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16th Annual Meeting
Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC)

In joint sponsorship with Cleveland Clinic

www.cgaicc.com

October 27-29, 2012

The Sheraton Boston
Boston, MA

 

The CGA-ICC meeting follows the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference
October 24-27, Boston, MA

 

Overview

The Collaborative Group of Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer program was developed to keep clinicians and scientists up-to-date on new developments in hereditary colorectal cancer research, including implications in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with the hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes. The 16th Annual Meeting of CGA-ICC will present supportive information and updates on hereditary colorectal cancer research for clinicians.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Abstract submission is closed. Notification of acceptance for podium and poster presentations will be acknowledged by email in August, 2012.

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Target Audience

The program will be directed to colorectal surgeons, medical oncologists, gastroenterologists, researchers, geneticists, nurses, colorectal cancer registry coordinators, genetic counselors, psychologists and other professionals involved in the care of individuals with hereditary colorectal cancer.

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Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant will be able to do the following:

• Recognize the psychosocial and medical implications of hereditary colon cancer to optimize care of adolescents and young adults with Lynch syndrome;
• Describe evidence-based data outlining the benefits and risks of treatment strategies for Lynch syndrome patients with rectal cancer, FAP patients with duodenal polyposis, and MYH-associated polyposis;
• Summarize the latest finding from basic, clinical, and psychosocial research on hereditary colon cancer;
• Discuss the latest pathways to and prevention of neoplasia in the hereditary colon cancer syndromes including immunologic approaches and novel molecular pathways;
• Develop clinical management strategies for patients with variants of uncertain significance, unusual intestinal tumors, and serrated polyposis syndrome;
• Derive strategies to optimize the benefit of hereditary colon cancer registries and extra-colonic cancer surveillance in hereditary colon cancer;
• Utilize available genomic methods to create personalized medical strategies that optimize the benefit-risk profiles of treatment options;
• Critically debate surgical approaches to treating rectal cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, MYH-associated polyposis, and duodenal disease.

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Program Materials Program materials will be provided in the form of an online syllabus. Presentations will be posted online after the meeting for 60 days.

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Directors

Carol A. Burke, MD Director, Center for Colon Polyps   and Cancer Prevention Department of Gastroenterology and   Hepatology Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH

James M. Church, MD Director, Sanford R. Weiss, MD, Center for   Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia Department of Colorectal Surgery Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH

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2012 CGA-ICC Executive Council

President Carol A. Burke, MD Director, Center for Colon Polyps   and Cancer Prevention Department of Gastroenterology and   Hepatology Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Administrative Director James M. Church, MD Director, Sanford R. Weiss, MD, Center for   Hereditary Colorectal Neoplasia Department of Colorectal Surgery Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Melyssa Aronson, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, ON, Canada Sekhar Dharmarajan, MD Assistant Professor Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO Brandie Leach, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH

Past President Paul E. Wise, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Inherited Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Registry Associate Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO President Elect Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Behavioral Science The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Deborah Neklason, PhD Research Assistant Professor Oncological Sciences University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Thomas K. Weber, MD Chief Surgery NY Harbor HealthCare System Brooklyn, NY Scott Weissman, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor NorthShore University Health System Evanston, IL

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Faculty

Zohra Ali-Khan Catts, MS LCGC  Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling Department Cancer Genetics Helen F. Graham Cancer Center  Christiana Care Health System Newark, DE   Martha A. Askins, PhD Assistant Professor Pediatric Psychologist Psychosocial Director Adolescent and Young Adult Program The Children's Cancer Hospital at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Jaime Bohl, MD Assistant Professor General Surgery Wake Forest Baptist Health System Winston-Salem, NC William Brugge, MD Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School Director of GI Endoscopy Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA Blaise Clarke, MD Assistant Professor Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Toronto, ON, Canada Megan Doerr, MS, CGC Genetic Specialist Genomic Medicine Institute Center for Personalized Healthcare Medicine Insititute Carol Durno, MD Assistant Professor Division of Gastroenterology Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Steve Erdman, MD Professor Pediatrics The Ohio State University School of Medicine Gastroenterology Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH Steve Gallinger, MD Professor Surgery Head, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncology Toronto General Hospital Toronto, ON, Canada Frank Giardiello, MD, MBA Professor of Medicine Oncology and Pathology Johns Hopkins Medical Center Baltimore, MD Marc Greenblatt, MD Associate Professor Hematology Oncology University of Vermont College of Medicine Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT Spring Holter, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, ON, Canada Matthew Kalady, MD Director David G. Jagelman HNPCC Registry Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Jordan Lerner-Ellis, PhD Assistant Professor Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada Craig Lillehei, MD Assistant Professor Surgery Harvard Medical School Children’s Hospital Boston Boston, MA Karen Lu, MD Professor Gynecology Oncology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX Patrick Lynch, JD, MD Professor Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX

