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LE MÉRIDIEN PASADENA
ARCADIA, CA

      
      

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THURSDAY TO FRIDAY
FEB 27 TO 28, 2025


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CCGCoP Cancer Genomics Bootcamp: Cutting Edge Updates and Tools
to Advance your GCRA Practice
Thursday & Friday, February 27-28, 2025
Le Méridien Hotel, Pasadena-Arcadia, CA

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
9:00 AM Check-In & Registration
Exhibit Booths Open
10:35-10:55
(20 Min)
Transition and Welcome Bootcamp Attendees
Location: Event Lawn
10:55-12:00 PM (65 Min) Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment (GCRA) Case Conference
Challenging Cases from CCGCoP Practice Settings

City of Hope Clinical Faculty & CCGCoP Members
Location: Event Lawn
12:00 – 1:00 PM (60 Min) Sponsored Lunch Presentation (Non-CME)
Location: Event Lawn
1:00-1:30 PM
(30 Min)
Transitional Break to Grandstand Ballroom
Visit Exhibitor Booths
1:30 – 2:30 PM
(60 Min)
Putting It All Together: Team-Based Learning, Part 1: Breakout Sessions
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Kathleen R. Blazer, EdD, MS, CGC & Alex Capasso, MS, CGC
2:30 – 2:40 PM
(10 Min)
Refreshment Break
2:40-4:00 PM
(80 Min)
Putting It All Together: Team-Based Learning, Part 2A: Case Review and Discussion
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Kathleen R. Blazer, EdD, MS, CGC & Alex Capasso, MS, CGC
4:00-4:10 PM
(10 Min)
Refreshment Break
4:10-5:30 PM
(80 Min)
Putting It All Together: Team-Based Learning, Part 2B: Case Review and Discussion
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Kathleen R. Blazer, EdD, MS, CGC & Alex Capasso, MS, CGC
7:00-8:30 PM
(90 Min)
Run for the Roses Dinner Reception (Non-CME)
Welcome new CCGCoP members and network with your GCRA colleagues at this exclusive and fun CCGCoP social event!
8:30-10:00 PM
(90 Min)
Poster Session with Dessert Station (Non-CME)
Excellent opportunity for CCGCoP colleagues to share with and learn from one another’s accomplishments
Friday, February 28, 2025
7:00-8:15 AM
(75 Min)
Sponsored Breakfast and Seminar/Exhibit Booths (Non-CME)
8:15-8:25 AM
(10 Min)
Welcome and Announcements
8:25-8:45 AM
(20 Min)
Opening Address & Keynote
Universal Access to Germline Genetic Testing for Cancer Patients – A Bright Horizon
Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH | City of Hope
8:45 AM -12:30 PM



