Description

FREE TO ATTEND for VA and community healthcare professionals

Join us on Saturday, June 22 in Detroit, MI for “Updates on the Management of Prostate Cancer.” Regional meetings are a one-day, locally-focused meeting for AVAHO members and clinicians serving veterans with cancer and hematological disorders. All disciplines in the cancer care process are welcome.

This is an IN-PERSON event. A recording will be available on our website some time after the meeting.

Please click here to book your hotel reservation. (cut-off date: Friday, May 31, 2024)

Any travel arrangements are the responsibility of the individual attendee.

This event is CE-eligible.

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION IS SOLD OUT. 

Please contact JoAnn at joann@avaho.org with any exhibitor questions.

Program Schedule

8:00 – 9:30 AM           Breakfast

8:00 – 4:00 PM           Registration

8:55 – 9:00 AM           WELCOME REMARKS

9:00 – 10:00 AM         UPDATES ON SYSTEMIC THERAPY IN PROSTATE CANCE

Elisabeth I. Heath, MD FACP
Associate Center Director, Translational Sciences
Chair, Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team
Professor of Oncology and Medicine
Hartmann Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research
Director, Prostate Cancer Research, Karmanos Cancer Institute

10:00 – 10:30 AM       BREAK/Visit Exhibits

10:30 –11:00 AM        UPDATES ON PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER

Stacy Simons NP AGPC-BC, ACHPN, AOCNP
Palliative Care, Corewell Health Dearborn

11:00 - 11:30 AM       VA PROSTATE CANCER CLINICAL PATHWAY

Dr. Michael Goodman
Associate Professor of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Co-Chair for the Prostate/Bladder/Kidney committees, VA
Co-Chair, VA central IRB

11:30 – 12:30 PM       TALK THAT TALK: ADDRESSING PROSTATE CANCER IN BLACK COMMUNITIES

Wendy F Lyles, MS, RN, OCN, CMSRN
Presentation sponsored by Janssen Biotech, Inc. 

12:30 – 13:30 PM       UPDATES ON GENETIC TESTING IN PROSTATE CANCE

Scott Dawsey, MD
Hematologist/Oncologist, Detroit VA Medical Center

1:30 – 2:00 PM           BREAK/Visit Exhibits  

2:00 – 3:00 PM          UPDATES ON RADIATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCE

Alex Bryant, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Ann Arbor VA, University of Michigan

3:00 – 3:15 PM           CLOSING REMARKS

3:15 – 4:00 PM           SOCIAL HOUR

Learning Objectives

• An improved knowledge of current trends in the systemic treatment of prostate cancer.
• A better understanding of how to effectively conduct goals of care discussions and manage symptoms of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.
• An increased awareness of the clinical implications of genetic tests used in the setting of prostate cancer.
• Learn more about the use of palliative radiation for oligometastatic disease among patients with prostate cancer.

Thank you to the following sponsors for supporting our educational program! 

AbbVie
AstraZeneca
AVEO Oncology
Bayer Healthcare
Blueprint Medicines
Brukinsa
Foundation Medicine
Genentech
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Incyte
Johnson & Johnson
Lantheus
Menarini Stemline Therapeutics
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novartis
Sobi
Takeda Oncology
Tempus