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Chicago Breast Symposium and 7th World Symposium on Lymphedema Surgery
For seven years, Co-Chairs Drs. Julie Park and David Chang as well as Program Director, Dr. Nora Jaskowiak, have provided example to symposium registrants on multidisciplinary care strategies as well as cultivated ideas on current therapies and discussion on lymphedema, breast cancer and breast reconstruction. We are also excited to have Dr. Rebecca Garza joining as our Program Director for lymphedema and Thomas Rosinski as our Program Director for physical therapy.
Visit the Chicago Breast Symposium and 7th World Symposium on Lymphedema Surgery website for more information!
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe therapies for breast cancer, breast reconstruction, and lymphedema;
- Outline common surgical techniques used during breast and lymphedema surgery;
- Recognize current concerns and trends in lymph node transfers in breast cancer patients undergoing active surveillance;
- Identify multidisciplinary strategies available for addressing complex patient diagnoses in the areas of lymphedema and breast cancer;
- Analyze the roles of radiation and reconstruction in breast cancer care;
- Discuss how knowledge of different patient diagnoses can be applied to clinical practice.
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Free parking is available on the street around Ida Noyes Hall and in the lot at 60th and Stony Island. Most University parking lots are free to the public after 4:00 pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. The parking structure at 55th and Ellis Avenue charges a fee 24 hours a day or requires a permit. Please do not park in the lot between Ida Noyes Hall and the Lab Schools (along Kimbark Avenue between 58th and 59th). You will be ticketed for parking in these spaces without a permit. Please call the Parking Office for more information at 773.702.8969.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at 773-795-1240 or via email at arebello@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Professor of Surgery
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The University of Chicago Medicine
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The University of Chicago Medicine
Nora Jaskowiak, MD, FACSAssociate Professor of Surgery
Section of General Surgery
The University of Chicago
Physical Therapist
The University of Chicago
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with anycommercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Medical Center is a licensed continuing education provider with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy, license # 216-000030. All participants will be provided with a certificate of attendance. This course is approved for 20 continuing education hours for licensed therapists (PT, PTA, OT, or COTA) in Illinois. The University of Chicago Medical Center has not applied to any other state for therapist CE credit. Participants will need to do this individually through their jurisdiction outside of Illinois.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
FEES
Early registration rate ends after February 28, 2018.
Profession Type | Early Registration With Discount Code | Discount Code | Regular Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
Physicians | $500 | Expired | $600 |
Other Healthcare Professionals | $200 | Expired | $250 |
Resident/Fellow (Letter of Verification Required - Send here) | $50 | Expired | $75 |
Remember to enter the discount code in the "Discount Code" box during registration to receieve the early rate!
CANCELLATION POLICY If you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee less a $100 administrative fee will be refunded when written notification is received by March 26, 2018.
No refunds will be made after March 26, 2018.