International
Pain Management
Day

October 17, 2025
The first global online event dedicated to the future of pain treatment.
World-renowned experts, representatives of foundations, and public health institutions will meet online to discuss the role of cryoanalgesia in the treatment of chronic and postoperative pain – in response to one of the greatest challenges of modern medicine.
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Piotr Dryjański

The virtual stage will bring together outstanding clinicians and opinion leaders from multiple specialties – from anesthesiology to thoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, neurology, and pain medicine. The event will also feature representatives of foundations and scientific societies, giving the discussion both a clinical and systemic dimension.

Mohammed Elfekky

Orthopedic surgeon at Medcare Hospital Sharjah, specializing in minimally invasive techniques and orthopedic innovations. He completed his medical studies and PhD in orthopedic surgery in Egypt, and also earned a Master’s degree in Cardiff and a diploma in Glasgow. A member of MRCS, AAOS, and the ICJR board in the Middle East, he completed a fellowship in knee surgery at the American Hospital Dubai.

Igor Filipovski

Anesthesiologist and intensivist, owner and Medical Director of the Copenhagen Cryo Center, and President of the International Society for Ultrasound-Guided Cryoneurolysis. An internationally recognized expert in the treatment of chronic pain and spasticity, he trains physicians worldwide and develops innovative applications of cryoneurolysis, significantly improving patient outcomes.

Agnes Stogicza

Board-certified anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with over 20 years of experience in interventional pain medicine. She currently practices chronic interventional pain management and anesthesiology at PSI Pain Clinic in Budapest and lectures on pain management at the University of Szeged.

Przemysław Strulak

Internationally experienced expert in interventional pain management and specialist in opioid-free pain treatment for both adults and children.

Anna Tomkowiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University. Pediatric cardiac surgeon with additional experience in plastic and burn surgery in Berlin. She conducts training in laser therapy and continuously expands her expertise in anti-aging medicine in Poland and abroad.

Andrea Trescot

Former President of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), former Fellowship Director at the University of Florida and the University of Washington, and currently Medical Director at Stimwave.

Paul Winston

Full-time physiatrist whose research focuses on real-time treatment methods for patients with neurological disorders such as spasticity and complex regional pain syndrome.

Agenda

We kindly inform you that all lectures within the online conference will be conducted in English.
12:00 - 12:15
Metrum
Opening speech
Moderator:
Monika Milewska
12:15 - 12:45
Dr. Andrea Trescot,
Dr. Agnes Stogicza
Panel 1
Cryoanalgesia helps reducing the chronic pain
Moderator:
Beata Svianticka
12:45 - 13:15
Dr. Anna Tomkowiak,
Dr. Piotr Dryjański
Panel 2
Pain and cryoanalgeisa from a cardiac and toracic surgeries point of view (especially in case of children)
Moderator:
Piotr Milczarek
13:15 - 13:30
Break

13:30 - 14:00
Dr. Mohamed Elfekky
Panel 3
Cryoanalgesia reduces the Opioid use
Moderator:
Monika Milewska
14:00 - 14:30
Dr. Mohamed Elfekky
Case + discussion
Cryoanalgesia in Total Knee Arthoplasty - case study
Moderator:
Monika Milewska
14:30 - 15:00
Dr. Przemysław Strulak,
Dr. Igor Filipovsky

Panel 4
Cryoanalgesia versus Radio Frequency
Moderator:
Edmund Kiełbasa
15:00 - 15:15
Dr. Przemysław Strulak
Zabieg
Cryoanalgesia - practical case study
Moderator:
Edmund Kiełbasa
15:15 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
Dr. Paul Winston
Panel 5
How we can take care of pain in regards to spasticity cases
Moderator:
Jose Pereira
15:30 - 16:00
Metrum
Closing speech

Please note that the agenda and timing may change up until October 17, and we will keep all registered participants informed of any updates.
Our speakers are practicing physicians who may be unexpectedly called to urgent patient care, which could lead to minor adjustments in the program.
Thank you for your understanding and support of their important mission.
All presentations will be recorded and made available to participants after the event has concluded.
A UNIQUE MEETING OF SPECIALISTS
We have just concluded more than 4 hours of intensive debate, exchange of clinical experience, and practical knowledge focused on the development of cryoanalgesia and cryosurgery in pain management.

Participants included physicians, specialists, and experts involved in pain management, rehabilitation, cryoanalgesia, and interventional procedures.

Such a diverse group of attendees reflects the growing interest in modern therapeutic solutions and the increasing need for the exchange of experience between specialists from different areas of medicine.
The programme combined both scientific and practical sessions. Participants had the opportunity to learn about current clinical experience, analyses of the efficacy and safety of selected methods, as well as the role of cryoanalgesia and thermolesion procedures within therapeutic algorithms.

The interactive format of the meeting — including panel discussions, Q&A sessions, and opportunities to exchange experience — meant that the event was not simply a series of lectures, but an active, international discussion about the future of pain management.

We would like to thank all participants, speakers, and experts for their presence, active involvement, and valuable exchange of knowledge and experience.

See what the international discussion about the future of pain management looked like.

Panel 1

Cryoanalgesia helps reducing the chronic pain

Agnes Stogicza MD, FIPP, CIPS, ASRA-PMUC & Andrea Trescot MD, ABIPP, FIPP

Panel 2

Pain and cryoanalgesia from a cardiac and toracic surgeries point of view

Piotr Dryjanski MD & Anna Tomkowiak MD

Panel 3  Case + discussion

Cryoanalgesia reduces the opioid use

Mohammed Elfeky MSc, MD, MRCS

Panel 4  Case + discussion

Cryoneurolysis versus radio frequency

Igor Filipovski MD & Przemyslaw Strulak FIPP, SSIPM

Panel 5

How we can take care of pain in regards to spasticity cases

Paul Winston MD, FRCPC

Metrum Cryoflex S. A. 
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