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.