IBC Connect Community: A Coalition to Advance and Optimize Guideline-Concordant Care and Research

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Add to Calendar IBC Connect Community: A Coalition to Advance and Optimize Guideline-Concordant Care and Research 11/13/2025 6:30:00 PM 11/14/2025 7:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://mdanderson.cloud-cme.com/IBCCC2025 Description: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a significantly poorer prognosis compared to other subtypes, due to its rapid progression, high risk of metastasis and relapse, and elevated mortality rate. Despite numerous efforts, no FDA-approved, IBC-specific therapies or diagnostic tools currently exist. As such, there is an urgent need to identify effective therapeutic str... MD Anderson - Duncan Building false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 6:30 PM - Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:00 PM, MD Anderson - Duncan Building, Houston, TX

Target Audience
Specialties - ALL
Professions - Nurse - APRN, Nurse - LVN, Nurse - RN, Other, Physician (MD or DO), Physician Associate, Student or Trainee

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

Overview
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a significantly poorer prognosis compared to other subtypes, due to its rapid progression, high risk of metastasis and relapse, and elevated mortality rate. Despite numerous efforts, no FDA-approved, IBC-specific therapies or diagnostic tools currently exist. As such, there is an urgent need to identify effective therapeutic strategies that can improve patient survival. This two-day meeting will bring together clinical investigators, practicing physicians, basic scientists, patient advocates, and institutions interested in establishing IBC clinics in their regions. The goal is to advance understanding of the disease, promote collaboration, enhance guideline-concordant care, and design community-based trials or data initiatives that directly benefit IBC patients. We anticipate that the insights and partnerships formed during this meeting will lead to measurable improvements in outcomes such as survival and tumor response within the next three years.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Review the current standards of care for diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), including trends in the decreasing use of some standard approaches.
  2. Discuss ongoing clinical trials in IBC and novel breast cancer treatments, covering both biological insights and operational strategies to foster expanded collaboration across the US.
  3. Examine new concepts from the latest translational research developments related to IBC.
  4. Initiate strategies to translate basic research findings into clinical research or direct patient care.

Registration

Call for Abstracts
Please use the link below to submit your abstract. All submissions will be reviewed, and selected abstracts will be chosen for presentation. Submission deadline ends Monday, September 15, 2025.

IBCCC HYBRID Retreat 2025 – Abstract Submission Form: CLICK HERE

Abstract Formatting Instructions

The IBC Connect Community: A Coalition to Advance and Optimize Guideline-Concordant Care and Research will begin on Thursday, November 13, 2025, with a Poster Session and Networking Event, featuring light refreshments, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

The conference will continue on Friday, November 14, 2025, beginning with Opening Remarks at 8:00 AM and adjourning at 5:00 PM.

Location: This hybrid event will be held in person at the Duncan Building (CPB), 1155 Pressler St., 8th Floor (Rooms 1–8), Houston, TX 77030, with virtual participation also available for remote attendees.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES:

 

Physicians (MD, DO’s) – In Person

$50

Students/Fellows/Residents/All Others – In Person

$25

 

Physicians (MD, DO’s) - Virtual

$50

Students/Fellows/Residents/All Others – Virtual

$25

 

 

MD Anderson's BOOT WALK Information:

The IBCCC Retreat is scheduled right before the MD Anderson’s Boot Walk to End Cancer event

(Saturday, November 15, 2025)

We warmly invite you to join us and would be honored to have your support for team IBC Wranglers

Join team IBC Wranglers, walk .2 miles

ANYWHERE YOU ARE

  • Registration is Free

  • To join our team, click link below to register:

Join the IBC Wranglers for Boot Walk 2025

If you would like to donate (TAX deductible) to team IBC Wranglers:

  • Please click this link:

Donate to IBC Wranglers for Boot Walk 2025

  • If you are sending a check, PAY TO: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memo: BWH25 IBC Wranglers, and mail the check to MD Anderson Boot Walk, P.O. Box 4470, Houston, TX 77210

We accept the following forms of payment:

  • Credit Cards (MasterCard, VISA, and American Express)

  • Check (payable to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center through U.S. banks only)

 

Mail checks to:

     Continuing Professional Education – Unit 1781
     The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
     P.O. Box 301407
     Houston, TX 77230-1407

Telephone registrations will not be accepted.

When registering online a receipt (confirmation letter) will be automatically emailed to the e-mail address you list on the registration form.  Once your payment has been made, a receipt can be found in the MyCE tab of your PEP@MD Anderson account. 

Refund/Cancellation Policy
The registration fee, minus a $25.00 administration-handling fee, is refundable if a written request is received on or before Friday, November 7, 2025.  No refunds will be granted after these dates. The request for a registration refund must include the tax identification number of the company or institution if registration was paid by a company or institution check. 

The Department of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) reserves the right to cancel activities prior to the scheduled date, if low enrollment or other circumstances make it necessary.  Each registrant will be notified by mail, e-mail, or at the phone or fax numbers given on the registration form.  In case of activity cancellation, the liability of the Department of Continuing Professional Education, is limited to the registration fee. CPE will refund the full registration fee. 
 
The Department of Continuing Professional Education, reserves the right to limit the number of participants in a program and is not responsible for any expenses incurred by an individual whose registration is not confirmed and for whom space is not available.

Special Assistance

For additional information contact Continuing Professional Education at 713-792-2223 or toll free at 866-849-5866 or via e-mail: [email protected]. If you have any ADA accommodation needs or need assistance.

 

Evaluation
A course evaluation tool will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics. The survey link will be provided during the review course.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

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