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  • Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
    Registration Open
  • Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM PST
    Neuromodulation Cadaver Course for Neurosurgery and Neurology Residents and Fellows
    Early Career
  • 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM PST
    Neuromodulation for Advanced Implantable Therapies: A Hands-On Cadaver Course for Pain Fellows
    Early Career
  • 6:00 AM - 8:30 PM PST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM PST
    Bridging the Gap: Neuromodulation as a Tool for Advanced Practice Providers
    Advanced Practice Provider Topics
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
    Advanced Engineering Principles in Neuromodulation: Next-Generation SCS and DBS Technologies
    Neural EngineeringWearables
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
    Deep Brain Stimulation Programming Strategies for Movement Disorders
    Brain
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST
    Invention, Investment, and Invigoration (I3:) 2026: United for Growth
    Business of Medicine
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Advanced Practice Provider Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
    Diversity and Outreach Committee (DOC) Reception
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PST
    NANS Opening Reception
  • 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM PST
    Residents and Fellows Reception
  • Friday, January 23, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Breakfast
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM PST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Beyond the Match: Strategies for Success in Pain Medicine Fellowship and Career Development
    Advocacy/EthicsEducationEarly Career
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Empowering Advanced Practice Providers: Effective Onboarding and Wellness Strategies
    Advanced Practice Provider Topics
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Factors Involved in the Decision-Making of Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy: How to Choose the Right Platforms for Our Patients?
    SpinePain
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Precision Neuromodulation: Harnessing Computational Models for Smarter Brain Stimulation
    Neural Engineering
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Private Practice: How to Start, Grow, and Sell
    Business of Medicine
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    The Clinical Impact of Closed Loop Neuromodulation
    BrainEpilepsyMovement DisordersPain
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
    Plenary I: Decoding the Mind: Trailblazing and Ethics in BCI
    Advocacy/EthicsBasic ScienceBrainNeural Engineering
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    Morning Break
  • 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM PST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Beyond Conventional Pulses: Innovative Waveform Designs Across Neuromodulation Modalities
    Neural Engineering
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Degenerative scoliosis: Surgery or stimulation
    SpinePain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    From Bench to Bedside: Implementing Robust Neuromodulation Programs for Stroke Rehabilitation
    Brain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Pain Olympics: Training Tomorrow's Neuromodulation Leaders
    Early Career
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: Controversies, Debates, and Evolving Practice Patterns
    Pain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The Use of Connectomics to Guide Neuromodulation
    BrainEpilepsy
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
    Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposia
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Plenary II: Breaking Boundaries in Indications for Neuromodulation
    BrainSpine
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Afternoon Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Functional Brain State Modeling and Adaptive Neuromodulation
    BrainEpilepsyMovement DisordersPsychiatric
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Macro vs. Micro: Debating the Optimal Electrode Size for Next-Generation Neurostimulation
    Neural EngineeringWearables
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Neuromodulation Strategies in Alleviating Cancer Pain: Current Trends and Future Directions
    Peripheral NervePain
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    New Frontiers in SCS: Expanding Therapeutic Applications
    Spine
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    The Cerebellum in Neuromodulation: From Bystander to Therapeutic Target
    BrainEpilepsyMovement Disorders
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Transforming Care: Neuromodulation, Research, and Advocacy for Advanced Practice Providers
    Advanced Practice Provider Topics
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST
    Abstract Paper Poster Session & Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PST
    Women in Neuromodulation (WIN) Reception
  • Saturday, January 24, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Breakfast
  • 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM PST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Ethical and Socioeconomic Dilemmas in Cancer Pain Treatment: A Rapid-Fire Debate
    Ethical and Socioeconomic Considerations
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Neuromodulation Interventions for Complex Facial Pain
    BrainPain
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Neuromodulation Therapies for Pelvic Pain
    Urology
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Novel Neuromodulation Strategies for Generalized Epilepsy
    Epilepsy
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST
    Re-imagining Innovation Efforts in Healthcare: Lessons from Silicon Valley
    Business of Medicine
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
    Plenary III: Foundation and Future in Neuromodulation Science
    Brain
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    Morning Break
  • 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM PST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Emerging Concepts in Focused Ultrasound for Neuromodulation
    BrainEpilepsyMovement DisordersPsychiatric
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    From Challenges to Breakthroughs: Redefining the future of Intrathecal Pump Therapy for Cancer Pain
    Spine
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Illuminating the Brain: Advances in Photobiomodulation and Light-Based Neuromodulation for Neurological Disorders
    Neural Engineering
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    It Takes a Village!: Improving Assessment, Preparation and Post-Implant Care of Patients Offered Neuromodulation Therapies for Pain
    SpinePain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Novel Neuromodulation Insights for an Old Problem: Advances in Treating Chronic Knee Pain
    Peripheral NervePain
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    The Roadmap for Maintaining and Improving Access to Neuromodulation-Based Therapies
    Advocacy/Ethics
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PST
    Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposia
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST
    Plenary IV: Late-Breaking Abstracts
    BrainPain
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST
    Afternoon Break
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Editor-in-Chief Minds Unite: Shaping the Future of Pain and Neuromodulation
    Research and Academics
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Implementing High-resolution Cortical Arrays in the Intraoperative Setting - Early Experiences, Lessons, and Scientific Findings for Neurosurgical Mapping and Brain Computer Interface Development
    Neural EngineeringWearables
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Integrating Wearables and Neuromodulation: Quantifying Objective Outcomes in Dorsal Column and Dorsal Horn Stimulation
    Wearables
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Latest Advances in Neuromodulation for Epilepsy
    EpilepsyBrain
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Navigating the Fine Line: Ethical considerations in Neuromodulation
    Ethical and Socioeconomic Considerations
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST
    Should we stimulate or ablate the lumbar medial branch nerve (LMBN) for the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP)?
    Peripheral NervePain
  • Sunday, January 25, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:15 AM PST
    Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM PST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
    How I do it: solving difficult practice management issues
    Business of Medicine
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PST
    Neuromodulation for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases
    BrainBiomarkers and Closed Loop
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 PM PST
    Morning Break
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Adverse publications about neuromodulation and pain interventions: why and what should we do about it?
    Advocacy/EthicsEducation
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
    Future directions in neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders
    BrainPsychiatric