2020 Atlanta Pancreas Cancer Conference
October 31, 2020 • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
The American Cancer Society estimates that will be over 57,000 new pancreas cancer diagnoses in 2020. Over 50% of those new pancreas cancers will have a distant stage at diagnosis with a five-year survival rate of 3%. Ten percent of all new pancreas cancer will have localized stage with only a 37% survival rate.
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The Third Annual Pancreas Cancer Conference: Achievements, Developments and the Future of Treatment
The Atlanta Pancreas Cancer Conference, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins, Piedmont Cancer, Medical College of Wisconsin and Destroy Pancreatic Cancer, aims to bring together the brightest healthcare and scientific minds in pancreatic cancer care. Piedmont Cancer is committed to increasing survival rates for pancreatic cancer patients by providing the most advanced therapies available to patients living in the Southeast. Faculty from the Medical College of Wisconsin and Piedmont Cancer will be joined by internationally recognized surgeon and scientist Dr. Christopher Wolfgang, Director, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Learning objectives
- Describe the approach to diagnosis and staging of pancreas cancer
- Explain the use of surgery, radiation and medical therapies of pancreas cancer
- Choose appropriate treatment settings for patients
Who should attend?
Surgical Oncologists, Hepatobiliary Surgeons, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, General Surgeons, Interventionalists, Gastroenterologists, Hematologists, Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, students and patients. Over 100 attendees, leaders in their fields from around the southeast, are expected to participate in this year’s program!
Registration Fee:
Physicians: $150
Advanced Practice Practitioners: $50
Non-Physicians: $50
Residents: $25
All others: $25
Contact: Tia Williams
Phone: 404-425-1800
Email: tia.williams@piedmont.org
Venue
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center: Where Meeting and Learning Converge.
The GT Global Learning Center is equipped with technology-superior amphitheaters to foster the relationship between people and ideas, and learning and working.
The Global Learning Center is conveniently located in Midtown Atlanta at
770 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308-1031.
Area Hotels
Georgia Tech Hotel
800 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-347-9440
Website: GATechHotel.com
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
866 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 678-412-2400
Website: marriott.com
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown
590 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-877-9000
Website: cpatlantamidtown.com
CME - application pending