32nd Annual Fall Foliage Cancer Conference - Virtual

"Virtual" 32nd Annual Fall Foliage Cancer Conference will be held from Oct 23 - 24, 2020 starting with introductions at 12:50pm and the first talk at 1PM on Friday and conclude at 5pm. Saturday will start at 8:50am and conclude at 4pm. The conferece will have 10 45-minute presentations that are pre-recorded with 15minutes of live Q&A. The presentations will be available post activity for two weeks in case you miss a presentation. 

Accreditation:
Atrium Health designates this activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Description:
Topics this year include "Updates on Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Cancers". Presentations on Prostate, Renal Cell, Bladder, Pancreatic and other GI Cancers. During this two day conferece, a faculty of distinguished physicians will share their knowledge on the most current therapies for these cancers. Confirmed speakers include: Jason Efstathiou, MD, DPhil and Christopher Willett, MD. More details to follow. Registration coming soon.

This two day conference is designed to give the practicing physician and allied health providers a review of the current treatment management for genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers. Physicians, distinguished as teachers and oncologists, will share their knowledge and experience. The conference is co-sponsored by Community Cancer Education Inc. (21st Century CARE) and Charlotte AHEC.

Objectives:
• Describe emerging developments in bladder cancer treatments
• Discuss the updates in radiation treatments for bladder cancer
• Define current surgical care in the treatment of prostate cancer
• Describe the updates in radiation therapy for prostate cancer
• Discuss updates in genetics for gastrointestinal cancers
• Discuss updates in immunotherapies and targeted therapies for gastrointestinal cancers
• Define the use of precision medicine in treating gastrointestinal cancers
• Evaluate the radiation oncology treatment plans for gastrointestinal cancers
• Discuss the therapeutic advancements in pancreatic cancer
• Describe the updates in surgical options for treating pancreatic cancer