Rectal Cancer: Updates in Staging and Treatment Friday, February 9, 2018 - Friday, February 9, 2018     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 spans the staging and treatment of patients with rectal cancer, with a focus on new developments and controversies in staging, duration of chemotherapy, and a variety of surgical approaches. Join colleagues from around the Pacific Northwest to learn about the risks and benefits of shorter duration of curative chemotherapy, a major new development in colorectal cancer. Differing staging techniques including controversies about optimal modalities with MRI and endo-rectal ultrasound will be discussed, as will surgical therapy — with concentration on which patients should be considered for minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Discover the important role of the microbiome and its relevance to treatment and prevention of GI malignancies. Review evidence-based surveillance practice and guidelines for patients who completed definitive therapy vs. patients who chose a “watch and wait” approach. Find out about clinical trials currently available to patients, and new radiation treatment strategies and their role. Teaching methods include lecture, Q&A with faculty, panel discussion and case presentation.   Visit the CME Course Webpage ›   View the Course Brochure ›     Instructors: Course Directors Hagen F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC Medical Director, Cancer Institute, Virginia Mason, Seattle Wash. Anjali S. Kumar, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Program, Virginia Mason, Seattle Wash. Bruce S. Lin, MD Hematologist-Oncologist Digestive Disease Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle Wash. Otto Lin, MD, MSc, AGAF, FASGE, FACG Deputy Section Head, Gastroenterology Section; Director, Quality Improvement Digestive Disease Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle Wash. Guest Faculty Carl J. Brown, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC Head, Division of General Surgery; Providence Health Care Chair, Section of Colorectal Surgery; University of British Columbia Clinical Research Scientist, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Research, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia Cathy Eng, MD, FACP Sophie Caroline Steves Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research Associate Medical Director, Colorectal Center Director of Network Clinical Research, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Harvey J. Mamon, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School Director of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Mass. Elizabeth C. Wick, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Center for Colorectal Surgery University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.     CME Credit: Physicians:  6.75 Hours Nurses:  6.75 Hours Self Assessment Module (SAM):  No Specialty Audience: Internal Medicine    Pathology    Radiation Therapy    Radiology    Surgery     RADLIST Course #17638 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