Inaugural GI Oncology Symposium - Exhibit Registration
EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION
You are NOT confirmed to exhibit until you register.
Registration deadline: November 22, 2024
Dear Corporate Partner,
It is our pleasure to invite you to exhibit at our Inaugural GI Oncology Symposium at the Houston Methodist Research Institute on Friday, December 6, 2024. On behalf of our Course Director, Dr. Maen Abdelrahim and the Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) we graciously extend the opportunity for you to join us as an exhibitor and/or sponsor!
We estimate that this annual conference will attract approximately 100 in-person attendees and virtual attendees – all potential customers for your products and services.
I encourage you to take full advantage of this excellent opportunity to network with your target market as an exhibitor. Exhibiting companies will have the opportunity to share their educational materials and interact with participants.
Due to our limited number of exhibit openings, we hope you will take this opportunity and contact us now to register.
Please feel free to contact amshupak@houstonmethodist.org if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, PharmB
Associate Professor of Medicine, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Director, Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutics, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
EXHIBIT DETAILS
Date and Time
Friday, December 6, 2024 | 8:00am – 3:00pm
Exhibit Location
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6670 Bertner Ave.
2nd Floor Pre-Function Space
Houston, TX 77030
EXHIBIT FEE: $1,000
- One 6’ x 3’ table-top exhibit with two chairs
- Exhibiting companies may send a maximum of two (2) representatives to staff their exhibit table.
- Recognition in the webpage and activity materials
SPONSORSHIP FEE OPTIONS
- BREAK SPONSOR: $1,800 - Recognition in activity materials and signage during break as Sponsor.
- BREAKFAST SPONSOR: $2,700- Recognition in activity materials and signage during breakfast as Sponsor.
- LUNCH SPONSOR: $4,500- Recognition in activity materials and signage during lunch as Sponsor.
NOTE: Companies may purchase one exhibit and one sponsorship type.
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKERS |
8:00 AM –8:25 AM |
Light Breakfast and Registration | |
8:25 AM – 8:30 AM |
Welcome and Introduction | Jenny C. Chang, MD Director, Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B Section Chief of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center |
8:30 AM –8:35 AM | Session 1: Hepatobiliary Cancer | Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B, MD, Karim J. Halazun, MD and Milind Javle, MD, and Aiwu Ruth He, MD, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc |
8:35 AM –8:45 AM | Worldwide Epidemiology and United States Burden of Liver Cancers: Risk Factors and Prevention | Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH |
8:45 AM –8:55 AM | Pathogenesis and Surveillance Modalities of Hepatobiliary Cancer | Amit Singal, MD, MS |
8:55 AM –9:05 AM | Current Status of Pre-Liver Cancer Diseases: Management and Future Directions | Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc |
9:05 AM –9:10 AM |
Break | |
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM | Transplant-Bridging Approaches in Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B |
9:20 AM – 9:30 AM | Updates on Operative Approaches in Early-Stage Hepatobiliary Cancer |
Karim J. Halazun, MD |
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM | New Frontiers for Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced and Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Ahmed Kaseb, MD |
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM | Current and Emerging Management in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma | Milind Javle, MD |
9:50 AM –10:15 AM | Panel Discussion | Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B (moderator) Aiwu Ruth He, MD, Mazen Noureddin, MD, MHSc, and Ahmed Kaseb, MD, Karim J. Halazun, MD, Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH, Milind Javle, MD |
10:15 AM –10:20 AM | Session 2: Pancreatic & Neuroendocrine Cancer | Anwaar Saeed, MD, Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, and Philip A Philip, MD |
10:20 AM – 10:30 AM | Updates on Molecular Diagnostics | Mary R. Schwartz, MD |
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM | Updates on Operative and Perioperative Approaches in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS |
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM | Targeted Therapy Developments in Advanced-Stage Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Mohammed Alghamdi, MD, MBA |
10:50 AM – 11:00 AM | Updates in the Management of Low-/Intermediate-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma | Philip A Philip, MD |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
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Panel Discussion | Anwaar Saeed, MD, Nestor F. Esnaola, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, and Philip A Philip, MD, Mary R. Schwartz, MD |
11:15 AM – 11:55 AM | Keynote: Integrating Immunotherapy into the Neoadjuvant Space in Gastrointestinal Malignancies: A Shifting Paradigm | James P. Allison, Ph. D |
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM |
Session 3: Colorectal Cancer | Eric Haas, MD, and Monisha Singh, MD, Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, Pharm B |
12:00 AM – 12:10 PM | Updates in the Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases | Kirk Heyne, MD |
12:10 AM – 12:20 PM | Advancement in Surgical Management in Colorectal Cancer | Eric Haas, MD |
12:20 AM – 12:30 PM | Immunotherapy Developments in Colorectal Cancer, MSI-H | Anaum Maqsood, MD |
12:30 AM –12:40 PM | Immunotherapy Developments in Colorectal Cancer, MSS | Ali Alqahtani, MD |
12:40 PM – 12:50 PM | Precision Medicine Developments in Colorectal Cancer | Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD |
12:50 PM – 01:10 PM
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Panel Discussion
| Joshua C. Coursey, MD (moderator) Anaum Maqsood, MD, Eric Haas, MD, and Kirk Heyne, MD |
01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Networking Reception/Lunch | |
02:00 PM – 02:05 PM |
Session4: Esophageal and Gastric Cancer | Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, Fadi I. Abu-Shahin, MD, and Anaum Maqsood, MD |
02:05 PM – 02:15 PM | Advances in Multidisciplinary Approaches in Resectable Gastric/Esophageal Cancer | Anwaar Saeed, MD
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02:15 PM – 02:25 PM | Immunotherapy Advancements and Predictive Markers in Unresectable Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma | Fahad Ibnshamsah, MD |
02:25 PM – 02:35 PM | Precision Medicine Advancements in Unresectable Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma | Monisha Singh, MD
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02:35 PM – 02:55 PM |
Panel Discussion | Monisha Singh, MD, (moderator)Fadi I. Abu-Shahin, MD, Fahad Ibnshamsah, MD and Anwaar Saeed, MD
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02:55 PM – 03:00 PM | Concluding Remarks | Cochair |
Registration Instructions
- STEP 1 - Select the applicable fee and add to cart to complete the checkout process.
- STEP 2 - Once registered, on the week of the conference you will receive an email from Annie (amshupak@houstonmethodist.org) for more details on exhibiting.