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June 24, 2026, Wednesday - Planned Pre-Congress Workshops

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cadaver Workshop

Registration: Grand Hyatt Hotel lobby from 6:15 AM
Please note: Registration is mandatory for the workshop! 
We would like to kindly ask everybody to come to the hotel and go with the bus to the lab together.
Brazilian participants can go directly to the workshop venue, their registration will be there.

Directors: Carlos Guerrero, MD, FIPP (Colombia); Ricardo Plancarte Sanchez, MD, PhD, FIPP (Mexico)

Venue: MARC INSTITUTE 
Alameda Santos 1420 - across the street from  Tivoli Hotel

7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Ultrasound-Guided Pain Procedures Workshop 

Registration: Grand Hyatt Hotel lobby from 6:15 AM
Please note: Registration is mandatory for the workshop! 
We would like to kindly ask everybody to come to the hotel and go with the bus to the lab together.
Brazilian participants can go directly to the workshop venue, their registration will be there.

Directors: Estheal Avelar, MSc (Brazil); André Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil); Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD, CIPS (Brazil)

Venue: Clínica Atualli 
Alameda Santos 745 Jardins SP-SP

7:30 – 7:40 AM

7:40 - 8:25 AM

8:25 - 9:10 AM

9:10 - 9:40 AM

9:40 - 10:25 AM

10:25 - 11:10 AM

11:10 - 11:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

10 min

Station 1 - Peripheral Nerve Procedures

45 min

Station 2 - Lumbar Spine Prolotherapy and Gluteal Targets

45 min

Coffee Break + Demonstration Station: Cryoablation Targets for Knee Denervation

30 min

Station 3 - Ultrasound Anatomy of the Hip and Knee

45 min

Station 4 - Ultrasound Anatomy of the Shoulder

45 min

Final Discussion, Q&A and Closing Remarks

20 min

Station 1 - Peripheral Nerve Procedures

Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve targets

  • Pudendal nerve

  • Ilioinguinal nerve

  • Iliohypogastric nerve

  • Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

  • Occipital nerve

Station 2 - Lumbar Spine Prolotherapy and Gluteal Targets

  • Sacroiliac joint

  • Lumbar facet joints

  • Iliolumbar ligament

  • Sacral ligaments

  • Supraspinous ligament

  • Piriformis muscle

Station 3 - Ultrasound Anatomy of the Hip and Knee

  • Hip: intra-articular hip injection

  • Hip: bursa infiltration

  • Hip: gluteus medius and minimus tendinopathy

  • Knee: intra-articular knee injection

  • Knee: pes anserinus region

  • Knee: ultrasound-guided subchondral bone puncture

Notes

  • Hands-on scanning format

  • Small-group rotation through all stations

  • Final discussion and Q&A at the end of the workshop

Station 4 - Ultrasound Anatomy of the Shoulder

  • Supraspinatus tendon insertion

  • Subacromial/subdeltoid bursa

  • Subscapularis tendon insertion

  • Infraspinatus tendon insertion

  • Long head of the biceps brachii tendon

  • Rotator interval

  • Posterior glenohumeral joint

  • Acromioclavicular joint

Demonstration Station - Cryoablation Targets
Ultrasound-guided targets for knee denervation

  • Demonstration during the coffee break focusing on anatomical targets for ultrasound-guided knee cryoablation.

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Practical Patient-Based Ultrasound Workshop 

Registration: Grand Hyatt Hotel lobby from 6:15 AM
Please note: Registration is mandatory for the workshop! 
We would like to kindly ask everybody to come to the hotel and go with the bus to the lab together.
Brazilian participants can go directly to the workshop venue, their registration will be there.

Directors: Estheal Avelar, MSc (Brazil); André Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil); Camila Lobo Ferreira, MD, CIPS (Brazil)

Venue: Clínica Atualli 

Alameda Santos 745 Jardins SP-SP

Workshop Overview Format Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Pain Procedures, Hands-on practical workshop with real patient care
Maximum number ofparticipants 12
Structure 3 procedure rooms running simultaneously
Patient flow 1 patient per hour in each room
Total estimated cases Up to 6 patients/procedures during the workshop
Participant distribution: up to 12 participants divided into 3 rooms, with approximately 4 participants per room.

Procedure Rooms and Techniques
Room 1 - Knee Procedures
- Adductor canal approach with prolotherapy
- Intra-articular knee injection with hyaluronic acid
Room 2 - Hip Procedures
- PENG block with prolotherapy
- Intra-articular hip injection with hyaluronic acid
- Bursa injection with prolotherapy
Room 3 - Sacroiliac Joint and Lumbar Spine Procedures
- Sacroiliac joint diagnostic test block
- Lumbar facet block
- Iliolumbar ligament injection with prolotherapy

Suggested Program Description

This practical session will provide participants with hands-on exposure to ultrasound-guided interventional pain procedures performed in real patients. The workshop will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants to ensure direct interaction, small-group learning, and close supervision. Three procedure rooms will run simultaneously from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, with one patient scheduled per hour in each room. Participants will rotate through the rooms to observe and discuss different ultrasound-guided techniques, including knee, hip, sacroiliac joint, and lumbar spine interventions.

