George Washington University Oncology Update Symposium 2022
+ Include: 9 videos, size: 1.17 GB
+ Target Audience: medical oncologists, hematologist-oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, hospitalists
+ Information:
A focused, clinically oriented update spanning solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Expert-led, case-based lectures turn new evidence and guidelines into clear diagnostic pathways, treatment algorithms, and toxicity-management plans you can use immediately.
What You Will Learn
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How to integrate the latest screening, staging, and biomarker guidance into everyday practice
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Practical selection and sequencing of systemic therapies (chemotherapy, targeted agents, immunotherapy)
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Recognition and management of immune-related and targeted-therapy adverse events
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Multidisciplinary approaches to supportive care, survivorship, and palliative integration
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Pearls for shared decision-making and patient communication
Event Details
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Format: Live lectures with case discussions, panel Q&A, and concise take-home checklists
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Structure: Organ-system blocks (thoracic, GI, GU, breast, head & neck, neuro, gynecologic) plus cross-cutting sessions on genomics, toxicity, and supportive care
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Access: Designed for rapid implementation in both community and academic settings
Who Should Attend
Medical oncologists, hematologist-oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, oncology nurses, and fellows/trainees seeking a high-yield clinical refresh.
Why Attend
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Convert complex trials and guidelines into simple, usable algorithms
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Update diagnostic and therapeutic strategies across high-prevalence cancers
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Improve safety, efficiency, and patient experience with ready-to-use tools
+ Topics:
| Agenda Saturday, July 9, 2022 | ||
| TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 08:00 AM – 08:05 AM | Welcome | Housekeeping Notes | Robert S. Siegel, MD Professor of Medicine, Associate Center Director of Education and Training, The George Washington University, GW Cancer Center |
| 08:05 AM – 09:05 AM | Updates in Breast Cancer | William J. Gradishar, MD
Betsy Bramsen Professor of Breast Oncology, Chief of Hematology/ Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 09:05 AM – 10:05 AM | Updates in Lung Cancer | Benjamin Levy, MD Associate Professor, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| 10:05 AM – 10:20 AM | Break | |
| 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM | Updates in GI Oncology | George P. Kim, MD Associate Professor & CEO, GKHCVC |
| 11:20 AM – 12:15 PM | Updates in Urologic Cancer | Jeanny B. Aragon-Ching, MD, FACP Clinical Program Director of Genitourinary Cancers, Inova Schar Cancer Institute |
| 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | New Advances in Pharmacology | Edward Chu, MD, MMS
Director, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 01:15 PM – 02:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 02:30 PM – 03:15 PM | Update on Hematologic Malignancies | Imad A. Tabbara, MD Chief, Division of Hematology/ Oncology of DeCesaris Cancer Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine The George Washington University |
| 03:15 PM – 04:00 PM | Modern Principles of Radiation Oncology | Yuan J. Rao, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology Director of Brachytherapy, The George Washington University Medical Center, GW Cancer Center |
| 04:00 PM – 4:10 PM | Closing Remarks | Adjournment | Robert S. Siegel, MD Professor of Medicine, Associate Center Director of Education and Training, The George Washington University, GW Cancer Center |



