Pre-Meeting Courses

These optional courses are designed to benefit members of the Society and SSO 2019 attendees with an emphasis practical information for the practicing surgeon. Registrants also wishing to attend SSO 2019 are required to pay the full meeting registration fee. All pre-meeting courses will take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Please click the links below for full course details. Registration is limited, so please sign up early!

Please contact education@surgonc.org with any specific questions on the pre-meeting courses.
 

Fellows Institute II: Practical Aspects of Starting a Surgical Oncology Career

Wednesday, March 27 | 1-5 pm
Early-bird Fee (by January 7): $100 SSO Members | $125 Non-members
Advance/Onsite Fee: $125 SSO Members | $150 Non-members

The SSO Training Committee organized this workshop to complement the topics covered at Fellows Institute in November. Faculty will speak to personal experiences of building your CV, advanced degrees, coding and reimbursement, finances, partnering with industry, global opportunities, and more. Open to all fellows. See full course faculty and presentation information here.
 

7 Tips and Tricks to Enhance the Surgical Oncologist’s Practice

Wednesday, March 27 | 1-5 pm
Early-bird Fee (by January 7): $225 SSO Members | $275 Non-members
Advance/Onsite Fee: $250 SSO Members | $300 Non-members

This engaging session will cover practical topics designed to target challenging areas encountered in a cancer surgeon’s clinic, including insights you’re supposed to learn as you go. This session is open to all, including general surgical oncologists who work in the community. See full course faculty and presentation information here.