Multidisciplinary Approach in the Management of Rectal Cancer Symposium

Oak Lawn, IL US
October 3, 2025

This symposium offers a comprehensive update on the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer, emphasizing the integration of surgical, medical, radiation oncology, and gastroenterological approaches. It highlights the importance of collaborative care and explores emerging tools such as molecular testing to support personalized treatment planning. The program is designed to enhance clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based strategies and cross-disciplinary engagement.

 

This conference is being held in person/virtually.

NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 7:30am – 2:00pm CST / 8:30am - 3:00pm EST

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacist techs, physician assistants and other healthcare professionals.​

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  • Describe the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of rectal cancer to inform evidence-based care strategies.
  • Evaluate current diagnostic modalities including imaging, endoscopy, and pathology for accurate staging and treatment planning.
  • Apply stage-specific treatment and supportive care strategies including surgery, oncology, ostomy care, and psychosocial services to improve patient outcomes.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
    • 4.50 ABS Self-Assessment
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 4.50 Physician Associates Credit
    Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Course opens: 
08/25/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
10/03/2025 - 7:30am CDT
Event ends: 
10/03/2025 - 2:00pm CDT
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Time

Program (Topic and Speakers)

7:30 – 8:00am

Registration/Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15am

Welcome and Introduction
Rodney Thill, MD, Program Director, General Surgeon, Advocate Christ Medical Center

Staging, TNM Overview
Mallory Kosow, PA, Advocate Christ Medical Center

8:15 - 8:35am

Endoscopic evaluation and therapies for early CA/premalignant lesions
Rogelio Silva, MD, Gastroenterologist, Advocate Christ Medical Center

DASC Saves Lives!
Sonia George, MSN, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse, Endoscopy services, Advocate Christ Medical Center

8:35 – 8:55am

MRI of Rectal Cancer
Paul Nolan, MD, Section Chief of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology, Advocate Christ Medical Center

 

Pathology Updates for Rectal Cancer

8:55 – 9:15am

Rasheed Hammadeh, MD, Director of Surgical Pathology-Advocate Christ Medical Center, Chairman of Pathology-Advocate Trinity Hospital

9:15 – 9:30am

Panel
Rogelio Silva MD, Sonia George MSN APN, Paul Nolan MD, and 
Rasheed Hammadeh MD

9:30 - 9:40am

Break

9:40 – 10:00am

Advances in Rectal Cancer Treatment
Sanath Kumar, MD Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Colon and Rectal General Surgeon, Advocate South Suburban Hospital

10:00 – 10:20am

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Ari Seifter, MD, Hematology Oncologist, Advocate South Suburban Hospital
 

10:20 – 10:40am

Watch and Wat:  Principles of Nonoperative Management
Shaina Rozell, MD, MPH Medical Director Hereditary Cancer Clinic at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Affiliated Oncologists, LLC, Advocate South Suburban Hospital

10:40 – 11:00am

Panel
Sanath Kumar MD, Ari Seifter MD, and Shaina Rozell MD

11:00 – 11:10am

Break

11:10 – 11:30am

Recent Trends in Radiation Oncology for Rectal Cancer
Elke Aippersbach, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Trinity Hospital

11:30 – 11:50am

Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer
Jason Zimmerman, MD, FACS General Surgeon, Advocate Christ Medical Center

11:50 – 12:05pm

Decoding Colon Cancer through Genetic Counseling and Genetic Testing
Jessica Dowling, MS, LCGC, Advocate South Suburban Hospital

12:05 – 12:20pm

Panel
Elke Aippersbach, MD, Jason Zimmerman MD, and
Jessica Dowling MS LCGC

12:20 – 12:35pm

Why Gilda’s?
The Role of Psychosocial Support for People Living with Cancer
Paige Jeffrey, LSW, Program Manager, Gilda’s Club Chicago at
Advocate Christ Medical Center

12:35 – 12:50pm

Ostomy From Pre-Op to Post-Op
Jolanta Giza, MSN, RN, CWOCN, Wound Care and Ostomy Coordinator, Critical Care Division, Advocate Christ Medical Center

12:50 – 1:00pxm

Conclusion Remarks
Rodney Thill, MD, Program Director, General Surgeon,
Advocate Christ Medical Center

1:00 – 2:00pm

Lunch and Networking

 

Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 W 95th St.
Stein Auditorium
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
United States

Faculty
 

Rodney Thill MD; General Surgeon; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Susan Latocha, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN; Community Outreach South Chicagoland; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Kelly Baker RN; Coordinator Quality/Accreditation South Chicagoland Region; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Kori Kallenborn, PharmD; Clinical Pharmacist Specialist; Pharmacy: Oncology Administration; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Mallory Kosow, PA; Physician Asst (PA) Specialty - Procedural Surgery; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Rogelio Silva, MD; Gastroenterologist Physician; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Ari Seifter, MD; Hematology Oncologist Physician; Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Jessica Dowling, MS. LCGC; Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment Program, Cancer Institute; Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Sonia George, MSN, APN, ACNS-BC; Advanced Practice Nurse, Endoscopy Services; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Paul Nolan, MD; Section Chief of Body Imaging, Department of Radiology; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Shaina Rozell, MD; Hematology Oncologist Phyician; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Jolanta Giza, MSN, RN, CWOCN; Wound Care and Ostomy Coordinator, Critical Care Division; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Jason Zimmerman, MD; General Surgeon Physician; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Sanath Kumar, MD; General Surgeon Physician;  Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Paige Jeffrey, LSW; Gilda's Club Program Manager; Gilda's Club ACMC
Rasheed Hammadeh, MD; Director of Surgical Pathology-ACMC, Chairman of Pathology-ATH; Advocate Christ Medical Center
Elke Aippersbach, MD; Radiation Oncologist; Advocate Christ Medical Center

Disclosure

 

Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.

 

Accreditation Statement
 

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)
 

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum 4.50 hours of CPE credit for (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Board Recognition Statement(s)
 

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Available Credit

  • 4.50 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
    • 4.50 ABS Self-Assessment
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 4.50 Physician Associates Credit
    Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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For those attending this conference in-person, the conference will be held at Advocate Christ Medical Center | Stein Auditorium 
For those attending this conference virtually, a link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event. 

For Further Information
 

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Susan Latocha at [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]