October 1st 2021

• 8:00am – Opening Ceremony 
  1.  Welcome from the President of NAALT and WALT
  2.  Welcome from the PBM 2021 Organizing Committee
  3. Dr. Tara Schwetz
     Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H): A New Paradigm for Biomedical and Health Research
     
  4. Prof. Michael Hamblin
     History and mechanisms of photobiomodulation, with a focus on treatment of brain disorders
•  9:37am – Neuromodulation
  1. Dr. Lew Lim
     Quantum Elements in Brain Photobiomodulation
     
  2. Prof. Jack Tuszynski
     Biophysical Mechanisms of Red and Near Infrared Light Interactions with Living Cells and Microtubules in Vitro and Implications for Brain Stimulation
     
• 10:37am – Coffee Break
• 10:46am – Neuromodulation (cont)
  1. Prof. Juanita Anders
     Updates on Light penetration, parameters and biology
     
  2. Dr. Reza Zomorrodi
     Exploring the Brain Response to the Pulsed Transcranial Photobiomodulation in Randomized Sham-Controlled Crossover Studies using Resting-State EEG
  3. Paolo Cassano, MD
     Photobiomodulation for Depression, Anxiety and PTSD: the −MGH Brain PBM Clinic− Dose Map
• 12:07pm – PBM Workshop 
  1. Dr. Clark Tedford
• 12:18pm – Lunch Break
• 12:49pm – PBM Workshop
  1. Paulo Stanga, MD; Carlos Orduna, MD; Hakan Kaymak, MD;
• 1:00pm – Neuromodulation (cont)
  1. Dr. Sanjay Manchanda
     Altered States in Photobiomodulation and other Extraordinary Observations in Brain PBM
     
  2. Dr. Marvin Berman
     Shining New Light on Dementia Treatment: ADAS-Cog and Quantitative EEG Evidence of Cognitive Improvement in Early and Mid-stage dementia using self-administered 1070nm Transcranial Near-Infrared Photobiomodulation
     
  3. Dr. Volkmar Kreisel
     Pilot Study: The Effects of NIR Photobiomodulation on the Autonomic Nervous System depending on Continous Wave or Pulsed Mode
     
  4. Dr. Ann Liebert
     Transcranial and remote photobiomodulation treatment for the clinical signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease: The microbiome connection
     
  5. Prof. Linda Chao
     Effects of Transcranial Photobiomodulation (PBM) on Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease: a Pilot Clinical Trial
•  2:58 – Coffee Break
•  3:09pm – Musculoskeletal – Pain Management
  1. Dr. Euahna Varigos
     PBM in the peri-operative management of surgery
     
  2. Dr. Shikha Parmar
     Successful PBM Pain Management in Medical Practice – Disrupting the Paradigm
     
  3. Dr. Claudia Frederice Teixeira
     Photobiomodulation therapy in woman with pelvic floor myofascial pain and intestinal constipation
     
  4. Prof. Cassia Fukuda Nakashima
     Photobiomodulation for Wound Healing and Compartment Syndrome
  5. Dr. John Hayes Jr
     A Comparison of the Clinical Effectiveness of Specific Neurostimulation and Photobiomodulation Modalities with Therapeutic Nutrition in the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
  6. Prof. Ashfaq Ahmad
     Effectiveness of low level laser therapy in healing of partial tear of supraspinatus tendon; A single blind randomized controlled clinical trial
•  5:30pm – Small Break
•  5:40pm – PBM in Cancer Supportive Care Applications
  1. Prof. René-Jean Bensadoun
     New Photobiomodulation device for prevention and cure of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis and dermatitis: Results of the prospective SAFEPBM study with CareMin650 device
     
  2. Dr. Jolien Robijns
     The safe use of photobiomodulation therapy in an oncological setting
     
  3. Prof. René-Jean Bensadoun
     Place of Photobiomodulation in the prevention of OsteoNecrosis of the Jaw for patients treated with Denosumab (XGEVA*)
  4. Damien Vila, Dr. Ann Liebert, Prof. Pierre Mares, Dr Terrance Baker
     University diploma: PBM for the management of pain, inflammation, wound healing and relative diseases
• 6:40pm – Dinner Break
• 7:20pm – PBM in Cancer Supportive Care Applications (cont)
  1. Prof. René-Jean Bensadoun
     Place of PBM for cancer patients with vulvovaginal xerosis, atrophy, stenosis or fibrosis
     
  2. Prof. René-Jean Bensadoun
     Efficacy of PBM in the treatment of mandibular osteoradionecrosis
  3. Camelia Billard-Sandu, MD
     Presentation of the French University Diploma on PBM in Cancer Supportive Care
  4. Mr. Victor Tam
     Photobiomodulation and release of the neurotransmitter glutamate
•  8:21pm – PBM Feature – Vielight
  
