Creating Allies Through Collaboration Those who care for patients with cancer extend far beyond the walls of the Cancer Center. Primary care providers continue to treat their patients with cancer—as do pharmacists, pulmonologists, therapists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants and other medical professionals. To reach out to all to provide current information and vigorous discussion, Augusta Health Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders annually presents a Cancer Symposium for area providers. This year’s symposium, Advances in the Treatment Modalities of Patients with Cancer, was held October 11. Through the affiliation with Duke Health, the symposium was accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for physicians. The robust agenda focused on a variety of treatments provided at Augusta Health, as well as their application and outcomes. Presenters were all from the Augusta Health Medical Staff. 12 AUGUSTA HEALTH • CANCER PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT • Rise of the Robots-Surgery’s Past, Present and Future at Augusta Health o Kristin Turza, MD and Brian Stisser, MD • I Was Born this Way—Genetic Counseling o Donna Markey, RN, MSN, ANCP-cs • Manipulating the Hormonal Milieu—Advances in Hormonal Therapies o Reshma Khetpal, MD • Laser Focus—SBRT and the Future of Radiotherapy o David Morgan, MD • Surviving Cancer—Advances in Science, Treatment and Outcomes o Kelvin Raybon, MD • New Frontiers in Cancer Therapy—Exploring the Science of Immunotherapy o Naheed Velji, MD • The Good, The Bad and The Ugly—Management of Immunotherapy Complications o Raymond Cruz, MD • Panel Discussion
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