Disclosures Policy and Disclosures
As required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and in accordance
with the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) policy, all educational planners, presenters, instructors moderators, authors, reviewers and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that have occurred within the past 12 months. This includes the disclosure of all financial relationships with a commercial interest of a spouse or partner. A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests. The ACCME considers financial relationships to create conflicts of interest when individuals have both a financial relationship with a commercial interest and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of that commercial interest. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved, and the educational content thoroughly vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. It is required that disclosure be provided to the learners prior to the start of the activity. Individuals with no relevant financial relationships must also inform the learners that no relevant financial relationships exist. Learners must also be informed when off-label, experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials. Disclosure in no way implies that the information presented is biased or of lesser quality. It is incumbent upon course participants to be aware of these factors in interpreting the program contents and evaluating recommendations. Moreover, expressed views do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the SSO.
All identified conflicts of interests have been resolved.
The following Planners, Reviewers, Moderators, Presenters/Faculty and Staff have disclosed financial relationships with commercial interests:
Ghassan Abou-Alfa, Presenter
Agios: Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant/Research Support
Daniel Anaya, Reviewer
DNAtrix Therapeutics: Research Grant
Medtronic: Consultant; Advisory Board
Roche; Consultant; Advisory Board
Chandrakanth Are, Moderator
Global Laparoscopy Solutions Inc: Consultant; Advisory Board
Pfizer: Educational Grant; Research Grant
Adam Berger, Reviewer
Cardinal Health : Consultant; Advisory Board
Emily Bergsland, Presenter
Merck: Other Research Support, support to institution for clinical trial
UptoDate: Content author/editor
Lana Bijelic, Reviewer
Merce Electromedicina: Consultant; Advisory Board
Judy Boughey, Planner
Eli Lilly : Research Grant
Anees Chagpar, Reviewer
Athenex: Consultant; Advisory Board
Lumicell Research Grant: Research Grant
Protean Biodiagnostics: Consultant; Advisory Board
Puma Therapeutics: Consultant; Advisory Board
Kyo Chu, Reviewer
Castle Biosciences: Consultant; Advisory Board; Ownership Interest (Stocks)
Alice Chung, Reviewer
Agendia: Research Grant
Natalie Coburn, Reviewer
AstraZeneca Canada : Speaker/Honoraria
Claudius Conrad, Reviewer
FujiFilm: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria Integra: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria Olympus Corporation: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria Stryker: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria
Carlo Contreras, Moderator, Reviewer
GLG consulting: Consultant; Advisory Board Rasansky Law Firm: Consultant; Advisory Board
Aimee Crago, Reviewer
Springworks Therapeutics: Consultant; Advisory Board
Paul Dale, Moderator
Castle Biosciences : Speaker/Honoraria
Emilia Diego, Reviewer
Xoft, Inc: Speaker/Honoraria
Timothy Donahue, Planner
Interscope: Consultant; Advisory Board PrecisCa: Consultant; Advisory Board Trethera Corporation: Ownership Interest (Board of Directors of Trethera and have stock options)
Declan Fleming, Reviewer
Alafair Biosciences: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Medtronic: Consultant; Advisory Board
Alessandro Gronchi, Reviewer
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Consultant; Advisory Board Eli Lilly: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria Nanobiotix: Consultant; Advisory Board Novartis: Consultant; Advisory Board Pfizer: Consultant; Advisory Board PharmaMar: Consultant; Advisory Board; Research Grant SpringWorks: Consultant; Advisory Board
J. Michael Guenther, Planner, Moderator
Exact Sciences : Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria
David Gyorki, Presenter
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals: Consultant; Advisory Board Q biotics: Consultant; Advisory Board
Martin Heslin, Planner, Moderator, Presenter
Best Doctors, Inc : Consultant; Advisory Board
Tina Hieken, Reviewer, Moderator
Genentech: Research Grant; Research Support SkylineDx: Research Grant
Melissa Hogg, Reviewer
Intuitive Surgical : Research Grant; Speaker/Honoraria
Hisakazu Hoshi, Planner
Castle Biosciences : Consultant; Advisory Board
Kelly Hunt, Presenter
Armada Health: Consultant; Advisory Board CairnSurgical: Research Grant Eli Lilly: Research Grant Lumicell: Research Grant Merck: Consultant; Advisory Board OncoNano: Research Grant
James Jakub , Moderator
Novartis: Advisory Board
Matthew Kalady, Reviewer
Activ Surgical: Consultant; Advisory Board
Hong Jin Kim, Reviewer
Ethicon Endosurgery, Inc.: Consultant; Advisory Board Histosonics, Inc.: Consultant; Advisory Board
