May 14, 2013
Rock out with SITC at Chicago's House of Blues
Celebrate the Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy, Help "Fund a Fellow" and Support SITC's Forward Fund!
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Stop by SITC's exhibit booth (#16021) during ASCO for your FREE entry pass to the event! |
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New, Reduced Rates for SITC's CME-Certified
"Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy" Program at ASCO
Friday, May 31, 2013 | 8:00 am - 1:00 pm | Hilton Chicago | Chicago, IL
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As an additional way to celebrate the advances in cancer immunotherapy, take advantage of SITC's new reduced registration rates for their regional, CME-certified "Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy" program leading into the ASCO Annual Meeting.
Students, allied health, and patient advocates can gain FREE admission to the program by clicking here! Registration rates for SITC members who fall into the clinical, academic or government classification are only $50. For more information and to register and visit: www.sitcancer.org/sitc-meetings/aci2013/aci13-il/registration.
Specifically designed for the entire unit of care involved in treating patients with cancer, this program will provide an understanding of immunology principles related to the clinical application of immunotherapy agents, as well as basic and clinical immunology research and immunotherapy of malignancy.
Through several lectures by leading cancer immunologists with an expertise in the clinical application of these treatment options, this program will summarize central themes in research advances and approvals to:
- Facilitate understanding of more sophisticated principles of tumor immunology and immunotherapy
- Promote appropriate clinical application of cancer immunotherapies, how they work, their side effects and the efficacy to improve patient outcomes.
Program topics and speakers include:
- Basic Immunology
Justin P. Kline, MD - University of Chicago
- Tumor Microenvironment
Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD - University of Chicago
- Immune Potentiating Cytokines
Howard L. Kaufman, MD - Rush University Medical Center
- Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
Douglas G. McNeel, MD, PhD - University of Wisconsin
- Adoptive T Cell Transfer
Patrick Hwu, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Checkpoint Blockade
Julie Brahmer - Johns Hopkins University
- Immune System Role For Traditional Cancer Therapies
Sandra Demaria, MD - New York University School of Medicine
Program organizers:
Thomas F. Gajewski, MD, PhD - University of Chicago
Justin P. Kline, MD - University of Chicago
Registration rates will increase when registering onsite. Reserve your spot before it's too late at: www.sitcancer.org/sitc-meetings/aci2013/aci13-il/registration.
Jointly sponsored by:
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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 Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Full disclosure of support will be made in course materials.
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Submit your research to the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, the official journal of SITC! The Society is pleased to offer SITC members waived article processing charges for manuscripts accepted through 2013. For more information, visit: www.sitcancer.org/journal.
Now Accepting Submissions in:
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