Scientific Program

Two days of cutting-edge science, hands-on workshops, and expert discussions.

Released Programme: This page mirrors the official ISPCCON 2026 Scientific Programme, which you can download above. Sessions, timings, and speakers may still be revised before the conference; pre-conference workshop timings are yet to be announced.

DAY 0

Pre-Conference Workshops – 2 October 2026

Hands-On Workshops

Endoscopic Spine

Hands-On Workshop

Timings to be announced

Faculty In-chargeDr. Anshul Agarwal

TeamDr. Ajit Kumar, Dr. Sushil Jaiswal, Dr. Devendra Singh, Dr. Vissnu, Dr. Shubhendu Singh

Anatomy & Pathology Review

•Lumbar disc anatomy & herniation types
•Foraminal zones (Kambin’s triangle)
•Relevant neurovascular structures
•Stenosis: central, foraminal, lateral recess

Approaches

•Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD)
•Interlaminar endoscopic approach
•Patient positioning & anaesthesia considerations

Equipment Familiarisation

•Endoscope components: working channel, irrigation, optics
•Radiofrequency bipolar wands
•Trephines, reamers & dilators
•Visualisation systems & camera setup

Procedural Steps

•Surface marking & trajectory planning
•Sequential dilation & access
•Annulotomy & nuclear fragment removal
•Haemostasis & nerve decompression

RFA Workshop

Hands-On Workshop

Timings to be announced

Faculty In-chargeDr. Pravesh Kanthed & Dr. Jaideep Singh

TeamDr. Sujeet Gautam, Dr. Sarita Singh, Dr. GK Kumar, Dr. Debesh Bhoi, Dr. Mayank Gupta, Dr. Abhishek Rajput, Dr. Baibhav Bhandari, Dr. Brihaspati

Fluoroscopy Basics

•Radiation safety: ALARA principle, protective equipment, dosimetry
•Equipment: C-arm orientation, beam angulation, pulsed vs continuous fluoroscopy
•Image optimisation: collimation, grid use, magnification
•Contrast agents: types, dosage, contraindications, reactions

Spinal Interventions under Fluoroscopy

•Cervical, thoracic & lumbar medial branch blocks
•Facet joint injections (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)
•Epidural steroid injections (interlaminar & transforaminal)
•Sacroiliac joint injection
•Discography basics

Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

•Principles: conventional vs pulsed RFA
•Patient selection & indications
•Equipment: RF generator, cannula & electrode types
•Target anatomy: medial branch nerves (C3–C7, L1–L5, S1)
•Lesioning parameters: temperature, time, impedance monitoring
•Confirmation techniques: sensory & motor stimulation
•Post-procedure care & expected outcomes

Trigeminal Neuralgia–Related Interventions

•Gasserian Ganglion RFA
•Balloon Compression

USG Workshop

Hands-On Workshop

Timings to be announced

Phantom needling on chicken – needling techniques

Faculty In-chargeDr. Madhan Pandian

TeamDr. Saranraj, Dr. Nimisha Verma, Dr. Sandeep Khuba, Dr. Nitin Haryane, Dr. Nikita Agarwal, Dr. Vineetha G

Knobology

•Intro (10 min): Explain why knobology matters — diagnostic accuracy depends on image optimisation
•Demo (20 min): Live scanning with systematic knob adjustments
•Hands-on (30 min): Small groups practice adjusting knobs on different presets
•Quiz / Recap (10 min): Identify which knob was changed based on sample images
•Wrap-up (5 min): Key — right probe, right preset, right knob

Shoulder

•Acromioclavicular joint
•Rotator interval
•Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis visualisation
•Long head of the biceps tendon
•Subacromial–subdeltoid bursa
•Dynamic evaluation of the shoulder
•Needle targets

Elbow & Wrist

•Anterior elbow anatomy
•Posterior elbow
•Median, radial & ulnar nerve block at the elbow
•Distal biceps tendon
•The lateral and medial ligament complex of the elbow
•Dorsal compartments at the wrist
•A1 pulley
•Small joint injections of the hand
•TFCC identification
•Median nerve at the carpal tunnel
•Ulnar nerve at Guyon’s canal
•Radial (superficial) nerve in the forearm

Hip & Pelvis

•Hip joint, genitofemoral nerve block, psoas tendon, cluneal nerve block
•Posterior pelvis – piriformis injection, pudendal nerve block (2 approaches), proximal hamstring, GTPS

