Target Audience:
Participants will benefit most when attending with their diagnostic and therapeutic team members.
Topics covered:
DCIS and nonpalpable invasive breast cancer:
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diagnostic criteria and new classifications
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thorough mammographic/histologic correlation of breast cancer subtypes
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tips for finding breast cancer at its earliest detectable stages
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interventional diagnostic procedures: indications and contraindications for many new needle biopsy options and/or surgical biopsy
New therapeutic options in early stage breast cancer: smaller cancer - lesser treatment?
Axillary dissection: re-evaluation of its role. Sentinel node technique.
The role of local and systemic treatment in the management of mammographically detected breast cancer.
The team approach as a solution to the challenges of the modern health care era
Problem-solving Workshops for:
Surgeons: Faculty -audience interactive workshop
Pathologists: Microscopic review and consultation of submitted cases
Administrators: How to build and run a Comprehensive Breast Center
Special session: Obstacles and successes::
Lynchburg, Virginia: Centra Health Care Breast Center
Program Objectives:
To improve each team member's knowledge and further develop their understanding of ach other's expertise.
To encourage an appreciation for the other specialties by demonstrating their capabilities and limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases.
To facilitate constructive teamwork among the members of the diagnostic and therapeutic team.
Having attended this course, the participants are encouraged to develop comprehensive breast centers and organize regular pre-treatment planning conferences.
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