2023 Imaging of Alimentary Tract Cancers: Challenges and Opportunities in the Multidisciplinary Management of GI Cancers

In this second biennial conference, and first in-person clinico-radiologic symposium on tumors of the alimentary tract from esophagus to anus, we are excited to host faculty who are world-renowned experts in the management of these tumors. Alimentary oncology exemplifies a dynamic, rapidly shifting landscape of evolving treatment paradigms and diagnostic challenges providing a wealth of opportunity in the realm of imaging, liquid biopsy, artificial intelligence and genetic-alteration-targeted treatment. Immunotherapy has become a potential game-changer for sub-populations of patients with esophageal and rectal cancer, placing new demands on the multidisciplinary team and turbo-charging new clinical trials. We will push the envelope with lectures on radiologists as active clinical trialists and update our knowledge with discussions of new molecular imaging and theranostic agents.

With lecturers who are instrumental in prior and ongoing pivotal multi-center national clinical trials and a cache of incredible case material to match, we are confident this CME activity will continue to provide practice-changing value to the GI oncology medical community and their patients.

Who Should Attend

The target audience for this course includes Radiologists as well as GI Medical Oncologists, GI Surgical Oncologists, Gastroenterologists, Radiation Oncologists, and pathologists as well as associated trainees.

In-person or Virtual Registration Available: This Conference will be held in-person at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Zuckerman Research Center in New York City. A virtual option is also available for attendees unable to join us in-person for this Conference.   

Online Syllabus

1. Discuss the scope and demographics of the cancer
2. Explain the role of imaging in screening, staging, restaging and surveillance
3. Identify challenges and limitations of imaging modalities and of various response assessment metrics
4. Outline the standard of care treatment for each cancer and the role of the multidisciplinary team approach
5. Recognize the most recent trends in treatment and diagnosis changes and ongoing clinical trials
6. Create added-value reporting templates at your institution or practice that will carry forward and spread your new knowledge to implement into practice

Registration Fees (In-person and Virtual)

• Physicians (MDs, PhDs, and DOs): $750
• Advanced Practice Providers: $600
• Residents, Fellows, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Providers: $500
• Industry Professionals*: $1,325
• MSK Employees: Complimentary

A registration discount is available for Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR), MSK Alumni, and MSK Cancer Alliance members to attend a MSK CME course. If you are a member of one of these groups, contact [email protected] for details. Please note that after your payment has been processed, no further promotional discounts or adjustments will be made to your registration.

*Industry professionals may attend MSK CME activities for their own education. Marketing, sales, and promotion of products and services is strictly prohibited at MSK CME activities. For more information, please visit our Help page.

In-person Registration

Course registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks, and an invitation to the Networking and Poster Reception on Friday evening. Please contact [email protected] at least one week prior to the course if you have any special dietary requests or require any specific accommodations.

While MSK requests that institutional guests are vaccinated against COVID-19, we are no longer requiring proof of vaccination. Additional details, including our current Health and Safety Protocols, can be accessed on our Visiting Us page. If you are not feeling well or exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19, please refrain from attending an in-person event at MSK and contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Virtual Registration

The virtual option for this program will be delivered through Zoom. Access details, including a link to Zoom and faculty disclosures, will be sent to virtual registrants via email prior to the start of the Symposium.

Cancellation Policy

If you wish to cancel your participation in this course, you must email [email protected] at least seven (7) days prior to the start of the course, and your refund will be subject to a $25 administrative fee if attending virtually or a $100 administrative fee if attending in-person. Cancellations or no-shows within seven (7) days of the course are not eligible for a refund. Please note that if it has been more than 120 days since payment was processed, a W9 form must be submitted in order process your refund and your refund will be issued in the form of a check payment. Refunds are not subject to tax. You may substitute another registrant in your place at any time by contacting [email protected] with the appropriate information.

MSK CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event we must cancel or postpone this course, you will be notified via email from MSK CME ([email protected]). A full refund will be issued for your registration. MSK CME is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees incurred by airline/travel/lodging agencies.

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 live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM and ABS MOC Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

• 12.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's Maintenance of Certification Assessment Recognition program; and
• 12.75 Accredited CME and Self-Assessment MOC points in the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM or ABS MOC credit.

MSK CONFERENCE DIRECTORS 

Radiologic Oncology, Upper GI

Viktoriya Paroder, MD, PhD, FSAR
Assistant Attending, Radiology 

Radiologic Oncology, Lower GI

Marc J. Gollub, MD, FACR, FSAR
Attending, Radiology
Director, Gastrointestinal Radiology

MSK CONFERENCE CO-DIRECTORS

Medical Oncology

Steven Maron, MD, MSc
Assistant Attending, Medicine 

Surgical Oncology

Maria Widmar, MD, MPH
Assistant Attending, Surgery

INVITED FACULTY

Regina Beets-Tan, MD, PhD
Professor, Radiology
Netherlands Cancer Institution
Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Karyn Goodman, MD, MS
Professor; Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Associate Director, Clinical Research The Tisch Cancer Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Monique Maas, MD, PhD
Radiologist
Netherlands Cancer Institution
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Perry Pickhardt, MD
Professor of Radiology, 
Chief of Gastrointestinal Imaging
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, WI

Shannon P. Sheedy, MD
Associate Professor, Radiology
Mayo Clinic College of Science and Medicine 
Rochester, MN

MSK FACULTY

David Bates, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology
Director, CT

Lisa Bodei, MD, PhD
Attending, Radiology
Director, Targeted Radionuclide Therapy

Andrea Cercek, MD
Associate Attending, Medicine

Ping Chi, MD, PhD
Attending, Medicine

Maria El Homsi, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology

Maria Clara Fernandes, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology

Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD
Chief Attending, Surgery
Chief Colorectal Service
Director, Colorectal Cancer Research Center

Jennifer Golia-Pernicka, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology

Yelena Janjigian, MD
Associate Attending, Medicine
Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service

Sidra Javed-Tayyab, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology

Vetri Sudar Jayaprakasam, MD
Assistant Attending, Radiology

Geoffrey Ku, MD
Associate Attending, Medicine
Head, Esophagogastric Section

Robert Lefkowitz, MD
Attending, Radiology

Daniela Molena, MD 
Attending, Surgery
Director of Esophageal Surgery

Garrett Nash, MD, MPH
Associate Attending, Surgery

Phillip Pat Paty, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Attending, Surgery

Iva Petkovska, MD
Associate Attending, Radiology

Nitya Raj, MD
Assistant Attending, Medicine

Leonard Saltz, MD
Attending, Medicine

Lawrence Schwartz, MD
Attending, Radiology
Chair Department of Radiology

Smita Sihag, MD
Assistant Attending, Surgery

Amitabh Srivastava, MD
Attending, Pathology

Brian Untch, MD
Assistant Attending, Surgery

Esfevia Vakiani, MD
Associate Attending, Pathology

Rona Yaeger, MD
Associate Attending, Medicine

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.