 
Hot Topics and Updates in Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine
Rapid Round highlights on the latest advances across the spectrum of cancer genomics from Bench to Bedside with Panel Discussion
Precision Medicine
8:45 – 9:00 AM
(15 Min)
Clinical Trials in Precision Medicine
Joanne Jeter, MD, MS | City of Hope
9:00 – 9:15 AM
(15 Min)
Utility of Multi Cancer Detection Assays - Diagnostic vs. Management
Ravi Sharaf, MD | Weill Cornell Medicine
9:15 – 9:30 AM
(15 Min)
Pharmacogenomics in Cancer Care: What you need to know
Jill Bates, PharmD, MS, BCOP, FASHP | US Department of Veterans Affairs
9:30 – 9:45 AM
(15 Min)
Deep Case Review for Precision Medicine and GCRA
Katherine Roth, MD | City of Hope
9:45 – 10:00
(15 Min)
Panel Discussion and Q&A: Precision Medicine
Hereditary Gastrointestinal Updates
10:00 – 10:15 AM (15 Min) Updates on the PRECEDE Trial for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Gregory Idos, MD, MS | City of Hope
10:15 – 10:30 AM (15 Min) Leveraging Technology to Improve Lynch Syndrome Management: Insights from the Healthy Planet Database  
Heather Hampel, MS, CGC | City of Hope
10:30 – 10:45 AM (15 Min) MyLynch: A Patient-Facing Clinical Decision Support Tool for Personalized Risk Assessment in Lynch Syndrome
Danielle Braun, PhD | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
10:45 – 11:00 AM (15 Min) Panel Discussion and Q&A: Gastrointestinal
11:00 – 11:15 AM (15 Min) Refreshment Break
Advances in Risk Management
11:15 – 11:30 AM (15 Min) Evidence-Based Updates on Gynecological Risk Reducing Strategies
Melissa Frey, MD, MS | Weill Cornell Medicine
11:30-11:45 AM (15 Min) What’s All the Hype about TP53 Hypomorphic Variants
Bita Nehoray, MS, CGC | City of Hope
11:45 – 12:00 PM (15 Min) Smarter Breast Cancer Screening through Personalized Risk Stratification: Updates on the WISDOM Trial
Lisa Madlensky, PhD, CGC | UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center
12:00 – 12:15 PM (15 Min) Panel Discussion and Q&A: Risk Management
GCRA Practice Issues and Innovations
12:15 – 12:30 PM (15 Min) Working with Your Radiology Team to Identify Patients with Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Julie Culver, MS, CGC | USC Norris Cancer Center
12:30- 12:45 PM (15 Min) Exploration of Patient Experiences Through A New Model of Genomics Care Delivery
Kathryn Reyes, MS, CGC | City of Hope
12:45 – 1:05 PM (20 Min) Keynote: No Good Deed…Liability Issues after Cancer Genetic Testing
Ranjit Goudar, MD | Virginia Oncology Associates
1:05 – 1:20 PM
(15 Min)
Panel Discussion and Q&A: GCRA Practice Issues and Innovations
1:20-2:30 PM
(70 Min)
Sponsored Lunch and Seminar (Non-CME)
Leveraging Resources to Support and Grow Your GCRA Practice
2:30- 2:45 PM
(20 Min)
Keynote: Practical Considerations, Lessons Learned, & the City of Hope Experience
Ilana Solomon, ScM, MA, CGC | City of Hope
2:45 – 3:30 PM
(45 Min)
Tools And Strategies to Identify Patients for Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment
Identifying patients for genetic testing from the EHR: Opportunities and Challenges (15 Min)
Wendy Kohlmann, MS, CGC | Huntsman Cancer Institute

Followed by participant & panel discussion, polls, prompts to discuss barriers, issues, needs and solutions related to identifying patients, getting referrals, etc. (30 Min)
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Anuja Chitre, MS, CGC & Christina Rybak, MS, CGC
3:30 – 4:15 PM
(45 Min)
Integrating The Genetic Testing Process in the EHR
Precision Oncology Reporting with Discrete Genomic Variants: Telling our Story for Clinical, Research, and Quality Improvement (15 Min)
Karen Huelsman, MS, CGC | TriHealth Precision Medicine Institute

Followed by participant & panel discussion, polls, prompts to discuss barriers, issues, needs and solutions related to identifying patients, getting referrals, etc. (30 Min)
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Elyssa Zukin, MS, CGC & Kaila Wilson, MS, CGC
4:15 – 4:30 PM
(15 Min)
Refreshment Break
4:30 - 5:15 PM
(45 Min)
EHR Tools for Risk Management and Patient Tracking
Integrating Best Practice Alerts into the City of Hope EHR and
Leveraging EPIC Reminders to Streamline Clinical Follow up (20 Min)
Lauren Gima, MS, CGC | City of Hope
Hunaydah Elfarawi, MS, CGC | City of Hope

Followed by participant & panel discussion, polls, prompts to discuss barriers, issues, needs and solutions related to identifying patients, getting referrals, etc. (25 Min)
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Lauren Gima, MS, CGC & Hunaydah Elfarawi, MS, CGC
5:15 – 6:00 PM
(45 Min)
Overcoming Healthcare System Barriers to GCRA
Building the Case for Cancer Genetics Services (15 Min)
Alex Capasso, MS, CGC | City of Hope
Elise Sobotka, MS, MPH, CGC | City of Hope

Followed by participant & panel discussion, polls, prompts to discuss barriers, issues, needs and solutions related to identifying patients, getting referrals, etc. (30 Min)
City of Hope Co-Moderators: Elise Sobotka, MS, MPH, CGC & Alex Capasso, MS, CGC
6:00 – 6:15 PM
(15 Min)
Summary and Closing Remarks