Knee, Ankle & Foot

•Knee MSK, pes anserinus, suprapatellar recess, genicular nerve block, distal hamstrings
•Ankle MSK, plantar fascia, tibio-talar joint, sub-talar joint, interdigital (Morton’s) neuroma, Baxter’s nerve

Cervical & Lumbar Spine

•Scanning C-spine: identify levels, selective nerve roots, cervical facet, median branch (2 approaches), superficial cervical plexus, GON, TON, stellate
•Lumbar sonoanatomy, facet, median branch, caudal epidural, lumbar sympathetic

Sympathetic & Facial MIPSI

•Stellate, celiac plexus, hypogastric plexus, ganglion impar
•Face – supraorbital, infraorbital, mental, maxillary, mandibular, glossopharyngeal

DAY 1

Day 1 – 3 October 2026

Hall 1 (LT-5), 5th Floor, Kautilya Bhawan

Flag Hoisting, Registration & Breakfast

Special Session

7:45 AM onwards

Flag hoisting from 7:45 AM · Registration & breakfast from 8:00 AM · Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 AM

Let’s Study Before We Practice

Scientific Session

9:00 – 9:45 AM

15 min

Radiation safety for Pain Physician

Dr. Heena Garg

15 min

Leveraging AI in Pain Medicine Practice

Dr. Mayank Gupta

15 min

Defining the principles of RFA and getting acquainted with the needles

Dr. Neha Kathor

ChairpersonsDr. Akhilesh Gupta, Dr. Sandeep Khuba, Dr. Pratik Arora

Panel Discussion: Osteoporosis – Suspicion, Evaluation & Management

Panel Discussion

9:45 – 10:25 AM

Discussion Points

•Suspicion and Evaluation
•Why it is so important to treat?
•Medical Management (Bisphosphonates, RANK inhibitors, Sclerostin)
•Interventional Management

ModeratorDr. Sujeet Gautam

PanelistsDr. Rekha Singh, Dr. Vineetha Gopal, Dr. Madhuri Lokapur, Dr. Krishna Poddar

Inauguration

Special Session

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Hall of Fame Section

Scientific Session

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

15 min	Lumbar interlaminar Endoscopy Dr. Santosh Tripathi
15 min	Lumbar transforaminal endoscopy Dr. Siddharth Verma
15 min	Kyphoplasty for Multiple Level Vertebral Compression Fractures Dr. Sujeet Gautam
15 min	Managing Post Endoscopic Spine Procedure Complications Dr. Shiv Rana
15 min	Basivertebral nerve denervation Dr. Neeraj Jain
15 min	Sacroplasties for bone metastasis Dr. Baibhav Bhandari

ChairpersonsDr. Sushil Jaiswal, Dr. Devendra Singh, Dr. Anshul Agarwal, Dr. Pankaj Surange

1:00 – 1:45 PMLunch

Headaches and Facial Pains

Scientific Session

2:00 – 3:15 PM

15 min	Migraine and TACs: evidence based approach Dr. Nirendra Rai
15 min	Botulinum toxin in Chronic headaches Dr. Samir Basak
15 min	Trigeminal Neuralgias – Balloon compression video Dr. Shivani Rastogi
15 min	Trigeminal Neuralgias – Radiofrequency video Dr. Akhilesh Gupta
15 min	Sphenopalatine Neuralgia PRF video Dr. Devendra Singh

ChairpersonsDr. Agrata Sharma, Dr. Sonal Awasya, Dr. Madhumita Murthy

Neuromodulation and Intrathecal Drug Devices

Scientific Session

3:15 – 4:30 PM

20 min	Understanding the mechanism and Modes of SCS (open and closed loop systems) Dr. Sanjay Bakshi
20 min	Clinical consideration for SCS implant Dr. Yunus Khilji
15 min	Pain Management challenges in patient with Spinal cord injuries Dr. Sanjay Khanna
15 min	Role of Intrathecal Drug delivery system in Pain Practice Dr. Sarita Singh

ChairpersonsDr. Jaideep Singh, Dr. Mayank Gupta, Dr. Krishna Poddar, Dr. Sumit Raj

GBM of ISPC Members

Special Session

4:30 PM onwards

Hall 2 (LT-6), 5th Floor, Kautilya Bhawan

See Right, Treat Right: Imaging to Intervention

Scientific Session

9:00 – 10:15 AM

15 min	Reading MRI of lumbar spine and deciding the intervention Dr. Visnu Kumar
15 min	How to read Xray and MRI shoulder to decide your intervention Dr. Nitin Hayaran
15 min	Reading Xray and MRI of Hip to decide your intervention Dr. Dhruv Jain
15 min	Fascial plane MIPSI (QL, TAP, Rectus etc) for a pain physician Dr. Sony
15 min	Piriformis and Hip tendinopathies Dr. Deepti Agarwal

ChairpersonsDr. Pravesh Kanthed, Dr. Sandhya Evney, Dr. Shubendu Singh, Dr. KK Thakur

Inauguration

Special Session

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Held in Hall 1 (LT-5)

How Do I Do It?

