Best of ASCO 2023, Portland
This CME-accredited oncology conference, Best of ASCO 2023, Portland, is designed to improve the care of cancer patients by educating clinicians involved in cancer care.
Expert faculty will provide a comprehensive overview of practice-changing abstracts presented at the 2023 ASCO® Annual Meeting (ASCO2023) in June 2023. The program includes in-depth discussion and analysis of the latest scientific findings and practice-changing advances in the field. Expert faculty will place abstract findings from ASCO2023 into clinical contexts and discuss how the results may change the current standard of care.
Target Audience
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Surgical oncologists
- Oncology residents/fellows
- Oncology NPs/PAs
- Oncology pharmacists
- Oncology nurses
Hotel Information
Book your rooms using the following link:
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss new and updated treatment options for patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors
- Identify side effects, indications, and contra-indications of therapies used to diagnose and treat cancers
- Explain how to effectively manage side-effects associated with cancer treatment
- Review abstracts presented at ASCO® 2023 and discuss their application in clinical settings
Conference chair: Dr. Julie Graff
DAY 1
All times below are listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
07:00 – 08:00 AM: REGISTRATION
08:00 AM – 09:30 AM: HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES SESSION
Moderator: Curtis Lachowiez, MD
08:00 - 08:30 AM: MDS/leukemias- Jennifer Saultz, DO
08:30 - 09:00 AM: Multiple myeloma- Eva Medvedova, MD
09:00 - 09:30 AM: Lymphoma & CLL- Craig Okada, MD
09:30 – 10:00 AM: BREAK
10:00 – 11:00 AM: THORACIC ONCOLOGY SESSION
Moderator: Andrea Veatch MD
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Early-stage lung cancer- Jeremy Cetnar, MD., MSHPR.
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Metastatic lung cancer- Smitha Menon, MD
11:00 - 12:00 PM: Case-based presentation- Bo Wang, MD, Xiaowen (Wendy) Wang, MD
12:00 – 13:00 PM: LUNCH
12:15 PM to 1:00 PM - Sponsored Product Theater Presented by Menarini Stemline Therapeutics in Three Sisters room.
ORSERDU (elacestrant): The first and only therapy indicated for ER+/HER2- ESR1-mutated mBC following at least one line of endocrine therapy
Speaker: Rena Callahan MD, Asst Clinical Professor at David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
This industry-sponsored program does not provide CME credits.
13:00 – 15:00 PM: GENERAL ONCOLOGY SESSION
Moderator: Peter Jiang, MD
13:00 - 13:30 PM: Sarcoma updates- Michael Wagner, MD
13:30 - 14:00 PM: Brain tumor updates- Prakash Ambady, MD
14:00 - 14:30 PM: Head neck cancer- Hyunseok Kang, MD
14:30 - 15:00 PM: Gynecologic cancer- Dan Veljovich, MD
15:00 – 15:30 PM: BREAK
15:30 – 17:00 PM: GENITOURINARY CANCER SESSION
Moderator: Marshall Strother, MD
15:30 - 16:00 PM: Prostate cancer- Julie Graff, MD
16:00 - 16:30 PM: Bladder cancer- Sudhir Isharwal, MD
16:30 - 17:00 PM: Kidney cancer- Brendan Curti, MD
DAY 2
07:00 – 08:00 AM: REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
08:00 – 09:00 AM: SKIN CANCER
Moderator: Elizabeth Berry, MD
08:00 - 08:30 AM: Melanoma update- Cristian D. Valenzuela, MD
08:30 - 09:00 AM: Case-based presentation - Elizabeth Berry, MD, Peter Jiang, MD
09:00 - 10:30 AM: GI CANCER SESSION
Moderator: Andrew Coveler, MD
09:00 - 09:30 AM: Colorectal cancer- Adel Kardosh, MD, PhD
09:30 - 10:00 AM: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies- Daneng Li, MD
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Upper GI cancer- Emerson Chen, MD
10:30 - 10:45 AM: BREAK
10:45 - 12:15 PM: BREAST CANCER SESSION
Moderator: Fengting Yan, MD, FACP
10:45 - 11:15 AM: Early-stage breast cancer- David Page, MD
11:15 - 11:45 AM: Metastatic breast cancer 1 (hormone receptor-positive)- Zheng Topp, MD
11:45 - 12:15 PM: Metastatic breast cancer 2 (HER2 +ve and triple-negative breast cancer)- Sasha Stanton, MD, PhD
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the discounted daily rate of $169/night (single occupancy) for participants, vendors, and sponsors of this meeting. All reservations must be made by June 2, 2023, to receive the discounted rate.
