SSO sponsors a series of educational webinars for Complex General Surgery Fellowship trainees and faculty. Each webinar focuses on a specific topic and consists of at least two case presentations conducted by two institutions. The Topic for this activity is Colon Cancer.


Date of event: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 at 6:30 PM ET/ 5:30 PM CT

Primary Presenting Institution: City of Hope

Secondary Presenting Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

The Faculty for this activity are listed below:

Expert Moderators:
Elin Sigurdson, MD, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Moderators: 
Andreas Kaiser, MD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Lily Lai, MD, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Presenters:
Lucas Thornblade, MD, MPH, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
Winta Mehtsun, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

In this videconference, the participants will learn through case-based discussions about:

• Management of primary colon cancer in the context of advanced metastatic disease
• Examine a mutational analysis
• Counseling patients with low rectal tumors about the benefits of sphincter preservation and risks of sexual and bowel dysfunction
• Management of patients with low-anterior resection syndrome