Wendy McKinnon, MS, CGA Genetic Counselor Vermont Regional Genetics Center University of Vermont Burlington, VT Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD Associate Professor Pathology Harvard Medical School Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Margaret O'Malley, BS Registry Coordinator Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Andrea F. Patenaude, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Director of Psycho-Oncology Research Division of Pediatric Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Robin Phillips, MBBS, MSc Professor Colorectal Surgery Clinical Director St. Mark’s Hospital Harrow, UK Mark Redston, MD Director GI Molecular Pathology Caris Life Sciences Newton, MA Timothy S. Sadiq, MD Assistant Professor Surgery University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC N. Jewel Samadder, MD Assistant Professor Medicine Gastroenterology Division Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology   and Nutrition University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Joyce Shin, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Co-Director, The Thyroid Center Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Elena Stoffel, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Internal Medicine Director, GI Colon Cancer Genetics Program University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Duveen Sturgeon, RN Program Coordinator Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Registry Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH Associate Professor Medicine Harvard Medical School Dana-Faber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Therese Tuohy, PhD Research Associate Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Y. Nancy You, MD, MHSc Assistant Professor Surgical Oncology The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX

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Agenda

Saturday, October 27   |   Sunday, October 28    |   Monday, October 29

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012
4:00 pm-8:00 pm	Registration
6:30 pm-8:30 pm	Poster Session and Welcome Reception Back Bay Ballroom (C/D)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
6:00 am	Registration
7:00 am-7:50 am	Optional Breakfast Sessions Registration required $ A. Carcinoids, GISTs, and More: Exploring Rare GI Tumors in      Hereditary Syndromes Beyond Lynch, FAP, MAP - Fairfax Room (Third Floor)      Scott Weissman, MS, and Melyssa Aronson, MS B. Cases with the Experts - Gardner Room (Third Floor)      James M. Church, MD; Brandie Leach, MS; and Elena Stoffel, MD C. Genetics Primer - Hampton Room (Third Floor)      Deborah Neklason, PhD, and Wendy McKinnon, MS
7:30 am	Coffee and Exhibits Back Bay Ballroom (D)
8:00 am	President Welcome Carol A. Burke, MD
Issues for Adolescents and Young Adults with Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes Moderator: Melyssa Aronson, MS
8:10 am	Herding Cats and Teenagers: Social and Psychological Implications Martha A. Askins, PhD
8:30 am	Enhancing Compliance and Decision Making in Lynch Syndrome Steve Erdman, MD
8:50 am	Biallelic Lynch Syndrome from Childhood into Adulthood Carol Durno, MD
9:10 am	Approach to Surgical Decision Making in Pediatric HCCS Craig Lillehei, MD
9:30 am	Question and Answer Session
10:00 am	Refreshment Break/Posters/Exhibits Back Bay Ballroom (D) Posters Back Bay Ballroom
Presidential Plenary Session I Moderators: Carol A. Burke, MD, and Paul E. Wise, MD
10:30 am	An International, Randomized Trial of Celecoxib Versus Celecoxib Plus Difluoromethylornithine in Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) Patrick Lynch, JD, MD CGA Presidential Oral Award Winner
10:40 am	Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Seeking Differences Between Sporadic and Hereditary Cases Marina Antelo, MD The Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation-Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer Research Scholar Award
10:50 am	Frequence of Ileal Pouch Adenomas and Carcinoma After Restorative Proctocolectomy for Familial Adenomatosis Francesco Tonelli, MD
11:00 am	Detailed Analysis of The Unique Reports on InSIGHT Locus Specific Database (LSDB) Redefines the VUS Challenge Thomas K. Weber, MD
11:10 am	Novel Diagnostic Evaluation: Genetic and Clinical Determinates for the Biallelic Mismatch Repair Gene Syndrome Doua Bakry, MD CGA Presidential Oral Award Winner
11:20 am	Prevalence of MYH-Associated Polyposis in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the Absence of Recognizable Polyposis Devki S. Saraiya, MS
11:30 am	Serrated Polyps in MYH-Associated Polyposis Lisa LaGuardia, RN
11:40 am	Serrated Polyposis: Colonic Phenotype, Extra-Colonic Features and Familial Risk in a Large Cohort N. Jewell Samadder, MD
11:50 am	Evaluation of Mismatch Repair Gene Sequence Variants in The Colon Cancer Family Registry Using Multifactorial Likelihood Analysis Bryony A. Thompson, BSc
