2011 Conference Sessions

 

Friday, June 24, 2011

Registration and Networking Breakfast: 7:30 - 9:00 AM

General Session: 9:00 - 10:15 AM

• Welcome/Opening remarks: Sue Friedman, DVM; Johnathan Lancaster, MD, PhD; Christine Laronga, MD; Rebecca Sutphen, MD; Karen Hurley, PhD

Morning Break: Visit our exhibits: 10:15 - 11:00 AM

Concurrent Session I (Choose one of the following): 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

• Addressing the needs of high-risk men: Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD; Susan Vadaparampil, PhD
• Communicating with family members: Lindsey Hoskins, PhD; Allison Werner- Lin, PhD
• Genetics 101: Rebecca Sutphen, MD
• Mastectomy options: Christine Laronga, MD
• Sexuality & body image: Sharon Bober, PhD
• Spouse and partner support: Paul Kredow, PsyD
• Writing your story: Amy Boesky, PhD
  

Lunch: Networking lunch - box lunch provided: 12:30 - 1:45 PM

Concurrent Session II (Choose one of the following): 1:45 - 3:15 PM

• BRCA in men: Screening & treatment implications: Tuya Pal, MD; Danny Vesprini, MD
• Breast cancer chemoprevention: Victoria Seewaldt, MD
• Facilitated discussion: After surgery, now what?: (space limited to 75 people) Karen Hurley, PhD
• Focus on BRCA & triple-negative breast cancers: William Audeh, MD; Melinda Telli, MD
• Mental makeovers & savvy insights: Regina Savage
• Networking: Young Women's Group: (space limited to 50 people) Lauren Coyle, PsyD
• Reconstruction options overview: Kathy Steligo

Afternoon Break: 3:15 - 4:00 PM

Concurrent Session III (Choose one of the following): 4:00 - 5:30 PM

• Gentle yoga: Bari Ruck (space limited to 30 people)
• High-risk surveillance for breast cancer: Chris Flowers, MBBS; Victoria Seewaldt, MD
• Menopause panel discussion: Carol Fabian, MD; Diljeet Singh, MD; Jeanne Carter, PhD
• New treatments for hereditary ovarian cancer: Elise Kohn, MD
• Reaching out to underserved communities: Susan Vadaparampil, PhD; Monica Alvarado, MS, CGC
• Reconstruction panel Q & A 1: Paul Smith, MD; Scott Sullivan, MD; R. Michael Koch, MD; Roger Khouri, MD
• Workshop: Sharing medical information with children: Ken Tercyak, PhD; Tiffani DeMarco, MS (space limited to 75 people)
  
  

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Breakfast Sessions: 7:30 - 9:30 AM

• "Ask the Experts" roundtable and networking breakfast
• Gentle yoga: Bari Ruck (space limited to 30 people) 8:00 - 9:00 AM
• Spouse and partner support: Paul Kredow, PsyD 8:00 - 9:00 AM

General Session: 9:30 -11:00 AM

• Hereditary cancer research: Steven Narod, MD; Elise Kohn, MD

Concurrent Session IV (Choose one of the following) 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM

• Complementary and integrative medicine: Diljeet Singh, MD
• Exercise and fitness effects on cancer risk and recurrence: Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD
• Genetic testing, and risk-management in the community setting: Rebecca Sutphen, MD
• In the Family Screening
• Networking: Ovarian cancer survivors: Robin Zarel, MSW
• Speaking up and out for FORCE: Raychel Kubby Adler, MPH; Suzanne Citere; Barbara Pfeiffer; Dina Roth Port; Teri Smieja
• Young previvors: Medical and emotional issues: Ken Tercyak, PhD; Tiffani DeMarco, MS

Lunch 12:30 - 2:15 PM

• Spirit of Empowerment Awards

Concurrent Session V (Choose one of the following): 2:15 - 3:45 PM

• BRCA and pancreatic cancer: Mokenge Malafa, MD
• Sponsored Session: Reconstruction using implants: Amy S. Colwell, MD
• Diet and nutrition: Nagi Kumar, PhD
  
• Fertility options: Celso Silva, MD
  
• Networking: Men with mutations: Paul Kredow, PsyD
• Ovarian cancer risk-management panel: Diljeet Singh, MD; Karen Lu, MD
• Support and advocacy for hereditary cancer: The international experience: Karin Aguirre, Lisa Cohen; Barbara Pfeiffer; Valerie Quirk; SinaToscano; Natalie Witkin

Afternoon Break 3:45 - 4:30 PM

Concurrent Session VI (Choose one of the following): 4:30 - 6:00 PM

• How do I decide? Making decisions surrounding hereditary cancer: Allison Kurian, MD; Karen Hurley, PhD
• Metastatic breast cancer – what’s new?: Hatem Soliman, MD
• Networking: Parents of BRCA children: Paul Kredow, PsyD; Ziva Green-Kredow, MSEd
• Reconstruction Panel Q & A 2: Hilton Becker, MD; James Craigie, MD; Geoffrey Fenner, MD; Roger Khouri, MD
• Screening after surgery: Doreen Agnese, MD; Karen Lu, MD
• Uninformative test results: Alvaro Monteiro, PhD

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