21st Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium

Add to Calendar 21st Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium 10/3/2019 9:00:00 AM 10/6/2019 11:00:00 AM America/Chicago For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=72358 Description: This educational initiative was developed to provide a forum for discussing and presenting laboratory and clinical research concerning the care of patients with breast cancer. This 4 day symposium has been designed to provide a forum for presenting and discussing the clinical research including the medical therapies, surgical options, and lifestyle changes and modifications concerning the care o... Chicago Marriott Downtown false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, October 3, 2019, 9:00 AM - Sunday, October 6, 2019, 11:00 AM, Chicago Marriott Downtown

Target Audience
Specialties - General Practice, Hematology, Multiple Specialties, Nursing, Oncology, Physician Assistant, Radiology

Overview
This educational initiative was developed to provide a forum for discussing and presenting laboratory and clinical research concerning the care of patients with breast cancer. This 4 day symposium has been designed to provide a forum for presenting and discussing the clinical research including the medical therapies, surgical options, and lifestyle changes and modifications concerning the care of patients with breast cancer.

Objectives
  1. Discuss the opportunities for risk reduction in women at increased risk for breast cancer
  2. Describe the role of histology and molecular profiling in determining breast cancer prognosis,
  3. Identify prognostic factors and treatment options in DCIS,
  4. Define current local and systemic approaches to the patient receiving neoadjuvant therapy,
  5. Cite new chemotherapy and immunotherapy approaches to triple negative breast cancer,
  6. Review the risks and benefits of de-escalating surgery, radiotherapy and systemic therapy for breast cancer management

Registration

 

Refund/Cancellation Policy:

Registration fees, less a $50 administrative handling fee, are refundable if a written request is received on or before September 12, 2019. *No refunds will be given for lunch or breakout sessions. For further information, please call 312.503.7809 or email [email protected].

 

Award Programs

The Lynn Sage Symposium Scholars Program is available for fellows and residents and the Chicago Sister Cities Medical Initiative Program is available for international physicians. Detailed information about these award programs and application processes is available online at lynnsagebreastcancer.org. Awards are made possible through the generous support of the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation.


Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (21.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (21.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (21.00 hours)