This course will be a comprehensive update of issues in hematologic and oncologic malignancies presenting new disease classification, treatment, and challenging cases. Course topics will include updates from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting and in medical oncology. Topics focus on key hematologic diseases (dysproteinemias, acute and chronic leukemias, lymphomas), key solid tumors (breast, thoracic, GI, GU), and overlap topics of supportive, ancillary and diagnostic care. "The activity has been submitted to the Mayo Clinic Arizona provider unit for approval to award contact hours. Mayo Clinic Arizona is an approved provider by the Arizona Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation."

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This course is designed to give Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Head and Neck Oncologists a focused educational experience in transoral endoscopic techniques for resecting primary head and neck tumors. Both transoral laser and robotic surgery will be featured, as well as flexible laser surgery in inpatient and outpatient environments. An optional cadaveric hands-on workshop will provide participants with opportunities to perform various transoral procedures with laser technologies and delivery systems. Renowned faculty will emphasize fundamental transoral anatomy, microsurgical and robotic techniques, and wound exposure, as well as other transoral techniques. Workshop participants will gain experience in the art of tumor exposure using various retractors and appropriate and safe use of multiple transoral systems.

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This one-day educational program will provide hematology and oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with an overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various hematologic malignancies, based on abstracts presented at the December 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Invited speakers choose exciting and relevant abstracts presented at the ASH meeting and discuss their clinical relevance to the hematology/oncology practice.

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This two day course is designed for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNP), physician assistants (PA), oncology nurses, registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and general practitioners (internal medicine and family medicine). Residents in training and fellows from these specialties are encouraged to attend. Topics in breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies and colon cancer will include screening, diagnosis, and state of the art treatment. Emphasis will be given to management guidelines, molecular diagnosis and individualization of cancer therapy based on molecular profiles. There is a special session devoted to the area of supportive care in oncology, with an emphasis on optimal surveillance after treatment for each of the selected malignancies. Presentations from the latest national and international meetings (ASCO, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, ASCO GI, and ESMO) will be reviewed. Participants will have the opportunity to hear outstanding summaries of these topics and personally interact with our expert faculty.

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The Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) Course is designed to focus on the unique, life-threatening emergencies that occur within a radiology department. It is designed to teach prompt recognition and treatment of contrast reactions. The ARLS course will discuss management of the sedated patient and the proper management of an airway in an emergency situation. The administration of contrast in patients with renal insufficiency including contrast induced nephropathy and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis will be discussed. Basic concepts of advanced life support will also be reviewed. This course is fashioned after the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course that has been successfully teaching physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel patient management during cardiac arrest. This course will offer the current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification training materials.

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This three-day multidisciplinary conference explores current state-of-the –art techniques and program development to implement a blood management program in hospitals. This is a one-of-a-kind summit organized by leaders in blood management from Mayo Clinic, Hartford Hospital, Loyola University, and Cleveland Clinic, with faculty participation from all four organizations. Following the successful 2012 course, the program has been slightly expanded for 2013.

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This one-day educational program provides hematology and oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with an overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various oncologic malignancies, based on abstracts presented at the June 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Invited speakers choose exciting and relevant abstracts presented at the ASCO meeting and discuss their clinical relevance to the oncology practice.

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A comprehensive review of hematology and oncology topics emphasizing recent developments and updates on the evaluation and treatment of cancer and blood disorders.

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The Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) Course is designed to focus on the unique, life-threatening emergencies that occur within a radiology department. It is designed to teach prompt recognition and treatment of contrast reactions. The ARLS course will discuss management of the sedated patient and the proper management of an airway in an emergency situation. The administration of contrast in patients with renal insufficiency including contrast induced nephropathy and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis will be discussed. Basic concepts of advanced life support will also be reviewed. This course is fashioned after the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course that has been successfully teaching physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel patient management during cardiac arrest. This course will offer the current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification training materials.

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A one day comprehensive overview of the state of the art of Leukemia Diagnosis and treatment. Focus on Acute Myeloid and Lymphod Leukemia, MDS, MPDs and CLL. This is planned out of Mayo AZ and will be a regional meeting for Providers (MDs and NPS).

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This two-day program focuses on the role of new therapies in treating patients with hematologic malignancies and place the evolving role of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) in the appropriate context of these new therapies. An overview of the role of BMT in many of the hematologic malignancies is discussed, as well as an update on new methodologies related to BMT and how to best provide long-term follow-up for these patients. A discussion of the evolving field of regenerative medicine is included.

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