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L051624 2024 Hybrid DICER1 Symposium - In-Person Option
Join us either in-person or virtually for the 2024 DICER1 Symposium to discuss the latest findings in DICER1 and PPB clinical and laboratory research. You will select your options upon registration.
Registration fee will be waived for all not seeking genetic counselor credits.
*If seeking genetic counselor credits, there will be a $35 fee payable at the time of registration. If you do not pay this fee and you are seeking genetic counselor credits, we will not process these for you.
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON ON THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 for the in-person option. The virtual registration option will CLOSE AT THE START OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024.
WHEN SELECTING YOUR FORMAT OPTION, SELECT CAREFULLY AS NO TRANSFERS FROM ONE FORMAT TO THE OTHER WILL BE PERMITTED. YOU WILL BE LOCKED INTO YOUR VIEWING OPTION.
If you have questions regarding the symposium, please reach out to Dicer1@childrensmn.org
If you have questions regarding registration or the learning portal, please reach out to education@childrensmn.org
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals and researchers dedicated to improving outcomes for children and adults with DICER1-related conditions.
Learning Objectives
- Summarize clinical findings in DICER1-related cancers, including updates to DICER1 surveillance guidelines.
- Summarize updates in DICER1-related laboratory research.
- Generate multidisciplinary discussion regarding DICER1 variants and DICER1-related cancers.
*Agenda may be subject to change*
May 16, 2024
Time | Presentation with speaker(s) |
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9:30AM – 9:40AM CDT | Welcome |
9:40AM – 10:00AM CDT | DICER1 and Associated Conditions: Identification of At-Risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies: A Data Driven Update with Kris Ann Schultz, MD |
10:00AM – 10:20AM CDT | Learning from the Past to Develop New Therapies for DICER1 Thyroid Cancers with Andrew Bauer, MD and Aime Franco, PhD |
10:20AM – 10:40AM CDT | DICER1, DROSHA and DGCR8, Oh My: Estimating Cancer Risk from Rare Germline Variation in miRNA-Processing Genes using Population-Scale Biobanks with Douglas Stewart, MD |
10:40AM – 11:00AM CDT | Effectors of DICER1-Related Tumorigenesis with Kenneth Chen, MD |
11:00AM – 11:30AM CDT | LUNCH BREAK - lunch provided for those attending in-person. |
11:30AM – 11:50AM CDT | Sense from Missense: An Exploration of the Functional Implications of Missense Variants in DICER1 with William Foulkes, MBBS, Ph.D, FRCPC, FRCP (Lond), FRSC |
11:50AM – 12:10PM CDT | Dissecting the Oncogenic Trajectory of DICER1 Syndrome-Associated Renal Cancer using a Lineage-Trackable Genetically Engineered Mouse Model with Yemin Wang, PhD |
12:10PM - 12:30PM CDT | Targetable Tumor Antigen Expression in Sertoli Leydig Cell Tumors with Pooja Shah, M. Sc. |
12:30PM – 12:50PM CDT | Towards Identifying Biomarkers for DICER1 Related Tumor Predisposition with Mona Wu, PhD |
12:50 PM – 1:10PM CDT | Targeting DICER1: Current & Future Directions with Kris Ann Schultz, MD |
Opportunities for further collaboration | |
1:10 PM – 1:30PM CDT | Questions and Roundtable discussion |
View driving and parking directions.
The conference will take place in the Education Center which is next to the Welcome Desk on the 2nd floor of the hospital. Parking will be validated provided you park in the green ramp.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:
It is our intent that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It is not assumed any potential conflicts will have an adverse impact on these presentations. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s outside interest may reflect a possible bias, either the exposition or the conclusions presented.
Planning committee members and presenter(s) have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing selling re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients and have disclosed that no conflict of interest exists with the presentation/educational event.
FACULTY
Andrew Bauer, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric Thyroid Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Kenneth Chen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas- Southwestern
William Foulkes, MBBS, Ph.D, FRCPC, FRCP (Lond), FRSC, Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics
Aime Franco, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Kris Ann Schultz, MD, International PPB/DICER1 & OTST Registries, Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Minnesota
Pooja Shah, M. Sc., Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Douglas Stewart, MD, Senior Investigator, Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Yemin Wang, PhD, Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia, Staff Scientist at BC Cancer Research Institute
Mona Wu, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Amatruda Lab, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Children’s Minnesota is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Children’s Minnesota takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific interest of its accredited continuing education events.
Credit Statement:
AMA
Children’s Minnesota designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent to their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Children's Minnesota designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 ANCC nursing contact hour. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program offers 3.5 contact hours of continuing education. Most medical professional organizations accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. It is the individual’s responsibility to determine whether an education activity meets the continuing education requirements of their respective licensures and/or professional boards. Go to your respective organization’s website for more detailed information regarding credit requirements.
Genetic Counselor CEUs: The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized Children's Minnesota to offer up to 0.333 CEUs or 3.33 Category 1 contact hours for the activity DICER1 Symposium. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.
*If seeking genetic counselor credits, there will be a $35 fee payable at the time of registration. If you do not pay this fee and you are seeking genetic counselor credits, we will not process these for you.
Available Credit
- 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.50 ANCC
- 3.50 Attendance
- 3.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Price
Registration fee will be waived for all not seeking genetic counselor credits.
*If seeking genetic counselor credits, there will be a $35 fee payable at the time of registration. If you do not pay this fee and you are seeking genetic counselor credits, we will not process these for you. You will need to fill out the evaluation form as part of the requirements for seeking genetic counselor credits.
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON ON THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 for the in-person option. The virtual registration option will CLOSE AT THE START OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024.
WHEN SELECTING YOUR FORMAT OPTION, SELECT CAREFULLY AS NO TRANSFERS FROM ONE FORMAT TO THE OTHER WILL BE PERMITTED. YOU WILL BE LOCKED INTO YOUR VIEWING OPTION.
Children's Minnesota employees only
To add this event to your calendar, please follow these steps:
- Open your confirmation email from this course
- Click the add to calendar link (this will download the .ics file to your computer)
- Open your Outlook calendar
- Select "Add calendar" from the left pane just above My Calendars
- Select "Upload from file" in the Add calendar window.
- Select Browse, go to your Downloads folder and select the .ics file.
- Select the Calendar you want the appointment to show up in, typically Calendar and then select Import.
Required Hardware/software
If viewing virtually, you will need a computer, phone, or iPad with internet access.