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2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference


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Add to Calendar 2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference 11/7/2026 7:00:00 AM 11/7/2026 4:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://ast.cloud-cme.com/2026lungcancerconference Description: Register now to join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026for the inaugural Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference, an educational event dedicated to advancing the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. Attendees will explore best practices in screening, innovations in robotic and minimally invasive techniques, and emerging therapies shaping the future of lung cancer care.... Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown - Surgery and Critical Care Tower Conference Center false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown - Surgery and Critical Care Tower Conference Center, Nashville, TN

Target Audience
Specialties - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Leadership/Administration, Pathology, Pulmonary Disease, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Thoracic Surgery
Professions - Fellow, Non-Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Other, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Respiratory Therapist, Student

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.75 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.75 hours), ABTS CC (6.75 hours), Other Learner Participation Hours (6.75 hours)

Overview

Register now to join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026 for the inaugural Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference, an educational event dedicated to advancing the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. Attendees will explore best practices in screening, innovations in robotic and minimally invasive techniques, and emerging therapies shaping the future of lung cancer care. This conference aims to strengthen collaboration and improve care for patients across every stage of their journey. 

This education is designed for physicians, APPs, nurses, and all other healthcare professionals who are involved in the ongoing care of patients with lung cancer. Pulmonologists, oncologists, thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, palliative care providers, administrators, and advocacy representatives will all benefit from this multidisciplinary program.


Registration

$200.00 Physician

$150.00 Non-Physician (NP, PA, RN, Other)

$75.00 Resident/Fellow/Student

$0.00 UTHSC Resident/Fellow

$0.00 Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate - If you are not able to attend, you must cancel your registration by Friday, October 23rd. If you do not cancel by October 23rd, you will be invoiced a fee of $25.00. If you wish to cancel, please email [email protected].


Accreditation

Ascension Saint Thomas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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Registrants are responsible for making their own reservations. Below is a list of hotels near Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown.


Tempo by Hilton Nashville Midtown (0.2 Miles)

110 20th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203 - 629-312-2601

Hyatt House Nashville at Vanderbilt (0.3 Miles)

2100 Hayes St, Nashville, TN 37203 - 615-320-9000

Holiday Inn Express and Suites Nashville West End (0.3 Miles)

2221 Elliston Pl, Nashville, TN 37203 - 615-919-9910

Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel (0.4 Miles)

2100 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203 – 615-320-1700

Hutton Hotel (0.5 Miles)

1808 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37206 - 615-340-9333

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals who have the opportunity to control content are required to disclose any financial relationships within the past 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Ascension Saint Thomas has established mechanisms to mitigate relevant financial relationships. Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will be provided to learners prior to the activity.

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Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Faculty Photos
John Lazar, MD
Director, Thoracic Oncology
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Otis B Rickman, DO, FCCP, DAABIP
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Ascension Saint Thomas
Franklin, TN
Co-Course Director, Faculty
Honoraria-Intuitive Surgical|Honoraria-STERIS|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Noah Medical|Consulting Fee-Matrix Analytics EON|Consulting Fee-PulmonX
Faculty Photos
Kate Baker, MD, MMHC
Tennessee Oncology, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Johann Brandes, MD, PhD
Dr
TN Oncology
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Roberto F Casal, MD
Interventional Pulmonologist
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Faculty
Advisor-Johnson & Johnson|Advisor-Intuitive Surgical|Advisor-Canon (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Florian J Fintelmann, MD
Medical Director, Thoracic Imaging and Intervention
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Faculty
Paid consultant-Boston Scientific Corporation|Paid consultant-Johnson & Johnson (Relationship has ended)|Paid consultant-Tubulis Inc|Paid consultant-Varian Medical Systems|Paid consultant-Becton Dickinson (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Ryan J Hendrix, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Victor Kha, DO, FCCP
Assistant Professor
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-AstraZeneca (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Insmed
Richard Lazzaro, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
Colts neck, NJ
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Nick LeBlanc, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
AST/Ascension St Thomas
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Robert Mildenhall, MD
Pulmonologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Franklin, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Barton J Sanders, MD
Physician
Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
John P Simmons, MD
Dr
St. Thomas Medical Group
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Julie A Travis, RN, BSN
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West
Brentwood, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Charla Walston, MSN
Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Becky Bonds, RN
Lung Nurse Navigator
Ascension Medical Group - Nashville
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Nurse Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Wade Iams, MD
Medical Oncologist
Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Speakers Bureau-Amgen, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-Novocure|Speakers Bureau-Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.|Speakers Bureau-AbbVie (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Nuvation Bio|Consulting Fee-Johnson & Johnson (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Merus (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Guardant (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-AbbVie (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Tempus (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-EMD Serono (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Sanofi S.A. (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Genentech (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Caris (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-AstraZeneca (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Any division) (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Mark Sittig, MD
Radiation Oncologist
Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Nothing to disclose
Austyn Barnes, MBA, MSHA
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Other Planner
Nothing to disclose
Kamadi Camp, Other
Ascension Saint Thomas, TN
Other Planner
Nothing to disclose
Joan Lafranchise, MSN
Oncology Service Line, Dir. Clinical Programs
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown
Nashville, TN
Other Planner
Nothing to disclose
Tristin Casteel, MBA
Director of Medical Education
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Katlyn Mallicoat
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Heidi Petree, BS
CME Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Caroline Whitehead
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose

