Scientific Program

08:00

Registration

08:30

Congress Opening & Welcome

Jacob Ablin and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Congress Chairs

08:40-09:10

Opening Lecture

08:40-09:10

Year in Review 2025

Cristina Iannuccelli

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

09:10-10:30

Session 1: Central Sensitization and Nociplastic Pain and Cognition

09:10-09:30

Latest Imaging Techniques in Central Sensitization

Bijar Ghafouri

Linköping University, Sweden

09:30-09:50

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

09:50-10:10

Nociplastic Pain: The Real Epidemiology

Gary Macfarlane

University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

10:10-10:30

Discussion/Q&A

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition

11:00-12:30

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

Neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in Fibromyalgia

Zahra Nochi

Aarhus University, Denmark

12:00-12:20

Role of neutrophil infiltration of sensory ganglions in fibromyalgia

Shafaq Sikandar

Queen Mary University of London, UK

12:20-12:30

Discussion/Q&A

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

14:30-15:00

Oral Abstract Presentations of Selected Abstracts

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition

15:30-16:30

Session 4: Precision Medicine and Pharmacological Interventions in Fibromyalgia

15:30-15:50

Which Drugs Can Be Effective in Nociplastic Pain?

Diego Fornasari

University of Milan, Italy

15:50-16:10

Mechanisms of Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Fibromyalgia

Serge Perrot

Cochin AP-HP Hospital, France

16:10-16:30

Phase 3 Randomized Trial of TNX-102 SL in Fibromyalgia

16:30-17:00

Oral Presentations of Selected Abstracts

17:00

End of Day One

08:30

Registration

09:00-10:30

Session 5: Fibromyalgia and Co-Morbidities

09:00-09:20

Interaction of Fibromyalgia with Inflammatory Joint Disease, with reference to the GRAPPA workgroup

Devy Zissman

Carmel Medical Center, Israel

Victoria Furrer

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

09:20-09:40

Residual pain in inflammatory rheumatic and autoimmune diseases

Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini

IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi – Sant'Ambrogio, Italy

09:40-10:00

Metabolic Syndrome and Fibromyalgia

Fabiola Atzeni

University of Messina, Italy

10:00-10:20

Sex and Gender Differences in Fibromyalgia: Implications for Treatment

Iris Yaish

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

10:20-10:30

Discussion/Q&A

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

Small Fiber Neuropathy in Fibromyalgia: Emerging Evidence

Claudia Sommer

University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

11:20-11:40

Latest Diagnostic Tools for Small Fiber Neuropathy

Pall 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

Studying the Effects of THC on Pain Modulation in Fibromyalgia

Yaara Agbaria

Tel Aviv University, Israel

12:50-13:00

Discussion/Q&A

13:00-14:00

Lunch Break, Poster Viewing & Visit the Exhibition

14:00-15:30

Session 8: New Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Nociplastic Pain

14:00-14:20

Cannabinoids and Fibromyalgia: Myth and Reality

Valeria Giorgi

IRCCS Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy

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 2024

Jacob Ablin

Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel

15:20-15:30

Discussion/Q&A

15:30-16:00

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