10th International Congress on Peritoneal Surface Malignancies

10th International Congress on Peritoneal Surface Malignancies is organized by MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and would be held during Nov 17 - 19, 2016 at Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America.

The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Surgical and medical oncologists, surgical oncology nurses, surgical technicians, perfusionists, and other healthcare professionals interested in peritoneal surface oncology.

The 2016 PSOGI congress’s mission is to provide clinical and scientific information on peritoneal surface malignancies and to create awareness regarding innovative treatments that will improve the quality of life for patients.

Learning Objectives:

• Utilize available data to determine optimal treatment options including cytoreduction surgery plus HIPEC for patients with peritoneal metastases (colorectal, gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, appendiceal cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma)
• List, classify and utilize quantitative prognostic indicators to select patients who will most likely benefit from cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC
• Utilize the appropriate clinical pathways, patient protocols, and surgical procedures as recommended by a panel of international experts to optimize patient care
• Evaluate the potential efficacy of drugs for use in intraperitoneal or intravenous administrations in the treatment of peritoneal metastases with special emphasis on chemotherapy treatments used in the operating room
• Improve patient selection, surgical technique and management and standardized HIPEC regiments which will result in improved patient outcomes
• Identify patients at high risk for carcinomatosis or with low volume disease at the time of primary cancer