•  8:32pm – Wrap Up Day One
  1. Dr. Terrance Baker
     Closing remarks

October 2nd 2021

• 8:15am – Welcome 
  1. Welcome from the President of NAALT
  2. Congressman Jim Hagedorn
     KeyNote
     
• 8:32am – Taking PBM to Mainstream Medicine 
  1. Dr. Roberta Chow
     PBM in Real World Practice
     
  2. Mr. James Carroll
     Photobiomodulation: The Roadmap to Mainstream Acceptance
• 9:17am – Coffee Break
• 9:27am – PBM Mechanisms 
  1. Dr. Praveen Arany
     Mechanisms of Photobiomodulation
     
  2. Dr. Lilach Gavish
     Near Infrared Photobiomodulation Promotes Mitochondrial Trafficking in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
  3. Prof. Stefano Benedicenti, Prof. Manuela Marcoli
     Photobiomodulation and release of the neurotransmitter glutamate
• 10:40am – Small Break
• 10:45am – PBM Mechanisms (cont)
  1. Prof. Reem Hanna
     Molecular and cellular impact of 980nm photobiomodulation on bone regeneration
  2. Prof. Ann Liebert
     Mechanisms of photobiomodulation beyond cytochrome-C-oxidase
  3. Dr. Daiane Meneguzzo
     Benefits and Therapeutic Modalities for Systemic Photobiomodulation (PBM)
  4. Arne Grinsted and Maja Grinsted Hillegass
     PhotoBioModulation for Infertility
• 12:00pm – PBM Workshop 
  1. Mr. James Carroll
     St. Jude Pediatric Oral Mucositis Study Results
• 12:20pm – Lunch Break 
• 12:50pm – PBM Workshop
  1. Mr James Carroll
     New PBM Tools from THOR
• 1:08pm – Wound Healing and Dermatology 
  1. Dr. Nooshafarin Kazemihhoo
     The effects of Photobiomodulation on Diabetic distal symmetric polyneuropathy
  2. Prof. Nicolette Houreld
     Photobiomodulation at 660 nm Modulates the PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Fibroblast Cells In Vitro
  3. Prof. Heidi Abrahamse
     Photobiomodulation for Enhanced Stem Cell differentiation: New Insights
  4. Dr. Nooshafarin Kazemihhoo
     Effect of photobiomodulation on the healing process of donor site in patients with grade 3 burn ulcer after skin graft surgery (a randomized clinical trial)
• 2:30pm – Coffee Break
• 2:40pm – Antiviral, Antimicrobial / Covid-19 Therapies 
  1. Prof. Chukuka Enwemeka
     Photo-eradication of Bacteria, Viruses and Other Microbes
  2. Dr. Michael Weber
     Photodynamic Therapy with Riboflavin in COViD-19 Management
  3. Dr. Violet Bumah
     Pulsed Blue Light inactivates Coronaviruses in Saliva and Curcumin
• 4:25pm – Small Break
• 4:30pm – Antiviral, Antimicrobial / Covid-19 Therapies (cont)
  1. Dr. John Chris Castel
     Pulsed Blue Light Technologies for Environmental and Human Microorganism Deactivation
  2. Prof. Aline Menezes Araújo Penno
     Photobiomodulation In COVID – SARS COV2 – Brief report of 10 Hospitalized Patients
  3. Dr. Debora Bittencourt
     Photodynamic THerapy and Photobiomodulation in Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit with Orofacial Manifestations and Tested Positive for COVID-19
  4. Dr. Lew Lim
     A Pivotal Clinical Trial Evaluating a Home-used Photobiomodulation Device in the Treatment of COVID-19 Respiratory Symptoms
• 6:00pm – Dinner Break
• 6:40pm – Dental PBM
  1. Prof. Reza Fekrazad
     How Can Photobiomodulation Manage Oral & Maxillofacial Nerve Injury
  2. Prof. Leila Gholami
     Photobiomodulation Therapy in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
  3. Prof. Chandrashekar Yavagal
     FAST BUT NOT FURIOUS! Photobiomodulation therapy in Alleviating Pain and Accelerating Orthodontic tooth movement in Children – A systematic review and meta-analysis.
• 7:55pm – Small Break
• 8:00pm – Dental PBM (cont)
  1. Prof. René-Jean Bensadoun
     Photobiomodulation for the prevention and treatment of Oral Mucositis: Clinical experience of a general hospital in France
  2. Prof. Steven Parker
     Photobiomodulation Delivery Parameters in Dentistry: An Evidence based Approach
  3. Prof. Katayoun AM Kalhori
     The Role of Photobiomodulation in Oral Diseases
  4. Prof. Arun Darbar
     Photobiomodulation Therapy in General Dentistry: A 20-Year Synopsis
  5. Prof. Aldo Brugnera
     Hemolasertherapy –  A Novel Procedure For Gingival Papilla & Bone Regeneration: Clinical Cases
• 10:14pm – Wrap Up
  1. Dr. Terrance Baker
     Closing remarks

