Upcoming Neuromodulation Event
Conference
September 17-19, 2026 | The Westin Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
The 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society will take place from September 17th -19th, 2026, in Calgary, Canada, at The Westin Calgary (320 4th Avenue SW) . The Invited Society for this year's event is the Swiss Neuromodulation Society .
Continuing Professional Development at the University of Toronto has awarded the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society with the following credits :
| TIME | SESSION |
|---|---|
| 0700 – 0800 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 0800 – 0815 | Inauguration and Welcome, Anuj Bhatia (President, CNS) |
| 0815 – 1000 | Deep Brain Stimulation (Moderator: Alfonso Fasano)
0815 – 0845: Virtual Programming, imaging-based programming, adaptive stimulation: is the juice worth the squeeze? (Camila Aquino, Calgary, AB, Canada) 0845 – 0915: Establishing a DBS program in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities (Alex Medina, Moncton, NB, Canada) 0915 – 0930: Panel discussion and questions 0930 – 0935: Selected poster presentation |
| 0935 – 1000 | Coffee Break |
| 1000 – 1030 | Tasker Lecture: Neuromodulation for craniofacial pain (Mojgan Hodaie, Toronto, Canada) |
| 1030 – 1040 | CNS Early Career Investigator Presentation |
| 1040 – 1140 | Best abstracts I: 6 Oral Presentation |
| 1140 – 1240 | Lunch |
| 1240 – 1610 | Break |
| 1240 – 1610 | Non-Accredited Sessions*
*The above symposia is not an accredited component of the Combined Annual Meeting of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society and the German Neuromodulation Society. |
| 1610 – 1710 | Drinks Reception |
| TIME | SESSION |
|---|---|
| 0730 – 0800 | Breakfast |
| 0800 – 0930 | Spinal Cord Stimulation (Moderator: Keith MacDougall)
0800 – 0820: SCS for gait deficits in Parkinson's disease (Eduardo Martin Moraud, Lausanne, Switzerland) 0820 – 0840: SCS for SCI-related motor and autonomic deficits (Aaron Philipps, Calgary, AB, Canada) 0840 – 0910: Debate: SCS implants under sedation or awake (Michael Staudt, Cleveland, OH) / SCS implantation under general anesthesia with neuromonitoring (Steven Falowski, Lancaster, PA, USA) 0910 – 0915: Selected poster presentation 0915 – 0930: Questions and Discussion |
| 0930 – 1000 | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 1000 – 1030 | CNS Lecture: Challenges, achievements, and future directions for the INS registry (Philippe Rigoard, France) |
| 1030 – 1200 | Neuromodulation for epilepsy (Moderator: Lutz Weise)
1030 – 1050: Neuromodulation for drug resistant epilepsy in pediatric population (George Ibrahim, Toronto, ON, Canada) 1050 – 1110: Network-guided neuromodulation for drug resistant epilepsy in adult population – (Brian Lundstrom, Rochester, MN, USA) 1110 – 1140: Pro-con debate – VNS vs DBS for epilepsy (George Ibrahim and Brian Lundstrom) 1140 – 1145: Selected poster presentation 1145 – 1200: Questions and Discussion |
| 1200 – 1245 | Lunch |
| 1245 – 1305 | Kumar Lecture: Intrathecal drug delivery for non-cancer pain (Salim Hayek, Cleveland, OH, USA) |
| 1305 – 1445 | Intrathecal Drug Delivery (Moderator: Vishal Varshney)
1305 – 1325: IDD for Cancer Pain (Ehtesham Baig, Toronto, ON, Canada) 1325 – 1345: PACC guidelines (PACC) (Christophe Perruchoud, Meyrin, Switzerland) 1345 – 1405: Ventral IDD catheter position: getting ahead of ourselves? – (Shane Brogan, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) 1405 – 1435: Pro-con debate – pre-intrathecal implant trialling (Perruchoud) versus non trialling (Hayek) 1435 – 1445: Questions and Discussion |
| 1445 – 1500 | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 1500 – 1600 | Sacral and peripheral nerve stimulation (Moderator: Dean Elterman)
1500 – 1515: Where does neuromodulation fit in the treatment algorithm for pelvic pain? (Dean Elterman, Toronto, Canada) 1515 – 1530: Sacral and Tibial nerve stim for fecal incontinence (Anna Spivak, Cleveland, USA) 1530 – 1550: Pro-con debate – Tibial nerve stimulation (Alvaro Lucioni, Seattle, USA) vs SNS (Spivak) for overactive bladder 1550 – 1600: Questions and Discussion |
| 1800 – 2030 | President’s Dinner for Invited Faculty |
| TIME | SESSION |
|---|---|
| 0730 – 0815 | Breakfast |
| 0815 – 1000 | Challenges and opportunities for Neuromodulation across Canada (Moderator: Antonios El Helou)
0835 – 0905: Unique challenges in the Canadian and Switzerland landscapes (Tejas Sankar, Edmonton, AB, Canada and Matthieu Cachemaille, Meyrin, Switzerland – 15 minutes each) 0905 – 0925: Multicenter trials in neuromodulation (Anuj Bhatia, Toronto, ON, Canada) 0925 – 0945: DBS access across Canada (Melissa Lannon, Hamilton, ON, Canada) 0945 – 1000: Questions and Discussion |
| 1000 – 1020 | Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation |
| 1020 – 1040 | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 1040 – 1200 | Allied Health Session (Moderator: Victoria Bains)
1040 – 1100: CNS Supported Poster Session 1100 – 1120: Nursing in Neuromodulation (Victoria Bains, Toronto, ON) 1120 – 1150: Pro-con debate- Mental health screening before SCS should be mandatory – pro (Bruce Dick, Edmonton, AB, Canada) - con (Dr. Mike Butterfield, Vancouver, BC, Canada) 1150 – 1200: Questions and Discussion |
| 1200 – 1330 | Lunch |
| 1230 – 1300 | CNS AGM |
| 1330 – 1450 | Hot Topics in Neuromodulation (Moderator: Christian Ioro-Morin)
1330 – 1350: What’s new in DBS in 2026 (Stefan Lang, Vancouver, Canada) 1350 – 1410: What’s new in SCS in 2026 – pain and movement disorders (Marie-Pierre Fournier Gosselin, Quebec City, Canada) 1410 – 1440: Pro-con debate – SCS for axial back pain – next big thing? Pro – Michael Staudt (Cleveland, Ohio, US); Con: Vishal Varshney (Vancouver, BC, Canada) 1440 – 1445: Questions and Discussion |
| 1445 – 1515 | Coffee Break and Poster Session |
| 1515 – 1615 | Best Abstracts II: 6 Oral Presentations |
| 1615 – 1630 | Awards for Best Posters and Oral Presentations |
| 1800 | Gala Dinner: Included in Attendee registration and will be held at the Commons at ATCO Park. |
Reserve your spot for the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Neuromodulation Society.
The Westin Calgary
320 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB, Canada