Moderators: 

• Sean M. Tutton, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE
• Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR

Faculty: 

• Sean M. Tutton, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE | Evaluation and Physical Examination of Cancer Patients with Pain
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Define the scope of the problem
    • Discuss how pain effects cancer treatment and patient care options as well as opioid risks long term
    • Discuss WHO guidelines for pharmacologic/radiotherapy management)
    • Discuss most common areas of cancer related pain
    • Discuss techniques to evaluate and isolate the source of pain
    • Differentiating between different sources of pain (i.e. – bone, nerve, soft tissue)

• Ahmad Parvinian, MD | Anatomic and Imaging Evaluation of Cancer Specific Pain
  • Learning Objectives
    • Focus on what the physician needs to know for treatment planning
    • Demonstrate cases where different metastatic lesions affecting adjacent structures causing pain
    • Discuss optimal imaging strategies for delineating pain and potential complications of image-guided therapy

• Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR | What Standardized Evaluation Systems Should I be Using in My Clinic and Current Guidelines for Pain Management?
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss the current evaluation systems I can implement in my clinical evaluation of pain and templates I can implement in my clinic
    • Discuss the current NCCN guidelines for cancer related pain
    • How to optimally build a pain and palliation practice

• Junjian Huang, MD | What Happens to the Nerve during Ablation, and What Should I be Worried About? 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Basic understanding of nerve related pain
    • Response of the nerve to cryoablation, and recovery after thermal injury
    • What are the trade-offs for alleviating pain

Moderators: 

• Rahul A. Sheth, MD
• Zachary Berman, MD

Faculty: 

• Rahul A. Sheth, MD | Thrombosis Management Considerations in Oncologic Patients 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss patient considerations in deciding between anticoagulation and interventional management in oncologic patient
    • Discuss current evidence in: PE including anticoagulation strategies, as well as use of endovascular devices for pulmonary embolism in oncologic patients
    • Demonstrate cases where use of mechanical thrombectomy (both PE and other) can potentially benefit patients with underlying malignancy

• Zachary Berman, MD | Introduction to Percutaneous Injectable Therapy 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss rationale for percutaneous injectable therapy
    • Discuss basic procedural details including how to set up a program, equipment needed, and building a practice
    • Discuss techniques and demonstrate cases of how to do the procedure in a stepwise fashion so learners can have a general idea of how to perform the procedure from beginning to end

Moderators:

• Nishita Kothary, MD
• Ronald S. Arellano, MD

Faculty: 

• Nishita Kothary, MD | Choosing the Right Tool: How to Select the Optimal Ablation Modality for Liver Tumors
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss the available energies for ablation in the liver (including thermal and non-thermal)
    • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the dominant ablation modalities for liver applications

• Guilherme Lopes Pinheiro Martins, MD | Anatomic and Thermalprotective Technique Considerations in Liver Ablation
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss commmonly used techniques for protecting adjacent structures in thermal ablation
    • Discuss anatomic considerations of ablation of liver tumors in hard to reach locations (bile-duct, pericardiac, capsular)
    • Discuss trajectory planning of liver ablation for optimal margin and hard to reach locations 

• Rebecca Hibbert, MD | Endpoint Analysis in Liver Ablation: How to Decide Appropriate Treatment
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss ablation planning and confirmation
    • Discuss the role of contrast enhanced imaging intraprocedurally and post-procedurally
    • Discuss the role of appropriate margins in ablation

• Ronald S. Arellano, MD | Case-Based Review of Ablative Therapies for Liver Interventions in Oncologic Patients

Moderators: 

• Venkatesh Krishnasamy, MD
• Grant Schmidt, MD

Faculty: 

• Venkatesh Krishnasamy, MD | Choosing the Right Tool: How to Select the Optimal Ablation Modality for Renal Tumors
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss the available energies for ablation in the kidney
    • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of heat and cold for renal applications
    • Discuss tumor anatomic considerations in technology selection

• Grant Schmidt, MD | RFA and MWA: How to Safely and Precisely Place, Optimize Applicator Number, Positioning, and Treatment Prescription in Renal Ablation
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss how to appropriately place microwave antennae to maximize oncologic efficacy
    • Discuss common complications with renal microwave ablation and how to mitigate these events
    • Discuss relevant thermoprotective maneuevers during renal microwave ablation

• Daniel Adamo, MD | Cryoablation: How to Safely and Precisely Place, Optimize Applicator Number, Positioning, and Treatment Prescription in Renal Tumors
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss how to appropriately place cryoablation needles to maximize oncologic efficacy including how to successfully treat T1b lesions (1 probe per cm tumor)
    • Discuss common complications during renal cryoablation and how to mitigate these events
    • Discuss thermoprotective maneuvers during renal cryoablation

• Fourat Ridouani, MD | Case-Based Review of Ablative Therapies for Kidney Interventions in Oncologic Patients

Moderators:

• Gina Landinez, MD
• Francois H. Cornelius, MD, PhD

Faculty: 

• Leonardo Azevedo, MD | Basics of Spinal Augmentation and Metastatic Spinal Lesions
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Basic technical components of spinal augmentation
    • When/what energy to use if performing concurrent spine ablation/biopsy
    • Barriers/safety precautions in treatment of metastatic lesions
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement

• Gina Landinez, MD | Extraspinal Metastatic Bone Fixation and Augmentation
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Basic technical components of cementoplasty of the pelvic lesion
    • When and where to use screw fixation and balloon implants
    • Pain assessment and localizing pain generators in metastatic pelvic disease
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement 

