We are excited to announce the mobile Guidebook app for the Fall 2022 Group Meeting is now available. Download the free app below, and access the schedule, browse agendas, quickly find Zoom links, connect with other members, chat about sessions, receive key updates, and so much more. Get started here: https://guidebook.com/g/swogfall2022/. From the links pages, tap "Download the app" to access the guide on your IOS or Android device.
Or point your camera at the QR code and let your phone do the rest!
SWOG's Fall 2022 Group Meeting will take place October 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago and online. All session times are in Central Time (CT). For Group Meeting questions not answered here, you can send us a message to meetings@swog.org. Online registration will be open through Friday, October 7th.
In keeping with best practices at meetings of medical professionals, in-person SWOG attendees MUST be fully vaccinated including at least one booster shot. As with our spring meeting, attendees must provide proof of full vaccination, to gain entry to the meeting. Fully vaccinated is defined as having received all baseline doses of an FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine, plus a booster shot at least 6 days before arrival. We strongly encourage attendees to get the newly updated COVID-19 booster, which better protects against the most recently circulating variant (see CDC recommendation).
We also strongly encourage all attendees to remain masked at all times while indoors in public spaces, in consideration of those around them, and our patients back home.
Failure to provide proof of vaccination will result in the attendee being unable to participate in person at the SWOG conference. In such circumstances, SWOG will not refund any fees paid to travel to the meeting or hotel fees. Please visit our Health & Safety page for additional details regarding mandates and safety precautions.
If you are unable to travel to the Chicago meeting, or if you cannot or choose not to comply with the vaccination mandate, please join us online for live-streamed sessions. Remote attendees and presenters can access call links for open sessions on our virtual meeting webpage. Call-in details for invitation-only meetings will not be posted but instead will be sent out by email to all those invited.
You can reserve your hotel room at the Hyatt Regency online or by calling 312-565-1234. When calling, ask for the SWOG room block. The Group room rate is $289 plus tax. The cut-off date for making reservations is September 19. Any reservations after that time will be based on rate and space availability. To cancel or change your Hyatt reservation, call 312-565-1234.
If you need special arrangements or accommodations to fully participate in all Group Meeting functions, please contact the meetings manager at 210-614-8808, ext. 1009 after you register online.
The Hope Foundation provides funding to support travel for member CRAs and nurses to attend the group’s annual meetings. The program team will review applications and notify funded travelers directly. Support is non-transferable; only those who are specifically identified to attend may use the awarded funding.
Deadline to apply: August 26
https://www.thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/cra-nurse-travel-support-program/
SWOG disease, research, and administrative committee chairs may request up to $15,000 annually from The Hope Foundation to support committee efforts at meetings that are not currently funded by the NCTN or NCORP grants. Funds may be used for invited speakers, member or guest travel, food and beverages, committee dinner meetings, etc.
Deadline to apply: September 14
https://www.thehopefoundation.org/group-meetings/committee-group-meeting-funds/
The Hope Foundation provides travel funding upon request for current members of the SWOG Board of Governors to facilitate their participation in the meeting and BOG session. Some restrictions apply.
Deadline to request support: September 14
https://www.thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/swog-bog-travel-support/
Questions? Contact Morgan Cox at The Hope Foundation (morgan@thehopefoundation.org).
SWOG is interested in supporting a wide cross section of disciplines and treatment modalities to ensure robust input into the group's developing clinical trials.
Recognizing that travel to SWOG group meetings -- a key venue for interaction among SWOG investigators -- is not always financially supported by institutions, we are providing a mechanism to help support meeting travel costs for investigators who are not medical oncologists.
The SWOG MaD Travel Money program provides successful applicants with coach-class air transportation and two nights standard lodging at the meeting facility. The program is open to investigators from disciplines other than hematology/oncology, such as surgeons, radiation oncologists, cardiologists, pharmacists, and general practitioners with oncology research experience.
There are four available spots granted on a first come first serve basis for those who qualify. To apply for MaD funding, please visit the following link and complete the online form. All fields must be completed, and a biosketch is required: SWOG MaD Webform.
The fall meeting's Translational Medicine Plenary will take place Thursday, October 20, 3:30 - 5:00 pm CT. Speakers and topics:
SWOG's fall 2022 general plenary session will take place Friday, October 21, 12:00 - 2:00 pm CT.
