Hematology & Medical Oncology Practice Updates and Board Review 2025

Kapalua, HI US
February 3, 2025 to February 7, 2025

This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options.

Course Director: Kebede H. Begna, M.D.

Co-Directors: Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, M.D., Naseema Gangat, M.B.B.S., Wilson I. Gonsalves, M.D., Thor R. Halfdanarson, M.D., Rami Manochakian, M.D., Sameer A. Parikh, M.B.B.S., and Kathryn J. Ruddy, M.D.

February 3 - 7, 2025 - The Ritz Carlton Maui - Kapalua, Hawaii

The Mayo Clinic Hematology & Medical Oncology Practice Updates and Board Review course is designed to provide attendees with up-to-date, practical information and best practices that can be applied immediately into daily clinical practice.  In addition, the high-yield program content prepares candidates for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) initial and maintenance of certification examinations in hematology and medical oncology. 

Target Audience

This course is designed for hematologists, oncologists, internal medicine physicians, NPs, PAs and other internists with interest in hematology and medical oncology.  Others that may find this course beneficial include physicians needing MOC and those preparing for certification or recertification in hematology and medical oncology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Utilize evidence-based practice to manage patients with bleeding and/or clotting disorders
  • Choose appropriate molecular tests like next generation sequencing for cancer diagnosis
  • Integrate into practice the most current treatment options like immuno- or targeted-therapy for cancers


Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 31.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 31.25 Attendance
Event starts: 
02/03/2025 - 6:00am
Event ends: 
02/07/2025 - 12:45pm

Schedule reflects Hawaii time zone.
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MONDAY, February 3

5:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits

6:00 a.m.

Optional Breakfast Learning Session

Board Review Style Questions – Breast and GI (pre-test)

Brenda Ernst, M.D.

Thor Halfdanarson, M.D.

7:00 a.m.

Welcome Announcements – General Session

 

Breast Cancer

Moderator: Kathryn Ruddy, M.D.

7:05 a.m.

 

Early Breast Cancer – Locoregional Therapy (including surgery & radiotherapy)

Tina Hieken, M.D.

7:25 a.m.

Systemic Therapy for Her2- Positive Breast Cancer: Curative & Palliative

Pooja Advani, M.B.B.S., M.D.

8:00 a.m.

 

Systemic Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Curative & Palliative

Roberto Leon Ferre, M.D.

8:35 a.m.

 

Systemic Therapy for ER+Her2- Breast Cancer: Curative & Palliative

Tufia Haddad, M.D.

9:10 a.m.

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Moderators: Tanios Bekaii-Saab, M.D. and Thor Halfdanarson, M.D.

9:45 a.m.

 

Management of Early-stage Colorectal Cancer Including Non-Operative Management of Rectal Cancer

Jeremy Jones, M.D.

10:15 a.m.

 

Management of Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, M.D.

10:45 a.m.

 

Upper GI & other GI Cancers

Bassam Sonbol, M.D.

11:15 a.m.

 

Management of Hepatobiliary Cancers

Mitesh Borad, M.D.

11:45 a.m.

 

Management of Pancreatic Cancer

Robert McWilliams, M.D.

12:15 p.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

12:35 p.m.

Adjourn

 

TUESDAY, February 4

5:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Breakfast & Exhibits

6:00 a.m.

 

Optional Breakfast Learning Session

Board Review Style Questions – Lung, Head and Neck and Neuro / GU Cancers and Sarcoma

Rami Manochakian, M.D.

Dan Childs, M.D.

7:00 a.m.

Welcome Announcements – General Session

 

Lung, other Thoracic, Head & Neck Cancer, Neuro-Oncology

Moderator: Rami Manochakian, M.D.

7:05 a.m.

 

Early Stage NSCLC

Vinicius Ernani, M.D.

7:35 a.m.

 

Advanced Stage NSCLC

Rami Manochakian, M.D.

8:10 a.m.

 

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Kaushal Parikh, M.B.B.S.

8:35 a.m.

 

Other Thoracic Malignancies (mesothelioma, thymic, neuroendocrine)

Kostas Leventakos, M.D., Ph.D.

