122.2 | Facet and sacroiliac joint therapies
Kai E. Wilhelm (Bonn/DE)

122.3 | Basivertebral nerve ablation: a new frontier in low back pain intervention
Luigi Manfrè (Catania/IT)

122.4 | Spinal cord stimulation
Neil Resnick (Weston/US)

121.5 | Q&A
 

Moderators: Tiago Pereira (Vila Nova de Gaia/PT), Robert Morgan (London/GB)

123.1 | Vertebral augmentation for benign and malignant fractures
Stefano Marcia (Cagliari/IT)

123.2 | Osteoplasty and osteosynthesis in the peripheral skeleton
Sean Tutton (Del Mar/US)

123.3 | Percutaneous ablation for benign bone and soft tissue MSK tumors
Jack Jennings (Saint Louis/US)

123.4 | Percutaneous ablation for pain palliation in cancer patients
Salem Bauones (Riyadh/SA)

123.5 | Q&A
 

Moderators: Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck (Flensburg/DE), Jean Palussiere (Bordeaux/FR)

124.1 | Genicular artery embolization: a minimally invasive option for chronic knee pain
Mark Little (Reading/GB)

124.2 | Embolization techniques in chronic tendinopathies and soft tissue pain
Yuji Okuno (Tokyo/JP)

124.3 | Targeting the joint: image-guided intra-articular therapies and innovations
Salvatore Alessio Angileri (Milan/IT)

124.4 | Neurolysis and neuromodulation in peripheral joints and benign pain
Salem Bauones (Riyadh/SA)

124.5 | Q&A
 

Moderators: Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck (Flensburg/DE), Jean Palussiere (Bordeaux/FR)

125.1 | Pelvic congestion syndrome: diagnosis, imaging, and endovascular treatment
Christof M. Sommer (Heidelberg/DE)

125.2 | Managing endometriosis-associated pain: role for IR
Roberto L. Cazzato (Strasbourg/FR)

125.3 | Chronic scrotal pain and varicocele: decision-making, and management
Anna Maria Ierardi (Milan/IT)

125.4 | MSK and neuropathic pain syndromes in the pelvis
Evangelos Petsatodis (Thessaloniki/GR)

125.5 | Q&A
 

Moderators: Alex Barnacle (London/GB), Patrick Haage (Wuppertal/DE)

211.1 | From image guidance to pain relief: the IR advantage in pain management
Pierleone Lucatelli (Rome/IT)

211.2 | Ultrasound vs. fluoroscopy vs. computed tomography: choosing the right tool for pain interventions
Ornella Moschovaki-Zeiger (Athens/GR)

211.3 | Cone-beam CT and navigation in precision-guided pain procedures
Marco van Strijen (Nieuwegein/NL)

211.4 | Radiation dose reduction strategies in high-volume pain practice
Peter Minko (Duesseldorf/DE)

211.5 | AI-enhanced targeting in interventional pain therapy: what’s real and what’s next?
Fernando Gómez Muñoz (Valencia/ES)

211.6 | Discussion and comments
 

Moderators: Tiago Bilhim (Lisbon/PT), Belarmino Gonçalves (Porto/PT)

221.1 | Building an IR-led pain practice: pearls, pitfalls, and pathways
Neil Resnick (Weston/US)

221.2 | Collaboration, not competition: working with pain specialists, surgeons, and primary care
Alexis Kelekis (Athens/GR)

221.3 | Standardizing care pathways: patient selection and outcome protocols in IR pain management
Andreas H. Mahnken (Marburg/DE)

221.4 | Clinical trials in interventional radiology for pain management: the role of registries and big data in advancing IR pain practice
Thomas Helmberger (Munich/DE)

221.5 | Reimbursement, documentation, and billing in IR pain procedures: what you need to know
Peter Minko (Duesseldorf/DE)

221.6 | Discussion and comments
 

Three rooms will be made available for the discussion fora to enhance interaction and delegate participation. The moderators will steer the discussion. Topics will include but are not limited to:

• Precision, partnership, and pain relief: interventional radiology’s expanding role in pain management
• Integrating IR into the multidisciplinary pain clinic: models and challenges
• Referral pathways and collaborative care between IR and pain medicine/neurosurgery
• Reimbursement and coding challenges in pain interventions for IRs

Closing remarks