WELCOME
Dear Colleague,
The Spanish Group for Sarcoma Research (GEIS) organizes the GEIS XVIth International Symposium by next October, 4th to 6th in Seville (Spain).
GEIS group has a special commitment with continuous education on sarcoma since its birth in 1994 and coordinates, within its Annual Meeting, a teaching program.
We look forward to welcoming you at our Symposium.
Dr. Javier Martín-Broto
GEIS Chair, on behalf of the Executive Committee
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Credits
Accreditation requested to the Authorities of Continuing Medical
Education of the Autonomous Community of Madrid.
PROGRAM
Isidro Gracia - Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona
SESSION 1
WHAT HAVE OUR INVESTIGATORS BEEN DOING THIS YEAR?
Enrique De Álava - Hospital Univ. Virgen del Rocío, Seville
SESSION 2
FOCUSING ON ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Rosa Álvarez - Hospital General Univ. Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
SESSION 3
SARCOMA SUBTYPE HIGHLIGHTED: ESS
Andrés Poveda - Initia Oncología, Hospital Quironsalud, Valencia
SESSION 4
LET’S IMPROVE: ADVANCES IN…
Xavier García del Muro - Institut Català d’Oncologia, Barcelona
SESSION 5
CHALLENGING ISSUES
Claudia Valverde - Hospital Univ. Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona
SESSION 6
MTD APPROACH IN CLINICAL CASES: 2 cases and MTD discussion
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Pathology
- Integration of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in the diagnosis of sarcoma (10:00-11:00)
- Differential diagnostic of myxoid lessions (11:00-12:00)
- Coffee Break (12:00-12:30)
- Difficult cases in osteoarticular pathology (12:30-14:30)
Cleofé Romagosa - Hospital Univ. Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona
Empar Mayordomo - Hospital Universitario i Politécnico La Fe, Valencia
David Marcilla - Hospital Univ. Virgen del Rocío, Seville
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Orthopedic Surgery
- 3D printing in the surgical planning in sarcomas
- The role of surgical navigation
Roberto Vélez - Hospital Univ. Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Radiology
- Standardizing the image handling in response criteria evaluation
- New trends in response evaluation with hybrid imaging PET/CT
Javier Orcajo - Hospital General Univ. Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Radiation therapy
- Protons: optimizing their use in sarcoma
- Issues regarding fractioning
Josep Isern - Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Oncology (COMPLETE)
- Rare sarcoma management
Robert Maki - Hofstra-Northwell and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA
Virginia Martínez - Hospital Univ. La Paz, Madrid
Silvia Stacchiotti - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
*The number of registrations is limited for workshops
Clinical Cases
- Discussion and review of available bibliography
Juan Ángel Fernández - Hospital Univ. Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia
MTD CONTEST
The GEIS XVI International Symposium will be held in Seville (Spain) on October, 5th and 6th. This is a multidisciplinary meeting organized by the Spanish Group for Sarcoma Research (GEIS), that, for the first time, will include an MTD Contest. We invite you all to participate as multidisciplinary teams in this unique opportunity.
Dr. Alessandro Gronchi will send a clinical case that will be available on the website of the GEIS XVI International Symposium (www.geissymposium2018.com) from September, 6th. MTD proposals will be accepted before September, 24th. The best one will win a 1000 euro grant to be used for educational purposes of one or several members of the MTD.
In order to participate, please note the following:
Content
The MTD proposals submitted should meet the following criteria:
The sumission should not exceed 4 slides. The first slide with the title and name and speciality of the presenter and the members of the MTD, the second slide will include the diagnosis, the third one the treatment proposed and the explanation will be detailed on the 4th slide.
Submission deadline and requirements
For submission, please send your MTD proposal by e-mail to symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.
Please note that participants in the MTD Contest should be registered to the symposium.
Reviewing and Scoring MTD discussions
Proposals will be judged based on the most consistant justification of the treatment proposed. A review panel formed by Dr. Alessandro Gronchi, Dr. Robin Jones and Dr. Shreyas Patel will revise and score the MTD proposals presented.
Notification
The authors of the 3 most voted proposals will be notified by October, 1st.
Award
During the Clinical Cases Session, the winner of the MTD proposal will be announced and the winner will be awarded with a 1000 euro grant to be used for educational purposes of one or several members of te MTD.
Further information
If you need any further information or have any questions, please contact the Symposium Secretariat by e-mail: symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.
REGISTRATION FEES

THE REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES
- Attendance to the scientific sessions and workshops
- Symposium materials
- Attendance certificate
- Coffee, Lunch and Gala dinner
Spanish VAT (21%) included.
*Accommodation in rooms for single use at the Hotel NH Collection Sevilla. In case any other type of room is required, please contact the Symposium Secretariat (symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.
METHOD OF PAYMENT
Credit Card
Payment online at the end of the registration process.
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framework and in order to avoid credit card frauds, the system
requires that you enter several credit card authentication codes
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Bank Transfer
PLEASE INDICATE: name and surname of the delegate(s) when ordering the bank transfer. Please ensure that no transaction charges will apply to the recipient.
CONCEPT: GEIS XVIth INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
BANK: BANCO SABADELL
IBAN: ES67 0081 7125 9000 0125 0026
BIC CODE: BSABESBBXXX
Registration Policy
Registration confirmation
Registrations will be confirmed in order of reception.
For additional information, please contact the Symposium Secretariat by e-mail, writing to symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.org
Cancellation policy
Any cancellation will be required in writting, by e-mail, to the Symposium Secretariat. symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.
Cancellations will entail a charge of 30,00 € for administrative expenses.
- Cancellations received before September, 7th will be refunded 50% of the amount paid.
- No refund will be made for cancellations received after September 6th.
Name changes
15,00 € will be charged for name changes received after September, 6th.
In order to register to the GEIS XVIth International Symposium, please
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VENUE

Hotel NH Collection SevillaDiego Martínez Barrio Avenue, 8
41013 Seville.
The GEIS XVIth International Symposium will be held in Seville on the 4th-6th October in the Hotel NH Collection Sevilla
CONTACT US
Contacts
Spanish Sarcoma Research Group (GEIS)
GEIS Symposium Secretariat
symposiumgeis2018@grupogeis.