9th Annual Winship Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium

Georgia's Online Cancer Information Center

Sep
14
2019
Sep 14, 2019
Conference

9th Annual Winship Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

9th Annual Winship Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium
Emory Health Sciences Research Building
1760 Haygood Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30322

Winship's annual Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium, held each fall in Atlanta, includes a series of interactive case-based presentations and didactic lectures. The symposium will have expert review of the latest procedures, technology and medical treatments for GI cancer patients. National guidelines will be reviewed. Additionally, there will be case-based discussions incorporating multi-disciplinary care approaches, novel, recently FDA-approved drugs, and clinical trial eligibility. This symposium is for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists and oncology nurses who care for cancer patients. At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to recognize the different treatment modalities available for their patients with GI cancers and formulate a tailored treatment plan. The 9th Winship Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium will be held on Saturday, September 14 at the Emory Health Sciences Research Building Auditorium (1760 Haygood Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30322). Registration is open.

Contact

Milini Mingo, 404-727-3612 or milini.mingo@emory.edu

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