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myCancerConnection Survivorship Conference
Omni Houston Hotel Westside • September 25-26, 2015
Thomas Burke, M.D.
Elizabeth Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.
Raymond Sawaya, M.D.
Executive Vice President,
MD Anderson Cancer Network
Associate Professor,
Surgical Oncology
Professor,
Neurosurgery
Friday, September 25
4. Guia para Planificar Directrices Avanzadas: Una charla para pensar y hablar de como planificar en caso de cáncer o la necesidad de atención médica
Maria Teresa Cruz Carreras, M.D., and
Carmen Gonzalez, M.D.
7:00-8:30Registration
Continental breakfast
8:30
Conference opening
8:35
Keynote speaker, Paul Mansfield, M.D.
9:35
Get up and stretch, Amie Koronczok, B.S.
9:45
Housekeeping overview
10:00
Visit exhibits
10:45
Breakout sessions: Cluster 1
1. What cancer patients and survivors need
to know about vaccinations
Ella Ariza Heredia, M.D.
2.How to communicate with your care team during and after treatment
Paula Lewis-Patterson, R.N., and
Katherine Gilmore, M.P.H.
3. The patient’s guide to medical reporting in the media Sunil Sahai, M.D.
4.Como ser defensor de su tratamiento: Como comunicarse con el equipo medico sobre sus deseos
Anne-Marie Bellows, L.M.S.W., and
Clemencia Lara, L.M.S.W.
5.Appendiceal cancer as a paradigm for rare diseases
Paul Mansfield, M.D.
5. Deciphering insurance and medical billing:
A patient guide
Angela Bailey, M.B.A., and Miriam Flores, B.A.
6. How to become the CEO (Chief Energy Operator)
of your life
Jennifer Hughes, M.S.
7. Skin complications of cancer therapy
Anisha Patel, M.D.
4:45
Belly dancing for beginners
6:00
Cash bar
6:30Banquet – Texas Ballroom
Entertainment – Houston Symphony
9:00 Saturday, September 26
7:00
Yoga – Lakeview Lobby
8:00Registration
Continental breakfast
9:00
Medical panel
6. Coping with the fear of recurrence: Living with uncertainty
Catherine Powers-James, Ph.D.
• Thomas Burke, M.D.
• Elizabeth Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.
7. Living the anticancer life
Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D.
• Raymond Sawaya, M.D.
12:00
Lunch - Texas Ballroom
1:30 Breakout sessions: Cluster 2
10:30Break
10:50
2. Cancer and the thyroid
Steven Sherman, M.D.
2. Healing calm: The practice of stillness
Bill Baun, M.S.
3. Acupuncture and massage therapy for symptom management in cancer care
Curtiss Beinhorn, L.M.T., and M. Kay Garcia, DrPH
3. Dental issues in cancer patients
Richard Cardoso, D.D.S.
4. El cáncer hereditario: Lo que necesita saber
Grace Tran, M.S.
4. Qué necesitan saber pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer sobre las vacunas
Javier Adachi, M.D.
5. Lymphedema: The past, the present and the future
Sarah DeSnyder, M.D.
5. Deciphering insurance and medical billing:
A patient guide
Angela Bailey, M.B.A., and Miriam Flores, M.A.
6. Beyond curb appeal: The restorative effects of nature in hospital settings
David Renninger, B.S.
6. How to become the CEO (Chief Energy Operator)
of your life
Jennifer Hughes, M.S.
7. Skin complications of cancer therapy
Anisha Patel, M.D.
2:45Break
Breakout sessions: Cluster 3
1. Nutrition, physical activity and cancer risk reduction
Whittney Thoman, M.S., and Rachel King, M.P.H.
2. Healing calm: The practice of stillness
Bill Baun, M.S.
3. Dental issues in cancer patients
Richard Cardoso, D.D.S.
Breakout session: Cluster 4
1. Catching colon cancer with a simple test
David Vining, M.D.
1. Nutrition, physical activity and cancer risk reduction
Whittney Thoman, M.S., and Rachel King, M.P.H.
3:15
Adjourn
7. Herbs, supplements and cancer patients
Richard T. Lee, M.D.
8. What's Next? Young Adult Survivor Panel
12:00Lunch
12:40
myCancerConnection remarks
12:45
Cancer survival celebration speaker, Robin Roberts
1:30Adjourn