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Preliminary Program
Join us at #SSO2025 for an opportunity to engage deeply with the latest research, innovative techniques, and collaborative approaches that are shaping our practices.Additional details will be published in the Final Program coming January 2025.
| Wednesday, March 26 | ||||||
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Room 101 - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | West Hall Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:15 AM - 3:00 PM | Pre-Course: Hands-on Robotics in Gastrectomy, Esophagectomy, Pancreas, Liver (Non-CME) | CAMLS | ||||
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Pre-Course: Research & Quality: Surgical Clinical Trials Primer: Designing Your Study (Non-CME) | Room 120-121 - TCC | ||||
| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Board of Directors’ Meeting (Invite Only) | Room 118 - TCC | ||||
| 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Career Catalyst Mentorship Program (Invite Only) | Room 103-104 - TCC | ||||
| 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Pre-Course: SSO Women in Cancer Surgery: Leading Beyond the Operating Room (Non-CME)
Join the SSO Women in Cancer Surgery Work Group and guest panelists as they discuss competencies needed to lead outside of the operating room, things to consider when making financial decisions for your department and your personal financial health and alternative leadership pathways. We encourage all SSO members to attend. Refreshments will be served. 1:00 – 1:05 p.m.
Introduction
Miral Grandhi, MD; Sarah McLaughlin, MD
1:05 - 1:30 p.m.
Advocating for Resources Herbert Zeh III, MD
1:30 - 1:55 p.m.
Leading a Surgical Society and an Editorial Board for a Major Medical Journal
Kelly McMasters, MD, PhD
1:55 - 2:20 p.m.
From Surgeon to Dean of a Medical School, Lessons Learned Sandra Wong, MD, MS
2:20 - 2:45 p.m.
Personal Financial Health: Lessons Learned on Wall Street
Susan K. Boolbol, MD
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Q&A + Panel Discussion/Closing Remarks
Faculty Panel |
Room 114-115 - TCC | ||||
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Joint Committee Conference (Invite Only)
3:30 - 3:50 p.m. Welcome & SSO Committee Overview Room 122-123 3:50 - 5:00 p.m. Committee Breakout Rooms
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Room 122-123 - TCC | ||||
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Welcome Reception | Tampa Water Street Marriott, Anchor and Brine - Tampa Water Street Marriott | ||||
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | President’s Dinner (Invite Only) | Tampa Club - Tampa Club | ||||
| Thursday, March 27 | ||||||
| 6:15 AM - 7:15 AM | New Member & Member Appreciation Breakfast | Room 114-116 - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | West Hall Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Room 101 - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Morning Coffee | Ballroom Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM | Welcome Remarks | Ballroom BC - TCC | ||||
| 7:45 AM - 8:15 AM | James Ewing Featured Lecture: Genetic Testing in Cancer Patients: Which Patients? Which Genes? | Ballroom BC - TCC | ||||
| 8:20 AM - 9:50 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | HUB | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM | Networking Break Beverage Service | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM |
HUB Sessions
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
Networking Lunch
This session is designed to bring together members from the Disease Site Working Groups and beyond, fostering discussions to enhance networking opportunities and participation within SSO. Tables will be organized by disease site, with dedicated sections for Breast, Melanoma/Sarcoma, HPB, Colorectal/Gastric/HIPEC, and Surgical/Multi-Disease. Active member participation is essential for building connections and providing valuable feedback to shape future networking initiatives. |
HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | CGSO Resident Meet & Greet | Room 301-309 - TCC | ||||
| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
SSO Diversity Featured Lecture: Centering on the Margins: Strategies for Ensuring Health Equity in Uncertain Times
Achieving health equity in surgical oncology requires a deliberate commitment to addressing the systemic barriers that historically marginalized communities face in accessing quality care. Structural inequities in healthcare funding and resource allocation disproportionately disadvantage underserved populations, perpetuating cycles of poor health outcomes. To break these cycles, healthcare institutions must intentionally shift their focus toward meeting the specific needs of these communities, implementing targeted interventions that ensure equitable access to timely, high-quality surgical care. Through intentional and sustained efforts, healthcare systems can move beyond rhetoric to meaningful action, ensuring that marginalized communities are no longer left behind.
