Advances in Personalized Therapy For Breast Cancer

March 4, 2022

This course is designed to cover advances in breast cancer care, where upon completion of this activity, learners from several disciplines should be able to discuss the latest regarding invasive lobular carcinoma, personalized therapy in the preoperative setting, radiation oncology, and lymphedema evaluation and management. Participants should also be able to describe how these advances can be applied to their practice.

Target Audience

Primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, internal medicine physicians, family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, and other interested health care professionals.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/20/2021
Course expires: 
06/30/2022
Event starts: 
03/04/2022 - 7:45am EST
Event ends: 
03/04/2022 - 4:00pm EST

7:45 am           Welcome
Troy Treanor, MHA      

8:00 am    The Classic and the Not-so-Classic Pathology of Breast Carcinoma: An Update on  the Special and Less Frequent Histologic Subtypes
T. Rinda Soong MD, PhD, MPH

8:20 am    Imaging Detection of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Adrienne Vargo, MD

8:40 am    Nuances in the Management of ILC
Azadeh Nasrazadani, MD, PhD

9:00 am    Update on Clinical Trial: Endocrine Response in Women with Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
Priscilla McAuliffe, MD, PhD

9:20 am    Right Sizing Breast Cancer Treatment
Adrian Lee, PhD
        
9:40 am    Panel/Q&A
Moderated by Azadeh Nasrazadani, MD, PhD
        
10:00 am    Break

10:15 am    Immunotherapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Leisha Emens, MD, PhD
    
10:45 am    Benefits of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Care
Jennifer Steiman, MD, FACS

11:05 am    Approaches to Clinically Node Positive Disease for Breast Cancer
Joanna Lee, MD
        
11:25 am    Panel/Q&A
Moderated by Joanna Lee, MD

11:40 am    Lunch
        
12:10 pm     Surgery for Stage 4 Disease
Atilla Soran, MD

12:30 pm    Role of SBRT in Stage 4 Disease
Uzoma K. Iheagwara, MD, PhD

12:50 pm    Advances in Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer from 5 Weeks to 5 Days
Parul N. Barry, MD, FACRO

1:10 pm    Hypo-fractionated Radiation Therapy After Mastectomy
John Austin Vargo, MD

1:40 pm    Panel/Q&A
Moderated by Parul N. Barry, MD, FACRO

1:55 pm    Break

2:10 pm    Breast Cancer Rehab
Lisa Mager, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA, WCS

2:40 pm    Surgical Approaches to Lymphedema Management
Carolyn De La Cruz, MD

3:10 pm    Alternative Preventative Approach: S-LYMPHA
Tolga Ozmen, MD

3:40 pm    Panel/Q&A
Moderated by Emilia Diego, MD

4:00 pm    Conference Adjournment

Live Virtual Conference

Course Co-Directors
Parul N. Barry, MD, FACRO
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Joanna S. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Azadeh Nasrazadani, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX

Jennifer Steiman, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Swati Umredkar, RN
Collaborative Practice Nurse 

Faculty
Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Associate Professor
Chief of Plastic Surgery, UPMC Shadyside
Director of Lymphedema Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery

Leisha A. Emens, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Translational Immunotherapy, WCRC
Co-Leader Immunology/Immunotherapy Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Uzoma K. Iheagwara, MD, PhD 
Clinical Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology, UPMC Horizon

Adrian Lee, PhD
Professor of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh Foundation Chair and Director, Institute for Precision Medicine

Lisa Mager, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA, WCS
Senior Physical Therapist, UPMC Centers for Rehab Services

Priscilla McAuliffe, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Tolga Ozmen, MD
General Surgery Administrative Chief Resident
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

T. Rinda Soong, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology

Atilla Soran, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery

Adrienne Vargo, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology

John Austin Vargo, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Assistant Residency Program Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Faculty are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unless noted otherwise.

Faculty Disclosure
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
John Austin Vargo, MD
Consultant for Elsevier

Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Consultant for Surgeon’s Advisory Board

Atilla Soran, MD
Consultant for ImpediMed

Leisha A. Emens, MD, PhD
Received grant support from the following: Abbvie, Astrazeneca, Bolt Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Compugen, CytomX, Corvus, EMD Serono, Genentech, F Hoffman La Roche, Immune Onc, Merck, Next Cure, Silverback, Takeda, Tempest
Consultant for Genentech, F Hoffman La Roche, Chugai, GCPR, Gilead, Immune Onc, Abbvie, Shionogi, Mersana

Parul N. Barry, MD
Received grant support from ACRO. 
Consultant for Elsevier

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7.25 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.25 Attendance
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For more information, contact Troy Treanor at [email protected] or 412-641-4008.

Participation of all individuals is encouraged. Advance notifications of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing Troy Treanor at [email protected] or 412-641-4008.