Atlantic Health System Cancer Care will continue its tradition of world-class medical education with its 2020 Annual Review in Oncology Virtual Symposium. The symposium, held virtually this year with free registration, will take place Saturday, June 27, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Distinguished faculty from some of the Northeasts leading cancer centers will summarize the latest advances in oncology, which have recently been presented at international conferences. The diverse range of topics should be of interest to surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists and other physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.

Missak Haigentz, Jr., MD, medical director of hematology and oncology for Atlantic Health System and principal investigator for the Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium, the only New Jersey-based National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), will moderate.

Medical education in the era of COVID-19 is more important than ever, said Dr. Haigentz. Oncology education for physicians and other health care professionals has continued at Morristown Medical Center and Atlantic Health System, and we remain the go-to destination whether its in-person or online for oncology medical education with some of the nations top cancer researchers.

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Dr. Haigentz is an internationally known expert in lung and head and neck cancers, including thyroid cancer. He has served as lead or co-author on numerous studies, and is currently principal investigator at Atlantic Health System for 13 lung cancer studies and eight head and neck cancer clinical trials.

Dr. Haigentz will welcome symposium attendees, before introducing the presenters:

The programs learning objectives are for participants to be able to:

Atlantic Health System designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits, Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Atlantic Health System is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The registration deadline is June 26, 2020. To register, email Danette.Clark@atlantichealth.org.

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