Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression (MSCC)

Clinical Update and Optimising Implementation of Acute Oncology Measures and Audits

Third Annual Instructional meeting & workshop

Tuesday 8th November 2011

Holiday Inn Birmingham

Time / Topic
0900 / Registration & Refreshments / Chair tbc
0930 / Firedrill and Housekeeping
Welcome & Introduction HQIP bid / Alistair Stirling
Peer review and current provision of service
0940 / NCAT -National overview including Peer Review Outcomes for MSCC / Ruth Bridgeman
(? Sir Mike Richards)
0955 / Current delivery of Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty and Surgery for MSCC – National HES Analysis / Louise Jackson
1010 / Variations in the delivery of Radiotherapy in the UK - Royal College of Radiologists / Jackie Clarke
1025 / Discussion
1040 / Spinal metastasis and MSCC data -
Sensible Synthesis – and practical pathway
with contributions from: TBC
National Cancer Intelligence ( NCIN) . / Di Riley
Mick Peake / NB Content for this section to be defined after teleconference
Somerset Registry / ? Karen Graham
British Association of Spine Surgeons / Ashley Cole/ Neil Chiverton
Spine Tango / Jeremy Reynolds
Royal College of Radiologists / ?Imogen Locke
1110 / Panel Discussion ,audience critique and questions – Resolution of direction
1120 / COFFEE
Clinical Aspects
1145 / Patient Perspective / Patient
1155 / Surgery - Quality of Life Measures / Nas Quraishi -
1205 / Oncology update - developments, and when and why what adjuvant treatment is needed / David Spooner
1215 / Discussion
1220 / Our barriers and overcoming them -
“Turning on the light switch “ - Communication Competition a) For Patients
b) For Staff - / Anita Killingworth
1230 / Our barriers -“ imaging - how can we get it there ?” Practical solutions / ?Geoff Hide Radiologist DH Spinal Taskforce
1240 / Discussion
1245 / Lunch
1345 / Our barriers – “Prevention and treatment of complications in the potentially or actually neurologically compromised” / BASCIS contribution
Paul Harrison
1400 / Our barriers - “Treatment over “ - now where? Neurological deficit and optimal strategy for obtaining advice, rehabilitation and ? long-term care / Pradeep Thumbikat Chair Education Committee BASCIS
1415 / Discussion
1430 / Workshops – Implementation of AOM
Discussion of AOM listed responsibilities – Overcoming barriers - perceived problems and shared solutions ( including audits )
Proposed Care pathway / Leads to be confirmed once all speakers confirm
+ nominated others
A) Acute Oncology Team leads and members
B) Spinal Coordinators / Anita Killingworth
C) Senior Clinical Advisors - Oncologists, Interventional Radiologists ,Spinal Surgeons and Diagnostic Radiologists / Nas Qureshi
Imogen Locke
D) Spinal Unit Nurses, Physiotherapists and OT / Paul Harrison
E) Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Physicians / Pradeep Thumbikat
F) Network Personnel and Commissioners
1530 / Refreshments
1545
16151625 / Workshop Session Reports
5 minute bullet points from each workshop A-F
NCAT and Commissioners view
Summary Panel & future action / Ruth Bridgeman
?Mike Millen
TBC
1630 / Close