Society of Gynecologic Oncology Hosts Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer March 16-18; Post-Meeting Resources Now Available
Between March 16-18, 2024, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) held its Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer® at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. View photos here.
Over 3,350 people from 36 countries were in attendance to learn about gynecologic cancer research and care updates through 465 poster presentations, 126 oral abstract presentations, and 13 surgical films. Esteemed researchers, providers, and patient advocates were honored as recipients of a SGO and/or FWC award, grant, and/or prize.
Since 1970, health care professionals have convened at the SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer to discuss the latest in gynecologic cancer care and science, receive educational programming, and network. Members of the entire gynecologic cancer care team who provide treatment and care in the areas of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, and palliative care attend the meeting. Gynecologic oncologists make up a large population of the attendees, along with medical oncologists, pathologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, surgical oncologists, obstetrician/gynecologists, nurses, physician assistants, fellows in training, residents, pharmacists, patient advocates, and industry partners.
The 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer included presentations from several impressive guest speakers representing gynecologic cancer treatment and/or research, as well as important topics in leadership, including:
- Philip E. Castle, PhD, MPH, Senior Investigator & Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Missy West, CEO of Orca Leadership, LLC, and Motivational/Educational Keynote Speaker
- Colleen Healy, Co-Founder of ORCA Leadership, LLC, and Motivational/Educational Keynote Speaker
- Erin Diehl, Founder and CEO, improve it!
- Hilary Hinckle, Founder and Lead Trainer, Redefine Radical
Oral and poster presentations, authored and led by today’s leading gynecologic cancer researchers and providers, patient advocates, and extended gynecologic cancer care team members, took place across all three days of the meeting. This year, the Annual Meeting Steering and Program Committees were thrilled to have had a record-breaking number of abstracts and late-breaking abstracts submitted and accepted. For a full list of all abstract titles and authors, please visit this link, and to review copies of submitted abstracts, please visit this link. Please note: A formal and official release of all SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer abstracts and corresponding presentation decks will be made available in Gynecologic Oncology, the official journal of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, in Summer 2024.
SGO honored 24 honors and award recipients and FWC honored 19 research grant, award, and/or prize recipients at an onsite ceremony. View further details about award, grant, and/or prize winners: SGO and FWC.
The next SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer will be held March 15-18, 2025 in Seattle, Washington, United States. More details about this meeting, and other SGO meetings, is available at sgo.org.
For media inquiries about research presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, please contact Elizabeth Kix.