Skip to main content
ASRAFALL25 Main banner
Icon Legend
Presentation Icons
Ticket Required
Ticket Required

Workshop

Hands-On Workshops

(WS-16) Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (BVNA) Hands-On Simulation Workshop

Friday, November 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Location: 203 - 204
Ticket Required

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify imaging and clinical features that differentiate vertebrogenic pain from other etiologies.
  • Evaluate pre- and post-procedure imaging for appropriate planning and follow-up.
  • Demonstrate step-by-step technical proficiency in BVN ablation with fluoroscopic guided approaches.
  • Recognize and manage potential intra-procedural challenges and complications.
Disclosure(s):
Michael Hanes, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Nicholas Bremer, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

    Lead(s)

  • Maged Guirguis, MD

    System chairman
    Ochsner Health , Louisiana, United States

    • Faculty(s)

  • Michael Hanes, MD

    Physician
    Jax Spine & Pain Centers/Centurion Medical Group
    Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States

    • Associate Faculty(s)

  • Nicholas Bremer, MD (he/him/his)

    Medical Director Amelia Island
    Jax Spine and Pain
    Jacksonville Beach, Florida, United States

  • Vinny Tieppo Francio, MD

    Interventional Pain Physician
    Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
    St. Louis, Missouri, United States