Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Symposium 2017

Multidisciplinary Spine Oncology Symposium 2017 is organized by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and would be held during Apr 7 - 8, 2017 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Zuckerman Research Center, New York, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event for physicians, physician extenders, and nurses in practice and training, in the fields of internal medicine, family practice, neurology, medical and radiation oncology, interventional and diagnostic radiology, pain management, physiatry, neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery who are interested in advancing their understanding of primary and metastatic spinal tumors.This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

The multidisciplinary series of lectures will provide information about the diagnosis and treatment of patients with spinal tumors. Surgical, interventional, radiation and pharmacological treatment options will be discussed. The course will consist of a series of lectures and case studies.

This course is designed for physicians, physician extenders, and nurses in practice and training, in the fields of internal medicine, family practice, neurology, medical and radiation oncology, interventional and diagnostic radiology, pain management, physiatry, neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery who are interested in advancing their understanding of primary and metastatic spinal tumors.

Objectives :
• Review the diagnosis and treatment of primary and metastatic spinal tumors
• Discuss the decision framework developed for the treatment of spinal tumors
• Provide an overview of the radiology, radiation and medical oncology, surgery and pain management treatment options available for patients with spinal tumors