GI Symposium March 7; First 50 Registrants Free

The UC Cancer Institute’s Gastrointestinal Cancer Center is holding a Gastrointestinal Oncology Symposium from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Great Wolf Lodge, Mason. Sessions will include educational presentations on esophageal, stomach, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, small bowel, colorectal and anal cancer.

Joseph Herman, MD, from Johns Hopkins University; Bert Howard O’Neil, MD, from the Indiana University School of Medicine; and Philip Philips, MD, PhD, from Karmanos Cancer Center, will be guest speakers. The first 50 registrants are free; the cost after that is $75 for physicians (free for residents and fellows). Registration is required. A complete agenda and additional information can be found online

Educational credits are offered.

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