Saturday, November 7, 2026

2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference

Welcome & Course Introduction - Otis B. Rickman, DO, DAABIP and John F. Lazar, MD
8:00AM - 8:10AM

Lung Cancer in 2026: Who's at Risk and Why?
8:10AM - 8:30AM
Johann Brandes, MD, PhD

Screening CT: Does it Work? How Can AI Improve Overall Survival?
8:30AM - 9:05AM
Florian J Fintelmann, MD

Smoking Cessation: The Uncomfortable but Critical Conversation
9:05AM - 9:25AM
Becky Bonds, RN
Charla Walston, MSN

A Patient's Story: Real Life Behind the Data
9:25AM - 10:00AM
Julie A Travis, RN, BSN

Break
10:00AM - 10:15AM

My Patient Has a Nodule: What's the Next Step?
10:15AM - 10:35AM
Robert Mildenhall, MD

"You Need a Biopsy": Where Should They Go and What Happens Next?
10:35AM - 10:55AM
John P Simmons, MD

Staging Before Referring: What Needs to Be Done and Why It Matters
10:55AM - 11:15AM
Nick LeBlanc, MD

Lung Screening and Nodule Pre-Diagnostic Testing
11:15AM - 11:35AM
Victor Kha, DO, FCCP

Lunch
11:35AM - 12:30PM

Who's a Surgical Candidate?
12:30PM - 12:50PM
Ryan J Hendrix, MD

SBRT in Early Disease: When Less is More
12:50PM - 1:10PM
Mark Sittig, MD

Beyond Biopsy: Robotic Bronchoscopy Guided Treatment of Peripheral Lung Tumors
1:10PM - 1:45PM
Roberto F Casal, MD

Innovations in Therapy: From Targeted to Immuno - What's Shaping the Future?
1:45PM - 2:05PM
Wade Iams, MD

Robotic Sublobar Resection: Rethinking Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
2:05PM - 2:40PM
Richard Lazzaro, MD

Break
2:40PM - 3:00PM

Survivorship: Who Owns Long-Term Follow-Up and How Should It Look?
3:00PM - 3:20PM
Kate Baker, MD, MMHC

Side-Effects Happen: Recognizing Treatment-Related Toxicities and Integrating Palliative Care Early
3:20PM - 3:40PM
Barton J Sanders, MD

Breathless and Beyond: Palliating Pleural and Airway Complications
3:40PM - 4:00PM
Otis B Rickman, DO, FCCP, DAABIP

Wrap-Up & Final Thoughts - Otis B. Rickman, DO, DAABIP and John F. Lazar, MD
4:00PM - 4:15PM

Adjourn
4:15PM - 4:15PM

Thank you for your consideration to support the 2026 Ascension Saint Thomas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Conference by hosting an exhibit! Please review the exhibit information linked below, as well as the tiers outlined below.

Please note, the exhibit rate displayed in the tiers below includes a 3% credit card processing fee. If you select "Pay Via Check" when completing your registration, a member of our CME department will email you an invoice with the appropriate amount.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, and we look forward to seeing you in November!

2026 Sponsorship Opportunities.pdf

2026 Exhibit Letter.pdf

2026 Exhibit Guide.pdf


Contact Us:
Heidi Petree
Ascension Saint Thomas
4220 Harding Rd
Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: 615-222-6455
Email: [email protected]
Website: ast.cloud-cme.com


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Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Package - Platinum Sponsor Price: $10300.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Platinum Exhibitor
  • (1) 6ft. Tabletop display, 2 chairs, linen
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 4
  • Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments (available with Exhibitor Badge)
  • Additional Exhibitor Fees (standard electric, power strip) are exhibitor's responsibility
  • Exhibit Location: Premium

Deadline for order commitment is 10/31/2026 12:00:00 AM.

Exhibitor Package - Gold Sponsor Price: $6180.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Gold Exhibitor
  • (1) 6ft. Tabletop display, 2 chairs, linen
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments (available with Exhibitor Badge)
  • Additional Exhibitor Fees (standard electric, power strip) are exhibitor's responsibility
  • Exhibit Location: Standard, Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 10/31/2026 12:00:00 AM.

Exhibitor Package - Silver Sponsor Price: $3090.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Silver Exhibitor
  • (1) 6ft. Tabletop display, 2 chairs, linen
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments (available with Exhibitor Badge)
  • Additional Exhibitor Fees (standard electric, power strip) are exhibitor's responsibility
  • Exhibit Location: Standard, Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 10/31/2026 12:00:00 AM.

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