6th Annual Advances in Colorectal Oncology: Improving Practice Through New Discoveries - On Demand

Friday, January 6, 2023, 8:00 AM - Thursday, August 31, 2023, 1:00 PM

This on demand program includes 20+ didactic presentations and discussions comparing the risks and benefits of a variety of rectal cancer treatments including:

• The complexities of choosing between neoadjuvant therapies and operative and non-operative approaches in early-stage rectal cancer, upper rectal cancer, mid/lower rectal cancer, and MSI and stage IV rectal cancer. 
• 'Real life' patient cases used to illustrate the benefits and limitations of different approaches.
• Highlights of recent landmark colorectal cancer clinical trials and real-life applications, including Niche, Dynamic, AINKER, and NeoTrial, by their investigators and discussed by expert faculty.

By completing this on demand program, learners will be able to identify appropriate treatment plans for their patients.

Target Audience

The target audience for this on demand program includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, colorectal/hepatopancreatobiliary/oncologic surgeons, gastroenterologists, pathologists, and other oncology care team members interested in rectal cancer.

Access to Material 

Select the 'Register' tab at the top of this page to purchase this on demand program. Once you have successfully registered, access to the course materials will be available under the 'Course Content' tab.

1. Describe the requirements for a successful, multidisciplinary rectal cancer program
2. Explain recent updates and clinical trials in rectal cancer
3. Identify appropriate candidates for Watch and Wait

On Demand Fees:

• Physicians (MDs, PhDs, and DOs): $400
• Advanced Practice Providers: $350
• Residents, Fellows, and Other Healthcare Professionals: $300
• Industry Professionals: $950

Discounts/Complimentary Registration

• A registration discount is available for MSK Alumni and MSK Cancer Alliance to attend a MSK CME course. If you are a member of one of these groups, contact [email protected] for details.
• Registration is complimentary for all MSK employees; however, you must complete registration through the 'Register' tab above in order to attend this course. If you are registered for this course and are unable to attend, please notify [email protected].

Please note that after your payment has been processed, no further promotional discounts or adjustments will be made to your registration.

Registration for this MSK CME on demand course is non-refundable.  

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Recorded/Review Date: November 11-12, 2022; Original Release Date: January 6, 2023; Termination Date: August 31, 2023 

Memorial Sloan Kettering Course Directors 

Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD
Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
Chief, Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery
Director, Colorectal Cancer Research Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College

Garrett M. Nash, MD, MPH 
Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery
Associate Attending, Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery

Andrea Cercek, MD
Section Head, Colorectal Cancer; 
Co-Director, Center for Young Onset Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Cancers
Associate Attending, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine

Rona Yaeger, MD
Associate Attending, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine

 

Memorial Sloan Kettering Course Planners

Patricio Lynn, MD
Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellow

Rachel Rassam, NP
Adult Care Nurse Practitioner

 

Guest Faculty 

Brian K. Bednarski, MD, MEHP, FACS
Associate Professor, 
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery
University of Texas 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Prof. Dr. Geerard Beets
Chair, Department of Surgical Oncology
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology 
Maastricht University, The Netherlands 

Prof. Dr. Regina Beets-Tan
Chair, Department of Radiology
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology 
Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Jean-Pierre Gerard, MD
Radiation Oncologist, 
Department of Radiation Oncology 
Cancer Centre Antoine-Lacassagne 
Nice, France

Stephen E. Goldstone, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Hagen F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC  
Medical Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology                             
Providence Cancer Institute                                                             
Portland, OR     

Tsuyoshi Konishi, MD, PhD, FASCRS
Associate Professor, 
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Division of Surgery
University of Texas 
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Monique Maas, MD, PhD
Radiologist, Department of Radiology
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Robert D. Madoff, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Joel Palefsky, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Rodrigo Perez, MD, PhD
Associate Attending, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology
University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Alessio Pigazzi, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Co-Director, Center for Advanced Digestive Care
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell College of Medicine
New York, NY

John Strickler, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Duke Cancer Institute
Durham, NC

Jeanne Tie, MBChB, FRACP, MD
Associate Professor, Medical Oncologist, 
Lower GI Clinical and Trials Lead,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
MRFF/NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow,
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Principal Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, 
Dentistry and Health Sciences,
University of Melbourne 
Victoria, Australia 

 

MSK Course Faculty 

Fiyinfolu Balogun, MD, PhD
Assistant Attending Physician 
Gastrointestinal Oncology Service 
Department of Medicine

Louise C. Connell, MD
Assistant Attending
Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Service                                                               
Department of Medicine    

Christopher Crane, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology   

Luis Diaz Jr., MD
Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology
Grayer Family Chair

Michael B. Foote, MD
Assistant Attending 
Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Service  
Department of Medicine

Marc J. Gollub, MD
Director of GI imaging
Department of Radiology

Therese Juul, RN, MHSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark
Visiting Investigator, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

Melissa Lumish, MD
Assistant Attending
Gynecologic Medical Oncology Service
Department of Medicine

Emmanouil ‘Manny’ Pappou, MD, PhD, FACS, FASCRS
Assistant Attending
Colorectal Service
Department of Surgery   

Philip B. Paty, MD, FACS
Attending Surgeon
Colorectal Service
Department of Surgery 

Paul B. Romesser, MD
Assistant Attending
Department of Radiation Oncology    

Benoit Rousseau, MD
Assistant Attending
Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Service   
Department of Medicine

Leonard B. Saltz, MD
Attending Physician, 
Gastrointestinal Oncology Service
Department of Medicine     

Jinru Shia, MD
Attending Pathologist
Department of Pathology                                                      

J. Joshua Smith, MD, PHD
Associate Attending
Colorectal Service
Department of Surgery  

Zsofia K. Stadler, MD
Associate Attending
Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Service   
Department of Medicine

Iris H. Wei, MD
Assistant Attending
Colorectal Service
Department of Surgery    

Martin R. Weiser, MD
Attending Surgeon, Colorectal Surgery
Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Department of Surgery
Stuart H.Q. Quan Chair in Colorectal Surgery          

Maria Widmar, MD, MPH
Assistant Attending
Colorectal Service
Department of Surgery     

Elizabeth S. Won, MD
Assistant Attending
Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal Service  
Department of Medicine

Abraham Wu, MD
Associate Attending 
Department of Radiation Oncology

 

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