15th Annual Meeting
Collaborative Group
of the Americas, on
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC)
October 10-11, 2011
Delta Centre-Ville,
777 Rue University
Montreal, Canada
The CGA-ICC meeting will precede the
International Society of Human Genetics, October 11-15, Montreal Canada
Description
Featured Topics
- Innovations in endoscopic identification of colorectal neoplasms in hereditary CRC
- Prenatal Diagnosis of Hereditary CRC, Pediatric Testing, and Ethical Issues
- Impact of Epigenetics on Manifestations of Hereditary Syndromes
- Aiding Primary Care Providers in Identifying Hereditary CRC Syndromes
- Public Health Genomics: Is a Population Approach Best
- Personalized Medicine: Individualizing Treatment for Hereditary CRC Patients
- Familial Cancer Type X: Defining the Phenotype and Genotype
- Surgical Challenges in Familial Adenomatosis Polyposis: Desmoids, Pouch Complications, and more
- Classifying the Unclassified Variants
Special Sessions
- Small working group sessions: Breakfast and lunch
- Hot topics in basic science, behavioral medicine and clinical science
- Jagelman Challenging Cases: How to Approach Difficult Cases
- Breakfasts with the Experts: Small group sessions on Reflex Testing, Difficult Cases, and Genetics for Nongeneticists
CALL FOR ABSTRACTSDeadline: 5:00 pm ET on July 29, 2011. Click here to find out more. |
Target Audience
The program will be directed to colorectal surgeons, medical oncologists, gastroenterologists, researchers, geneticists, nurses, colorectal cancer registry coordinators, genetic counselors, and psychologists involved in hereditary colorectal cancers.
Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Summarize the molecular genetics and epigenetics of inherited colorectal cancer syndromes and the impact of those genetics and epigenetics on the treatment of these conditions;
- Describe emerging research in the etiology and prevention of colorectal cancer and review some of the chemoprevention treatment options for inherited colorectal cancer syndromes;
- Summarize the newest research in the behavioral, basic science, and clinical aspects of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes;
- Identify and resolve difficult case management issues in the treatment of hereditary colorectal cancer;
- Discuss the role of genetic counselors, primary care physicians, and public health initiatives to improve identification and treatment of patients and their families with hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes;
- Summarize the endoscopic identification and medical, endoscopic, and surgical management of individuals with familial polyposis and other inherited colorectal cancer syndromes;
- Describe the ethical implications of testing for hereditary colorectal cancers, including in the prenatal and pediatric realms, and summarize some of the current available methods for this testing.
Special Breakfast Sessions
MONDAY |
Cases with the Experts Genetics Primer for Nongeneticists How to Establish Reflex Testing at Your Institution |
TUESDAY |
Not CME Accreditated These working group sessions will assist the attendees by providing a small group setting for discussing current challenges and providing insight into common themes from multiple institutions. Proposed working groups topics (subject to change) are as follows:
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Directors
Paul Wise, MD |
James M. Church, MD |
2011 CGA-ICC Council and Council Members
PRESIDENT Paul Wise, MD PAST PRESIDENT Steve Erdman, MD |
PRESIDENT ELECT Carol Burke, MD |
Council Members |
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Spring Holter, MS, CGC Matthew Kalady, MD Francisco Lopez-Kostner, MD Deborah Neklason, PhD |
Susan Peterson, PhD, MPH Thomas J. Weber, MD Scott Weissman, MS |
Administrative Council Members |
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Administrative Director |
Administrative Assistant |
Faculty
Dennis Ahnen, MD Cecelia A. Bellcross, PhD, MS, CGC Sean M. Blaine, MD C. Richard Boland, Jr, MD Carol Burke, MD Randall W. Burt, MD Sricharan Chalikonda, MD Robert J. Coffey, Jr, MD Charis Eng, MD, PhD Steven H. Erdman, MD Steven Gallinger, MD, MSc, FRCSC Eugene W. Gerner, PhD Francis Giardiello, MD Marc S. Greenblatt, MD Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH Jose Guillem, MD, MPH Jason Hall, MD Spring Holter, MS, CGC |
Matthew Kalady, MD Louise Keogh, PhD Udo Kronberg, MD Brandie Leach, MS CGC Karen H. Lu, MD Patrick Lynch, JD, MD David Malkin, MD, FRCP(C), FAAP, LMCC Ellen McGannon, BSW Rebecca Pentz, PhD Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH Elena Stoffel, MD, MPH Duveen Sturgeon, RN Scott Weissman, MS, CGC Michael Woods, PhD |
