Program
All times indicated below are per Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
Saturday, October 10, 2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Pre-Congress Course: Hands-On Ultrasound for Endometriosis (Separate Registration Required)
Speakers:
Liron Bar-El, MD, FACOG, Ben Beran, MD, Tinya Lin, MD, MSc, Ido Mick, MD & Julia Slattery
Sunday, October 11, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
8:15 AM - 8:35 AM
Presidential Address
Speaker:
Alex Milspaw, PhD
8:35 AM - 8:55 AM
Paul Perry Memorial Award Speaker
Speaker:
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, CPE
8:55 AM - 9:20 AM
R U MOVVING SOMe Categorization and Applications
Speaker:
Georgine Lamvu, MD, MPH, CPE
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
Coffee & Exhibits
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Overlapping Syndromes: POTS, MCAS, LC and Pelvic Pain
Speaker:
Stephanie Grach, MD, MS
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
Q&A
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Menstrual Pain in Adolescence
Speaker:
Kevin Hellman, PhD
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM
Q&A
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Menstrual Pain Panel Discussion: Gynecology, Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, Pain Psychology
Speakers:
Amy Boone, MD, Kevin Hellman, PhD, Laura Payne, PhD & Frank Tu, MD, MPH
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
Stretch Break with PT Team
Speaker:
Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
Pelvic Pain during the Menopause Transition
Speaker:
Kathryn Witzeman, MD
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM
Q&A
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Menopause Panel Discussion: Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Physical Therapy
Speakers:
Tatnai Burnett, MD, Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, Carrie Pagliano, PT & Kathryn Witzeman, MD
11:55 AM - 12:00 PM
Announcements
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Abstract Presentations
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
International Ambassador Presentation
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
Stretch Break with PT Team
Speaker:
Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
The Lived Experience
Speaker:
Amy Corfeli
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Endometriosis as a Socio-Medical Phenomenon: How Medical Narratives are Formed and their Influence on Clinical Care
Speaker:
Isabelle Hollway, MS
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM
Q&A
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee & Exhibits
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Symposia
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Historic Chateau Theatre
Better Together Award Ceremony and Fundraiser
Monday, October 12, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
"Stronger Together" Collaborate.Innovate.Elevate
7:30 AM - 7:50 AM
Chair Address
Speaker:
Jorge F. Carrillo, MD, MPH, MHPE
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Foundations Graduation & Designation Acknowledgement
Speaker:
Jorge F. Carrillo, MD, MPH, MHPE
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Business Meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Poster & Committee Meander & Book Signing
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
James E. Carter Achievement Award Speaker: Neuroplastic Recovery Therapies for "Chronic" Pain
Speaker:
Mark Lumley, PhD
9:50 AM - 9:55 AM
Q&A
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Nociplastic Pain: Taking It Back to Your Practice: Pharmacologic Principles & Take Homes for Language with Patients
Speakers:
Stephanie Grach, MD, MS, Isabel Green, MD, MHPE, Alex Milspaw, PhD & Laura Payne, PhD
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Stretch Break with PT Team
Speaker:
Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Chronic Abdominal Pain & Role for Neuromodulation
Speaker:
Neha Santucci, MBBS, MD
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
Q&A
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Abstract Presentation Top Award Winner
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch Symposium with the Curable App
Speaker:
*Industry - Non CME
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Diet and Endometriosis: A Methodologic Perspective
Speaker:
Holly Harris, MPH, ScD
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Nutrition for Chronic Pain
Speaker:
Chelsey Hoffman, PA-C, MS
12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
Q&A
12:55 PM - 1:05 PM
International Ambassador Presentation
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM
The Chronic Overachiever: Surviving Pain
Speaker:
Kasey Boehmer, PhD, MPH
1:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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