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INS | 9-14 May 2026

Join us for key events and sessions of interest at the 17th world congress of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) in Lisbon, Portugal 9-14 May 2026.

DRG DINNER PROGRAM

A new era for DRG therapy:
Renewed confidence, strong evidence, real progress

  • Sunday, 10 May 2026
  • 20:00 – 22:30 WEST | Doca De Santo
  • Presented by: Bart Billet, MD, Tiago Freitas, MD, PhD, FIPP, Eva Koetsier, MD, PhD, LLM, Harold Nijhuis, MD, Pedram Tabatabaei, MD, PhD and Carsten Schultheis, MD, DES

LIVE IN-BOOTH DEMONSTRATION

Integrating remote care into the patient journey

  • Monday, 11 May 2026
  • 10:10 – 10:40 WEST | Booth #04 | Exhibit Hall
  • Presented by: John Esperida, CNS

DEVICE LEARNING LAB

Proclaim™ DRG therapy:
Technique, technology, transformative outcomes

  • Monday, 11 May 2026
  • 14:30 – 15:00 WEST | Lisbon Congress Centre | Room 1.09
  • Presented by: Dave Dickerson, MD and Isaac Pena, MD

TOPICS IN NEUROMODULATION SYMPOSIUM (TINS)

Insightful conversations: 
Advancing meaningful relief with our chronic pain portfolio

  • 20:00 - 22:00 WEST | SUD Lisboa
  • Presented by: Timothy Deer, MD, Dirk De Ridder, MD, PhD, Steven Falowski, MD, Naoufel Ouerchefani, MD and Kiran V. Patel, MD

LIVE IN-BOOTH DEMONSTRATION

The DRG difference

  • Tuesday, 12 May 2026
  • 10:40 - 11:10 WEST | Booth #04 | Exhibit Hall
  • Presented by: Dave Dickerson, MD

LUNCH SYMPOSIUM

The nexus of neuromodulation:
Our data-driven chronic pain portfolio

  • Wednesday, 13 May 2026
  • 13:00 - 14:00 WEST | Congress Centre | Pavilion 5
  • Presented by: Timothy Deer, MD, Pankaj Mehta, MD, Denis Patterson, DO, Prof. Philipp Slotty, MD, PhD and Jenny Jennings, CNS

PRESENTATIONS

Scientific presentations:

Monday, 11 May | Station 3 | 10:00 – 10:05

Impact of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Implants on Long-term Opioid Across Pain Etiologies: Insights from Medicare Data
Presented by: Kenneth Chapman, MD

 

Tuesday, 12 May | Auditorium I | 16:20 - 16:30

From Pain Score to Life Goal: A Proposed Multimodal Framework for Capturing Patient-Derived Functional Narratives in Neuromodulation
Presented by: Kiran V. Patel, MD

 

Wednesday, 13 May | Highlight Area 4  | 16:45 - 16:50

KAINETIC Study: A Holistic, AI-Powered Framework for Objective Chronic Pain Assessment
Presented by: Dave Dickerson, MD

Posters:

  • Beyond the Algorithm, A Human-Centered Framework for Leveraging AI to Enhance Patient Narratives in Chronic Pain Management
    Presented by: Kiran V. Patel, MD
  • VITAL Study: Quantifying Balance in DPN through AI-Powered Video Analysis and Patient Narratives
    Presented by: Kiran V. Patel, MD
  • Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Provides Long-term, Clinically-meaningful Pain Relief: A Systematic Review and Pooled Meta-analysis
    Presented by: Kenneth Chapman, MD
  • Sustained Symptom Relief with Deep Brain Stimulation in de novo Parkinson’s Disease: A Global Impression Scale Evaluation
    Presented by: Alireza Gharabaghi, MD, PhD

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