UChicago Medicine 2nd Annual University of Chicago Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium 2025

Event starts: 01/31/2025 – 10:00am – 5:00pm

Join us for a dynamic and comprehensive symposium where we will dive into the latest best practices and tackle key controversies across medical, surgical, reconstructive, and radiation oncology. You’ll also explore essential topics like survivorship and supportive care, gaining practical strategies you can immediately implement in your clinical practice. Stay ahead of the curve with insights into this year’s most significant advancements and a sneak peek at groundbreaking therapies on the horizon. This is your opportunity to enhance outcomes for all breast cancer subtypes and empower long-term survivors, as we navigate the future of breast cancer care together.

Learn more at the symposium website!

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with breast cancer.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

Identify the principles of breast cancer survivorship;

Discuss changes in surgical management of breast cancer including de-escalation of axillary surgery;

Illustrate how the latest key research findings can be applied to improve clinical care and treatment strategies for patients with breast cancer;

Describe how to manage common toxicities of novel therapies for breast cancer, including antibody-drug conjugates and novel endocrine therapies;

Evaluate the scientific rationale and patient population of ongoing, relevant clinical trials in breast cancer.

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Time
Activity
Speaker

10:00 AM
REGISTRATION

10:45 AM
WELCOME

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Provider Track: Challenging Cases
Moderator: Rita Nanda, MD
Steve Chmura, MD, PhD, Olwen Hahn, MD, Fred Howard, MD, Nora Jaskowiak, MD, Betty Fan, DO

Supportive Track: Survivorship, Lymphedema, Toxicities of New Therapies Toxicities
Moderator: Nan Chen, MD
Survivorship: Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH, Sudha Yarlagadda, MD, Donna Christian, APN
Lymphedema: Summer Hanson, MD, PhD, Scott Grumeretz, PT, DPT, CLT
Toxicities: Heng Yang, PharmD, MS, BCOP, Joly Raju, MS, NP-C, Amanda Krug, PA

12:00 PM
LUNCH

1:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Survivorship in Breast Cancer: Managing Long-Term Toxicities and Recurrence Risk
Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

Updates in ER+/Her2- Breast Cancer
Nan Chen, MD

Updates in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Sudha Yarlagadda, MD

Updates in TNBC
Frederick Howard, MD

Q & A
Moderator: Rita Nanda, MD

BREAK

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY/RADIATION ONCOLOGY/PLASTICS

De-Escalation of Axillary Breast Surgery
Sarah P. Shubeck, MD, MS

Updates in Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Lymphedema Surgery
Maureen Beederman, MD

Updates in Radiation Oncology
Rohan Katipally, MD

Q & A
Moderator: Nora Jaskowiak, MD

5:00 PM
ADJOURN

*The agenda is subject to change.