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Agendas are subject to change because we are always striving to improve the quality of your educational experience.  MD Anderson may substitute faculty with comparable expertise on rare occasions necessitated by illness and/or scheduling conflicts, and so forth.

Please let us know what specific topics, issues or questions you wish to see addressed or emphasized in this activity.   Fax to: Continuing Professional Education at 713-794-1724 or email register@mdanderson.org.  All responses will be forwarded to the Program Chair for consideration.

Goal

This symposium aims to bring together a multidisciplinary team of plastic surgeons, hematopathologists, breast surgeons, oncologists, immunologists, and radiologists with experts from complementary disciplines to achieve an overall better understanding of the management of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).  Recent advances in biologic and immunotherapy specific to recognized actionable targets in BIA-ALCL tumors as well as chemotherapy and radiation therapy in advanced disease will be highlighted.  Special sessions on difficult and interesting cases as well as challenging reconstructive cases of the chest wall and metastasis will focus on best practices through discussion of challenging cases by a multidisciplinary panel of experts.  Didactic lectures, panel discussions, and discussion of different cases will provide opportunities for the participants to address practical management questions and concerns with experts in the field and the course faculty.  The conference will begin with a half day dedicated to patient education which focuses on the fundamentals of the disease and utilizes patient advocate experts.

Educational Objectives

After attending the conference, participants should be able to

• Utilize surgical techniques for surgical management of BIA-ALCL chest wall tumors to improve patient outcomes;
• Incorporate complex surgical techniques for reconstructing the breast and chest wall in the setting of adjuvant treatments;
• Advanced disease patients may be appropriate for combination chemotherapy regimens and targeted immune therapy;
• Utilize the information provided in the course to diagnose and surgically treat patients with BIA-ALCL.

Educational Methods

• Lecture/Didactic                                 
• Case Studies
• Panel Discussion
• Question and Answer Sessions

Evaluation

An online course evaluation tool will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or the possible impact on patient health status.  Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.

Physicians

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live internet course for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics

The session, exploring surgeon responsibility for past and future patients, has been designated by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

CME Certificates and Attendance Verification Certificates

Certificates awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM or certificates documenting attendance will be emailed when an individual completes the online CME Verification process.

Upon request, a record of attendance (certificate) will be provided via email to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

A Virtual Course - A Free Internet Education Event

This program will be presented only as a live streaming course.  You will receive an email from the course platform to login and access the live on-line course approximately a week before the conference.

The Patient Forum will begin on Friday, November 6, 2020, with Opening Remarks at 8:30 am (CST) and will adjourn at 11:45 am. (CST). 

The World Consensus Conference will open at 1:00 pm (CST) with the Welcome and Introduction and will adjourn at 4:30 pm (CST) on Saturday, November 7, 2020.  Advanced registration is encouraged. 

Course registration includes on-line materials, presentation video recordings and power point presentations.

Industry Roundtable will be held after the conference ends.  No CME will be awarded for this session.

The deadline for advanced registration is Tuesday, October 30, 2020.

Conference Complimentary Registration - (Advanced registration is required)

Patient Complimentary Registration (Diagnosed Patients Only)

The Department of Continuing Professional Education reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary.  Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or at the phone or fax numbers given on the registration form.  In case of activity cancellation, the liability of the Department of Continuing Professional Education is limited to the registration fee.  Continuing Professional Education will refund the full registration fee.

The Department of Continuing Professional Education reserves the right to limit the number of participants in a program and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available.

• Photographing, audio taping and video taping are prohibited.

Contact the Department of Continuing Professional Education if you have any questions.

• Local phone: 713-792-2223
• Toll-free: 866-849-5866
• Email: register@mdanderson.org