When
Where
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85724
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Presenter Details
"Total Neoadjuvant Treatment and ‘Watchful Waiting’ for Rectal Cancer: Where Are We Today?”
V. Liana Tsikitis, MD, MBA, MCR, FACS, FASCRS
Head, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery
Vice Chair, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Department of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Vassiliki ‘Liana’ Tsikitis is a professor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where she has been faculty at since 2011. During her tenure, she completed a Master of Clinic Research at OHSU, and a M.B.A. in Healthcare Policy at Brandeis University.
She currently serves as Head of the Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery as well as the Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Surgery at OHSU. Regionally she serves as the State Chair for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Clinically, Dr. Tsikitis specializes in the surgical management of malignant and benign colon and rectal diseases. Her primary focus is on the surgical management of patients with complex inflammatory bowel disease and advanced colon and rectal cancer. Her research focus is on microbial dysbiosis and colorectal neoplasia and delineating the tumor microenvironment of early onset colorectal cancer. She has received intramural and extramural funding that have supported more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and chapters and she is an active collaborator and leader on multi-institutional research projects. She most enjoys teaching medical students residents and fellows and has received Departmental and Institutional teaching awards.
Learning Objectives
- Incorporate into practice intraoperative teaching and feedback to improve operative performance.
- Incorporate cutting-edge surgical techniques and patient management strategies.
- Incorporate into practice results from recent randomized-controlled trials/studies.
- Communicate operative knowledge effectively to peers.
About
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement(s): All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.