8:00-8:15 AM
Scientific Advances of Bone Regeneration
H. Thomas Temple, MD (USA)
8:15-8:30 AM
Next Generation Therapies in Longevity
Pradeep Albert, MD (USA)
8:30-8:45 AM
Targeting Transcriptional Control of Gene Regulation for Regenerative Medicine
David C. Yeomans, MD (USA)
8:45-9:00 AM
The Role of Endplate Structure and Permeability in Disc Health and Regeneration
Aaron J. Fields, PhD (USA)
9:00-9:15 AM
Cell and Gene Therapy for Symptomatic Disc Degeneration – An Update and Directions for the Future
Sigurd H. Berven, MD (USA)
9:15-9:30 AM
Artificial Intelligence and Navigating the Different Orthobiologics Pathways for Therapy
Ryan Budwany, MD (USA)
9:30-9:45 AM
AI in Medicine: Streamlining Workflow and Patient Engagement
Xiang Qian, MD (USA)
9:45-10:00 AM
AI in Longevity Medicine: Predictive Analytics and Outcome Algorithms
Aman Navani, MS (USA)
10:00-10:30 AM
Coffee Break
10:30-10:45 AM
Eliminating the Orthopedic Treatment Gap with Advances in Orthobiologics
Don Buford, MD (USA)
10:45-11:00 AM
Clinical Trials of Expanding Indications of Orthobiologics
Aaron Calodney, MD (USA)
11:00-11:20 AM
Keynote Lecture
Regenerative and Longevity Medicine – The Next Phase of Innovation
Annu NAvani, MD (USA)
11:20-11:35 AM
Enhancing Orthopedic Outcomes with Orthobiologics
Jeff Donner, MD (USA)
11:35-11:50 AM
PRP for Advanced OA: Intraarticular and Subchondral
Jesus Medina, MD (Mexico)
11:50-12:05 PM
Is the MUSE-Cell the Progenitor Cell We Have Been Waiting For?
Ansar Mahmood, MD (UK)
12:05-12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Orthobiologics in Clinical Practice: Changing Paradigm
Moderator: Jeff Donner, MD (USA)
Panelist: Don Buford, MD (USA), Sealy Hambright, PhD (USA), Mark Murphy, MD, PhD (USA), Michael Gerling, MD (USA), Navneet Boddu, MD (USA)
12:30-1:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:30-1:50 PM
Regeneration Without Cells: The Future of Bioactive Therapeutics
Joseph Cabaret, MD (USA)
1:50-2:10 PM
Endoscopic Discectomy and MSCs for Annular Repair
Robert Rapcan, MD (Slovakia)
2:10-2:30 PM
Current Intradiscal Clinical Trials
Timothy Davis, MD (USA)
2:30-2:45 PM
PBD-VSELs in Spine Regeneration: New Biological Frontier in Degenerative Disc Disease
Shahzad Anwar, MD (Pakistan)
2:45-3:00 PM
Orthobiologics for Nerve Pain: Evidence Meets Real-World Practice
Mary A. Ambach, MD (USA)
3:00-3:30 PM
Keynote Lecture
Subchondral Biologics for Advanced DDD and Cartilage Endplates
Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA)
3:30-4:00 PM
Coffee Break
4:00-4:15 PM
Ethical Considerations of Regenerative Medicine
Michael E. Schatman, MD (USA/Spain)
4:15-4:30 PM
From Innovation to Implementation: Making Regenerative Therapies Work in Health Systems
Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)
4:30-4:45 PM
Stem Cells: FDA Compliance and Legal Aspects
Pradeep Albert, MD (USA)
4:45-5:00 PM
Oral Communication Abstract:
Enhanced Outcomes Using Micronized Bone Marrow Stroma/Parenchyma Compared to BMAC Using Post-traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis Model Rats
Jeff Donner, MD (USA)
5:00-5:15 PM
Oral Communication Abstract:
Four-Year Experience with Personalized Culture-Expanded Autologous Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy: Feasibility, Biobanking, and Safety Observations from a New Zealand Practice
Zaid Matti, MD (New Zealand)
5:15-5:30 PM
Top Poster Awards
Annu Navani, MD (USA), Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA), Douglas Beall, MD (USA)
1st prize:
Cases Studies Treating Bladder Cystitis and Endometriosis with an Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Biologic
Jeffrey Donner MD, Lucanus Koldewyn, BS (USA)
2nd prize:
A New Methodology for Delivery of Adipose Tissue Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AD-MSCs) in Spinal and Joint Pathologies Using Advanced SPECT-CT Imaging
Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, PhD, Mattia Squarcia, MD, Tony Paul, MDS, MSc, PhD (Spain)
3rd prize:
Optimized Isolation and Expansion of Adipose Tissue Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AD-MSCs) and Stromal Vascular Fractions (SVFs): Enhancing Cell Yield, Quality, and Therapeutic Compatibility through Improved Processing and Xeno-Free Transition
Tony Paul, MDS, MSc, PhD, Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, PhD, Heeyeon Lee, BSc, BA, Irene Garcés Lázaro, PhD (Spain)
5:30-5:40 PM
Congress Closing
Annu Navani, MD (USA), Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA), Douglas Beall, MD (USA)
6:00-7:00 PM
WIRM ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
