October 24 - 27, 2024   Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago

Registration Information

Online registration is now closed as we prepare to welcome you to the conference on Thursday. If you still need to register, you will be able to do so in person on Thursday, October 24 beginning at 08:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Advance registration is encouraged, as space and materials are limited. The registration fee includes conference tuition, CME credits, digital materials, four breakfasts, refreshment breaks and an evening reception. You must make separate hotel arrangements if you plan to stay overnight at the hotel.

REGISTRATION FEES

Type Discounted
(through September 16)
Regular
(after September 16)
Physician or Scientist $750 $850
Advanced Practice Provider,
Nurse or Healthcare Provider

$450 $550
Fellow or Resident or Trainee $350 $450
Advocate$250 $350
Industry $950 $1150

NOTE: On-line registration will close October 20 at 11:59 p.m.

ADDITIONAL FEES

Lunch Ticket $40/day

Registrants may check in for the conference on Wednesday, October 23 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. or beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24. Walk-in registrations are also welcome beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24.

Digital Materials

Registrants will be able to view and/or download general session PowerPoint presentations via the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium website during the symposium and view updated presentations during and after the live presentations for several weeks. There will be no video recordings. Please note that not all presentations are approved for sharing, and that presentation upload will be an ongoing process as files become available.

Refund/Cancellation Policy

Registration fees less a $50 administrative handling fee are refundable if a written request is received on or before September 16, 2024. Please include your registration ID number when requesting a refund. No refunds will be given after September 16, 2024; however, you may transfer your registration to a colleague. No refunds will be given for lunch.

Inquiries

To submit requests or request further information, contact the Lurie Cancer Center at 312.503.7809 or e-mail us at cancer@northwestern.edu.

Related Links

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation


Sponsored by

Feinberg School of Medicine

Registration Desk

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify current approaches for evaluation, prevention and treatment of lymphedema.
  2. Describe best practices for breast cancer screening in transgender individuals.
  3. Discuss options for escalation and de-escalation of local and systemic therapy in hormone receptor positive breast cancer.
  4. Cite the current indications for staging the axilla and when axillary staging is not necessary.
  5. Review the current status of AI in breast imaging. 
  6. Describe the biologic underpinnings of management strategies in DCIS.
  7. Explain when RT may be omitted after neoadjuvant therapy.

Target Audience

The target audience for this activity includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, fellows in training, oncology nurses and allied health professionals in the field of breast cancer.

Accreditation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 22.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery Accredited CME and Self-Assessment

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credits.

MOC points and ABS CME credits will be submitted to the boards within 3 months of the conclusion of the activity.

Other Credits

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Faculty Disclosure

Current guidelines state that participants in CME activities should be made aware of any affiliation of financial interest that may affect the speaker's presentation. Each speaker has been requested to complete a faculty disclosure form. The names of faculty members declaring a relationship or who will be discussing off-label usage will be indicated in the course syllabus. All faculty will be disclosing.

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