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41st Annual Denali Oncology Group Meeting


Links to presentations will be added to the agenda below soon

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AGENDA
Friday August 2, 2024

Time

Duration


Speaker

12:00pm – 2:00pm  2 hours  Lunch and Registration  
2:00pm – 2:15pm  15 mins  Welcome to the 41st Annual DOG meeting  Matthew Olnes, MD &
Jason Parks, MD, co-hosts

2:15pm – 3:15pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A


Evolving Treatment Options for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer


Steven Alberts, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

3:15pm – 4:15pm


45 mins +

15 min Q&A


Is It Time to Abandon Surgical Treatment of

The Axilla in Breast Cancer Patients?


Mylin Torres, MD

Emory


4:15 – 4:30pm


Break


4:30pm – 5:30pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A



Advances in Adjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment

Rachel Yung,MD

Fred Hutch

5.30pm –6:30pm


Mt. Saint Elias Dancers

DINNER after Presentation



6:30pm – 7:30pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

Challenges in Clinical Oncology Research:

Lung Cancer as a Case Study


Wally Curran,MD,FACR, FASCO

Piedmont Oncology



Enjoy the evening! See you at 6:30am for breakfast at Glacier Bear Lodge



This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ by Providence Health & Services Alaska. Providence Health & Services Alaska is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

*Alaska Nurses can visit the 
Nursing Statutes and Regulations 12 AAC 44.610 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS for more information on the use of CME Credit.

AGENDA
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Time

Duration

 

Speaker

7:50am-8:00am

10 mins

Welcome to day 2 of the 41st Annual DOG meeting

Jason Parks,MD, co-host & Matthew Olnes,MD, co-host

8.00am – 9.00am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Management of Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Mengyang Di,MD

Fred Hutch

9:00am – 10:00am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Improving Patient Access and Convenience with Five Radiation Treatments for Breast Cancer

Mylin Torres, MD

Emory

 

10:00am – 10:15am

15 min

BREAK

 

10:15am -11:15am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Role and timing of Chemotherapy for Potentially Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

 

Steven Alberts, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

11:15am – 11:45am

Non-CME

 

Private DOG Business Meeting – PLEASE attend

in the Yakutat Public School Auditorium

 

Executive Committee:

Mary Klix, President

Matt Olnes, President Elect

Steve Settle, Vice-President

11:15pm – 5:00pm

 

BOX LUNCH to go visit Yakutat

Enjoy the “Fairweather Day” Event

 

5:00pm – 6:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

 

Disparities in Breast Cancer Care

 

Rachel Yung,MD

Fred Hutch

6:00pm – 7:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Recreating a National Cancer Research Organization:The NRG Oncology Story

Presentation with DINNER

Wally Curran,MD,FACR, FASCO

Piedmont Oncology

7:00pm-8:00pm

 

 

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Management of Aggressive B-CellNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Mengyang Di,MD

Fred Hutch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy Yakutat tonight!

Breakfast at Glacier Bear Lodge

Sunday Morning 7-9am

 

 





McCarthy, Alaska

40th Annual Denali Oncology Group Meeting


Presentation Links Below

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AGENDA

Friday August 4, 2023

Time

Duration

 

Speaker

3:15pm – 4:15pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Updates in the multidisciplinary management of brain and spinal metastases; Click here for Presentation

Amol Ghia, MD

MD Anderson

4:15pm – 5:15pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Targeted therapy for CLL; Chemotherapy is SO yesterday !  Click here for Presentation   

 

Bill Bensinger, MD

Northwest Cancer Specialists

 

6:00pm – 7:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Reducing toxicity for breast cancer patient undergoing radiotherapy  Click here for Presentation  

 

Kimberly Corbin, MD

Mayo Clinic

7.00pm –8:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Emerging immunotherapy strategies in melanoma: Opportunities and challenges  Click here for Presentation

 

Lisa Tachiki, MD

Fred Hutchison Cancer Center

“This activity has been approved for 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM through the joint providership of Providence Health and Services Alaska and Denali Oncology Group. Providence Health and Services Alaska is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”

Saturday August 5, 2023

Time

Duration

 

Speaker

8.00am – 9.00am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Case-based discussion on managing patients with metastatic disease to the brain and spine  Click here for Presentation  

Amol Ghia, MD

MD Anderson

9:00am – 10:00am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Overview of ASCO’s new 5 year strategic plan of 3 pillars

Julie Gralow, MD

Executive Vice-President & CMO ASCO

10:15am - 11:15am

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Spatially fractionated palliative radiotherapy
Click here for Presentation

 

Kimberly Corbin, MD

Mayo Clinic

11:15am – 11:45am

Non-CME

 

Private DOG Business Meeting – PLEASE attend

In the Salmon & Bear Restaurant

Executive Committee:

Mary Klix, President

Matt Olnes, President Elect

Steve Settle, Vice-President

William Perry, Secretary

Marilyn Konte, Treasurer

Andrew Cox, Member at Large

Tammy Thiel, Executive Director

5:00pm – 6:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

 

New Breast Cancer Therapies
Click here for Presentation

 

Julie Gralow, MD

Executive Vice-President &

CMO ASCO

6:00pm – 7:00pm

45 mins +

15 min Q&A

 

Immunotherapy for Myeloma
Click here for Presentation

Presentation with Asian Sushi & Steak DINNER

Bill Bensinger, MD

Northwest Cancer Specialists

7:00pm-7:30pm

7:30pm-

8:00pm

Non-CME

 

Non-CME

Scaling Precision Medicine for Cancer

Treatment and Prevention

Development of Precision Oncology

Therapeutics in the Genomics Age

Kevin White – CEO Provaxis

 

Mark Lackner – CTO Zentalis



Denali Oncology Group
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907-203-1837 Office