2025 Program Schedule

Pre-Recorded Lectures

The following lectures will be available to participants in advance and are designed to support hands-on learning during the course.

  Lecture Title
1 Musculoskeletal Imaging and Biopsy – Reporting Standards and Best Practices
2 NCCN Guideline Updates for MSK IO: Putting Your Best Foot Forward in Sarcoma, Desmoid, Cancer Pain and Spine Metastasis
3 Embolization of Musculoskeletal Tumors – Pre-op Embolization and Beyond
4 Spine Tumors and Ablation – How I Do It
5 Extra-spinal Tumors and Ablation – Tips and Tricks
6 Thermoprotective Techniques – Staying Out of Trouble
7 Image Guided Pelvic Fixation in MSK IO
8 Image Navigation for Percutaneous for Ablation & Biopsy
9 Updates on Basivertebral Nerve Ablation

Photos from the 2024 MSK Master Class in Boston

Saturday, 4 October

In addition to hands-on lab sessions, participants will rotate through five breakout sessions in the morning, tackling a different case in each. By the end, all groups will have completed every case. The cases include: 

  • NCCN Guideline Updates for MSK IO - Cases from MDT Tumor Boards
  • Spine Tumors and Ablation
  • Pelvic Fixation in Oncology- Beyond Cement
  • Image Guided Pain Palliation in Oncology
  • Basivertebral (BVNA)  &  Nerve Ablation Procedures

Similarly, in the afternoon, participants will rotate through three hands-on lab sessions:

  • Spine Lab
  • Cone-Beam CT Lab
  • CT Lab

 Information below is subject to change. Last updated 9 September 2025.

Time (Eastern) Program
3 October   
7:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m.  
Attendee Dinner and Networking Night
Standard Italian*
4 October   
7:00 a.m.

Registration Check In and Breakfast
7:45 - 8:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Group Case Breakout Session 1
8:35 - 9:05 a.m.  Group Case Breakout Session 2
9:10 - 9:40 a.m. Group Case Breakout Session 3
9:45 - 10:15 a.m. Group Case Breakout Session 4
10:20 - 10:50 a.m. Group Case Breakout Session 5
10:50 - 11:15 a.m. Break and Transition to Hands-on
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 1
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:20 - 2:50 p.m. Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 2
2:50 - 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 3
4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Break
4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Reflective Activity and Reception
   

*Learn more about Networking Opportunities at the MSK Master Class