Program

Please note: Breast Cryoablation Master Class attendance requires an additional fee separate from registration for the SIO 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. Click here to learn more about how to register for this Master Class.

CME Information

Category 1:
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO). Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) 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.

This program is jointly provided by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and the Society of Interventional Oncology.

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Information below is subject to change. Last updated 25 January 2024

Thursday, 25 January 2024
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Basics and Overview

Moderators: Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School; Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • What Are the Key Elements to Pre-Ablation Imaging? Laura Hodges, MD, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Overview of Fundamental Techniques in Breast Cryoablation, Brian S. Englander, MD, Penn Medicine
  • Literature Review of High Level Studies for Breast Cryoablation, Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Practical How-To

Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology

  • Indications for Breast Cancer Cryoablation and What Lesions Should Be Ablated, Richard E. Fine, MD, FACS, West Cancer Center
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation: How I Do It (Case Review), Peter J. Littrup, MD, Wayne State University
  • Post-Ablation Imaging: Algorithm and Imaging Findings, Monica Huang, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Implementing Breast Cryoablation in Practice, Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Advanced

Moderators: Yolanda C. Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cnacer Center; Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center

  • Cryoablation for Oligometastatic Chest Wall Lesions and Thermoprotective Techniques, Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
  • Cryoablation in Advanced Breast Cancer: Pushing the Envelope, Yolanda C. Bryce, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cnacer Center
  • Breast Cancer Cryoablation and Immunotherapy: The New Frontier, Amy Deipolyi, MD, PhD, FSIR, West Virginia University/Charleston Area Medical Center
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Preparing for Tumor Boards

Moderator: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  • Basics of Medical Therapy for Breast Cancer, Veronica Jones, MD, City of Hope
  • Basics of Surgical Therapy for Breast Cancer, Dennis R. Holmes, MD, FACS, Adventist Health Glendale
  • Basics of Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer, Amy Xu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

MDT Tumor Board

Moderators: Robert C. Ward, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Monica Huang, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Faculty: Dennis R. Holmes, MD, FACS, Adventist Health Glendale;Richard E. Fine, MD, FACS, West Cancer Center; Amy Xu, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Kenneth Tomkovich, MD, Princeton Radiology; Veronica Jones, MD, City of Hope
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hands-on Learning

Hands-on learning will be facilitated by faculty listed above.