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2026 West Oncology Conference


  • Guest House at Graceland 3600 Elvis Presley Blvd Memphis, TN, 38116 United States (map)

In-Person Access Only | 7.50 CE/CME Credits & MOC Points

Please read: All programs remain free. Registrations will require a credit card as a cancellation hold. A fee of $99 will only be incurred in the event of a no-show or cancellation within 5 days without written confirmation to the Total Health Program Team. Industry representatives—defined as any individual who is employed by, contracted with, owns, or represents a drug, device, diagnostic, or other healthcare-related commercial entity, regardless of clinical credentials or licensure—are not permitted to attend Total Health events as general attendees. Members of industry must contact exhibits@totalhealthoncology.com

The 11th Annual West Oncology Conference serves as a valuable forum for presenting and discussing new research findings in oncology education.

Learners are provided updates on practice-changing data in breast cancers, genitourinary cancers, hematological malignancies, gastrointestinal cancers, and lung cancers – all in a practical and interactive format, fostering discussion and impacting patient clinical outcomes. This accredited meeting is an in-person conference with on-demand access for registered attendees.

 

Conference Agenda ‍ ‍ Saturday, May 16, 2026

8:00 AM
Coffee and Exhibits

8:30 AM
Program Chair Welcome

8:40 AM
Updates in Colorectal Cancer ‍

9:00 AM
Updates in Non-Colorectal Cancer

Tyler Johnson, MD | Stanford University

9:20 AM
Panel Discussion and Q&A - Gastrointestinal Cancer

Paxton Dickson, MD, FACS (Moderator) | University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Tyler Johnson, MD | Stanford University
Noam Vanderwalde, MD, MS | West Cancer Center

9:50 AM
Updates in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Jason Porter, MD | West Cancer Center

10:10 AM
Updates in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Ramakrishna Battini, MD | West Cancer Center

10:35 AM
Panel Discussion and Q&A - Lung Cancer

Ramakrishna Battini, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Jason Porter, MD | West Cancer Center
Yuefeng Wang, MD, PhD | West Cancer Center ‍ ‍‍ ‍

11:00 AM
Breakfast and Exhibits

11:15 AM
Non-CME Breakfast Taiho

12:00 PM
MRD as an Endpoint in Multiple Myeloma

12:20 PM
AML and Molecular Targets with MRD Testing‍ ‍Alice Mims, MD, MSCR | The Ohio State University

12:40 PM
Preparing a Patient for CAR-T - Guidance to Community Oncologists

Bryan Huber, MD | Intermountain Health‍ ‍‍

1:00 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A - Hematological Malignancies

Jason Chandler, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Alice Mims, MD, MSCR | The Ohio State University
Bryan Huber, MD | Intermountain Health

1:30 PM
Lunch and Exhibits

1:45 PM
Non-CME Lunch - Natera

2:30 PM
Housekeeping and Survey

2:40 PM
Solid Tumor Molecular Board Panel

Ari VanderWalde, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Tom Corbiere, PhD | Caris Life Sciences
Jason Porter, MD | Guardant Health
George Daneker, Jr. MD | Natera
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3:10 PM
Liquid Tumor Molecular Board Panel

Jason Chandler, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Bryan Huber, MD | Intermountain Health

3:40 PM
Networking Reception

4:40 PM
Adjourn

Sunday, May 17, 2026

8:00 AM
Coffee and Exhibits

8:30 AM
Program Chair Welcome

8:40 AM
Updates in Non-Prostate Cancer

Sandy Srinivas, MD | Stanford Medicine

9:00 AM
Updates in Prostate Cancer

9:20 AM
Panel Discussion and Q&A - Genitourinary Cancer

Brad Somer, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Sandy Srinivas, MD | Stanford Medicine
Holger Gieschen, MD | West Cancer Center

9:50 AM
Breakfast and Exhibits

10:05 AM
Non-CME Breakfast - SAGA Diagnostics

10:50 AM
Where is AI going in Oncology?

11:25 AM
Threats and Opportunities of IRA and MFN in Oncology

Barbara McAnaney, MD | New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants

11:45 AM
Transitioning to Outpatient Bite Therapy

Jason Chandler, MD| West Cancer Center

12:05 PM

Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:25 PM
Lunch and Exhibits

12:40 PM
Non-CME Lunch - Pfizer

1:25 PM
Management of HER2 Low and HER2 Ultra Low

Amina Chaudhry, MD | Stanford Medicine

1:45 PM
Management HER2+

2:05 PM
Panel Discussion and Q&A - Breast Cancer

Darcey Eastwood, MD (Moderator) | West Cancer Center
Alyssa Pittman, MD | West Cancer Center
Amina Chaudhry, MD | Stanford Medicine
Noam Vanderwalde, MD | West Cancer Center

2:35 PM
Adjourn

Agenda Subject To Change. All times are CST.

 
    • Identify novel targeted and immunologic approaches to therapy for various cancers

    • Integrate recent findings on healthcare disparities into optimal therapy selection for individual patients with cancer

    • Identify optimal therapies for patients and managing and mitigating side effects

    • Describe findings from recent clinical trials evaluating immunotherapies

    • Identify strategies to prevent and manage the treatment related adverse events of targeted therapies and immunotherapies to improve tolerability and maintain quality of life

    • Foster discussions on equitable and equal access and delivery of care for disparate populations, including discussing research and drug and diagnostic pipeline development that include underserved and underrepresented patients

  • In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Total Health. Amedco LLC 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.

    • Nurses (ANCC) Credit Designation
      Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 7.50 ANCC contact hours.

    • Physicians (ACCME) Credit Designation
      Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians (ACPE) Credit Designation
      Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 7.50 knowledge-based CPE contact hours.

      NOTE to Pharmacists: The only official Statement of Credit is the one you pull from CPE Monitor. You must request your certificate within 30 days of your participation in the activity to meet the deadline for submission to CPE Monitor.

    American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Credit

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. You must request your certificate within 30 days of the activity to meet the deadline for submission to PARS.

    • Free registration for all healthcare providers

    • Expert sessions that present the most clinically relevant data, research, and clinical strategies

    • Enduring video content for watching at your leisure

    • Real-time discussion and debate

    • Networking with peers, colleagues, and medical professionals

    • Access to the latest industry information and resources

    • Catered meals through-out the program

 
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