Tari King, Reviewer, Presenter
Exact Sciences: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria
Christine Laronga, Reviewer
Up-To-Date : Other Research Support; Royalties
Michael Lowe, Moderator
Amgen: Research Grant Bristol Meyers Squibb: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant Delcath: Research Grant Vaccinex: Research Grant
Shishir Maithel, Moderator
Celgene (BMS) : Research Grant
Kandace McGuire, Reviewer
Mammotome, Inc. : Consultant; Advisory Board
John Mullinax, Moderator, Reviewer
Intellia Biotherapeutics: Research Grant Merit Medical: Consultant; Advisory Board
Carolyn Nessim, Reviewer
Novartis: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria Sanofi Genzyme: Consultant; Advisory Board; Speaker/Honoraria
Aparna Parikh, Reviewer, Presenter
Array Biopharma: Drug Only Support; Other Research Support BMS: Other Research Support; Research Grant; Research Support Paid to Institution C2i: Scientific Advisory Board Member; Have equity in C2i but it's a privately held company and currently shares have no value Eli Lilly: Consultant; Advisory Board Genentech/Roche: Consultant; Advisory Board, Drug Only Support, Other Research Support Guardant Health, Inc.: Other Research Support; Scientific Oversight Committee Novartis: Other Research Support; Research Support Paid to Institution for Trial; Other Research Support Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd: Other Research Support; Ownership Interest; Research Grant; Research Support Paid to Institution Pfizer: Consultant; Advisory Board Plexxicon: Other Research Support; Research Grant; Research Support Paid to Institution PMV: Research Grant; Research Support Paid to Institution Takeda: Other Research Support; Research Grant; Research to Institution
Do Joong Park, Reviewer
Daewoong Pharmaceutical: Research Grant Johnson & Johnson: Research Grant Livsmed: Research Grant; Research Support Paid to Institution Medtronic: Research Grant Olympus Corporation: Research Grant; Speaker/Honoraria Stryker: Other Research Support; Speaker/Honoraria
John Phay, Reviewer
AiBioMed: Consultant;/Advisory Board; Royalties for patent licensed from Vanderbilt University (co-inventor of patent for parathyroid autofluorescence; patent relates to a device (PTEye) for parathyroid detection)
Guillaume Piessen, Presenter
BMS: Consultant; Advisory Board Medtronic: Consultant; Advisory Board Nestle: Consultant; Advisory Board Roche: Speaker/Honoraria; Stryker: Consultant/Advisory Board
Melissa Pilewskie, Reviewer
Smith and Nephew : Consultant; Advisory Board (Individual(s) Involved: Spouse/Partner)
Rodney Pommier, Presenter
Advanced Accelerator Applications: Consultant/Advisory Board Lexicon: Consultant/Advisory Board Novartis Oncology: Consultant/Advisory Board
Janice Rafferty, Reviewer
Stryker: Consultant; Advisory Board
Chandrajit Raut, Planner, Presenter
UptoDate : Author, royalties, research support (self); Author, royalties, deputy editor (spouse)
Christina Roland, Planner, Presenter
Bristol Myers Squibb : Research Grant; Research funding paid to institution.
Isabel Rubio, Moderator
Agendia: Speaker/Honoraria Sirius medical: Speaker/Honoraria
Jason Sicklick, Planner, Presenter
AstraZeneca: Speaker/Honoraria Biothera Pharmaceuticals: Speaker/Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Speaker/Honoraria F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd/Genentech, Inc.: Speaker/Honoraria GlaxoSmithKline: Speaker/Honoraria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: Speaker/Honoraria Foundation Medicine, Inc.: Research Grant Paid to Institution Life Raft Group: Consultant/Advisory Board Personalis: Ownership Interest (Stocks)
Shyamali Singhal, Reviewer
Apricity Health: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Cyrcadia Health: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Empower Yu: Consultant/Advisory Board Hope and Beauty: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Marjolein Smidt, Planner, Presenter
Servier Pharma: Research Grant
Patti Stella, CAE, CHCP, Staff
Horizon Pharmaceutical PLC: Stocks
Spdr BioTech (XBI): Stocks
Karyn Stitzenberg, Reviewer
CVS: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Johnson & Johnson: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Merck: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Pfizer: Ownership Interest (Stocks) United Healthcare: Ownership Interest (Stocks) Vertex Pharma: Ownership Interest (Stocks)
Douglas Tyler, Presenter, Reviewer
Castle Biosciences: Consultant/Advisory Board UptoDate: Other Research Support, Royalties for writing a section.
Ching-Wei Tzeng, Reviewer
Panther : Research Grant; Speaker/Honoraria
Rachel Voss, Presenter
Stryker: Employment; Ownership Interest (Individual(s) Involved: Spouse/Partner)
Susanne Warner, Modera
Bio-compatibles - Boston Scientific – Varian: ) Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant, Speaker/Honoraria; (Individual(s) Involved: Spouse/Partner) Coloplast: Consultant/Advisory Board; (Individual(s) Involved: Spouse/Partner) Olympus Corporation: Consultant/Advisory Board (Individual(s) Involved: Spouse/Partner)
All other Planners, Reviewers, Moderators, Presenters/Faculty and Staff have disclosed no financial relationships with commercial interests.