Book your rooms at the following link:
Travel
Parking:
- Overnight parking with in & out privileges - $10/night
- Daily parking rate for the participants of this conference - $10/day.
Julie Graff, MD
Binay Shah, MD, MHA
Prakash Ambady, MD
Jeremy Cetnar
Emerson Chen, MD
Brendan Curti, Member, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Institute
Sudhir Isharwal, MD, FACS
Peter Jiang
Hyunseok Kang, MD, MPH
Adel Kardosh, MD, PhD
Daneng Li
Eva Medvedova, MD
Smitha Menon
Craig Okada
David Page, MD
Jennifer Saultz
Sasha Stanton, MD PhD
Marshall Strother
Zheng Topp, M.D.
Cristian Valenzuela
Dan Veljovich, MD
Michael Wagner, M.D.
Bo Wang, Bo Wang, MD
Xiaowen Wang, MD, PhD
Elizabeth Berry, MD
Andrew Coveler, MD
Curtis Lachowiez, M.D.
Andrea Veatch, MD
Fengting Yan, MD
Binay Shah, MD, MHA
Commercial Support Acknowledgment
This activity is supported with an independent medical education grant from the following companies:
- Novocure, Inc
- Seagen.
Available Credit
- 11.00 ABIM MOC IISuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 11.00 Medical Knowledge points in the American Board of Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Binaytara Foundation is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Binaytara Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity meets the criteria for up to 11.00 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.
- 11.00 Nursing Contact HoursProvider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17035, for 11.00 Contact Hours.
Price
The early bird registration fee is effective until June 7, 2023. The registration fee will increase by $200 on June 8, 2023.
POLICY ON INDUSTRY EMPLOYEE'S PARTICIPATION IN MARKETING/EDUCATION ACTIVITY AT THE CONFERENCE:
All marketing and product promotion activities must occur in the designated exhibit hall or product theater space separate from the area where this accredited continuing education takes place.
The exhibit and product promotion space is reserved only for companies that have purchased marketing and product promotion slots at the conference. The individual registration fee doesn't include marketing or product theater privileges. Please refer to the sponsorship handbook for the types of marketing activities included in your display/sponsorship fees.
If your company has NOT purchased a marketing opportunity such as an exhibit table, product theater slot or another type of marketing opportunity, you may not participate in any marketing activity or attempt to educate healthcare providers about your product or service. Industry attendees of companies without marketing opportunities must refrain from interacting with healthcare providers at this meeting in any form, including introducing themselves as an employee of the company, discussing the care of patients, handing out flyers and brochures, inviting participants to the company's other programs, etc.
Violating this policy will result in a fine equivalent to a general display fee for that conference.
NOTICE TO HCPS EMPLOYED BY THE INDUSTRY:
If you are employed by industry, including pharmaceuticals and biotech companies, you must pay the INDUSTRY REGISTRATION FEE to participate in any meeting organized by the Binaytara Foundation. If you misrepresented yourself as a healthcare provider not employed by the industry and failed to pay the Industry registration fee, the following fees apply:
- If your company has purchased a display table at the event, you will be billed the full INDUSTRY REGISTRATION FEE plus a fine equivalent to the full industry registration fee for that event = 2 X the industry registration fee.
- If your company has NOT purchased a display table at the event AND you attended the meeting without paying a full industry registration fee, you will be billed a full GENERAL DISPLAY FEE for that event.
- If your company has NOT purchased a display table at the event AND you attended the meeting paying a full industry registration fee, BUT YOU PARTICIPATED IN MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, you will be billed a full GENERAL DISPLAY FEE for that event.
Any outstanding display fee, registration fee, and fines must be paid before the industry employee or the company will be able to attend/display at our conferences again.
CANCELLATION POLICY
You may cancel your enrollment at any time. Cancellation fees apply as below:
- 50% of the paid registration fee will be refunded if registration is canceled six weeks before the conference.
- No refunds will be issued if registration is canceled after that date.
No credits will be offered if you do not complete all required steps of this activity, including registration and participation in the live meeting.