Stanford Medicine Neurosurgery Master Class: Clinical Advances in the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

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1. Distinguish trigeminal neuralgia from other facial pain syndromes using clinical and imaging features
2. Compare surgical and non-surgical treatment options based on patient characteristics and long-term outcomes
3. Apply procedural strategies for MVD, rhizotomy, and radiosurgery with attention to recurrence and complications.
4. Review emerging translational approaches to TN, including NRF2 modulation and oxidative stress pathways

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 
Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity, except those listed in the table below. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Anand Veeravagu, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford University

Course Director

Paid consultant-Osteocentric|Stock options in a privately held company-Osteocentric|Consulting Fee-Alphatec Holdings Inc - ATEC|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Alphatec Holdings Inc - ATEC|Royalties or Patent Beneficiary-Globus|Paid consultant-Surgical Theater (Relationship has ended)|Stock options in a privately held company-Surgical Theater (Relationship has ended)|Paid consultant-Higgs Boson|Stock options in a privately held company-Higgs Boson|Paid consultant-Globus|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Globus

Michael Lim, MD
Stanford

Faculty, Planner

Grant or research support-Arbor|Grant or research support-Bristol-Myers Squibb (Relationship has ended)|Grant or research support-Accuray|Grant or research support-Biohaven|Grant or research support-Urogen (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-VBI|Consulting Fee-InCephalo Therapeutics (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Merck and Company, Inc.|Consulting Fee-InSightec|Consulting Fee-Biohaven|Consulting Fee-Sanianoia|Consulting Fee-Hemispherian|Consulting Fee-Novocure|Consulting Fee-Noxxon|Consulting Fee-InCando (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Century Therapeutics (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-CraniUS|Consulting Fee-MediFlix|Consulting Fee-Xsense (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Stryker|Consulting Fee-Global Coalition for Adaptive Research|Ownership-Egret Therapeutics|Consulting Fee-Hoth|Honoraria-Insightec

Alice Hou, Other
Stanford Healthcare

Planner

Nothing to disclose

Thomas J Wilson, other
Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Stanford University

Reviewer

Nothing to disclose

Thursday, January 29, 2026