The Commission on Cancer (CoC) invites all Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and other Clinical Congress attendees to the CoC Annual Meeting, 3:00−5:00 pm Sunday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Grand Hall A. More than 300 surgeons, visiting oncologists, and other health care professionals are expected to attend.
Highlights of the CoC Annual Meeting include:
- Keynote address by Mark A. Peterson, PhD, chair, department of public policy, professor of public policy, political science, and law, University of California, Los Angeles, Luskin School of Public Affairs
- Neoadjuvant Radiation in Stage I Rectal Cancer: Worse Outcomes? by Kristina Go, MD, University of Florida, 2017 CoC Paper Competition Winner
- CoC update
- CoC elections
- Recognition of outgoing CoC members
At the conclusion of the CoC Annual Meeting, all participants are invited to attend the CoC Reception at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, Marina Courtyard. For additional meeting information, contact [email protected].
ACS-CRP sessions at Clinical Congress
The CoC and the ACS Clinical Research Program (ACS CRP) are sponsoring a number of educational sessions at Clinical Congress that are of value to surgical oncologists and other members of the cancer care team.
Monday
9:45 am–5:15 pm
Breast Cancer: National and International Disparities
San Diego Convention Center, 7AB
Sponsored by the CoC
Panelists: Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MA, MPH, MBA, FRCSC, FACS; Ronda Shirletta Henry-Tillman, MD, FACS; Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO; Marissa Howard-McNatt, MD, FACS; Monica Morrow, MD, FACS; Pranjali Vikas Gadgil, MBBS; Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, MD, MPH, FACS; Tracey E. Irvine, MA (Cantab), MB, BS(Hon), FRCS; Cary S. Kaufman, MD, FACS; Michael D. Sarap, MD, FACS
11:30 am−1:00 pm
Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer
San Diego Convention Center, 20A
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS, and Judy C. Boughey, MB, BCH, FACS
2:30–4:00 pm
Children with Carcinomas: Striving for Collaborative Care
San Diego Convention Center, 9
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: Kenneth Gow, MD, FACS, and Carmen C. Solorzanom, MD, FACS
2:30−5:45 pm
The ACS/CoC National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer: How Does It Work and How to Prepare for the Site Survey
San Diego Convention Center, 30A
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: Steven D. Wexner, MD, FACS, and David P. Winchester, MD, FACS
4:15–5:45 pm
Gastric Cancer: East Meets West (and Everybody in Between)
San Diego Convention Center, 20A
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: Daniel G. Coit, MD, FACS, and Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS
Tuesday
9:30 am−5:00 pm
Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery: Is It Worth It?
San Diego Convention Center, 11A
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: William B. Inabnet, MD, FACS, and David J. Terris, MD, FACS
11:30 am−12:30 pm
Positioning Your Cancer Program for Cancer Accreditation
San Diego Convention Center, 27A
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderator: Mary Milroy, MD, FACS
2:30−4:00 pm
Evolving Concepts in the Eighth Edition American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual Systems: Breast Cancer, Colorectal, and Melanoma
San Diego Convention Center, 3
Sponsored by the ACS Clinical Research Program (ACS-CRP)
Moderators: David J. Winchester, MD, FACS, and David R. Byrd, MD, FACS
4:15−5:45 pm
ACS Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery
San Diego Convention Center, 2
Sponsored by the CoC and the ACS CRP
Moderators: Matthew H.G. Katz, MD, FACS, and Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MBBCh, FACS
Wednesday
8:00−9:30 am
Controversies and the Appropriate Incorporation of Emerging Technologies in Multidisciplinary Treatment of Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
San Diego Convention Center, 7AB
Sponsored by the ACS CRP
Moderators: Clancy J. Clark, MD, FACS, and George J. Tsioulias, MD, FACS
9:00 am−4:30 pm
Surgical Oncology for the Rural and Community Surgeon
San Diego Convention Center, 11A
Sponsored by the CoC
Chairs: Aeisha K. Rivers, MD, FACS, and Mark W. Puls, MD, FACS
12:45−1:45 pm
Commission on Cancer Oncology Lecture: The Evolving Enigma of Regional Lymph Nodes in Surgical Oncology
San Diego Convention Center, 5AB
Sponsored by the CoC
Lecturer:Daniel G. Coit, MD, FACS
2:30−4:00 pm
Melanoma Surgery—What We Need to Know in 2017
San Diego Convention Center, 20BC
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators:Jonathan S. Zager, MD, FACS, and Keith A. Delman, MD, FACS
2:30−4:00 pm
Precision Medicine in Surgical Oncology: What Every Surgeon Needs to Know
San Diego Convention Center, 1AB
Sponsored by the CoC
Moderators: Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, FACS, and Raphael Bueno, MD, FACS
4:15−5:45 pm
Clinical Trials: Why and How You Should Incorporate Them into Your Practice
San Diego Convention Center, 30B-E
Sponsored by the ACS CRP
Moderators: Kelly Hunt, MD, FACS, and Y. Nancy You, MD, FACS