9:00 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

9:10 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

9:20 a.m.

 

Head and Neck Cancer

Katharine Price, M.D.

Daniel Price, M.D.

9:50 a.m.

 

Neuro-Oncology

Alyx Porter, M.D.

10:10 a.m.

 

Sarcoma

Steve Robinson, M.B.B.S.

10:30 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

10:40 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

Genitourinary Cancer

Moderator: Thor Halfdanarson, M.D.

10:50 a.m.

 

Bladder / Urothelial Cancer

Parminder Singh, M.D.

11:20 a.m.

 

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Yousef Zakharia

11:50 a.m.

 

Germ Cell Cancers

Lance Pagliaro, M.D.

12:10 a.m.

 

Prostate Cancer

Alton Oliver Sartor, M.D.

12:45 p.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

12:55 p.m.

Adjourn

 

WEDNESDAY, February 5

5:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Breakfast & Exhibits

6:00 a.m.

 

Optional Breakfast Learning Session

Board Review Style Questions – Gyn & Other Cancers / Miscellaneous

Andrea Wahner-Hendrickson, M.D.

Ryan Carr, M.D., Ph.D.

7:00 a.m.

Welcome Announcements – General Session

 

Gynecologic and Other Cancers

Moderator: Kathryn Ruddy, M.D.

7:05 a.m.

 

Ovarian Cancer

Andrea Wahner-Hendrickson, M.D.

7:45 a.m.

 

Cancers of the Cervix, Uterus and Other Less Common GYN Cancers

John Weroha, M.D., Ph.D.

8:20 a.m.

 

Melanoma

Svetomir Markovic, M.D., Ph.D.

8:45 a.m.

 

Endocrine Oncology (thyroid, adrenals)

Mabel Ryder, M.D.

9:10 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

9:20 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

Miscellaneous

Moderators: Kebede Begna, M.D. and Thor Halfdanrson, M.D.

9:30 a.m.

 

Genomics for Hematologist/Medical Oncologist

Ryan Carr, M.D., Ph.D.

10:00 a.m.

 

Hereditary Syndromes (when to refer to clinical genomics, germline testing, etc.)

Siddhartha Yadav, M.B.B.S., M.D.

10:25 a.m.

 

Transfusion Medicine for Hematologist/Medical Oncologist

Jeffrey Winters, M.D.

10:50 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

11:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

11:10 a.m.

 

Management of Thrombosis in Cancer

Aneel Ashrani, M.D., M.S.

11:35 a.m.

 

Palliative Care and Symptom Management

Jacob Strand, M.D.

12:00 p.m.

 

Cancer Survivorship: Crafting a Blueprint for the Future of Assessing/Managing Complications, cardio-, neuro-, renal- toxicity, etc.

Carrie Thompson, M.D.

12:25 p.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

12:35 p.m.

Adjourn

 

THURSDAY, February 6

5:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Breakfast & Exhibits

6:00 a.m.

 

Optional Breakfast Learning Session

Board Review Style Questions – Lymphoid Malignancies / Dysproteinemia

Jonas Paludo, M.D.                                     Ricardo Parrondo, M.D.

Muhamad Alhaj-Moustafa, M.D., M.S.      Erin Wiedmeier-Nutor, M.D., M.P.H.

7:00 a.m.

Welcome Announcements – General Session

 

Lymphoid Malignancies

Moderators: Sameer Parikh, M.B.B.S.

7:05 a.m.

 

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D.

7:25 a.m.

 

Aggressive B Cell Lymphoma

Grzegorz Nowakowski, M.D.

7:50 a.m.

 

CLL

Sameer Parikh, M.B.B.S.

8:15 a.m.

 

Follicular Lymphoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Thomas Witzig, M.D.

8:40 a.m.

 

Other Indolent non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Thomas Habermann, M.D.

9:05 a.m.

 

T Cell Lymphoma

Allison Rosenthal, D.O.

9:25 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

9:40 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

Dysproteinemia

Moderator: Wilson Gonsalves, M.D.

9:55 a.m.

 

MGUS / Smoldering Myeloma

Angela Dispenzieri, M.D.