Agenda
Monday, October 10 | Tuesday, October 11
| MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 | |
| 7:00 am | Breakfast Sessions:
Genetics Primer for the Nongeneticist - Thomas Weber, MD, Deb Neklason, PhD and Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD Cases with the Experts - James Church, MD, Carol Burke, MD and Scott Weissman, MS How to Establish Reflex Testing at Your Institution - Wade Samowitz, MD and Spring Holter, MS |
| 8:00 am | President’s Welcome - Paul Wise, MD |
| 8:10 am | Epigenetics and Hereditary Risk of Cancer - Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD |
| 8:40 am | Rationale for Drug Therapies in Genetic Risk Groups - Eugene Gerner, PhD |
| 9:10 am | Improving Endoscopic Identification of Colorectal Neoplasms in Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes - Patrick Lynch, JD, MD |
| 9:40 am | Attitudes On Childbearing and Prenatal Testing Among Individuals with Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes - Elena Stoffel, MD |
| 10:10 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | Hot Topics: Basic Science - C. Richard Boland, Jr, MD |
| 11:00 am | Hot Topics: Clinical Science - Dennis Ahnen, MD |
| 11:30 am | Hot Topics: Behavioral Science - Louise Keogh, PhD |
| 12:00 pm | BOX LUNCH and Working Groups (Not CME Certified) VUS Working Group - Thomas Weber, MD and Marc Greenblatt, MD Endometrial Cancer in Lynch Syndrome Working Group - Karen Lu, MD, Susan Peterson, PhD Desmoids Working Group - James Church, MD |
| 1:00 pm | Abstract Podium Presentation (6) - Susan Peterson, PhD, MPH, Moderator |
| 2:30 pm | JASS LECTURE:
Serrated Polyposes - Randall Burt, MD |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm | Jagelman Challenging Cases - James Church, MD, Moderator |
| 5:45 pm | Poster Reception |
| 7:00 pm | DINNER
Lifetime Achievement Award - Frank Giardiello, MD |
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| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011 | |
| 7:00 am | Breakfast Sessions (Not CME Certified)
Registry Working Group - Ellen McGannon, BSW and Duveen Sturgeon, RN Serrated Polyposis Working Group - Matthew Kalady, MD Genetic Counseling Working Group - Brandie Leach, MS, Spring Holter, MS, and Scott Weissman, MS |
| 8:00 am | Ethical Issues in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer - Rebecca Pentz, PhD |
| 8:30 am | Pediatric Testing Issues - David Malkin, MD |
| 9:00 am | Public Health Genomics and Lynch Syndrome Universal Screening - Cecelia Bellcross, PhD |
| 9:30 am | Primary Care Providers and Testing - Sean Blaine, MD |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | New Genetic Insights in Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X - Steven Gallinger, MD, MSc |
| 11:00 am | Interpreting DNA Variants – Pathogenic, Nonpathogenic or Something Else (Unclassified)? - Michael Woods, MD |
| 11:30 am | HERRERA LECTURE: Genomics-Based Personalized Healthcare: Something Old, Something New - Charis Eng, MD, PhD |
| 12:00 pm | BOX LUNCH / Business Meeting |
| 1:00 pm | Abstract Podium Presentations (6) - Susan Peterson, PhD, Moderator |
| 2:30 pm | VOGELSTEIN LECTURE: Colonic Stem Cells and Colorectal Cancer - Robert Coffey, Jr, MD |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm | Surgical Challenges in Familial Adenomatosis Polyposis - Matthew Kalady, MD, Moderator
My Approach to Intraabdominal Desmoid Disease - James Church, MD Laparoscopic Approach to Duodenal Disease - Sri Chalikonda, MD Management of Rectal and Pouch Polyposis - Jose Guillem, MD Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Management
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| 5:00 pm | Adjournment and Closing Comments - Paul Wise, MD |
| 7:00 pm | CGA Strategic Planning Meeting for 2012 - Carol Burke, MD |
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Call for Abstracts
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| Review Process | Upon receipt, the abstracts will be reviewed for compliance with the preceding instructions and assigned a number to ensure anonymity. Abstracts will be reviewed by Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH, the Abstract Committee Chair and the Abstract Committee in the weeks following the deadline. |
| Acceptance | Submitters accepted for podium or poster presentation will be notified. If chosen for podium presentation, the abstract author must submit their Powerpoint slides by September 16, 2011. |
| Format | Posters are displayed on fiberboard panels measuring approximately 4 ft tall x 6 ft long and should be designed so that titles, legends, graphs and illustrations can be easily read at a distance of 4-6 ft.
