Schedule
Conference Program
ISUGC Annual Conference
Tentative Schedule
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration/Breakfast
Check-in & Welcome Breakfast
Collect your conference badge, welcome pack, and enjoy breakfast before the opening session.
All Attendees
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast
Breakfast
8:30am – 8:45am
Introduction/Welcome
Official Opening of the 4th Annual ISUGC Conference
Welcome address and introduction to the conference program, the Society's mission, and the vision for the future of Ultrasound Guided Cryoneurolysis.
Igor Filipovski MD
ISUGC President
8:45am – 9:00am
Polish Pain Association
Talk from the Polish Pain Association President
A special address from the President of the Polish Pain Association highlighting the growing importance of Cryoneurolysis in pain medicine across Poland and Central Europe.
Polish Pain Association
President
9:00am – 11:00am
“Bigger Lesion, Better Outcomes” Session
Featured Session: Bigger Lesion, Better Outcomes
9:00am – 9:30am – Knee denervation technique – Agnes Stogicza
9:30am – 9:45am – Coffee Break/Networking
9:45am – 10:15am – Hip joint denervation – Przemyslaw Strulak
10:15am -10:45am – SIJ denervation – Michael But
9:30am – 9:45am – Coffee Break/Networking
9:45am – 10:15am – Hip joint denervation – Przemyslaw Strulak
10:15am -10:45am – SIJ denervation – Michael But
Agnes Stogicza
+ Prezemyslaw Strulak · Michael But
9:00 – 9:15am
Welcome
Introduction and Welcome
Rodney Gabriel, Paul Winston
9:15 – 9:45am
Lecture
Cryoneurolysis: Mechanisms and Equipment
Igor Filipovski
9:45 – 10:15am
Memorial Lecture
Gabor Racz Memorial Lecture: Cryoneurolysis as a field of medicine
Andrea Trescot
10:15 – 10:30am
Break
Coffee Break / Networking
10:30 – 11:15am
Evidence Update
An Update on the Current Scientific Evidence for Cryoneurolysis for Pain
Rodney Gabriel
10:45am – 12:45pm
Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop
Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop - Pain
A practical, instructor-led workshop providing hands-on experience with ultrasound-guided techniques for pain management, including Cryoneurolysis device handling and live scanning.
ISUGC Faculty
Workshop Instructors
11:15am – 12:15pm
Case Series
Novel case series for cryoneurolysis
Igor Filipovski, Rodney Gabriel, Strulak, Paul Winston
12:15 – 1:15pm
Lunch
Lunch / Networking
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Lunch Break
Lunch & Informal Networking
Enjoy a catered lunch and take the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and ISUGC leadership in an informal setting.
All Attendees
Networking Lunch
1:30 – 1:45pm
Lecture
The Shoulder
Clay Guynn
1:45pm – 3:00pm
Spasticity Lecture
Cryoneurolysis in the Treatment of Spasticity
A comprehensive lecture series led by Dr. Paul Winston et al. on the clinical application of cryoneurolysis for managing spasticity - covering patient selection, procedural protocols, and outcomes data.
Dr. Paul Winston
et al.
1:45 – 2:15pm
Hands-On
Shoulder Stations
2:15 – 2:45pm
Lecture
Knee (Ultrasound and Landmark Approaches)
Rodney Gabriel, Vinod Dasa, Igor Filipovski
2:45 – 3:15pm
Hands-On
Knee Stations
3:15pm – 5:00pm
Hands-on Workshop - Spasticity
Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop - Spasticity
Practical, small-group workshop focusing on ultrasound-guided cryoneurolysis techniques for spasticity management, with live demonstrations and supervised hands-on practice.
ISUGC Faculty
Workshop Instructors
3:15 – 3:30pm
Lecture
Chest Wall
Rodney Gabriel, Igor Filipovski
3:30 – 4:00pm
Hands-On
Chest Stations
4:00 – 4:15pm
Lecture
Foot and Ankle
Rodney Gabriel, Igor Filipovski
4:15 – 4:45pm
Hands-On
Foot and Ankle Stations
6:30 – 9:30pm
Dinner
Dinner
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Conference Dinner
Dinner and Drinks
Connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and faculty while continuing conversations and building valuable professional relationships in an informal atmosphere.
All Delegates
Social Evening
7:00am – 8:00am
Registration & Breakfast
Day 2 Check-in & Welcome Breakfast
Start day two with a light breakfast and the chance to connect with fellow attendees before the morning clinical sessions begin.
