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Special Interest Sessions

 Special Interest Sessions
Preconference Special Interest Session I: Mastering Billing and Coding For Gyn Oncology in 2016
Preconference Special Interest Session II: Contemporary Issues in Gynecologic Oncology: An International Focus
Preconference Special Interest Session III: A Brief History of Time: Landmark Trials and Future Directions
Preconference Special Interest Session IV: Practicing Wellness: Tools for Cultivating Resilience and Avoiding Burnout
Special Interest Session V: Proactive Screening for High-Risk Women in Gynecologic Oncology (Allied)

Preconference Special Interest Session I: Mastering Billing and Coding For Gyn Oncology in 2016

Friday, March 18, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center, 6C

Course Directors
Mary Cunningham, MD, GYN Oncology of CNY, PC, East Syracuse, NY
Kevin Holcomb, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Course Faculty
Brad Hart, MBA, MS, Reproductive Medicine Administrative Consulting, Inc.,
West Orange, NJ
Description
The world of reimbursement in the health care industry is changing at a breakneck pace—that which was known confidently in the past is gone and the future is uncertain. For that reason, obtaining up-to-date information regarding the changes that are taking place is essential and excellence in billing and coding is important in ensuring a viable practice both now and in the future. This workshop will focus intently on these topics, with a specific look at the unique issues that are part of the practice of gynecologic oncology.
Additional fee: $200 for SGO members and billing coders who work with an SGO member, $250 for non-members.

Preconference Special Interest Session II: Contemporary Issues in Gynecologic Oncology: An International Focus

Friday, March 18, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center

Course Directors
Adnan Munkarah , MD , Henry Ford Health System , Detroit , MI
David Cantu , MD, PhD, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia in Mexico City, Mexico
Course Faculty
Warner K. Huh, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
William T. Creasman, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Marcela Del Carmen, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University, Boston, MA
Description
This 2016 SGO International Program will emphasize global gynecologic cancer epidemiology. Our goals are to identify geographic variations in the worldwide gynecologic cancer incidence with a particular emphasis on the burden of gynecologic cancers in low- and middle-income countries, the challenges of public health reporting, and examples of successful models for the development and implementation of reliable and accurate cancer registries. This program will include the presentation of oral and poster abstracts that address the above topics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage authors in conversation during the poster viewing portion of the program. For access to these abstracts, please refer to the Annual Meeting app and sgo.org.

Preconference Special Interest Session III: A Brief History of Time: Landmark Trials and Future Directions

Friday, March 18, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center, 5 A/B

Course Director
Heather Dalton, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Course Faculty
David Miller , MD, FACOG , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , TX
Bradley Monk , MD , Creighton University School of Medicine and University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital , Phoenix , AZ
Christine Walsh , MD , UCLA Cedars Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles , CA
Description
This session will be a review of seminal clinical trials that have impacted the treatment of gynecologic cancers and looks to the future towards currently enrolling trials, practices of enrollment, and current and future challenges. There will be a special focus on landmark uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vulvar cancer trials.

Preconference Special Interest Session IV: Practicing Wellness: Tools for Cultivating Resilience and Avoiding Burnout

Friday, March 18, 2016
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center, 5 A/B

Course Director
David Kushner, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Course Faculty
Sarah Halley, The Napier Group, Chester County, PA
Description
How long has it been since you last felt really stressed by your work? Given the ever increasing demands of medical practice, stress and burnout are critical issues. This session provides practical tools for enhancing your resilience in stressful times, and an opportunity to practice a few. Experts will share how leadership coaching can support your professional growth as you work to address stress, combat burnout, and find work-life balance. You will leave with tools and know-how to help you thrive in our demanding and rewarding specialty. Additional fee: $25.

Special Interest Session V: Proactive Screening for High-Risk Women in Gynecologic Oncology (Allied)

Sunday, March 20, 2016
3:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center, 5 A/B

Course Director
Verne Lee Nagle, APRN, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Moderator
Karen Lu, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Faculty
Lee-may Chen, MD, UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
Molly Daniels, MS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Elizabeth Swisher, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
HuyenTran Tran, PharmD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Denise Negben, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Cynae Johnson, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Description
Proactive Screening of High Risk Women for Gynecologic Cancers will focus on developing a program to evaluate women who have increased risk of developing gynecologic cancers. Components of program will include sessions on establishing a screening program for women at high risk, genetic counseling, specific gene mutations contributing to increased cancer risk, pharmacologic prevention and management, fertility preservation, prophylactic surgery, clinical trial participation, and discussing high risk status with your patients. Panel Discussion with all speakers and question and answer session will conclude program.