Scientific Session

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

15 min	TFESI: Kambin and / Vs Subpedicular Dr. Nana Morkane
15 min	Paravertebral MIPSI (USG and Fluoro) Dr. Malavika Kalamdani
15 min	Articular Denervation of Hip Dr. GK Kumar
15 min	Cluneal Neuralgias video session Dr. Abhishek Rajput
15 min	SI joint palisade RF denervation Dr. Akhilesh Tiwari
15 min	Lumbar Medial branch denervation Dr. Debesh Bhoi

ChairpersonsDr. Madhan Pandian, Dr. Manish Singh, Dr. Ritu Puranik, Dr. Nikita Chaudhary

1:00 – 1:45 PMLunch

Radiofrequency Denervation for Axial and Joint Pain

Scientific Session

1:45 – 2:45 PM

15 min	Biacuplasty for Chronic Low back pain Dr. Shovan Kumar Rath
15 min	Dorsal Medial branch RFA Dr. Nikita Agarwal
15 min	Cervical Medial Branch RFA in Chronic neck pain Dr. Abhimanyu Rana
15 min	Articular denervation of Shoulder Dr. Pratik Arora

ChairpersonsDr. Surendra Raikwar, Dr. Bhavna Shrivastava Royzada, Dr. GK Kumar, Dr. Anurag Yadava

Cervical with Upper Limb Pain – How Do I Do It?

Scientific Session

2:45 – 3:30 PM

15 min

Cervical Epidural neuroplasty

Dr. Ravishankar Sharma

15 min

Stellate Ganglion USG guided and Fluoro guided

Dr. Sandeep Khuba

15 min

Upper limb entrapment neuropathies – how to deal with them

Dr. Rachna Verma

ChairpersonsDr. Nupur Chakroborty, Dr. Virendra Mohan, Dr. Sarvesh Jain, Dr. Roopesh Jain

Targeting Visceral & Pelvic Pain

Scientific Session

3:30 – 4:30 PM

15 min	Inguino-scrotal pain assessment Dr. Abhishek Choube
15 min	Inguinoscrotal pain management Dr. Pratyush Kar
15 min	Splanchnic nerve MIPSI Dr. Nishad PK
15 min	USG guided Coeliac plexus MIPSI Dr. Nimisha Verma
15 min	Hypogastric Plexus MIPSI Dr. Vishal Gunjal

ChairpersonsDr. Heena Garg, Dr. Shashank Kumar, Dr. Urmila Keshari, Dr. Tapan Sahu

DAY 2

Day 2 – 4 October 2026

Hall 1 (LT-5), 5th Floor, Kautilya Bhawan

Registration & Breakfast

Special Session

8:00 AM onwards

Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 AM

Oration

Special Session

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Chronic Pain in Females

Scientific Session

9:30 – 10:45 AM

15 min	Understanding Pelvic pain in females Dr. Jyoti Nath Modi
15 min	Interventions for Chronic Pelvic Pain Dr. Jaideep Singh
15 min	Sacral Neuromodulation for Chronic Pelvic Pain Dr. Rajkumar Arora
15 min	Ganglion Impar RFA Dr. Shashank Kumar
15 min	Restless Leg syndrome: Evaluation and management Dr. Agrata Sharma

ChairpersonsDr. Madhuri Lokapur, Dr. Rohit Gulati, Dr. Vineetha Gopal, Dr. Ajay Haldar

Palliative Care Session

Scientific Session

10:45 – 11:45 AM

15 min

Top 10 tips to run successful Palliative care services

Dr. Megha Pruthi

15 min

Pain Management beyond Interventions and Morphine: Role of Cannabinoids

Dr. Praneeth Suvari

15 min

Systemic neuromodulation for resistant cancer / non-cancer neuropathic pain

Dr. Gaurav Chanana

ChairpersonsDr. Pankaj Singhai, Dr. Akansha Chowdhary, Dr. Anil Jain, Dr. Shruti Gairola

