This symposium is designed to provide updates in lung, colon, and breast cancer screening along with other topics relevant to primary care providers.
Educational objectives
Following this program, participants should be able to:
- Identify and describe cancer screening guidelines as well as formulate appropriate management of abnormal finding detected during screening.
- Demonstrate understanding of various classes of anticancer drugs and their potential adverse effects.
- Review and examine the roles of genetic testing for patients who are at increased risk for cancer.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Studies Center
Elm & Carlton Streets
Buffalo NY 14263
Registration fees
Physicians - $65.00
NPs, PAs & other health-care professionals - $35.00
Roswell Park employees – Gratis
Residents, Fellows, Students, & Retirees – $15.00
Pharmaceutical Industry Employees - $165.00
You will receive an automated confirmation email upon registration. The deadline for registration is March 9, 2023.
*Roswell Park employees may attend on-site CME events free of charge. However, a fee of $25 will be charged to all employees who do not show for a registered event and failed to cancel their registration at least 48 hours prior to the event.
Online registration is now closed, however, on-site registration will be available
Agenda
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:00-8:05 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks Beverly Close, PA-C |
| 8:05-8:35 a.m. | Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Denise Rokitka, MD, MPH |
| 8:40-9:20 a.m. | Colon Cancer Screening Jason Rein, MSN, BSN, RN, NP |
| 9:25-9:55 a.m. | Cancer Genetic Testing: Who and how? Mollie Hutton, MS |
| 10:00-10:15 a.m. | Break and exhibits |
| 10:15-10:45 a.m. | Breast Cancer Screening Update Prasanna Kumar, MD |
| 10:50-11:20 a.m. | Benign and Malignant Esophageal Disorders Wendy Markwardt, MS, FNP-BC |
| 11:25-11:55 a.m. | Goals of Care Betsy Bodie, MSN, RN, NP |
| 12:00-12:30 p.m | Lunch and exhibits |
| 12:30-1:00 p.m | Lung Cancer Screening Update Lori Pearce, PA-C |
| 1:05-1:35 p.m | Pharmacology Oncologic Treatment Overview Christina Billias, PharmD |
| 1:40-2:10 p.m | My patient has an abnormal CBC: What to do and when to refer Elizabeth Griffiths, MD |
| 2:15-2:20 p.m | Closing remarks Beverly Close, PA-C |
Accreditation
AMA
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Roswell Park designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Parking
The Research Studies Center is located across the street from the hospital building on Elm & Carlton Streets. Use the entrances facing Carlton Street.
Attendees may wish to use the parking ramp on Elm & Carlton. Simply request a QR validation code from the symposium registration desk to enable you to exit the ramp for free. You do not need to bring your parking ticket to the registration desk. Free street parking is also available on Saturdays.
For driving directions, please use this GPS address for the RSC building:
610 Elm Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Cancellation policy
Roswell Park reserves the right to cancel this program for any reason. Registrants will be notified. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after March 9, 2023.
*Roswell Park employees may attend on-site CME events free of charge. However, a fee of $25 will be charged to all employees who do not show for a registered event and failed to cancel their registration at least 48 hours prior to the event.
Contact information
If you have any registration questions, please contact Denise Hammell at 716-845-5706 or Denise.Hammell@RoswellPark.org.
For program content questions, please contact Lori Pearce at 716-845-1558, or Lori.Pearce@RoswellPark.org, or Tracy Hewett at 716-845-1300 ext.5412, or Tracy.Hewett@RoswellPark.org.
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