12:00 pm	Lunch and Working Groups Please pick up your box lunch in Back Bay Ballroom (D) to bring to your working group session. D. VUS Working Group - Fairfax Room (Third Floor)      Thomas K. Weber, MD, and Marc Greenblatt, MD E. Endometrial Cancer in Lynch Syndrome - Back Bay Ballroom       Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH, and Karen Lu, MD F. Mastering Success: Skills for Posters, Presentations, and Papers - Gardner Room       (Third Floor)       James M. Church, MD, and Patrick Lynch, JD, MD
1:00pm-2:30pm	Concurrent Sessions
	G. Surgical Debates - Fairfax Room (Third Floor)      Moderator: Sekhar Dharmarajan, MD 1:00 pm   Management of Rectal Cancer in Lynch Syndrome: Segmental                  Resection vs Total Proctocolectomy with Pouch                 Y. Nancy You, MD, MHSc, and Timothy S. Sadiq, MD 1:30 pm  Surgical vs Endoscopic Management of MAP                 Jamie Bohl, MD, and Sekhar Dharmarajan, MD 2:00 pm   Surgical vs Endoscopic Management of Duodenal Disease in FAP                  N. Jewel Samadder, MD, and Steve Gallinger, MD
	H. Genetic Counseling - Back Bay Ballroom     Moderator: Scott Weissman, MS 1:00 pm  Polyps, Polyps, and More Polyps – A Review of Polyp Histology                 and Their Associated Conditions                 Mark Redston, MD 1:30 pm  Surgery – A Guide for the Genetic Counselor                 Paul E. Wise, MD 2:00 pm   Dealing with the Dreaded VUS                 Jordan Lerner-Ellis, PhD
2:30 pm	Hot Topics: Basic Science Deborah Neklason, PhD
3:00 pm	Refreshment Break and Exhibits Back Bay Ballroom (D) Posters Back Bay Ballroom
3:30 pm	ANNE KRUSH LECTURE: Introduction: Frank Giardiello, MD, MBA History of St. Mark’s Polyposis Registry: Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities Robin Phillips, MBBS, MSc
4:00 pm	Challenging Cases: Panel Discussion Moderators: Matthew Kalady, MD, and Brandie Leach, MS Discussants: Melyssa Aronson, MS; Paul E. Wise, MD; Patrick Lynch, JD, MD; Robin Phillips, MBBS; and James M. Church, MD
5:00 pm	Adjourn
7:00 pm-9:00pm	Dinner and Awards Ceremony Lifetime Achievement Award Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH Back Bay Ballroom
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
7:00 am-7:50 am	Working Group Sessions I. Registries - Hampton Room (Third Floor)     Duveen Sturgeon, RN, Zohra Ali-Khan Catts, MS, LCGC, and Margaret O'Malley, BS J. Serrated Polyposis - Gardner Room (Third Floor)    Matthew Kalady, MD K. Genetic Counseling - Fairfax Room (Third Floor)    Spring Holter, MS; Brandie Leach, MS; and Scott Weissman, MS
7:30 am	Coffee and Exhibits Back Bay Ballroom (D) Posters Back Bay Ballroom
Plenary Paper Session II Moderators: Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH, and James M. Church, MD
8:00 am	Practices of Institutions Performing Routine Screening for Lynch Syndrome: Data from the Lynch Syndrome Screening Network Cecelia Bellcross, PhD
8:10 am	Implementation of Institutional MSI and IHC Testing for Diagnosis of Lynch Syndrome: The Cleveland Clinic Experience Brandie Leach, MS
8:20 am	Cost Sharing and Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: Predictors of Willingness to Pay for Genetic Testing Michael Hall, MD
8:40 am	Importance of Sebaceous Neoplasm in Diagnosis of Mismatch Repair Mutations Jessica N. Everett, MS
8:50 am	Microsatellite-Low Colorectal Cancer: The Role of Genetic Counseling in Managing a Clinical Dilemma Maureen Mork, MS
9:00 am	Non-Gynecologic, Extracolonic Cancer Risk in Lynch Syndrome Spring Holter, MS
9:10 am	Long-Term Quality of Life After Segmental or Total Colectomy for Colon Cancer in Lynch Syndrome Matthew Kalady, MD
9:20 am	Video Quantitation of Celecoxib Effects on Colorectal Polyp Burden in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Using Web-Based Tool Patrick Lynch, JD, MD
9:30 am	LEMUEL HERRERA, MD LECTURE Immunological Prevention of Colorectal Neoplasia Robert E. Schoen, MD
10:10 am	Hot Topics: Behavioral Science Andrea F. Patenaude, PhD
10:40 am	Refreshment Break and Exhibits Back Bay Ballroom(/D) Posters Back Bay Ballroom
Genomic and Molecular Medicine Moderator: Therese Tuohy, PhD
11:10 am	Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: SNPs, Exome, and Whole Genome: Implications for Patients and Providers Megan Doerr, MS, CGC
11:30 am	Molecular Pathways: Novel Mechanisms of Familial Colon Cancer Beyond MSI Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD
11:50 am	Histology in Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer as a Tip Off to Lynch Syndrome Blaise Clarke, MD
12:10 pm	Question and Answer Session
12:30 pm	Lunch Please pick up your box lunch in Back Bay Ballroom (D) to bring to the Business Meeting for CGA members in the Back Bay Ballroom or to the Fairfax Room (Third Floor) for non-CGA members.
1:45 pm	Hot Topics in Clinical Science Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH
Extracolonic Cancer Screening in Hereditary CRC Syndromes Moderator: Patrick Lynch, JD, MD
2:05 pm	Thyroid Cancer Screening Joyce Shin, MD
2:25 pm	Pancreatic Neoplasia William Brugge, MD
2:45 pm	Question and Answer Session
3:00 pm	Hereditary Colon Cancer Jeopardy Moderator: James M. Church, MD
4:00 pm	Adjourn
4:30 pm	2013 Planning Meeting Susan K. Peterson, PhD, MPH Gardner Room (Third Floor)

