Current Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer Friday, September 29, 2017 - Friday, September 29, 2017     CME Provider: Virginia Mason › CME Department 1100 9th Ave. #D3-CME PO Box 900 Seattle, Washington (WA) 98111 United States   Phone: (206) 341-0142 Fax: (206) 341-1480   Visit the CME Provider Webpage ›   Conference Center: Virginia Mason - Volney Richmond Auditorium 1201 Terry Avenue (between Seneca & University Streets) Seattle, Washington (WA) 98101 United States   Phone: (206) 341-0142   Description: This course will explore specific challenging issues in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The importance of appropriate lung cancer screening, staging and radiographic and invasive evaluation will be presented. Difficult therapeutic topics include the appropriate treatment of indolent cancers, radiation versus surgery for early stage disease, and the rapidly expanding role of targeted and immunotherapy. The importance of a multi-disciplinary evaluation — including the patient’s perspective — will be discussed. Finally, live diagnostic and surgical cases will be presented along with actual case reviews by a tumor board panel. Teaching methods include lecture, question and answer with faculty, live case demonstration, case discussion, patient experience, and hands-on practice.   Visit the CME Course Webpage ›   View the Course Brochure ›     Instructors: Course Directors Steve H. Kirtland, MD Chief of Staff ; Medical Director, Cancer Institute; Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine - Virginia Mason - Seattle, WA Misho Hubka, MD Thoracic Surgeon, Section of General Thoracic and Vascular Surgery - Virginia Mason - Seattle, WA Keynote Speaker Frank C. Detterbeck, MD Professor of Surgery; Chief, Thoracic Surgery; Director, Thoracic Oncology Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.     CME Credit: Physicians:  7.75 Hours Self Assessment Module (SAM):  No Specialty Audience: Family Medicine    Internal Medicine    Radiation Therapy    Surgery     RADLIST Course #17347 Map of Virginia Mason - Volney Richmond Auditorium, 1201 Terry Avenue (between Seneca & University Streets), Seattle, Washington (WA), United States     Show Nearby:  Make a selection ----- Restaurant Lodging Shopping Mall Spa Convenience Store Park Museum Airport ----- Amusement Park ATM Aquarium Art Gallery Bakery Bank Bar Bicycle Store Book Store Bus Station Campground Car Rental Car Repair Church Clothing Store Dentist Department Store Doctor Fire Station Food Takeout Gas Station Grocery Store Hair Care Hospital Laundry Liquor Store Movie Theater Parking Pet Store Pharmacy Police Post Office Shoe Store Subway Station Train Station Veterinary Care Zoo    Rank By:  Distance Prominence     Show More Results