THURSDAY

3-5 PM         Affordable Healthcare Reform: William Maples, MD

                     Emotional implication of NETS treatment: Ronda Ayala RN

6-9 PM         Welcome Reception

FRIDAY AM       Moderator: Eugene A. Woltering, MD

7:00-7:45   Breakfast

7:45-8:00    Introduction: Bob and Maryann Wahmann from CCAN

8:00-8:40   NETS- Introduction to the basics: Richard Warner, MD

8:40-9:20 NETS pathology: What's important and what's not? : Chanjuan Shi, MD

9:20-9:30 Break

9:30-10:00   Midgut NETs surgery. The technical aspects: Yi-Zarn Wang. MD

10:00-10:30  Pancreatic NETs surgery. The technical aspects: Michael Choiti MD

10:30-11:00 Does serial cytoreduction of midgut NETS increase survival? : Eugene A. Woltering MD

11:00-11:30 How NETS affects your heart: Current recommendations for ongoing scanning, prevention and current therapy of NETS-induced heart disease: Heidi Connolly MD

11:30-12:15 Q & A with panel and moderator

12:15-1:15   Lunch

FRIDAY PM        Moderator: Thomas M. O'Dorisio MD

1:15-2:00 Clinical trials for chemotherapy/biologic response modifier therapy of gut- based NETS: Edward Wolin, MD

2:00-2:45 Clinical trials for chemotherapy/biologic response modifier therapy of pancreatic NETS: Emily Bergsland MD

2:45-3:00   Break

3:00-3:30   New approaches to the treatment of NETS induced diarrhea: Sajeve Thomas MD

3:30-4:00   Somatostatin analogs control symptoms and slow tumor growth:  Summary of recent trials: Alexandria Phan MD

4:00-4:30   Update
on NETs markers: What, how many and cross- laboratory validation studies: Mia Tepper

4:30- 5:15 Q & A with panel and moderator

SATURDAY AM Moderator:  J. Phillip Boudreaux MD

7:00-8:00   Breakfast

8:00-8:45  The Benefit of Multidisciplinary Teams Treating NETs: Eric Liu,  MD

8:45-9:15  The role of the gastroenterologist in the diagnosis and treatment of NETS: David Metz MD

9:15-9:45 Summary of therapy with 177 Lu vs. high dose LAR: The AAA trial: Richard Campeau MD

9:45-10:00   Break

10:00-10:30   An update on Multi Visceral Organ Transplants (MVOT): Rodrigo Vianna M.D

10:30-11:00  My personal experience with MVOT:  Paul Johnson MD

11:00-12:00 Q & A with panel and moderator

12:00-1:00    Lunch

SATURDAY PM Moderator: Richard Warner MD

1:00-1:30  Investigator-initiated trials of 68 Gallium somatostatin analogs: Where are we going?: Thomas M. O'Dorisio

1:30-2:00   Update on studies in MEN I and the risk of familial NETS: Steve Wank MD

2:00-2:30   How to scan for NETs: Primary's and their metastasi: David Bushnell MD

2:30-2:45   Break

2:45-3:15  Vitamin supplements & alternative therapies: Assessing safety & efficacy: Mary Hardy, MD

3:15-3:45   Spheres vs. Chemoembolization vs. Bland embolization- Which is best?: Charles Nutting MD

3:45- 4:15 RFA, microwave, cryotherapy nanoknife and other invasive therapies for liver metastasis: David Iannitti MD

4:15-4:45  Q & A with panel and moderator

4:45-5:00 Announcement of next National Patient NET conference in September 2016: Eugene A. Woltering MD and CCAN

SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON LUNGNOIDS AND DIPNECH

SUNDAY AM Eric Liu MD Moderator

8:00-8:45   How we find lung NETS and their metastasis: Eric Liu MD

8:45-9:30 Bronchoscopy, percutaneous and trans-bronchial biopsies for lung lesions: Susan Hughey Gunn MD

9:00-10:15 Surgical approaches to DIPNECH, primary NETS & their metastasis: Rodney Landreneau MD

10:15-11:00 Role of chemotherapy, biologic response modifiers and PRRT in the therapy of lung NETS: Daniel Granberg MD

11:00-12:00  Q & A with panel and moderator