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Call for Abstracts 16th Annual CGA Meeting Boston, MA, October 27-29, 2012 Abstract submission is closed. Notification of acceptance for podium and poster presentations will be acknowledged by email in August, 2012. The Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancers (CGA-ICC) invites the submission of abstracts regarding clinical, basic science, and/or psychosocial aspects of hereditary colorectal cancer. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive update on the status of research and to stimulate collaborations, recruitment of subjects, and ideas for the development of other studies. Authors may submit abstracts of completed work, work in progress, or work presented elsewhere within the past 12 months. All abstracts that are appropriately formatted and contain appropriate content will be accepted for poster or podium presentation. Therefore, meeting and hotel registration is encouraged at the time of abstract submission. To register, please go to www.ccfcme.org/cga12.
Abstract Submission Instructions:	Abstracts will only be accepted electronically and should be submitted via email to abstract@cgaicc.com on or after May 15, 2012. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 11:59 pm ET on July 15, 2012.  All abstracts with appropriate content and formatting will be accepted for poster or podium presentation. Please indicate in your email if you would like your abstract considered only for poster presentation. All submitting authors will receive confirmation of their abstract submission by email. Abstracts will be selected for podium presentation based on scientific merit. Notification of acceptance for podium and poster presentations will be acknowledged by email in August, 2012. Abstracts will be published in the December 2012 issue of the journal Familial Cancer.
Abstract Formatting Instructions:	Limit abstracts to one page, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced with one-inch margins, and left justified. Organize the abstract into Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Define all abbreviations. Include the abstract title, full names and institutional affiliations of all authors, and email address of the corresponding author at the top of the abstract. Underline the name of the presenting author. Abstracts must not contain copyrighted material unless permission has been obtained by the author. Previously published abstracts will be excluded from publication in Familial Cancer.

Any questions regarding abstract submission should be directed to admin@cgaicc.com

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NEW! The Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation/CGA-ICC Colorectal Cancer Research Scholar Award

Thanks to a generous donation from the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF), the CGA-ICC will present the Colorectal Cancer Research Scholar Award for the top ranking abstract submitted by a trainee or junior faculty member. This award will provide $2,000 to cover meeting registration and travel expenses to the 2012 CGA-ICC meeting in Boston.

