Pancreatic Cancer Conference

Saturday, September 10, 2016, 8:30 AM - 12:45 PM PST, Los Angeles

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FOR PHYSICIANS ONLY

Meeting Location:

Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion 
Plaza Level, PEC 4-8
127 S. San Vicente Blvd 
Los Angeles, CA. 90048 

Parking:

Self parking is available in the visitor parking lots P1, P2 (George Burns Road) or P4 (Sherbourne Drive) for a daily rate of $10.00.

Visitor parking lot P4 is closest to the Advanced Health Science Pavilion. Please note that you will need to enter at Plaza Level from the Parking Garage, Street Level will be closed.

If coming through the South Tower or North Tower, you will go to Plaza Level and then cross to the Advanced Health Science Pavilion. 

Please refer to the campus map link : Click Here to view campus map.

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In 2015, 49,000 people were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has the worst survival of any solid tumor. It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the US and is expected to become the second leading cause by 2020. This conference will provide updates on recent progress and innovative treatments for all stages of pancreatic cancer, including advances in diagnostics, advanced surgical and radiotherapy techniques, systemic and targeted therapies, the genetic landscape and patient advocacy.

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

ON-SITE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FOR PHYSICIANS ONLY

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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California Assembly Bill 1195

When applicable, course planners and faculty, will incorporate linguistic and/or cultural competency issues relevant to the topic of their presentation. These may include direct communication in the patient-client primary language; understanding and applying the roles that culture, ethnicity, and race play in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical care; and awareness of how the health care providers and patients attitudes, values, and beliefs influence and impact professional and patient relations. (California Assembly Bill Number 1195)  For specific information regarding Bill 1195 and definitions of cultural and linguistic competency, please visit http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200520060AB1195.

Course Materials
All meeting materials will be sent electronically. No hard copies will be available.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (3.50 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (3.50 hours)

Course Directors:

Andrew E. Hendifar, MD, MPH
Co-Director, Pancreas Oncology
Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Malignancies
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, CA

Richard Tuli, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Pancreas Oncology
Radiation Oncology and Biomedical Sciences
Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, CA

Saturday, September 10, 2016