ANCO's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008

The Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO) & Indiana University present

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009; 5:30PM-9:15PM
Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco
(415) 394-1111

The Association of Northern California Oncologists was organized in 1990 to be an advocate for, educate, and inform the practicing oncologist and hematologist and represents 363 oncologists and hematologists throughout Northern California and other states.

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008 will summarize the major research and treatment advancements presented at December 2008’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The faculty will focus on surgical, radiation, and medical oncology treatment modalities and place these developments in context as to their immediate clinical utility.

At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Review, summarize, and interpret important clinical results presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium for surgical, radiation, and medical oncologists; oncology nurses; and, other health care professionals.

• Comprehend and implement changes in surgical, radiological, and medical treatment for breast cancer.

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008 has been designed to meet the educational needs of oncologists, oncology nurses, oncology pharmacists, and other health care professionals involved in the care of people with breast cancer.

Accreditation Statement and Designation of Credit. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO). The Indiana University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Indiana University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The California Board of Registered Nurses accepts courses approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as meeting the continuing education requirements for renewal.

Disclosure Statement. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. All faculty, authors, editors, and Planning Committee members participating in an IUSM-sponsored activity are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.

Program Planning Committee. The Physician Course Director for San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008 is Helen K. Chew, M.D., Univ. of California, Davis. Dr. Chew was assisted by the ANCO Board of Directors (Richard A. Bohannon, M.D., Norman Cohen, M.D., Jeffrey Cronk, M.D., Bradley Ekstrand, M.D., Ellie Guardino, M.D., Ph.D., John A. Keech, Jr., D.O., L. Wayne Keiser, M.D., Primo Lara, Jr., M.D., Daniel P. Mirda, M.D., Bimal J. Patel, M.D., Robert L. Robles, M.D., and Antoine Sayegh, M.D.,) and Group and Institutional Member contacts (George Fisher, M.D., David Gandara, M.D., Joseph Mason, M.D., Hope Rugo, M.D., and Margaret Tempero, M.D.) in the selection of the faculty for San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights 2008.

Content Consultant. The Indiana University School of Medicine content consultant is Bryan Schneider, M.D.

Agenda & Faculty
5:30PM Registration, Exhibits, & Dinner (available through 7:00PM)
6:00PM Welcome, Introductions, & Talks (Richard A. Bohannon, M.D., ANCO President, & Helen K. Chew, M.D., Program Moderator, Univ. of California, Davis)
• Surgical Oncology (Michael Alvarado, M.D., Univ. of California, San Francisco)
• Radiation Oncology (Allen Chen, M.D., Univ. of California, Davis)
• Medical Oncology (Ellie Guardino, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford Univ.)
9:15PM Adjourn

Acknowledgment of Commercial Support. Support for this educational activity is anticipated in part from Abraxis Oncology, Agendia, AstraZeneca, Celgene, Cephalon Oncology, Eisai, Genentech BioOncology, GlaxoSmithKline Oncology, Ortho Biotech, Pfizer Oncology, Roche Oncology, Sanofi Aventis Oncology, and possibly others (as of the date of this mailing). The final list of supporters will be available at the meeting.

Download the meeting announcement/registration form at www.anco-online.org/sabcs.html.