Thursday, July 24, 2026

6:00 - 8:00 PM	REGISTRATION
6:00 - 7:00 PM	WELCOME RECEPTION
7:00 - 7:15 PM	Welcome Address Kristin Higgins, MD; Leslie Popplewell, MD
7:15 - 8:00 PM	Current and Future Directions in Small Cell Lung Cancer Kristin Higgins, MD

Friday, July 25, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 AM	REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
8:00 - 8:10 AM	Welcome & Announcements
8:10 - 8:30 AM	Perioperative and Neoadjuvant Approaches in Early Stage, Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Nitika Sharma, MBBS, MD
8:30 - 8:50 AM	Management of Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Kristin Higgins, MD
8:50 - 9:10 AM	Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) - Optimal Treatment Options for Every Stage of Disease Devika Das, MD, MSHQS
9:10 - 9:30 AM	Lung/Head & Neck Cancer: Panel Case Discussion Moderator: Shady Eldaif, MD Guilherme Sacchi de Camardo Correia, MD Kristin Higgins, MD Nitika Sharma, MD
9:30 - 10:00 AM	REFRESHMENT BREAK / EXHIBITS
10:00 - 10:20 AM	Impact of Tobacco Cessation on the Treatment of Cancer Patients Graham Warren, MD, PhD
10:20 - 10:40 AM	What is the Impact of Increasing Incidence in Thyroid Cancer? Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH
10:40 - 11:00 AM	Oral Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment Beomjune Kim, DMD, MD
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	LUNCH / EXHIBITS
12:15 - 1:15 PM	Most Impactful Discoveries in Breast Cancer Care and How We Continue to Move the Needle for Our Patients Hope Rugo, MD
1:15 - 1:35 PM	The Evolving Landscape of Oncology Clinical Research: From National Networks to Alliance Clinical Trials Kimberly F. Kerstann, PhD
1:35 - 1:55 PM	From Data to Dialogue: AI and Social Media in the Evolution of Breast Cancer Care Miriam Knoll, MD
1:55 - 2:15 PM	Personalizing Radiation Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients Lily Shakibnia, MD, MSc
2:15 - 2:35 PM	REFRESHMENT BREAK / EXHIBITS
2:35 - 2:55 PM	Early Stage Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Disease Sarah Friend, MD
2:55 - 3:20 PM	Rising Rates of Breast Cancer in Young Women - Caring for the Whole Person Delia Radovich, MD
3:20 PM	ADJOURN

Saturday, July 26, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 AM	REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
7:00 - 7:25 AM	THE FOLLOWING SESSION IS NON-CME ACCREDITED. PRODUCT THEATER by Gilead-Kite | Wilson Ballroom  Putting Patients First: Through Community, Advocacy and Innovation Sabrina Meyers, PharmD
8:00 - 8:10 AM	Welcome & Announcements
8:10 - 8:30 AM	Optimizing Screening in Gastrointestinal Malignancies Kevin E. Woods, MD, MPH
8:30 - 8:50 AM	Surgical Therapies for Peritoneal Metastases Tolutope Oyasiji, MD, MHSA
8:50 - 9:10 AM	Robotic Surgery Techniques in Colorectal Cancer Dennis E. Choat, MD
9:10 - 9:30 AM	Updates in Systemic Therapies for Prostate Cancer Bamidele Adesunloye, MD, MS
9:30 - 9:50 AM	Incorporating Radiopharmaceuticals in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer Salman Eraj, MD, MBA
9:50 - 10:10 AM	REFRESHMENT BREAK / EXHIBITS
10:10 - 10:40 AM	Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Panel Case Discussion Clayton Stephen Lau, MD Salman Eraj, MD, MBA Bamidele Adesunloye, MD, MS
10:40 - 11:00 AM	Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Large or Complex Renal Masses Clayton Stephen Lau, MD
11:00 - 11:20 AM	Supportive Care in Oncology: Physiology of Bone Metastases and Interventional Pain Techniques Nathan J. Neufeld, DO
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM	LUNCH / EXHIBITS
12:30 - 12:55 PM	Updates in Lymphoma Leslie Popplewell, MD
12:55 - 1:20 PM	Updates in Multiple Myeloma Sabarish Ayyappan, MD
1:20 - 1:45 PM	Tips for Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) Accreditation Preparation Kelly Tomlinson, DNP
1:45 - 2:10 PM	Novel Therapies in Acute Leukemia Vinod Pullarkat, MD
2:10 - 2:35 PM	Therapeutic Advances in Advanced Mycosis Fungoides Jasmine Zain, MD
2:35 - 3:00 PM	Multiple Myeloma: Evolving Standards of Care 2026 Tulio E. Rodriguez, MD
3:00 PM	ADJOURN
6:00 - 9:00 PM	MEET THE FACULTY RECEPTION

Sunday, July 26, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 AM	REGISTRATION / BREAKFAST / EXHIBITS
8:00 - 8:10 AM	Welcome & Announcements
8:10 - 8:40 AM	Moving the Needle in Gynecologic Malignancies- Incorporating Novel Therapeutics in Cervical and Endometrial Cancers Natalie Godbee, DO
8:40 - 9:10 AM	Ovarian Cancer: A Critical Need for Decision-Support as a Result of a Remarkable Expansion of Therapeutic Options Maurie Markman, MD
9:10 - 9:30 AM	Strategies to Improve Patient Satisfaction in Cancer Care Regina Brigman-Lake, DNP, RN
9:30 - 9:50 AM	The Advanced Practice Provider’s Role in Clinical Research Irati Rodriguez Matesanz, MSN, APRN
9:50 - 10:10 AM	Creating Efficient Operations in the Current Health Care Environment Kalemah Woolfolk, AGAC-NP, FNP
10:10 - 10:25 AM	Closing Remarks Kristin Higgins, MD; Leslie Popplewell, MD
10:25 AM	ADJOURN SYMPOSIUM

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