Program Highlights & Objectives

 

Conference Highlights

  • Largest breast cancer conference specifically bringing together clinicians fromNorth, Central and South America, Europe and the Middle East
  • Highly interactive program designed around the latest concepts in adult learning
  • Direct access to world-renowned faculty
  • CME-accredited

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Conference, participants should be able to:

  • Participate in international clinical trials for breast cancer according to goodclinical and scientific practices
  • Weigh global differences in the occurrence and treatment of breast cancer and selectthe most appropriate approach for their individual patients
  • Evaluate medical, surgical, and radiation approaches into treatment algorithmsfor breast cancer
  • Review progress and utility of advances in diagnosis and staging of breastcancer, including MRI, PET and pathology
  • Select and use the appropriate adjuvant therapy for patients with differentsubtypes of breast cancer
  • Recognize the role cancer stem cells and circulating tumor cells play in thedevelopment and reoccurrence of breast cancer and identify novel strategiesbeing developed to target these cells
  • Integrate key updates in chemotherapies, endocrine therapies, systemictreatments, and biologic combinations to optimize and individualize treatmentfor patients with metastatic breast cancer

 

 

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