October 3rd 2021

• 8:10am – Day 3 Welcome
  1. Welcome from the President of WALT
  2. Congressman Alex X. Mooney
     KeyNote
     
• 8:18am – Taking PBM to Mainstream Medicine
  1. Mr. James Carroll
     Roundtable – Taking PBM to Mainstream Medicine Roundtable
• 9:00am – Neuromodulation
  1. Dr. Joanne Bullock-Saxton
     Exploring the Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study
  2. Prof. Sungkyo Lim
     Considerations on the optical and electrical parameters of photobiomodulation therapy devices for treating neurodegenerative brain diseases
  3. Dr. Cécile Moro
     Photobiomodulation clinical trial for Parkinson disease
• 10:10am – Coffee Break
• 10:20am – Neuromodulation (cont)
  1. Prof. Margaret Naeser
     Transcranial PBM for chronic TBI, and four Ex-Football Players possibly developing CTE
  2. Prof. Greg Hipskind
     Pulsed Transcranial Red/Near-Infrared PBMT Using Light-Emitting Diodes Improves Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Function in Veterans with CHronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Series
  3. Dr. Joseph DiDuro
     Acute Effects of Intranasal Photobiomodulation on Blood Flow and Cerebral Oxygen Delivery
  4. Prof. Jeri-Anne Lyons
     Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: The Effect of PBMT on the Immune Response and Muscle Function
  5. Dr. Farzad Selehpour
     Photobiomodulation for the Brain: A Systematic Review
• 12:40pm – Lunch Break
• 1:10pm – PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis
  1. Dr. Terrance Baker
     Practical Pain Management in Daily Clinical Practice – Optimizing Outcomes and Addition Reduction
  2. Leslie Carmen & Dr. Olga Maric
     Photobiomodulation Therapy for Chronic Pain: a randomized clinical trial
  3. Prof. Liisa Laakso
     Efficacy  of Photobiomodulation Therapy Using a Novel Light Patch System for Knee  Arthroplasty: Case Series Report
• 2:26pm – Small Break
• 2:32pm – PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis (cont)
  1. Prof. Fredric Schiffer
     Unilateral Transcranial Photobiomodulation Very Significantly Reduces Opioid Craving and Use
  2. Dr. Terrance Baker
     Medical/Legal the Growing Risk in Energy Medicine
• 3:29pm – Technology and PBM Delivery Systems
  1. Dr. John Chris Castel
     Technology, Dose & Safety in PhotoBioModulation Therapy Systems
  2. Dr. Dennis Sourvanos
     Histomorphometric Hard Tissue Formation Induced by Adjunctive Photobiomodulation (PBM) Therapy, A Review and Quantitative Irradiation Analysis of Total Cumulative Dose.
• 4:12pm – Coffee Break
• 4:22pm – PBM in Sports, Emergency and Industrial Medicine
  1. Prof. Ernesto Leal Junior
     Photobiomodulation therapy for exercise performance enhancement and post-exercise recover: How it started, where are we now, and where should we go next
  2. Prof. Justin Rigby
     Photobiomodulation in Sports and Recreation Performance and Recovery
  3. Dr. Aaron Wells
     Photobiomodulation Therapy for Thigh Contusion and Soft Tissue Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• 5:50pm – PBM in Veterinary Medicine 
  1. Ronald Hirschberg, DVM
     Photobiomodulation in an Integrative Medical Approach to Chronic Renal Disease in Companion Animals
  2. Jessica Turner, DVM
     Photobiomodulation Therapy as a Key Modality of a House Call Veterinary Practice
• 6:52pm – Dinner Break
• 7:32pm – PBM in Ophthalmology
  1. Dr. Clark Tedford
     Photobiomodulation Treatment for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Update from LumiThera’s LIGHTSITE I, II and ELECTROLIGHT studies
  2. Prof. Roberto Pinelli
     PBM for dry AMD : a new protocol proposal based on 500 cases performed
• 8:26pm –  PBM in Laser Acupuncture 
  1. Dr. Steve Liu, Dr. Volkmar Kreisel
     Taking Laser Acupuncture to Mainstream Medicine: An Interview with Steve Liu, L.Ac. and Volkmar Kreisel, MD
  2. Dr. Steve Liu
     Integrative Treatment for Chronic Soft Tissue Injury and Arthritis in Knees
     
• 9:19pm – Day 3 Wrap Up
  1. Dr. Terrance Baker 
     Closing remarks 
     

Poster Program

The poster session is a parallel session that can be viewed at any time during the conference (October 1-3). You will find it in the On Demand section on the PBM2021 BigMarker platform.

