On January 24, 2025, Atrium Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education and Northwest AHEC hosted the 19^th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium at Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem.

94 participants attended this year’s conference to learn the latest data in the treatment of breast cancer through multidisciplinary presentations by breast cancer specialists in medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, surgical oncology, pathology, genetics, and plastic surgery.

A clear theme throughout the conference was considering the patient’s experience as they go through their breast cancer treatment. Activity Director, Dr. Marissa Howard-McNatt, led a survivorship panel with 2 patients who were treated at the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Breast Care Center. Both patients shared their breast cancer journey from diagnosis to treatment, and now survivorship. Both patients spoke highly of their care and dedicated their survival to their care teams at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Breast Care Center. Dr. Hadley Sharp, radiation oncologist at Atrium Health Charlotte, spoke on the patient experience during radiation treatments.

Dr. Howard-McNatt also led a case presentation panel in which she presented 2 cases to Atrium Health’s Dr. Edward Levine, Dr. Doris Brown, and Dr. Susan Melin. This real-time discussion allowed attendees to hear the experts' thought processes, assess how the latest data and guidelines influence treatment decisions, and gain insights into the collaborative decision-making process that ensures the best outcomes for patients.

The multidisciplinary presentations were truly representative of the teams that collectively impact the patient experience. This year’s conference combined expertise from oncology, surgery, radiology, nursing, and supportive care to ensure comprehensive and personalized treatment for every breast cancer patient.

Thank you to this year’s speakers for a successful symposium!

The optimal treatment of breast cancer patients involves a multidisciplinary team of physicians. Due to the time constraints placed on health care providers who treat breast cancer, it is a challenge to provide and attend educational opportunities that bring together medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists as well as radiologists, pathologists, nurses and allied health staff. This symposium aims to address this educational need by providing participants with the latest developments in multidisciplinary fields that treat and care for breast cancer patients. Check out all the details and get registered today.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to join us for just $125! Our registration is now open, and you can find all the details on our website.

April 28-29 - Register Today!

Join us March 29, 2023 from 8:45AM - 5:00PM for this Symposium! This symposium focuses on practical applications, discusses how healthcare systems need to continue to evolve to address current and future health needs.

This knowledge-based conference will provide LPNs from different practice settings the information and strategies to maximize their important role on the health care team and enhance their professional practice.

The Charles L. Spurr Piedmont Oncology Symposium will be held on at the Benton Conv. Center in Winston-Salem. See you there!

The Charles L. Spurr symposium is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, navigators and other health care professionals dedicated to the field of hematology and oncology in settings across the continuum of care.

This knowledge-based conference will provide Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) from different practice settings the information and strategies to maximize their important role on the health care team and enhance their professional practice.

This program will be a VIRTUAL WEBINAR due to COVID-19 uncertainties. Register today!

Join us for this event October 1st, 8:30am-4:30pm. We are offering virtual or in person options so you can choose what works best for you. Breast cancer represents a complicated family of diseases for which detection, diagnosis, and multimodal management strategies continually are evolving. Therefore, practice-focused education will enable you to integrate the highest-quality methodologies into the treatment of your patients. For 16 years, the multidisciplinary Annual Breast Cancer Symposium has met this educational need - bringing together surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists, as well as geneticists, radiologists, pathologists, and nurses - to improve the care for patients with breast cancer.

This activity will be VIRTUAL or IN PERSON, you choose what works best for you. Register today! In person option will be held at McCreary Tower (475 Deacon Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC) and Virtual option via Webex.