Cutaneous Oncology Symposium: From Diagnosis to Definitive Treatment

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When:

January 23, 2027 | 7:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Where: 

Hilton West Palm Beach  

600 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Who Should Attend:

Dermatologists, Medical Oncologists, Surgical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, Plastic Surgery 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Identify clinical features and risk factors associated with cutaneous malignancies and determine when specialist evaluation or referral is indicated. 
  2. Evaluate evidence-based treatment options for cutaneous malignancies based on disease characteristics, stage, and patient-specific factors. 
  3. Develop multidisciplinary treatment plans that integrate surgical, systemic, radiation, and reconstructive approaches when clinically appropriate. 
  4. Assess the role of reconstructive surgery and functional and cosmetic considerations in the management of patients undergoing oncologic resection. 
  5. Apply evidence-based principles to post-treatment surveillance, recognition of recurrence, and coordination of longitudinal patient care.

Accreditation

ACCME

USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

USF Health designates this live activity for a maximum of  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Relevant Financial Relationships

Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.

Agenda at a Glance:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Registration – Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:10 – 8:40 a.m. Surgical Oncology Presentation | Rick Jacobson, MD & KC Cohen, MD

  • Why Do Melanoma Patients Need Lymph Node Surgery and Why?
  • The Surgical Approach: Resection, Margins and Oncologic Outcomes

8:40 – 8:55 a.m. Plastics Presentation: Reconstruction After Resection; Restoring Form, Function and Quality of Life | Michael Harrington, MD

8:55 – 9:10 a.m. Derm Presentation: Recognizing the Risk - Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management of Cutaneous Malignancies | Nish Patel, MD

9:10 – 9:25 a.m. Medical Oncology Presentation: Beyond Surgery - Systemic Therapy and Emerging Treatment Strategies | Sanjay Awasthi, MD

9:25 – 9:55 a.m. Radiation Oncology Presentation: The Role of Radiation - Integrating Local and Multimodality Treatment | Xuguang Chen, MD & Gene Shieh, MD

9:55 – 10:05 a.m. Multidisciplinary Expert Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A 

10:05 – 10:25 a.m. Break

10:25 – 11:10 a.m. Keynote Address: Clinical Update on Gene Expression Profiling | Jason Rizzo, MD

11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Mock Case Review | Rick Jacobson, MD

12:00 – 12:10 p.m. Closing Remarks