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Advanced Orthobiologic Techniques Workshop (Regenerative Medicine Workshop)

Registration: Grand Hyatt Hotel lobby from 6:15 AM
Please note: Registration is mandatory for the workshop! 
We would like to kindly ask everybody to come to the hotel and go with the bus to the lab together.
Brazilian participants can go directly to the workshop venue, their registration will be there.

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Estación
Tema
Faculty
Station 1
Subchondral Injections
Dr. Sudhir Diwan + Dr. Ana Flavia Vieira Leite
Station 2
Intradiscal Orthobiologics
Dr. Doug Beall + Dr. Jesús Medina
Station 3
Functional Spine Unit Approach / Roundtable Sessions
Dr. Annu Navani + Dr Sandra Martinez
Station 4
BMAC Aspiration (Ultrasound Guided)
Dr. Víctor Pacheco + Dr. Giulia Haendchen
Station 5
Ultrasound-Guided Orthobiologics
Dr. Olympio Chacón + Dr. Alejandro Medina
Station
Topic
Faculty
Station 1
Subchondral Injections
Dr. Sudhir Diwan + Dr. Ana Flavia Vieira Leite
Station 2
Intradiscal Orthobiologics
Dr. Doug Beall + Dr. Jesús Medina
Station 3
Functional Spine Unit Approach / Roundtable Sessions
Dr. Annu Navani + Dr Sandra Martinez
Station 4
BMAC Aspiration (Ultrasound Guided)
Dr. Víctor Pacheco + Dr. Giulia Haendchen
Station 5
Ultrasound-Guided Orthobiologics
Dr. Olympio Chacón + Dr. Alejandro Medina

Course directors: Jesús Medina, MD, FIPP, CIPS (Mexico); Sudhir Diwan, MD, FIPP (USA)

Faculty: Dr. Annu Navani, Dr. Olympio Chacón, Dr. Víctor Pacheco, Dr. Giulia Haendchen, Dr. Doug Beall, Dr. Esthael Avelar, Dr. Alejandro Medina, Dr. Sandra Martínez, Dra. Ana Flavia Vieira Leite 

Venue: Atualli Day 
Rua bela Cintra 539 Consolação SP-SP 

Lectures: 

  • Lecture 1: Subchondral Approach Techniques. 

Dr. Sudhir Diwan

  • Lecture 2: Functional Spine Unit Approach . 

Dr. Annu Navani

Hands-On Rotating Stations:

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Craniofacial Pain Workshop 

Registration: Grand Hyatt Hotel lobby from 6:15 AM
Please note: Registration is mandatory for the workshop! 
We would like to kindly ask everybody to come to the hotel and go with the bus to the lab together.
Brazilian participants can go directly to the workshop venue, their registration will be there.

Directors: Tiago Freitas, MD, FIPP (Brazil); André Mansano, MD, PhD, FIPP (Brazil)

Venue: Edifício Rochaverá Corporate (Torre Marble)
Av. das Nações Unidas, 14.171 – 14º andar – Vila Gertrudes


Program:
1) Case Presentations with a Specialist:
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Postherpetic Neuropathic Facial Pain
• Facial Pain Related to Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction
• Cervicogenic Headache
2) Team Learning (TL) in Craniofacial Pain:
• Trigeminal Autonomic Headache (TAH)
3) Ultrasound Workshop:

• Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Procedures
• Interventional Approaches to Cervicogenic Headache

Number of participants: 15 people

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cannabionids Workshops (CANCELLED)

Directors: Mariana Palladini, MD (Brazil); Alexandre Mio-Pos, MD (Brazil); Ana Valencia, MD (Colombia)

Venue: Grand Hyatt (on-site)

8:30 – 8:50 AM

8:50 - 9:10 AM

9:10 - 9:30 AM

9:30 - 10:00 AM

10:00 - 10:20 AM

10:20 - 10:40 AM

10:40 - 11:00 AM

11:00 - 11:20 AM

11:20 - 11:40 AM

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM

The Cannabis Plant and Its Components

20 min

Major Cannabinoids: THC/CBD

20 min

Minor Cannabinoids and Other Active Components

20 min

The Endocannabinoid System and Endogenous Cannabinoids

30 min

Coffee Break

20 min

Cannabinoids and Neuropathic Pain

Mariana Palladini – 20 min

Cannabinoids and Nociplastic Pain

20 min

Cannabis in Oncology and Palliative Care

Alexandre Mio – 20 min

Drug Interactions

Frederico Barra – 20 min

Clinical Decision-Making in Cannabinoid Therapy: Interactive Session
(Case discussions with audience participation and all speakers) – 50 min

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