“MATCH Making: NCI's New Precision Medicine Initiative Master Protocols,” will feature updates by leaders of the new NCI precision medicine trials, all of which are expected to have component activations this fall: MyeloMATCH, ComboMATCH, and ImmunoMATCH. These will be preceded by an update on the ongoing Lung-MAP trial, the NCI's first precision medicine master protocol. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.
Please plan to attend this Special Research Base Intergroup Symposium on Wednesday, October 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT. This symposium is sponsored by the SWOG Nursing Research Subcommittee and Palliative and End of Life Care Committee, and is funded by The Hope Foundation. This is a symposium for all stakeholders -- members of all disciplines are invited!
This event will focus on the essentials for advanced practice providers to provide safe care to patients on clinical trials and enhance their involvement with NCI-based research. We hope you can join us!
Join us for the 8th Annual SWOG NCORP Research Base Clinical Trials Workshop on Wednesday, October 19, 12:30 - 4:00 pm CT. SWOG members, clinical research professionals and investigators at NCTN and NCORP institutions are encouraged to attend the informative presentations and panel discussions.
The workshop provides information on conducting clinical trials in the following five SWOG Committees:
• Cancer Care Delivery
• Cancer Survivorship
• Palliative and End of Life Care
• Prevention and Epidemiology
• Symptom Control and Quality of Life.
This is an opportunity for information sharing amongst attendees, study chairs, SWOG Data Management staff, the NCI and other subject matter experts.
(Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) continuing education credit is available.)
The Nursing Research Subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 1:00 - 2:45 pm CT. The meeting is open to Nurse Scientists interested in advancing collaborative research within the clinical trials network as principal and co-investigators and to Nurses interested in serving as Coordinators for studies involving unique or unfamiliar assessments and/or behavioral interventions. Additionally, we are seeking to increase the representation and involvement of Advanced Practice Nurses within SWOG serving as site investigators for DCP studies. If you are interested in attending (and are not on our email distribution list), please contact Jamie Myers, Chair, at jmyers@kumc.edu.
Please join us for the TAKE ACTION Symposium presented by the SWOG Recruitment and Retention Committee on Wednesday, October 19, 4:30 - 6:30 pm CT. This interactive discussion will focus on the Hispanic/Latinx populations. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from subject matter experts and learn of ways to increase diversity in clinical trials. Topics include: 1) understanding Hispanic/Latinx population 2) cancer misinformation 3) cancer health disparities, and 4) best practices for enrolling patients on to clinical trials.
Continuing education credit will be available.
The Site Operations meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 5:30 - 7:30 pm CT.
SWOG values the Research Team Members who work with Investigators to make cancer research happen. It "takes a village" to lead research sites and make it possible for participants to enroll on trials. This special perspective is the focus of Site Operations, a subcommittee of the Oncology Research Professionals (ORP) Committee. A variety of practical topics will be discussed, including:
This meeting is open to everyone and provides an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions. Please join us!
The Jeri and Noboru Oishi Symposium will be held on Thursday, October 20, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT (check-in begins at 8:30). Topics for this symposium include:
This meeting is open to everyone. Please join us!
The ORP Open Forum is set for Thursday, October 20, 12:30 - 2:00 pm CT. We’re going back to the round table discussion format—hybrid style! This forum offers a great opportunity to get answers to your clinical trial questions and to address the current issues that challenge us today. The open forum will be split into two different breakout sessions, and participants will be able to choose two different topics from the list below. Indicate which topics you wish to attend when registering for the meeting and join us as we continue to learn from the Oishi panelists!
12:30 - 1:10 pm: Breakout Session 1 (choose one topic below)
1:15 - 2:00 pm: Breakout Session 2 (choose one topic below)
This meeting is open to everyone and provides an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions. Please join us!
Please "DEI" with us: Drop-by, Engage, and Be-Involved in our efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion at SWOG. This "reception within a reception" will take place on Friday, October 21, 6:45 - 8:30 pm CT and offers the opportunity for all to meet, mingle, and network with members of the Recruitment and Retention Committee, SWOG DEI Champions, and other like-minded individuals.
This fall's inaugural Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD, Symposium, to be held Friday, October 21, from 9:30 - 11:30 am CT, will address the topic of organ preservation in bladder cancer.
Honoring the many valuable contributions Dr. Vogelzang has made in support of his colleagues and patients throughout his career within SWOG’s research network, Vogelzang symposia are held at SWOG group meetings to provide members with the latest and best resources for extending and improving the lives of those impacted by genitourinary cancers.
Vogelzang Symposium Agenda:
This will be an informative symposium you won't want to miss!