We will propose a value-based framework that will facilitate lasting change through a fundamental recentering of policies, financial incentives, and institutional priorities to focus on those most affected by disparities. By proactively investing in equitable healthcare strategies that center on the margins, institutions can dismantle long-standing barriers and establish a system where every patient, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or geographic location, receives the highest standard of surgical oncology care. |
Ballroom BC - TCC | ||||
| 1:50 PM - 3:20 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Global Partner Society Leadership Summit (Invite Only) | Room 103-104 - TCC | ||||
| 3:25 PM - 3:55 PM | Networking Break Beverage Service | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 3:25 PM - 3:55 PM |
HUB Sessions
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | HUB Happy Hour | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | SurgOnc Bowl | HUB Theater - TCC | ||||
| Friday, March 28 | ||||||
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Morning Coffee | Ballroom Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration | West Hall Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 5:15 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Room 101 - TCC | ||||
| 7:15 AM - 8:00 AM |
Industry Forum Presentation: Merck: A Treatment Option for Certain Patients with Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Join Merck for their exciting Industry Forum Presentation, discussing treatment options for certain patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At the conclusion of this activity, participants should gain strategies to:
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Room 120-121 - TCC | ||||
| 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 9:00 AM - 6:15 PM | HUB | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM | Networking Break Beverage Service | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM |
HUB Sessions
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| 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM | John Wayne Featured Lecture: Pancreatic Cancer: Survivors to Solutions | Ballroom BC - TCC | ||||
| 10:55 AM - 11:55 AM |
SSO Awards and Presidential Assembly
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Ballroom BC - TCC | ||||
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Practice Changing Surgical Oncology Publications (Non-CME)
In this HUB session, experts in the field will discuss the top research published in the past year that has changed and advanced the treatment of solid tumors. This will include 3 papers in high-impact journals across the spectrum of surgical oncology. The rationale for each study, methodology, and results will be presented. The conclusions and implications of how we treat patients will be discussed and placed into context by Society of Surgical Oncology faculty. Each Practice Changing Paper will include a 5-minute paper overview, followed by 5-minutes of Moderator-led Q&A and 5-minutes of audience Q&A. Agenda 12:00 - 12:02 p.m. Introduction Ryan C. Fields, MD; Mediget Teshome, MD, MPH, FACS 12:02 - 12:14 p.m. Pracitce Changing Paper I: Breast Taiwo Adesoye, MD, MPH 12:14 - 12:26 p.m. Practice Changing Paper II: Melanoma Giorgos C. Karakousis, MD 12:26 - 12:38 p.m. Practice Changing Paper III: GI Trang Nguyen, MD |
HUB Theater - TCC | ||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Breast Resident Meet & Greet | Room 301-309 - TCC | ||||
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Women in Cancer Surgery Lunch (Registration Required) | Room 114-117 - TCC | ||||
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 2:35 PM - 3:35 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 2:35 PM - 3:35 PM |
Symposium: Discovering Your Society: The Results of the 2023 SSO Workforce Survey
The members of the 2023 SSO survey task force will present data gleamed from the society wide survey. After a global overview, deeper dives into practice delineations and career satisfaction will be provided. Audience participation will help guide next steps in terms of additional programming or future surveys. Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Have a better understanding of the community of surgical oncologists comprising the Society of Surgical Oncology- Identify peer comparison and differentiation in practice patterns and the lifestyle of SSO members - Provide feedback to guide the development of future workforce surveys 2:35 – 2:50 p.m.
Global Overview of the 2023 SSO Workforce Survey
Jill K. Onesti, MD, FACS, FSSO
2:50 - 3:05 p.m.
Survey Findings of SSO Membership practice of Surgical Oncology Magesh Sundaram, MD
3:05 - 3:20 p.m.
Career Satisfaction among the SSO Membership
Jeremy L. Davis, MD
3:20 - 3:30 p.m.
Discussion Q&A Russell S. Berman, MD, FSSO; Andrew M. Blakely, MD; Jeremy L. Davis, MD; Kristen Massimino, MD; Jill K. Onesti, MD, FACS, FSSO; Magesh Sundaram, MD
3:30 - 3:35 p.m.
Interactive Audience Polling of Future Directions of Workforce Surveys
Jill K. Onesti, MD, FACS, FSSO; Magesh Sundaram, MD |
Room 122-123 - TCC | ||||
| 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM | Networking Break Beverage Service | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 3:40 PM - 4:10 PM |
HUB Sessions
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| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Ice Cream Social Hour | HUB - West Central Hall - TCC | ||||
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Annual Business Meeting | HUB Theater - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
Raising for Research Fundraiser
Experience the vibrant spirit of Tampa at the SSO 2025 Raising for Research Fundraiser! Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring a locally inspired meal, perfectly paired with refreshing signature cocktails. After dinner, the fun will continue with lively karaoke, a silent auction, and plenty of opportunities to relax, mingle, and make memories with friends and colleagues. Individual tickets or full tables are available for purchase during registration for SSO 2025. If you have already completed registration for the meeting, you can log in to your SSO account and update your SSO 2025 registration to purchase tickets for this event. All proceeds support the future of cancer care through the SSO Research and Education Fund. |
Tampa Water Street Marriott, Florida Ballroom - Tampa Water Street Marriott | ||||
| Saturday, March 29 | ||||||
| 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Global Partner Meetings (Invite Only) | Room 103-104 - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Registration | West Hall Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Speaker Ready Room | Room 101 - TCC | ||||
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Morning Coffee | Ballroom Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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| 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM | Networking Break Beverage Service | Ballroom Foyer - TCC | ||||
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
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