Oncology Precision Medicine Conference 2024
This conference is designed to present recent advances and best practices in the field oncology precision medicine (OPM) to improve patient outcomes. Participants will gain an understanding of the past, current, and future states of OPM.
This conference is being held in person and virtually.
Target Audience
This course is intended for physicians, APC's, nurses, pharmacists, and other interested health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Recognize the multi-disciplinary nature of oncology precision medicine (OPM)
7:30 am | Breakfast, Registration, and Exhibits |
8:30 am | Welcome |
8:45 am | Back to Basics: Oncology Precision Medicine Primer and Pearls |
9:45 am | Precision Medicine at Advocate Clinical Laboratories: Present and Future |
10:15 am | Break and Exhibits |
10:30 am | From DNA to Fluoropyrimidine Dosing: Clinical Implementation of DPYD Testing |
11:00 am | Germline Implications of Somatic Tumor Testing |
11:30 am | Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-guided Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Detection in Colorectal Cancer: Current Perspective |
12:00 pm | Lunch and Exhibits |
Faculty
Speakers
Tessa Bachinski, MS, LCGC; Certified Genetic Counselor, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Sonia Benhamed, PharmD, SMB(ASCP); Associate Vice President, Precision Medicine - Advocate Clinical Laboratories
Sakti Chakrabarti, MD; Clinical Associate Professor, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH
Sarah Morris, PharmD; Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist, Department of Cancer Pharmacology & Pharmacogenomics, Atrium Health Levine Center
Mary Walters, PharmD, BCOP; Clinical Oncology Pharmacist, Co-Director Oncology Precision Medicine Program, Aurora Cancer Center
Planning Committee
Antony Ruggeri, MD; Co-Director Oncology Precision Medicine Program, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Michael Mullane, MD; Medical Oncologist, Aurora Cancer Care; Medical Director, Hereditary Cancer Prevention and Management Center, Advocate Health – Midwest
James Weese, MD, FACS; Vice President, Cancer Service Line and Clinical Adjunct Professor of Surgery UW School of Medicine & Public Health, Advocate Health – Midwest
Ellen Feinstein, RD, MHA, LFACHE; Vice President, Cancer Service Line Administration, Advocate Health- Midwest
Mary Walters, PharmD, BCOP; Clinical Oncology Pharmacist, Co-Director Oncology Precision Medicine Program, Aurora Cancer Care
Diane Stumvoll, MSN, APNP, AGNP-C, AOCNP; Hematology & Oncology, Aurora Cancer Care
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 3.00 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 3.00 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 3.00 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.
Available Credit
- 3.00 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 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 3.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.00 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. 3.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
- 3.00 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.
Price
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This conference is being held in person and virtually. For those attending virtually, a link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]

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