The 5th Annual Gastric and Soft Tissue Neoplasms 2018

The 5th Annual Gastric and Soft Tissue Neoplasms is organized by MedStar Health and will be held on Sep 29, 2018 at Park Hyatt Washington, Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is gastroenterologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, nuclear medicine technologists, radiologists, pathologists, medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. In addition, the program is intended for members of the healthcare team who are interested in the treatment of gastric and soft tissue neoplasms. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 4.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credits.

Course Description:
This educational symposium will update the medical community on the state-of-the-art care of gastric and soft tissue neoplasms, while focusing on the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of these rare and complicated disease entities, including gastric adenocarcinoma and desmoid tumors. National and internationally renowned guest speakers and distinguished faculty including those from MedStar Health and MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute will discuss the significant roles of evolving new diagnostic modalities, immune therapies, the use of organ-sparing surgery, the use of state-of-the-art radiotherapy in gastric cancer and desmoid tumors.

Course Objectives:

Physician assistant:
• Identify and treat the new molecular side effects for initial treatment of desmoid tumors
• Recognize the protocol for post-treatment surveillance of patients with gastric neoplasms and desmoid
• Recognize the various modalities that should be considered in the diagnostic evaluation and staging of patients with gastric cancer
• Differentiate the benefits and risks of preoperative versus postoperative radiotherapy
• Comprehend the impact on a patient’s quality of life following total gastrectomy
• Identify the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with gastric cancer

Physician:
• Identify novel radiographic techniques for gastric neoplasms
• Discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic role of endoscopy in early gastric cancer
• Recognize the importance of molecular markers in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric neoplasms and desmoid tumors
• Identify novel targeted and immune therapies for advanced gastric cancer
• Recognize the role and indications for radiation therapy in the treatment of gastric cancer and desmoid tumors
• Discuss the various treatment options including Watch and Wait as initial treatment or radiotherapy for desmoid tumors

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.