2023 Cancer Biopsy

and Surgical Treatment

Training Program
September 28 - November 16, 2023

Join us for a 7-session digital lecture series focused on cancer

biopsy and surgical treatment. This course is tailored for surgeons
and clinicians that perform biopsies however, all are welcome to
attend. Biopsy and surgical treatment will be addressed in breast
cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, Wilm's Tumor and more.

Lectures will take place at 4:30 pm

GMT/5:30 pm WAT/6:30 pm CAT/7:30 Click Here
pm EAT unless otherwise specified. Each
lecture will be one hour followed by 30
to Register
minutes of Q&A.

Please email Carly Woodmark (cwoodmark@bvgh.org) with any

questions.
2023 Cancer Biopsy & Surgical Treatment
Digital Course Schedule

Lecture Topic Date/Time Trainer(s)/Institution

Nephroblastoma (Wilm’s Tumor)

28th September Dr. Jason Axt
Biopsy indications & considerations
AIC Kijabe
Surgery: radical vs partial nephrectomy

Breast Cancer Biopsy

Image-guided FNA vs Core Needle biopsy 2nd October Prof. Anees Chagpar
Indications Yale University
Sentinel lymph node and breast biopsy

19th October
Hematologic Cancer Dr. Emily Glynn
2:00 pm GMT/3:00 pm
Bone Marrow Biopsy University of
WAT/4:00 pm CAT/5:00
Treatment pathways Washington
pm EAT

Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment

23rd October Prof. Anees Chagpar
Breast conservation/treatment pathways
Yale University
Surgery: Mastectomy

Rhabdomyosarcoma
31st October Dr. Jason Axt
Biopsy considerations
AIC Kijabe
Surgical treatment considerations

Prostate Cancer 9th November

Dr. Yaw Nyame
Image-guided transrectal biopsy 4:00 pm GMT/5:00 pm
University of
Suprapubic simple vs radical prostatectomy WAT/6:00 pm CAT/7:00
Washington
Robotic prostatectomy pm EAT

Liver Cancer
Percutaneous biopsy vs Laparoscopic Dr. Cameron Gaskill
16th November
Approach UC Davis
Open vs Laparoscopic Hepatectomy