10:20 a.m.

 

Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

Vivek Roy, M.D.

10:50 a.m.

 

Relapsed / Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Rafael Fonseca, M.D.

11:20 a.m.

 

Cellular Therapy for Hematological Malignancies

Yi Lin, M.D., Ph.D.

11:50 a.m.

 

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia and Amyloidosis

Morie Gertz, M.D.

12:15 p.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn

 

FRIDAY, February 7

5:45 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.

Breakfast & Exhibits

6:00 a.m.

 

Optional Breakfast Learning Session

Board Review Style Questions – Myeloid Neoplasms / Classic Hematology

Lisa Sproat, M.D.                                   Meera Sridharan, M.D., Ph.D.

Abhishek Mangaonkar, M.B.B.S.          Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S.

7:00 a.m.

Welcome Announcements – General Session

 

Myeloid Neoplasms

Moderators: Kebede Begna, M.D. and Naseema Gangat, M.B.B.S.

7:05 a.m.

 

MPN and CML

Ayalew Tefferi, M.D.

7:35 a.m.

 

BMF Syndromes: CCUS/ICUS/MDS/AA

Mrinal Patnaik, M.B.B.S.

8:05 a.m.

 

Mast Cell & Eosinophilic Neoplasms

Animesh Pardanani, M.B.B.S., M.D.

8:25 a.m.

 

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Naseema Gangat, M.B.B.S.

8:55 a.m.

 

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Mark Litzow, M.D.

9:25 a.m.

 

Transplantation for Hematological Disorders including GVHD

William Hogan, M.B., B.Ch.

9:55 a.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

10:05 a.m.

Refreshment Break & Exhibits

 

Consultative & Classical Hematology

Moderators: Ronald Go, M.D. and Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S.

10:15 a.m.

 

Thrombotic Microangiopathy / HLH & Porphyrias

Alexandra Wolanskyi-Spinner, M.D.

10:40 a.m.

 

Platelet & Megakaryocyte Disorders

Meera Sridharan, M.D., Ph.D.

11:05 a.m.

 

Coagulation Factors Disorder: Molecular Basis, Inherited and Acquired Bleeding Disorders

Rajiv Pruthi, M.B.B.S.

11:25 a.m.

 

Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia & Other Hemoglobinopathies

Ewa Wysokinska, M.D.

11:50 a.m.

 

Anemia / Iron Metabolism Disorders

Ronald Go, M.D.

 

12:15 p.m.

 

Hemolytic Anemias including PNH

Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S.

 

 

12:40 p.m.

 

Panel Question and Answer Session

 

12:50 p.m.

Adjourn

 

The Ritz Carlton Maui, Kapalua
70924 street
Suite 2
Kapalua, HI 34836
United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodging

Rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests at the Ritz Carlton for discounted rates starting at $449/night.  In order to receive the special rates, reservations must be made before January 6, 2025, or before the room block fills.

Room reservations after are based on space and rate availability.  Additional taxes will apply.  Valet and self-parking options are available for additional fees. 

  • Deluxe resort view:  $449/night
  • Deluxe ocean view:  $489/night

Click here to make reservation online (select resort or ocean view) or call 800-262-8440 and identify yourself as a participant of the 2025 Hematology/Oncology Board Review when making reservations.

Daily Resort Fee ($20):

The daily resort fee $40 is discounted at a rate of $20 per room per night for all attendees staying at the resort.  The fee includes the following:

  • Enhanced high-speed guest room Wi-Fi
  • Kapalua Resort Shuttle Services (travel within Kapalua Resort)
  • Aloha welcome experience with non-alcoholic beverage delighter and fresh flower or kukui nut lei
  • Discounted golf fees & preferred tee times at Kapalua Plantation & Bay courses
  • 24-hour fitness center access
  • in-room coffee & complimentary bottled water
  • Resort activities (basketball, tennis & pickleball, shuffleboard, croquet)
  • Signature daily experiences including guided labyrinth mediation walk, sunrise yoga, etc. (offerings change seasonally)

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Available Credit

  • 31.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 31.25 Attendance

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