• Francois H. Cornelis, MD, PhD | Extraspinal Soft Tissue and Bone Ablation and Thermoprotective Techniques
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Neuroanatomic considerations of extraaxial bone system
    • Best practices ablating lesions (Multisession, ablation and embo)
    • Managing pre and post procedural pain
    • Basic thermoprotective techniques (pneumo, balloon, hydro, monitoring- essentially active and passive techniques)
    • Case/application where discuss indication for engagement

Moderators: 

• Dimitrios Filippiadis, MD, PhD, MSc, EBIR
• Sean M. Tutton, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE

Faculty: 

• Dimitrios Filippiadis, MD, PhD, MSc, EBIR | Nerve Ablation and Injections in Cancer Patients 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss neurolysis for non-users(Nerve, Joint, Intraarticular Injections)
    • Discuss indications of nerve injections for pain in cancer patients
    • Discuss nerve injections in non- pain related indications 

• David Prologo, MD, FSIR | Building a Cancer Related Pain Intervention Service
  • Learning Objectives:
    • How to start and develop a cancer related pain practice
    • How to market and impliment a pump and stiumlator program
    • Identify major procedural offerings and how to generate referrals

• Allan L. Brook, MD, FACR, FSIR, FASSR | Intrathecal Pumps for Cancer Pain 
  • Learning Objectives: 
    • Discuss technical components of how you do it
    • Discuss technical components of how you set up the practice
    • Discuss basic indications for intrathecal pumps 

• J. Dana Dunleavy, MD | Spinal Cord Stimulation for Cancer Pain 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss technical components of how you do it
    • Discuss technical components of how you set up the practice
    • Discuss basic indications for intrathecal pumps 

• Ashley M. Rogers, MD | Medical Management of Cancer Related Pain
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss medical management options prior to procedures
    • Commonly used medications in cancer related pain and mechanisms of action
    • When to consider intervention as well as post treatment options for patients with persistent or post-procedural pain after image guided therapy

Moderators: 

• Gina Landinez, MD
• Francois H Cornelis, MD, PhD

Faculty: 

• Anthony Tadros, MD | Case Based Evaluation of Cancer Related Pelvic Pain 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Weight bearing acetabular lesion
    • Sacral Lesion
    • Pelvic Floor Mass requiring pudendal nerve ablation

• Marwan Moussa, MD | Nerve Ablation for Cancer Related Pain Relief
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss technical details of nerve thermal ablation for new users (how to do it, settings, basic approaches- can focus on common applications)
    • Discuss when this can help post-surgical patients such as hysterectomy, biliary, thoracotomy associated pain
    • Discuss the data for nerve ablation in cancer related pain for common indications

• Alexis Kelekis, MD, PhD, FSIR, FCIRSE | Case Based Evaluation of Spine Pain
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Vertebral body lesion treatment
    • Posterior element lesion treatment
    • Use spinal implants

Moderators: 

• Matthew Scheidt, MD, FSIR
• Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR

Faculty: 

• Resten Imaoka, MD | Case Based Evaluation of Upper Extremity Pain  
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Cervical Spine Lesion
    • Brachial Plexus
    • Upper Extremity

• Matthew Scheidt, MD, FSIR | Case Based Evaluation of Lower Extremity Pain 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Lumbar or Sacral Lesion with foraminal involvement
    • Lumbosacral plexus/Sciatic Notch Lesions
    • Lower Extremity Lesions

• Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR | Case Based Evaluation of Pumps and Stimulator 
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Case best for targeted delivery/pain pump
    • Case best for dorsal column stimulator
    • Demonstrate cases related to the assigned topic focusing on the technical components of performing the procedure

Moderators: 

• Rony Avritscher, MD, FSIR
• Terence P. Gade, MD, PhD

Faculty: 

• Rony Avritscher, MD, FSIR | Opening Remarks & Masterclass Overview
• Terence P. Gade, MD, PhD | How to Start a Lab and Negotiate Your Package: the Story of the PIGI Lab
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Summarize how to start a lab as an early investigator
    • Describe the origins of the pigi lab from where it started to current status
    • Describe monetary considerations when starting a lab as an early career investigator

• Khashayar Farsad, MD | Rodent Models in Interventional Oncology: Unlocking Mechanisms and Enabling High-Throughput Hypothesis Testing
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss advantages and challenges of small animal models
    • Review considerations in model selection for specific research questions 

• Luke Wilkins, MD, FSIR | Large Animal Models in Interventional Oncology: Bridging the Gap to Clinical Application and Advancing Device Development
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Identify roles of large animal models in IO research
    • Latest advances in development of Oncopig and updates on woodchuck model

Moderators: 

• Lynn Savic, MD
• S. Nahum Goldberg, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE

Faculty: 

• Glauco Souza, MD | 2D and 3D Culture Models: Applications in Testing Combination Approaches
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Describe techniques to screen IO agents in Vitro
    • Development of patient-derived cell lines, tumor organoids and bioprinted tumor models for personalizing treatment parameters

• Lynn J. Savic, MD | Immunological Consequences of Thermal Ablation & Endovascular Therapy
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Describe how various ablative modalities affect tumor antigen presentation and immune cell recruitment
    • Discuss existing data on use of ablation in combination therapies 

• Christopher D. Malone, MD | Potentiating the Efficacy of Endovascular Locoregional Therapy: Enabling Synergy and Overcoming Resistance
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Cellular response to hypoxia following embolization and potential combinatorial approaches

• S. Nahum Goldberg, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE; Khashayar Farsad, MD; Bradford J. Wood, MD; Lynn J. Savic, MD | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Bridging the Preclinical-Clinical Divide
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discussion on improving translational relevance of animal models and accelerating bench-to-bedside development
    • Integrating biological insights into procedural planning and device development