Approach to Gastrointestinal Premalignant Conditions: A 2019 Update

Approach to Gastrointestinal Premalignant Conditions: A 2019 Update is organized by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and will be held on Mar 22, 2019 at Zuckerman Research Center, New York, United States of America.

The target audience will include physicians and other healthcare professionals who take care of patients with gastrointestinal, liver and pancreaticobiliary disorders, including gastroenterologists, surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, clinical geneticists, surgical pathologists, fellows, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses.

Overview
Early recognition and management of premalignant gastrointestinal conditions are key in the prevention and early detection of cancer. As we understand more of the pathogenesis of these disorders, treatment algorithms continue to change. Emerging endoscopic techniques also play an important role in diagnosis and surveillance.

This one day course will focus on the approach to managing gastrointestinal premalignant disorders. It will update the participant on the diagnosis, management and surveillance of various premalignant conditions involving the luminal GI tract, liver and pancreas. Topics will include medical, endoscopic and surgical management of Barrett?s esophagus, gastric intestinal metaplasia, gastric carcinoids, hereditary gastric cancer, endoscopic imaging and resection techniques in the stomach, surgical management of hereditary gastric cancer, surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreas cyst lesions, surveillance of individuals at high-risk for pancreas cancer, Lynch syndrome, early age onset colon cancer, serrated colon polyps, inflammatory bowel disease and endoscopic management of large colon polyps. The course will utilize didactic lectures as well as interactive clinical case presentations.

Objectives
• Understand the clinical presentation, diagnosis, genetics and management of Lynch syndrome
• Become familiar with the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus, including endoscopic therapy for dysplasia
• Discuss the role of antireflux surgery in Barrett's esophagus
• Review the diagnosis and management of gastric metaplasia, dysplasia and carcinoids
• Describe new endoscopic imaging and resection techniques in the stomach
• Identify the approach to surgical management of hereditary gastric cancer
• Become aware of surveillance strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma
• Recognize medical and surgical management options for pancreas cyst lesions
• Examine the risk factors, presentation and surveillance for early age onset colon cancer
• Learn about the pathology diagnosis, classification and clinical implications of serrated colon polyps
• Determine the endoscopic surveillance for inflammatory bowel disease, and management of IBD-associated dyplasia
• Evaluate innovative endoscopic techniques for treating large, laterally spreading colon polyps