Palliative Pain in Cancer Patients Master Class

Palliative Pain in Cancer Patients Master Class

New at the SIO 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, the inaugural Pain and Palliation Master Class delivers a comprehensive, case-driven experience designed to elevate the interventional oncologist’s approach to cancer-related pain. From foundational evaluation to advanced procedural techniques, this course covers the full spectrum of pain management — including nerve ablation, neurolysis, intrathecal pumps, and spinal cord stimulation — with an emphasis on evidence-based practices.

Led by a multidisciplinary faculty of leading interventional radiologists, pain specialists, and palliative care physicians, attendees can expect a comprehensive half-day course where they will learn about the basics of patient work-up, patient management practices, basic procedures, and case-based sessions as well as receive dedicated hands-on training led by expert faculty.

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Program

Schedule information is subject to change. Additional faculty details to be added as invitations are accepted. Last updated 20 June 2025.

Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Time	Session
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Master Class Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Patient Work-Up Moderated by Patrick White, MD, PhD, HMDC, FACP, FAAHPM, and Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR Value of Pain Palliation to the Cancer Patient, Patrick White, MD, PhD, HMDC, FACP, FAAHPM Evaluation and Physical Examination of Cancer Patients with Pain, Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE Anatomic and Imaging Evaluation of Cancer Specific Pain, Ahmad Parvinian, MD What Standardized Evaluation Systems Should I be Using in My Clinic and Current Guidelines for Pain Management? Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR What Happens to the Nerve During Ablation and What Should I be Worried About? Jianjun Zhang, MD, PhD
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.	Patient Management and Basic Procedures Moderated by Dimitrios Filippiadis, MD, PhD, MSc, EBIR, and Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE Medical Management of Cancer Related Pain, Vinita Singh, MD Nerve Injections in Cancer Patients, Dimitrios Filippiadis, MD, PhD, MSc, EBIR Nerve Ablation for Cancer Related Pain Relief, David Prologo, MD, FSIR Intrathecal Pumps for Cancer Pain, Allan L. Brook, MD Spinal Cord Stimulation for Cancer Pain, Dana Dunlevy, MD
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Case Block 1 Moderated by Gina Landinez, MD, and Brandon M. Key, MD Case Based Evaluation of Cancer Related Pelvic Pain, Anthony Tadros, MD Case Based Evaluation of Cancer Related Abdominal Pain, David Prologo, MD, FSIR Case Based Evaluation of Spine Pain, Brandon M. Key, MD Discussion
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.	Case Block 2 Moderated by Matthew J. Scheidt, MD, FSIR, and Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR Case Based Evaluation of Upper Extremity Pain, Resten Imaoka, MD Case Based Evaluation of Lower Extremity Pain, Matthew J. Scheidt, MD, FSIR Case Based Evaluation of Pumps and Stimulator, Dan TD Nguyen, MD, FASSR Discussion
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Hands-On