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Some of the top cancer experts in the U.S. will lead discussion in Knoxville during the John W. Whittington, M.D., Endowed Lecture, September 13-15, 2012. The lecture will examine research and treatment of breast, colorectal, melanoma and gynecologic cancers and is approved for 10.5 AMA, ACPE and AAPA credits. Registration and information are available at www.tennessee.edu/cme/Whittington2012.
Featured speakers include renowned experts:
Charles M. Balch, M.D., F.A.C.S., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
John L. Bell, M.D., F.A.C.S., UT Graduate School of Medicine, UT Medical Center Cancer Institute
Jordan Berlin, M.D., Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
George J. Chang, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S., MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mitchell H. Goldman, M.D., F.A.C.S., UT Graduate School of Medicine
Larry C. Kilgore, M.D., F.A.C.S., UT Medical Center
Minetta C. Liu, M.D., Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Edward E. Partridge, M.D., Director, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lawrence Solin, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.A.S.T.R.O., Albert Einstein Medical Center and
Vernon K. Sondak, M.D., H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
An evening reception and CME-certified keynote presentation by Dr. Balch will take place on September 13 at Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville. Full conference sessions will commence on September 14-15 at Hilton Knoxville.
The 2012 Whittington Lecture is appropriate for healthcare professionals practicing in dermatology, family medicine, gastroenterology, gynecology, internal medicine, oncology, pathology, radiology as well as pharmacists and others involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
After the adjournment of the conference, registered conference participants and guests are invited to attend a tailgate hosted by UT Medical Center prior to the UT Volunteers vs. Florida Gators football game on Saturday, September 15. Additionally, a limited number of complimentary tickets to the football game will be available to registered conference participants. Full details are available at www.tennessee.edu/cme/Whittington2012.
The John W. Whittington, M.D., Endowed Lecture is presented by the University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute, the UT Graduate School of Medicine and Department of Surgery, Knoxville, and is directed by John L. Bell, M.D. For more information, visit www.tennessee.edu/cme/Whittington2012.
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