Submission Form

Symposia will be 90-minute sessions featuring clinical applications and hands-on skills. Symposia are intended to provide attendees with more in-depth learning about topics related to chronic pelvic pain while providing the opportunity for interaction with experts in a specific field.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA

• Each symposium must have no more than 3 core faculty. If additional faculty are needed for hands-on skills or small groups, they should be listed as supplementary faculty.
• The organizer and all faculty must register to attend the meeting (registration, lodging and travel costs will not be covered by the IPPS).   
• A faculty member may not be involved in more than one symposium.
• Faxed, emailed, or mailed proposals will not be accepted.
• The Scientific Program Committee reserves the right to request changes of specific speakers and/or presentation and to make acceptance of the proposal contingent on those changes.
• All faculty must review the IPPS speaker instructions (https://youtu.be/IUJEXPx4SgU?si=oxLjIs-rAn_cWkjH) and comply with speaker guidelines (e.g. using only generic names when pharmaceuticals are presented) after acceptance and prior to presentation.
• Symposia must conform the IPPS symposium format provided in the submission portal.

ITEMS REQUIRED FOR PROPOSALS INCLUDE:

• Topic and symposium title
• Intended audience
• 3 Educational objectives (using Bloom’s taxonomy verbs)
• In-depth description of each session
• Describe devices, equipment, or other special requirements needed for the symposium
• How do you plan to engage the audience? The symposium must include case-based discussion or hands on learning. Didactic lectures alone are not supported

SPEAKERS MUST PROVIDE:

• Professional information (title, institution, name) & contact information
• CVs for each faculty

*Preference will be given to proposals that show clear methods for engaging the audience and encourage discussion using case-based examples.

**If selected, the organized must agree to comply with all timelines for submitting symposium materials including slides and printed materials for all faculty.

The Scientific Program Committee seeks diverse proposals that address a variety of topics and diverse perspectives. When submitting a proposal, please select the most appropriate topic from the list provided below:

SYMPOSIA TOPICS 2026

1. Visceral Bladder Pain Bladder Pain Syndrome: Ins and Outs of Physiology and Treatment

2. Procedural Interventions for Pain Neuropathies and neuralgias: Nerve Block Rationale and Technique Pelvic floor Trigger points and Botox

3. Myofascial pelvic pain or dysfunction Advancing skills in physical therapy Introducing supplements to manual therapy in an evidence-based way (Shockwave, Dry Needling, etc)

4. Streamlining an Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Practice to Thrive: The role of AI in clinic Documentation, coding and billing of pain interventions Tips for scheduling pain patients in your practice Building your team Online resources for your practice

5. Psychosocial pain mechanisms Communicating in your practice using principals of Psychosocial Pain Mechanisms

6. Other Propose your own topic

Acknowledgements

Copyright Agreement: Copyright to the symposium being submitted (including, without limitation, the right to publish the recording in whole or in part in any and all forms and media, now or hereafter known) is hereby transferred to the IPPS, effective as of the date of this submission, on the understanding that the symposium has been accepted for presentation at a meeting sponsored by IPPS. However, each of the employers for whom the symposium work was performed reserve all other rights, specifically including the following: All proprietary rights other than copyright of the symposium transferred to IPPS.

Conflict of Interest: Speakers are required to disclose any conflict of interest on their submitted symposium. Details should be listed on one of the first slides of their submitted symposium presentation.