GU Oncology Symposium

COURSE INFO

Course Description

Target Audience

Objectives

Accreditation

Faculty

Program Agenda

Registration

Location

Accommodations

4th Annual GU Oncology Symposium

January 15-17, 2009

Embassy Suites Tampa USF
Tampa, Florida

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Course Description

This conference was developed to update physicians and other health professionals regarding recent developments and advanced research in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney cancer. Experts will also provide search techniques to find useful evidence-based treatment options in the areas of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Target Audience

The program is designed for urologists, medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, pathologists, and other physicians and nurses interested in the management of patients with genito-urinary cancer.

Objectives

As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to:

Search for evidence-based literature to answer clinical questions.
Determine the indications for screening for prostate cancer.
Discuss complementary medicine options with their patients.
Recognize and prescribe the proper imaging tests to stage specific patients with prostate cancer.
Discuss all of the different treatment options available (surgery, radiation therapy, cryosurgery, HIFU and active surveillance) so the patient can make an informed decision about his/her care.
Get updates on new modalities of treatment for prostate cancer.
Recognize indications for intra-vesicle therapy for bladder cancer.
Choose which of the three types of urinary diversion to use on patient.
Recognize indications for neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy and know when to use them.
Recognize indications for partial nephrectomy.
Recognize indications for ablative procedures in kidney cancer.
Gain knowledge of newer targeted therapies for metastatic kidney cancer.

Accreditation

Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of USF Health and Moffitt Cancer Center. USF Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

USF Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 12.0 hours of Category 1 credits for completing this program.

Nurses: The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for 12 contact hours.

Program Agenda

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Evidence-Based Medicine
1:00pm	1:30pm	Evidence-based Medicine	Ben Djulbegovic, MD
1:30pm	2:30pm	Search Strategies	Sue Felber
2:30pm	2:45pm	Break
2:45pm	3:15pm	EBM Process I	Philipp Dahm, MD
3:15pm	3:45pm	EBM Process II	Julio Pow-Sang, MD
3:45pm	6:00pm	Hands-On Workshop	4 Real Cases
Friday, January 16, 2009
Prostate Session - Moderated by Julio Pow-Sang, MD
8:00am	8:20am	Screening: When, Whom, How	Phillippe Spiess, MD
8:20am	8:40am	Biopsy Strategies	Raoul Salup, MD
8:40am	9:00am	HGPIN, ASAP and others	Tian Chuang, MD
9:00am	9:20am	Chemoprevention	Nagi Kumar, MD
9:20am	10:00am	Sexual Rehabilitation in GU Cancers	Rafael Carrion, MD
10:00am	10:30am	Break - Visit Exhibits
Minimal Invasive Procedures for Prostate Cancer - Moderated by Raoul Salup, MD
10:30am	11:00am	Surgery: Pure Laparoscopy vs.Robotic Assisted	Julio Pow-Sang, MD
11:00am	11:30am	Brachytherapy: Still Alive and Well?	Randy Heysek, MD, FACRO
11:30am	Noon	Cryotherapy: Has It Reached Maturity?	Phillippe Spiess, MD
Noon	12:30pm	High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: How Far into the Future?	Julio Pow-Sang, MD
12:30pm	1:30pm	Lunch
Prostate Advances Session - Moderated by Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD
1:30pm	2:00pm	IMRT, IGRT, Protons, Escalation and other Permutations	Javier Torres-Roca, MD
2:00pm	2:30pm	Hormonal Therapy: What’s New with Old Treatment	Julie Kish, MD
2:30pm	3:00pm	Chemotherapy Trials: Anything Beyond Taxotere?	Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD
3:00pm	3:30pm	Vaccine Trials: The Next Frontier?	Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD
3:30pm	5:00pm	Reception / Visit Exhibits
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Bladder Cancer Session - Moderated by Wade Sexton, MD
8:00am	8:30am	Superficial Bladder Cancer: What You Need to Know	Wade Sexton, MD
8:30am	9:00am	Lymph Node Dissection at Cystectomy: How Far?	Wade Sexton, MD
9:00am	9:30am	Choice of Urinary Diversion: Tips for Optimal Choice and Outcomes	Jorge Lockart, MD
9:30am	10:00am	Chemotherapy: Update in Neo-Adjuvant and Adjuvant in the Advanced Setting	Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD
10:00am	10:15am	Break
Kidney Cancer Session - Moderated by Phillippe Spiess, MD
10:15am	10:45am	Pathology/Genetic Variants	Shoreh Iravani, MD
10:45am	11:15am	Nuances with Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy	Wade Sexton, MD
11:15am	11:45am	Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Ready for Robotics?	Phillippe Spiess, MD
11:45am	12:15pm	Targeted Therapies in Kidney Cancer	Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD
12:15pm	12:30pm	Closing Remarks - Evaluation	Julio Pow-Sang, MD