• Dental PBM
  1. Chandrashekar Yavagal (#30)
     PBM Pulpotomy in Pediatric Endodontics. From Research Labs to Clinical Portals. A Comparative histological evaluation of the effect of PBM on Dental Pulp of Animal Tissues and a Case series on Human Interventions.
  2. Vitor Hugo Panhoca (#91)
     Dental Bleaching Using Violet Light: A New Perspective for Aesthetic Dentistry.
  3. Rhythm Bains (#5)
     Photobiomodulation: An effective tool for improving oral health related quality of life
  4. Ann Liebert
     Photobiomodulation Therapy for the Prevention and Management of Oral Mucositis – A Pilot Study
     
• Neuromodulation
  1. Fabiola Arantes Ferreira & Cassia Fukuda Nakashima
     Low Intensity Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Traumatic Injury in the Cranial Region: Experience Report
  2. Ronaldo Santiago
     Treating Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms with Photobiomodulation Therapy: Improvement in Cognition and Other Symptoms both Subjectively and Objectively by ImPACT® Test.
     
  3. Ana Paula Samways
     Effects of PBM in MS (Multiple Sclerosis)- Case Report
  4. Jocelyn Myra Caja
     Photobiomodulation (PBM) Adjunct to Intracerebral Hemorrhage – A Case Report
     
  5. Ana Paula Samways
     Systemic Photobiomodulation in the manifestations of COVID19 – Report of two clinical cases
     
• Wound Healing and Dermatology
  1. Marianne Degerman
     Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) in addition to traditional dressing of difficult to heal ulcers, in frail elderly subjects in municipality home healthcare
  2. Ana Paula Ferro
     Influence of different photobiomodulation parameters on multipotent adipose tissue mesenchymal cells in vitro.
  3. Vanessa Coelli & Cássia Fukuda Nakashima
     Use of photobiomodulation in patient care with multiple injuries in a favela in the city of Rio de Janeiro
     
  4. Valentin Yabes
     Photobiomodulation in critical limb ischemia case series
     
• Laser Acupuncture
  1. Steve Liu
     Integrative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy
• Sports, Emergency and Industrial Medicine
  1. Carlos Girasol
     The incremental dose of photobiomodulation in muscle performance. A randomized controlled trial
  2. Luana Dias
     Short-term effects of combination of photobiomodulation therapy and magnetic field in chronic neck and shoulder pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled and triple-blind clinical trial
     
  3. Adeilson Teixeira
     Photobiomodulation therapy and pharmacological therapy in experimental model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
     
• PBM in Cancer Supportive Care Applications
  1. Rene-Jean Bensadoun
     Effects of photobiomodulation on cancer-related lymphedema (CRL): A Review of the literature
  2. Leung Wan Shun
     Management of long-term radiation side effects of head and neck cancer survivors using photobiomodulation therapy: study protocol for a prospective interventional study
  3. Maria Luciana Bunemer
     Effectiveness of photobiomodulation in preventing osteonecrosis in patients with multiple myeloma
     
• PBM Mechanisms
  1. Anaeliza Figueiredo
     Red and infrared laser irradiations applied consecutively or simultaneously cause different oxidative stress modulation in human gingival epithelial cells and fibroblasts
  2. Flávia Cristina Rosin Prado
     Effect of photobiomodulation therapy on DNA damage in 5-Fluorouracil-treated gingival fibroblasts: an in vitro study
     
• Technology and PBM Delivery Systems
  1. Marina Lua Abreu
     Photobiomodulation versus Classical Pharmacological studies: should they be the same?
• Antiviral, Antimicrobial / Covid-19 Therapies
  1. Cassia Fukuda Nakashima
     Use of transthoracic photobiomodulation Class IV and ILIB in carotid artery in a patient with COVID-19. Case report.
  2. Claudia Fussi Campos & Cassia Fukuda Nakashima
     Benefits of Photobiomodulation in the recovery of smell and taste in patents after COVID-19 Infection
     
• Veterinary Medicine
  1. Ram Ben Yehuda
     PBMt improves induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease in animal models
  2. Chandrashekar Yavagal
     PBM Pulpotomy in Pediatric Endodontics
     
• PBM and Pain Management with a view on the opioid crisis
  1. Matheus Lino
     Effects of Photobiomodulation Therapy on the Relief in Patients with Low Back Pain
• Musculoskeletal – Pain Management
  1. Rym Bouriga
     Could photobiomodulation prevent oxaliplatine induced peripheral neuropathy ? An in vitro study
  2. Richard Steele                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Low Level Laser Therapy and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease