Overview
The CT Screening Symposium is a 1-day, immersive, in-person event being featured at WCLC 2024 focused on lung cancer screening technologies and best practices. Using a mix of live educational presentations and real-time expert discussions, as well as interactive live Q&A opportunities, the Symposium will address topics relevant to an international audience. Faculty will provide current data to highlight successes and address knowledge gaps. As a result of the symposium, the participant will be able to apply current knowledge to advance lung cancer screening relevant to their healthcare setting.
LEARNING Objectives
- Learning objective 1: Participants will gain an understanding of global challenges in lung cancer screening program implementation with updates on progress in different health settings.
- Learning objective 2: Attendees will review factors that may influence the integration of mobile CT screening to gain an understanding of its potential role in a lung cancer screening program.
- Learning objective 3: Participants will discuss disparities in access to lung cancer screening and will be equipped to propose strategies for promoting equity in program implementation.
- Learning objective 4: Attendees will explore emerging technologies in lung cancer screening, enabling them to anticipate and adapt to future advancements in the field.
SYMPOSIA CO-CHAIRS
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Schedule
10-minute presentations with 25-minute live panel discussion/QA
Morning session:
9:00am-12:00pm
Lunch:
12:00-1:00pm
Afternoon session:
1:00-4:00pm
Session Topics
- Session 1: Implementation of CT Screening Programs: Challenges and Successes
- Session 2: Integration of Mobile CT Screening
- Session 3: Equity in Lung Cancer Screening
- Session 4: Future Directions & Emerging Technologies
Press & Media Registration
Eligibility
Journalists, including photographers, must work for the outlet for which they are credentialed (exceptions for freelance journalists are detailed below). Journalists who use their media privileges to work for non-credentialed organizations will have their privileges revoked. Journalists are required to complete the media online pre-registration form and submit the following:
- A letter of assignment on the letterhead of the news organization being represented.
- A photocopy of official press credentials, such as a press card issued by a recognized journalists’ association or a government-sanctioned press organization. The IASLC does not recognize press cards issued by web-based organizations such as IFNM and/or business cards issued by a recognized news organization.
Freelance journalists, including photographers, may work for multiple publications, as long as they confirm in advance that those publications are eligible for media registration. Freelance journalists must submit the following:
- A letter of assignment on the letterhead of the news organization being represented.
- A recent copy of the publication (a mailed copy, link to the publication’s website, or a photocopy of a cover/issue published within the past 6 months).
- Companies or organizations producing publications, videos, and other products intended for marketing, advertising, financial analysis, or public relations purposes may not register to attend the meeting as media. This includes any organization that intends to sell or distribute video recorded at the CTSS 2023 for monetary gain. Any organization filming video is required to use either the official conference backdrop or a co-branded backdrop (including the IASLC logo).
- Financial analysts; sales, advertising, or marketing representatives; book publishers, and book authors may not register as media but are welcome to register as regular attendees.
- Public relations personnel and individuals from communications, print, and online promotion services should register as a regular attendee (not as media).
- Media are welcome to attend all general admission Scientific and Educational Sessions. These sessions may NOT be filmed or recorded for rebroadcast in any form. Ticketed sessions or those sessions requiring individual registration are not open to media.
- All media representatives are required to pre-register for the meeting and must be credentialed by the IASLC before being officially registered.
Failure to comply with these policies may result in the immediate revocation of any privileges for future IASLC events. The IASLC reserves the right to change these policies when needed without notice.
For questions, please contact:
Chris Martin
VP Public Relations, David James Group
CMartin@DavidJamesGroup.com
Phone: +1 630 670 2745
Jan Mazotti
Associate Director, Marketing and Communications
Jan.Mazotti@iaslc.org
Contact Us
Registration, accommodations, and program, please email meetings@iaslc.org
Sponsorship opportunities, please email corporaterelations@iaslc.org
Membership at the IASLC, please email membership@iaslc.org
Press and media, please email cmartin@davidjamesgroup.com
Session Topics
- Session 1: Implementation of CT Screening Programs: Challenges and Successes
- Session 2: Integration of Mobile CT Screening
- Session 3: Equity in Lung Cancer Screening
- Session 4: Future Directions & Emerging Technologies
Press & Media Registration
Eligibility
Journalists, including photographers, must work for the outlet for which they are credentialed (exceptions for freelance journalists are detailed below). Journalists who use their media privileges to work for non-credentialed organizations will have their privileges revoked. Journalists are required to complete the media online pre-registration form and submit the following:
- A letter of assignment on the letterhead of the news organization being represented.
- A photocopy of official press credentials, such as a press card issued by a recognized journalists’ association or a government-sanctioned press organization. The IASLC does not recognize press cards issued by web-based organizations such as IFNM and/or business cards issued by a recognized news organization.
Freelance journalists, including photographers, may work for multiple publications, as long as they confirm in advance that those publications are eligible for media registration. Freelance journalists must submit the following:
- A letter of assignment on the letterhead of the news organization being represented.
- A recent copy of the publication (a mailed copy, link to the publication’s website, or a photocopy of a cover/issue published within the past 6 months).
- Companies or organizations producing publications, videos, and other products intended for marketing, advertising, financial analysis, or public relations purposes may not register to attend the meeting as media. This includes any organization that intends to sell or distribute video recorded at the CTSS 2023 for monetary gain. Any organization filming video is required to use either the official conference backdrop or a co-branded backdrop (including the IASLC logo).
- Financial analysts; sales, advertising, or marketing representatives; book publishers, and book authors may not register as media but are welcome to register as regular attendees.
- Public relations personnel and individuals from communications, print, and online promotion services should register as a regular attendee (not as media).
- Media are welcome to attend all general admission Scientific and Educational Sessions. These sessions may NOT be filmed or recorded for rebroadcast in any form. Ticketed sessions or those sessions requiring individual registration are not open to media.
- All media representatives are required to pre-register for the meeting and must be credentialed by the IASLC before being officially registered.
Failure to comply with these policies may result in the immediate revocation of any privileges for future IASLC events. The IASLC reserves the right to change these policies when needed without notice.
For questions, please contact:
Chris Martin
VP Public Relations, David James Group
CMartin@DavidJamesGroup.com
Phone: +1 630 670 2745
Jan Mazotti
Associate Director, Marketing and Communications
Jan.Mazotti@iaslc.org
Contact Us
Registration, accommodations, and program, please email meetings@iaslc.org
Sponsorship opportunities, please email corporaterelations@iaslc.org
Membership at the IASLC, please email membership@iaslc.org
Press and media, please email cmartin@davidjamesgroup.com