A designated author is expected to be present during the Poster Reception between 5:45 – 7:00 pm, October 10, 2011. |
| General Information | Each abstract will be reviewed by Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH, Abstract Committee Chair, and the Abstract Committee. Selected abstracts will be presented during the CGA-ICC 2011 Annual Meeting, with notification sent via email to the submitting (or presenting) author.
Authors may submit abstracts of completed work, work in progress, or work presented at a local or regional level. Abstracts presented elsewhere within the 12 months prior to the submission deadline will be accepted. Abstracts may not be sales presentations and must not imply any endorsement of any product or service by the Cleveland Clinic. |
| For additional abstract information please contact: | Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH speterso@mdanderson.org 713.792.8267 |
Location
Delta Centre-Ville on University
777 Rue University
Montreal, Quebec
1.800.268.1133 or 1.517.879.1370
www.deltahotels.com
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Hotel Reservations
A block of rooms has been reserved at Delta Centre-Ville on University until September 16, 2011. To make your reservations, contact the Hotel Reservations Department at 1.800.268.1133 or 1.517.879.1370. Please identify yourself as being with the CGA-ICC 2011 Annual Meeting, (registration code 011009B) for a special rate of $189 single/double plus tax for guestrooms and $239 plus tax for Signature Club rooms. The conference center is located inside the hotel.
To reserve your room online visit www.deltacentreville.com/011009b
Parking
Underground parking is available, with a height restriction of 6 ft. (minivan with racks do not fit). The cost is $23 including taxes per night for parking. Note: parking includes in and out privileges. Valet parking is also available for a charge.
Ground Transportation
Taxi service is available from the Montreal Airport to the Delta Centre-Ville on University. Please check with the Montreal Bureau of Tourism at www.tourisme-montreal.org.
Additional Information
For further information about this course, contact the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education at:
Local: 216.448.0770
Toll Free: 800.238.6750
For questions about registering online, call 216.448.0777 or CMEregistration@ccf.org
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore, the 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits.
An application is being submitted for Genetic Counselor Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). Please check the registration website for the most up to date conference CEU information.
This conference has been approved by the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) for 15.67 CECs.
CGA goes GreenThe CGA is supporting the Green Movement for this year’s meeting, and therefore program materials will be provided in the form of on an online syllabus including presentations. Preregistered attendees will receive the instructions a week before the meeting on downloading presentations. All presentations will be posted online after the meeting for 60 days. |
Online Registration/Fees
Meeting Fee includes: Online syllabus, Tuesday breakfast, two lunches, refreshment breaks, Genetic Counselor CEU’s for CGA-ICC members, poster reception, and Lifetime Award Dinner.
| Category |
CGA-ICC Members |
Non CGA-ICC Members |
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| MD / DO | $400.00 | $550.00 |
| PhD | $400.00 | $550.00 |
| Genetic Counselor * | $300.00 | $400.00 |
| Nurse Coordinator | $300.00 | $400.00 |
| Student / Trainee ** | $200.00 | $250.00 |
* When registering please select the Therapist/Counselor Category to get the above pricing.
** A letter from your Program Director must be received in our office prior to the course.
Preregistrations are accepted until 4:00 pm ET, October 6, 2011. Please register on-site after this date. In case of cancellation, a full refund will be made if canceled by October 1, 2011. After October 1, 2011, a $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from your refund. Written notification of your cancellation is required to process your refund. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 2011.
For questions about registration, please call 216.448.0777 or email us at cmeregistration@ccf.org.
