2018 Long Island Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium

Saturday, October 20, 2018


This conference has already taken place.


Stony Brook University Medical Center - Stony Brook, NY
1 Day Conference October 20th, 2018
5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit Hours

Description

Stony Brook University Cancer Center presents a day of learning at the new built Stony Brook MART. "Immune and Emerging Therapy for Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer" is a course designed to provide participants with the most up-to-date information in gastrointestinal diagnostics, therapeutics, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, novel radiation and surgical techniques. This course emphasizes the evidence-based approach to personalized care for GI cancers.

To Register for this event, please use the following link:
https://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/cme/course...

Dates and Times

Start: 10/20/2018 7:00 AM
End: 10/20/2018 3:00 PM

Objectives

  • Review the clinical evidence for immunotherapy in patients with hepatobiliary, gastric and colorectal cancer and identify important biomarkers for immune check point inhibition.
  • Identify new targeted and systemic therapies in the treatment of gastric, colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine cancer with the focus on newly approved FDA agents.
  • Engage physicians and healthcare workers to best clinical practice in the treatment of gastric, hepatobiliary, colorectal, pancreatic, carcinoid and other GI cancers.
  • Integrate clinical data and guideline recommendations on the optimal use of VEGF tyrosine kinase inhibitors in treatment protocols for patients with refractory colorectal cancer and hepatobiliary cancers.
  • Review innovative diagnostic, medical, and surgical techniques that is emerging for gastrointestinal cancer.

Speakers

  • Jela Bandovic, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Jonathan Buscaglia, MD
    • Expanding Novel Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
  • Annapurneswara Rao Chimpiri, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Jill Genua, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Georgios Georgakis, MD
    • Implementation of the Robotic Technique in Pancreatoduodenectomy in a Tertiary Academic Center
  • Jose Guillem, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
    • Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
  • Renuka Iyer, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
    • Emerging Therapies in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Christi Kim, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Robert Matthews, MD
    • Technological Advances in Imaging for GI Cancer
  • Philip Philip, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
    • Novel Immunotherapy Options in the Treatment of GI Cancer
  • James Pingpank, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
    • Controversies in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemothearphy for Patients with Peritoneal Metastasis
  • Aaron Sasson, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Kenneth Shroyer, MD
    • Biomarker for Pancreatic & Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Valmore Suprenant, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Maoxin Wu, MD
    • Challenging GI Case Discussions and Q & A
  • Yue Zhang, MD
    • Changing Landscape in the Treatment of Advanced Hepatobiliary Cancer

Location

Stony Brook University Medical Center
101 Nicolls Road
MART Building, Lauterbur Drive
Stony Brook, NY 11794

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) . Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Need help with this Conference?

Please contact the Conference coordinator listed below:

Rosaria Toscano
Department: Medicine & Surgery
Phone: (631) 444-8086
Email: rosaria.toscano@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Give us a call
(631) 444-2094
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
HSC, Level 2, Room 142
Stony Brook, New York 11794-8222