Faculty


Course Director
Julio M. Pow-Sang, MD Julio Pow-Sang, MD Senior Member Chairman, Dept. of Genitourinary Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine

Faculty
Rafael Carrion, MD Assistant Professor of Urology Urology Research Director University of South Florida, College of Medicine	Tian Chuang, MD Assistant Member Anatomic Pathology Moffitt Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Ben Djulbegovic, MD Professor of Medicine Co-Director of Clinical Translation Science Institute Director of Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Outcomes Research University of South Florida, College of Medicine	Sue Felber Coordinator, Medical Library Moffitt Cancer Center
Mayer Fishman, MD, PhD Associate Member Department of Genitourinary Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Associate Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine University of South Florida, College of Medicine	Randy Heysek, MD, FACRO Radiation Oncology Chief of Service Sarcoma/GU Program Moffitt Cancer Center
Shoreh Iravani, MD Assistant Member Anatomic Pathology Moffitt Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine	Julie Kish, MD, FACP Senior Member Senior Adult Oncology Program Moffitt Cancer Center Professor, Department of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Nagi Kumar, MD Associate Member Faculty Research Health Outcomes Behavior Moffitt Cancer Center	Jorge Lockhart, MD Professor of Urology Director, Division of Urology University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Raoul Salup, MD Associate Professor Chief, Urology Section Chief, Urologic Oncology James A. Haley VA Hospital	Wade Sexton, MD Associate Member Department of Genitourinary Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Associate Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Phillippe Spiess, MD Assistant Member Department of Genitourinary Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine	Javier Torres-Roca, MD Assistant Member Department of Radiation Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Dept. of Oncologic Sciences University of South Florida, College of Medicine

Registration

Registration Fees:

	Before 1/12/2009	On Site
Physicians	$299	$350
All others	$199	$250
The registration fee includes all sessions, continental breakfasts, breaks and syllabus material. A confirmation letter will be sent upon receipt of your registration and form of payment. No registration will be confirmed without full payment. Registrations must be received by January 12, 2009. After this date, registrations will only be accepted onsite.

Refund Policy
A refund (minus a processing fee of $75) will be given if written notice of cancellation is received on or before January 12, 2009. No refunds will be given for cancellation requests received after January 12, 2009.

The University of South Florida College of Medicine reserves the right to cancel
these seminars due to unforeseen circumstances. In the case of cancellation, a
full refund will be given to participants. The USF COM will not be responsible for
travel expenses incurred by the participant due to the seminar cancellation.

Online registration is now closed. However, you may still register on site a the Embassy Suites on the day of the event. For your convenience, please download and print this REGISTRATION FORM and have it ready when you come on site.

Location

Embassy Suites Tampa USF
3705 Spectrum Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33612

Accommodations
A block of rooms have been reserved for this meeting for the special rate of $149.00 per night plus current sales tax. These rooms will be held until December 26, 2008. Please reference GU Oncology 2008 when making your reservation.

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