EDUCATION (CME/CE)

Track Details: Agenda & Faculty

 

Oncology, Surgery, and Plastic Surgery Track

Through a combination of multidisciplinary sessions, this track will provide practical, state-of-the art approaches in multi-specialty strategies and management for the treatment of breast and gynecological cancer, head and neck cancer, and melanoma.

 

Educational Agenda

Friday, August 8, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Update on Gynecologic Cancers
Moderator and Faculty: Dr. Jones
Faculty: Drs. Malcolm, Crispens, Khabele, and Fleischer

Topics:

  • HPV and Cervical Cancer – Testing and Vaccination, Dr. Jones
  • Advances in Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer, Dr. Malcolm
  • Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer Including
  • Robotic Hysterectomy, Dr. Crispens
  • Management of Adnexal Masses and Ovarian Cancer, Dr. Khabele
  • Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer, Dr. Fleischer
  • Discussion, Questions and Answers

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Friday, August 8, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Treatment Options for Advanced Melanoma
Moderator and Faculty: Dr. Kelley
Faculty: Dr. Sosman

Topics:

  • Surgical Management of High-Risk Melanoma, Dr. Kelley
  • Systemic Therapy of Melanoma, Dr. Sosman

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Saturday, August 9, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Head and Neck Cancer
Co-moderators: Drs. Netterville and Burkey
Faculty: Drs. Gilbert, Cmelak, Murphy, Sinard, Wendel, and Flores

Part 1 - Advances in the Medical and Surgical Treatment of Squamous
Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract

  • Surgical Advances and Indications, Dr. Netterville
  • Chemotherapeutic Advances and Indications, Dr. Gilbert
  • Radiation Therapy Advances and Indications, Dr. Cmelak
  • Advances in Pain Control and Symptom Management, Dr. Murphy

Part 2 - Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of the Head and
Neck Cancer Patient

  • Reconstruction of Oromandibular Defects, Drs. Sinard and Wendel
  • Reconstruction of Pharyngeal Defects, Dr. Burkey
  • Advances in Rehabilitation of the Surgical Cancer Patient, Dr. Flores
  • Case Discussion

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Saturday, August 9, 2:30 - 5:30 pm
Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer
Moderator and Faculty: Dr. Kelley
Faculty: Drs. Wendel, Chakravarthy, and Mayer

Topics:

  • Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer: 2008, Dr. Kelley
  • Breast Reconstruction: Surgical Options, Dr. Wendel
  • The Role of Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Treatment, Dr. Chakravarthy
  • Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer, Dr. Mayer

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Faculty

Brian B. Burkey, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Anuradha (Bapsi) Chakravarthy, MD
Associate Professor, Residency Director, Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-
Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Anthony J. Cmelak, MD
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology Center,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center, Nashville, TN

Marta A. Crispens, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecological Oncologist,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Arthur C. Fleischer, MD
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Ann Marie Flores, PT, PhD, MS, MA
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Jill Gilbert, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center,
Nashville, TN

Howard W. Jones, III, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Gynecological
Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Mark C. Kelley, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology and
Endocrine Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Dineo Khabele, MD
Director, Gynecologic Oncology & Women’s Cancer Research Laboratory
Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meharry Medical College,
Nashville, TN

Arnold W. Malcolm, MD, FACR, MBA
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncologist,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Ingrid Mayer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN

Barbara A. Murphy, MD
Director, Cancer Supportive Care Program and Director, Head and Neck
Research Program, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/
Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer
Center, Nashville, TN

James L. Netterville, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology, Associate Director of the Bill Wilkerson
Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Robert J. Sinard, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, TN

Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville,TN

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

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