Colorectal Cancer Research Scholar Award criteria:

• The goal of this Award is to recognize excellence in translational research focused on the molecular biology of colorectal cancer. In providing this award, the CCCF seeks to both support and promote colorectal cancer research. The CCCF has a special interest in the biology of early age of onset and hereditary colorectal cancer. However, research into other areas of colorectal cancer (eg, novel treatments, innovative minimally invasive screening technologies) will also be considered.
• Trainees (ie, postdoctoral fellows, residents, and clinical fellows), junior faculty (within one year of first independent faculty appointment), and junior genetic counselors (within one year of completion of training) are eligible to apply.
• Applicants must indicate their interest in being considered for this award at the time of abstract submission and must be listed as the first author on the abstract.
• Applicants must provide a letter along with their abstract submission from a mentor, professor, or supervisor confirming their eligibility.
• The abstract must be presented by the award recipient and must be primarily their work.

Questions regarding the CCCF Research Scholar Award should be directed to admin@cgaicc.com.

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Location

The Sheraton Boston
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199

Phone: (617) 236-2000
Website: www.sheratonbostonhotel.com

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Hotel Accommodations

Rooms are available at the Sheraton Boston Hotel for a rate of $377 for a pre-paid room and $419 for a standard room. To reserve a room contact the hotel reservations Department at 888.627.7054.

If you are interested in sharing a room, please let Susan Fay know. She might be able to help coordinate.
Email Susan Fay at susan.fay@sbcglobal.net

Other Area Hotels:

Marriott Copley Place (can be accessed through the mall)
110 Huntington Avenue
617.236.5800
Rate - $649 

Fairmont Copley Square Hotel
138 St. James Avenue
617.267.5300
Rates - $529-$579

Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Avenue
617.424.7000
Rates - $499-$599

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
821 Washington Street
617-956-7900
Rates - $429 - $439

Hampton Inn
191 Monsignor O’Brien Highway
616-494-5300
Rates - $249

The Liberty Hotel
A Luxury Collection Hotel
215 Charles Street
617-224-4000
Rate: $699

W Boston
100 Stuart Street
617-261-8700
Rates - $679 - $699

Sheraton Commander Hotel
16 Garden Street
617-547-4800
Rates - $315 - $334

Adams Bed and Breakfast
14 Edgerly Road 
(800) 230-0105 or (617) 267-2262

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Registration and Cancellation

Preregistrations are accepted by fax or online until 2:00 pm ET Thursday, October 25, 2012. To register after this date, you must do so on-site. In case of cancellation, a full refund will be made if cancelled by October 11, 2012. After October 11, 2012, a $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from your refund. Written notification of your cancellation is required in order to process your refund. NO REFUND WILL BE ISSUED AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 2012.

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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 meeting.

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Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education and Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^tm. Physicians should claim only the 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 for Category 2 credit.

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the Collaborative Group of the America on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC) to offer up to 1.56 CEUs or 15.6 contact hours (Category 1) for 16th Annual Meeting of the Collaborative Group of the America on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC). The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of certification and recertification.

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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 meeting syllabus.

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Ground Transportation

Taxi service is available from the Logan International Airport (BOS). If you require transportation assistance or if you have any additional requests, call (617) 236-2000.

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Information

For further information about this meeting, contact the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education at:

Local: 216.448.0770 or 800.238.6750
Website:www.ccfcme.org/cga12.

For questions about registering online:

Phone: 216.448.0777
Email: cmeregistration@ccf.org

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Parking

Self Parking (Prudential Center): $39.00 for 24 hours and does not include in/out privileges.
Valet Parking: $46.00 overnight and includes in/out privileges.

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Online Registration/Fees

Meeting fee includes: Electronic syllabus, two lunches, refreshment breaks, Genetic Counselor CEUs for CGA-ICC members, welcome and poster reception, and Lifetime Award Dinner.

	Early Bird Registration: On or before Sept. 24, 2012	Early Bird Registration: On or before Sept. 24, 2012	After Sept. 24, 2012	After Sept. 24, 2012
Category	CGA-ICC Members	Non CGA-ICC Members	CGA-ICC Members	Non CGA-ICC Members
MD / DO	$350.00	$500.00	$400.00	$550.00
PhD	$350.00	$500.00	$400.00	$500.00
Counselor, Nurse Coordinator	$250.00	$350.00	$300.00	$400.00
Student / Trainee *	$200.00	$250.00	$250.00	$300.00

(* Letter from program director must be received in our office prior to the meeting to receive this fee.)

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