2026 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	Patient Selection, Evaluation, and Multidisciplinary Collaboration
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 Guided Navigation for Percutaneous Ablation & Biopsy
9	Updates on Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
10	Cancer Pain Interventions: Neurolysis, Pumps, and Neuromodulation
11	Cancer Pain: The Palliative Perspective

Schedule of Events - Saturday, 3 October

Information below is subject to change. Last updated 30 March 2026.

Time (Eastern)	Program
7:00 a.m.  - 7:30 a.m.	Check-in/Breakfast
7:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks
7:40 a.m.  - 8:10 a.m.	Breakout Session 1
8:15 a.m.  - 8:45 a.m.	Breakout Session 2
8:50 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Breakout Session 3
9:25 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.	Breakout Session 4
10:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.	Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 1
11:50 a.m.- 12:25 p.m.	Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.	Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 2
2:25 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.	Hands-on Learning Lab Rotation 3
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Reception

Case Studies & Lab Session Topics

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

• Spine Tumors and Ablation
• Pelvic Fixation in Oncology
• Basivertebral (BVNA) and Other Nerve Ablation Procedures
• Non-Spine Bone and Soft Tissue Ablation

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

• CT Biopsy and Targeted Lesion Ablation Lab
• Pelvic Fixation & Management of Supraacetabular and Sacral Lesions Lab
• Spine Lab