Neurosurgical Approaches to Treating Cancer Pain | Palliative Care Education Series (RECORDING)


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Date & Location
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:00 AM - Saturday, October 9, 2027, 11:59 PM, On Demand

Overview
In this recorded Palliative Care Education Series presentation, Dr. Ashwin Ramayya discusses various neurosurgical techniques and interventions for treating cancer pain, focusing on emerging minimally invasive approaches. Dr. Ramayya highlights the complexity of cancer pain and the limitations of traditional pharmaceutical treatments, emphasizing the need for alternative strategies targeting the nervous system's pain processing mechanisms. Several neurosurgical procedures were described, including percutaneous cordotomy, cingulotomy, and MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Dr. Ramayya also presents data from clinical trials and case studies demonstrating the efficacy and safety of these interventions, particularly for patients with neuropathic pain or those unresponsive to opioids. There is an emphasis on tailoring treatments to individual patient preferences, pain characteristics, and functional status. Lastly, he also stressed the need for more high-quality clinical research to improve patient selection, refine targeting, and enhance the overall effectiveness of these neurosurgical approaches in managing cancer-related pain.

Registration
  Release Date: October 10th, 2024
  Expiration Date: October 9th, 2027
  Estimated Time to Complete: 0.5 hours
  Registration Fee: FREE
 *Originally recorded 07/16/2023
Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine & Community Health
Professions - Fellow/Resident, Physician

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Collaborate with the interventional pain team and other specialists to identify suitable candidates for neurosurgical interventions and tailor treatment plans based on individual patient preferences, pain characteristics, and functional status.
  2. Conduct larger clinical trials to generate high-quality data on the safety, efficacy, and patient variability in response to neurosurgical treatments for cancer pain, with a focus on refining targeting and optimizing the deployment of these interventions.
  3. Explore the potential of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for treating neuropathic pain in cancer patients, building on the promising case study presented and expanding to a larger clinical trial.
  4. Investigate the role of neurosurgical interventions, including implantable pumps or devices, in alleviating end-of-life suffering for patients with advanced cancer pain.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Additional Information

Accessibility Statement
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
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Bibliography
View the Course Bibliography HERE

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