Scientific Program
08:00
Registration
08:50
Congress Opening & Welcome
Jacob Ablin and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Congress Chairs
09:00-09:30
Opening Lecture
09:00-09:30
Fibromyalgia Year in Review 2025
Cristina Iannuccelli
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
09:30-10:30
Session 1: Central Sensitization and Nociplastic Pain and Cognition
09:30-09:50
The Molecular Patterns in Blood, Saliva and Muscle and their Correlation with Objective CNS Alterations and Clinical Characteristics
Bijar Ghafouri
Linköping University, Sweden
09:50-10:10
Pathogenetic mechanism of FM: 1, 100 or 1000 Mechanisms
Jacob Ablin
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi – Sant'Ambrogio, Italy
10:10-10:30
Nociplastic Pain: The Real Epidemiology
Gary Macfarlane
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
11:00-12:00
Session 2: Neuroinflammation and Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Fibromyalgia
11:00-11:20
Neuroinflammation in Chronic Pain: Implications for Fibromyalgia
Flaminia Coluzzi
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
11:20-11:40
Neuroimmune Interactions: A New Frontier in Fibromyalgia Research
Heike Rittner
University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
11:40-12:00
Mechanisms of Neutrophil-Mediated Pain in Fibromyalgia
Shafaq Sikandar
Queen Mary University of London, UK
12:00-12:30
Oral Presentations of Selected Abstracts I
12:00-12:10
Fibromyalgia and the Painful Self: A Meta-Analysis of Resting-State fMRI Data
12:10-12:20
Temperament, Personality Traits and Central Sensitivity: A Comparative Analysis in Fibromyalgia, Chronic Migraine and Comorbid Patients
12:20-12:30
Associations Between Fibromyalgia Symptoms, Psychopathology, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Stress in Psychiatric Outpatients
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
13:30-14:30
Session 3: Psychosocial Approaches and Behavioral Management in Fibromyalgia
13:30-13:50
Emotion Regulation and the Salience Network: A Hypothetical Integrative Model of Fibromyalgia
José António P. Da Silva
University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal
13:50-14:10
Psychotherapy in Fibromyalgia: State of the Art and New Directions
Fiammetta Cosci
University of Florence, Italy
14:10-14:30
Loneliness: Between Chronic Pain and Depression in Fibromyalgia
Riccardo Torta
University of Turin, Italy
14:30-15:10
Oral Presentations of Selected Abstracts II
14:30-14:40
Health Inequities and Societal Costs for Patients with Fibromyalgia and their Spouses: A Danish Cohort Study
14:40-14:50
Use of Cannabis Liquid Plant Extract 10 mg/ml Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and 10 mg/ml Cannabidiol in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Preliminary Data
14:50-15:00
Effect and Experiences with the Digital Self-Management Program EPIO
15:00-15:10
Is the Brain Stem a Significant Part of the Pain Network? Long-Term Effects of Neuromodulation by SET in FM Patients
15:10-15:40
Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
15:40-16:40
Session 4: Precision Medicine and Pharmacological Interventions in Fibromyalgia
15:40-16:00
Which Drugs Can Be Effective in Nociplastic Pain?
Diego Fornasari
University of Milan, Italy
16:00-16:20
Mechanisms of Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Fibromyalgia
Serge Perrot
Cochin Hospital, Université Paris Cité, France
16:20-16:40
Transmucosal Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine (TNX-102 SL1) Treatment of Fibromyalgia at Bedtime to Target Non-Restorative Sleep Showed Durable Pain Reduction in Two Double-Blind Randomized Phase 3 Studies | Sponsored by Tonix Pharmaceuticals
Seth Lederman
Tonix Pharmaceuticals, USA
16:40
End of Day One
08:30
Registration
09:00-10:30
Session 5: Fibromyalgia and Co-Morbidities
09:00-09:30
Interaction of Fibromyalgia with Inflammatory Joint Disease
Devy Zisman
Carmel Medical Center, Israel
Victoria Furer
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel
09:30-09:50
Residual Pain in Inflammatory Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi – Sant'Ambrogio, Italy
09:50-10:10
Metabolic Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Fabiola Atzeni
University of Messina, Italy
10:10-10:30
Sex and Gender Differences in Fibromyalgia: Implications for Treatment
Iris Yaish
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
11:00-11:50
Session 6: Small Fiber Neuropathy and Fibromyalgia - Emerging Evidence and Debate
11:00-11:20
What Happens to Small Neurons in Fibromyalgia?
Claudia Sommer
University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
11:20-11:40
Latest Diagnostic Tools for Small Fiber Neuropathy
Páll Karlsson
Aarhus University, Denmark
11:40-11:50
Discussion/Q&A
11:50-13:00
Session 7: Novel Aspects
11:50-12:10
The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Pain Perception
Giris Jacob
Tel Aviv University, Israel
12:10-12:30
Perceived Injustice in Chronic Pain
Valerie Aloush
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
12:30-12:50
The Effect of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on Pain Modulation Paradigms in Fibromyalgia
Yara Agbaria
Tel Aviv University, Israel
12:50-13:00
Discussion/Q&A
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
14:00-15:40
Session 8: New Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Nociplastic Pain
14:00-14:20
Cannabinoids in the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Evidence and Perspectives
Valeria Giorgi
Gruppo Ospedaliero Moncucco, Switzerland
14:20-14:40
The Role of Psychedelics in the Management of Chronic Pain
Danilo De Gregorio
San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Italy
14:40-15:00
Non-Invasive Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Marco Di Carlo
Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
15:00-15:20
What's on the Horizon? Update on Novel Approaches to Treating Nociplastic Pain Treatments as of 2025
Jacob Ablin
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel
15:20-15:40
Full Body Neuromodulation: Innovation in the Treatment of Pain I Sponsored by Ottobock
Marten Jakob
Ottobock, Germany
15:40-16:00
Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition
16:00-16:50
Session 9: Patient Organizations and International Experiences in Fibromyalgia
16:00-16:10
The Role of Patients Associations
Giuseppina Fabio
AISF ODV (Italian Association of Fibromyalgia Syndrome), Italy
16:10-16:20
FM Registry: Do We Need Them?
Sonia Farah
Ospedale “Carlo Urbani”, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi (Ancona), Italy
16:20-16:30
ENFA: The European Experience
Gunilla Goran
ENFA President, Sweden
16:30-16:40
Fibromyalgia Patient Association ("ASAF") - The Israeli Experience
Sharon Gur
Fibromyalgia patient association ("ASAF"), Israel
16:40-16:50
Discussion/Q&A
16:50-17:00
Closing Remarks & End of Congress
Jacob Ablin and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Congress Chairs