Panel Discussion – Palliative Care

Panel Discussion

15 min, within 10:45 – 11:45 AM

ModeratorDr. Pankaj Singhai

PanelistsDr. Megha Pruthi, Dr. Praneeth Suvari, Dr. Gaurav Chanana, Dr. Shruti Gairola

MSK

Scientific Session

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

15 min	USG evaluation of the knee Dr. Saranraj
15 min	Genicular nerve RF ablation Dr. Akhil Singh
15 min	USG evaluation of Rotator cuff Dr. Aayushi Bagga
15 min	USG hydrodistension for Adhesive capsulitis (video) Dr. Manish Singh
15 min	USG PRP Injection & Barbotage of calcific tendinitis Dr. Madan Pandian

ChairpersonsDr. Ajit Kumar, Dr. Vishal Gunjal, Dr. Kashinath Bangar, Dr. Nimisha Verma

1:00 – 1:45 PMLunch

Regenerative Therapy: Where the Future Lies

Scientific Session

1:45 – 3:00 PM

15 min	Host preconditioning prior to painbiological injections Dr. Pallavi Kiran
15 min	Molecular genetics and Bioinformatics in Regenerative medicine Dr. Ashok Kumar
15 min	Painbiologics for nerve pain: evidence meets real world practice Dr. Randheer Annaram
15 min	Pain Biologics for Advanced OA: Intra-articular vs subchondral Dr. Sanjay Khana
15 min	Pain generators of the knee and how to use regenerative options to handle them Dr. Krishna Poddar

ChairpersonsDr. Jitendra Singh, Dr. Soveer Dhaakad, Dr. Rachna Verma

Hall 2 (LT-6), 5th Floor, Kautilya Bhawan

Oration

Special Session

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Held in Hall 1

Must Know Rheumatology

Scientific Session

9:30 – 10:30 AM

15 min	A practical approach to a patient with polyarthritis Dr. Preksha Dwivedi
15 min	DMARDs, Biologics & Pain — What Pain Physician Must Know Dr. Vaibhav Ingle
15 min	Management of gout, pseudogout and hyperuricemic state Dr. Manasa Kantha
15 min	Inflammatory Back Pain & Axial Spondyloarthritis: What the Pain Physician Must Not Miss Dr. Arparimit Pandey

ChairpersonsDr. Mahima Batra, Dr. Tripti Vatsal, Dr. Pratik Arora, Dr. Roopesh Jain

Beyond Injury: Managing Complex Neuropathic Pain

Scientific Session

10:30 – 11:30 AM

15 min	Mechanism of Pain after Brachial plexus injuries Dr. Titiksha Goyal
15 min	Brachial plexus injury pain management Dr. Rampal Singh
15 min	Post-Amputation Pain: Phantom vs Residual Limb Pain Dr. Sana H
15 min	CRPS – Early Recognition & Interventional Strategy Dr. Kiritika Yadav

ChairpersonsDr. Rohit Gulati, Dr. Madhumita Murthy, Dr. Nimisha Verma

From Procedure to Payment: Navigating Reimbursement in Pain Practice

Panel Discussion

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

30 min

Panel Discussion

Dr. Pankaj Surange

ModeratorDr. Pankaj Surange

ChairpersonsDr. Anshul Agarwal, Dr. Devendra Singh, Dr. Rohit Gulati, Dr. Sidharth Verma, Dr. Kashinath Bangar

Beyond the Usual: Tools, Targets & Techniques in Pain Medicine

Scientific Session

12:00 – 1:00 PM

15 min	Marketing in Pain Practice Dr. Shovan Kumar Rath
15 min	Role of Bone Scan & SPECT in Pain Medicine Dr. Suruchi Jain
15 min	T2-3 Sympathectomy MIPSI: Step wise approach Dr. Brihaspati Tiwari
15 min	Pudendal Neuralgia: Diagnosis to Management Dr. Ritu Puranik

ChairpersonsDr. Deepa Singh, Dr. Urmila Keshari

1:00 – 1:45 PMLunch

Challenging Pain Syndromes: Beyond Conventional Management

Scientific Session

1:45 – 2:45 PM

15 min	Intrathecal neurolysis Dr. RP Gehdoo
15 min	Post mastectomy pain syndrome Dr. Anjali Kolhe
15 min	Post Head & Neck OncoSurgery / RT Neuralgias Dr. Vinay Somya
15 min	Pain management in renal osteodystrophy Dr. Shruti Gairola

ChairpersonsDr. Praneeth Suvari, Dr. Pankaj Singhai

Valedictory Function

Special Session

3:00 – 4:00 PM