Ten Hot Topics in Surgical Oncology (C)

This session has been identified and designated as Credit to Meet ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements for Cancer.

Session Description

This program will focus on 10 of the most current and controversial issues in surgical oncology. It will include short, focused discussions on the evolving indications for surgery in melanoma patients in the era of effective immune therapies, the optimal use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer, the appropriate management of mucinous appendix tumors, and the latest data on how surgical stress and complications may negatively impact cancer recurrence. This program will also address updates in the management of retroperitoneal sarcomas and desmoid tumors, the management of positive sentinel nodes and the indications for surgery of the axilla after neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer. Finally, the session will address the state of the evidence for minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer, and what surgeons should know about molecular testing in colorectal cancer.

Course Outline

  • Is there a  Role for Nodal Dissection in Patients with Melanoma?
    Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
  • Adjuvant Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapies for Patients with Melanoma
    Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
  • Watch and Wait for Rectal Cancer: Where Are We?
    Philip B. Paty, MD, FACS, New York, NY
  • Patient-Derived Organoids: Response Predictors in Gastrointestinal Cancer
    Philip B. Paty, MD, FACS, New York, NY
  • Contemporary Management of the Axilla
    Tari A. King, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
  • The Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual: Incorporating Biology into Staging
    Tari A. King, MD, FACS, Boston, MA
  • The Management of Small-Volume Peritoneal Metastases
    David L. Bartlett, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: The Roles of Laparoscopy, Chemotherapy, and Palliative Gastrectomy
    David L. Bartlett, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA
  • The Increasing Incidence of Neuroendocrine Tumors and How to Identify Them
    James R. Howe, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA
  • General Principles for Managing Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors
    James R. Howe, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA

Target Audience

  • Practicing surgeons
  • Residents

Learning Objectives

  • Apply new knowledge and ideas to improve their surgical practice
  • Adapt concepts and quality measures in support of research advancements
  • Enhance the quality of patient care

Contact

  • For questions about the course content, please contact elearning@facs.org.
  • If you have any technical questions, contact learning@facs.org.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Certificate of Completion
  • 1.50 Self Assessment Credit
Course opens: 
10/05/2018
Course expires: 
01/31/2020

Disclosure Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. For additional information, please visit the ACCME website: http://www.accme.org/requirements/accreditation-requirements-cme-providers/policies-and-definitions/financial-relationships-and-conflicts-interest

The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity.  Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during a activity, please report it on the evaluation.

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Faculty and Disclosures

Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD, FACS, Boston, MA - Helix12: Equity: Board of Directors, Cancer Experts Now: Consulting Fees: consultant on medical second opinions, Best Doctors: Consulting Fees: consultant on medical second opinions, Leidos: Consulting Fees: grant reviewer, American Cancer Society: Honoraria: Editor, UpToDate: Royalties: Editor
Philip B. Paty, MD, FACS, New York, NY - No Disclosures
Tari A. King, MD, FACS, Boston, MA - Genomic Health: Honoraria: speaker
David L. Bartlett, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA - No Disclosures
James R. Howe, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA - No Disclosures

Program Committee and Disclosures

CHAIR: Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FAAP, FRCSEng(Hon), Miami, FL - No Disclosures
VICE-CHAIR: David T. Cooke, MD, FACS, Sacramento, CA - No Disclosures

Members

David C. Borgstrom, MD, FACS, Morgantown, WV - No Disclosures
Daniel L. Dent, MD, FACS, San Antonio, TX - No Disclosures
Roger R. Dmochowski, MD, FACS, Nashville, TN - Allergen: Honoraria: Consultant
Audra A. Duncan, MD, FACS, London, ON - No Disclosures
Mariam F. Eskander, MD, Boston, MA - No Disclosures
Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA - No Disclosures
Neil H. Hyman, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL - No Disclosures
Martin S. Karpeh, Jr., MD, FACS, New York, NY - No Disclosures
Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS, New York, NY - No Disclosures
Kenneth W. Sharp, MD, FACS, Nashville, TN - No Disclosures
David A. Spain, MD, FACS, Stanford, CA - No Disclosures

Ex-Officios

Mary T. Hawn, MD, FACS, Stanford, CA - No Disclosures
Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS, FASBMS, New York, NY - No Disclosures

Consultants

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCS(Hon), Houston, TX - No Disclosures
Quan-Yang Duh, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA - No Disclosures
B. J. Hancock, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Winnipeg, MB - No Disclosures
Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), Seattle, WA - No Disclosures
Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS, New York, NY - No Disclosures

 

Continuing Medical Education Credit Information

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 1.5 credits meets the requirements for Self-Assessment.

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Note: Residents will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Certificate of Completion
  • 1.50 Self Assessment Credit
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