All Attendees
Registration Open
8:00 – 9:00am
Breakfast
Breakfast
8:00am – 8:30am
Cryoneurolysis Research
Current state of high quality research for cryoneurolysis
Current state of high quality research for cryoneurolysis.
Rodney Gabriel
Speaker
8:30am – 9:00am
Foot & Ankle Pain
Cryoneurolysis Indications for Foot & Ankle Pain
Clinical presentation covering the use of ultrasound-guided cryoneurolysis for foot and ankle pain syndromes, including Morton's neuroma, plantar fasciitis, and related conditions.
Igor Filipovski MD
ISUGC President
9:00am – 9:30am
Facial Pain & Headache
Cryoneurolysis Indications for Facial Pain and Headache
Exploration of cryo-based interventions for facial pain and headache disorders, discussing nerve targets, imaging guidance, and safety profiles in this challenging anatomical region.
Andrea Trescot
Speaker
9:00 – 9:45am
Keynote
Keynote: Integrating cryoneurolysis for pain management for TKA in an orthopedic surgery practice
Vinod Dasa
9:30am – 9:45am
Coffee Break
Coffee Break & Networking
A short refreshment break - a great chance to discuss the morning sessions and connect with speakers and fellow delegates.
All Attendees
Networking Break
9:45 – 10:15am
Lecture
Cryoneurolysis for the Hip
Ryan Endersby
9:45am – 11:45am
Hands-on Workshop — Pain
Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop - Pain
Continued hands-on ultrasound training focused on pain indications, allowing participants to refine skills introduced on Day 1 with further supervised scanning and procedural practice.
ISUGC Faculty
Workshop Instructors
10:15 – 10:30am
Break
Coffee Break / Networking
10:30 – 11:00am
Lecture
Adult Spasticity
Paul Winston
11:00 – 11:30am
Lecture
Pediatric Spasticity
Joshua Vova
11:30am – 12:00pm
Evidence Update
An Update on the Current Scientific Evidence for Cryoneurolysis for Spasticity
Fraser MacRae
11:45am – 12:45pm
Lunch Break
Lunch & Networking
Enjoy a catered lunch before the afternoon spasticity program. A final chance for informal discussions before the closing sessions.
All Attendees
Networking Break
12:00 – 1:00pm
Lunch
Lunch / Networking
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Spasticity Lectures
Comprehensive evaluation of Spasticity
A continuation of the spasticity lecture series led by Dr. Jose Alexandre Pereira et al., covering advanced clinical topics, complex case presentations, and emerging evidence in cryo-based spasticity treatment.
Jose Alexandre Pereira
et al.
1:00 – 1:20pm
Pain Focus
Lower Back Pain
Igor Filipovski, Rodney Gabriel
1:00 – 2:30pm
Spasticity Focus
Spasticity – Upper Extremity Scanning
Paul Winston, Joshua Vova, Fraser MacRae
1:20 – 1:50pm
Hands-On
Lower Back Pain Stations
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Pediatric Cryoneurolysis
Pediatric Cryoneurolysis
Cryoneurolysis treatments and pain management solutions
Giovanni Pintabona
et al.
1:50 – 2:10pm
Pain Focus
Nerves of the Face
Andrea Trescot
2:10 – 2:30pm
Hands-On
Nerves of the Face Station
2:30 – 2:50pm
Pain Focus
Hip Pain
Strulak
2:30 – 4:00pm
Spasticity Focus
Spasticity – Lower Extremity Scanning
Paul Winston, Joshua Vova, Fraser MacRae
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Coffee Break
Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking
A brief refreshment break before the final hands-on workshop of the conference.
All Attendees
Networking Break
2:50 – 3:10pm
Hands-On
Hip Pain Station
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Hands-on Workshop - Spasticity
Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop - Spasticity
The final practical workshop of the conference, focusing on spasticity - consolidating skills with supervised ultrasound scanning and cryo-treatment simulations for complex spasticity cases.
ISUGC Faculty
Workshop Instructors
3:10 – 4:00pm
Free Scanning
Free Scanning with Experts
4:00 – 4:30pm
Closing
Closing Remarks
5:00pm – 5:15pm
Closing Remarks
Official Closing of the 4th Annual ISUGC Conference
Closing remarks summarizing key highlights from the conference, announcements on the 5th Annual ISUGC Conference, and farewell to all delegates.
Igor Filipovski MD
ISUGC President