EDU 33 - Integration of Minimally Invasive Interventional Procedures with Palliative Radiation Therapy
MODERATOR(S)
Malcolm Mattes, MD - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
session DESCRIPTION
Symptoms from cancer are often best palliated by multimodal therapies performed by different physicians. This session will cover layered approaches to the palliative management of cancer pain from a variety of clinical conditions using radiation therapy, as well as minimally invasive interventional procedures. A radiation oncologist, neurointerventional radiologist, and pain medicine specialist will review challenging clinical vignettes that include metastatic lesions of bone, spine and nervous plexi, highlighting indications, toxicities and comparative effectiveness of available treatment techniques such as kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, nerve blocks, steroid injections, intrathecal therapy, radiofrequency ablation and (re)irradiation. The discussion will provide radiation oncologist attendees with high yield points to help optimize their patients symptom control.
learning objectives
- Identify indications to refer patients to interventional radiology or spine medicine for procedures aimed at symptom relief.
- Implement a multidisciplinary approach to palliative cancer care.
Credits
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credits: | 1.00 |
Presentations
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05:00pm - 06:00pm PT
Integration of Minimally Invasive Interventional Procedures with Palliative Radiation Therapy
Speaker: Malcolm Mattes, MD - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick -
05:00pm - 05:02pm PT
Introductions
Speaker: Malcolm Mattes, MD - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick -
05:02pm - 05:17pm PT
Strengths and Limitations of Palliative Radiation Therapy in the Management of Cancer Pain
Speaker: Malcolm Mattes, MD - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick -
05:17pm - 05:32pm PT
Pain Medicine Approaches in the Management of Cancer Pain
Speaker: Ann Cai Shah, MD - University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco -
05:32pm - 05:47pm PT
Neurointerventional Radiology Procedures in the Management of Cancer Pain
Speaker: Nick Telischak, MD - Stanford University, San Jose -
05:47pm - 06:00pm PT
Questions and Answers
Speaker: Malcolm Mattes, MD - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick