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Spring 2007
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by Kathy Steligo
Grab a pen and mark May 18 and 19 on your calendar. That’s when FORCE’s second annual symposium on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Tampa, Florida.
By all accounts, last year’s conference was meaningful, worthwhile and fun for all who attended. Sponsored by FORCE, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the University of South Florida, this year’s conference will be bigger and better, with a larger venue and new sessions. Our speakers list is a veritable Who’s Who of renowned medical professionals, experts and researchers.
This conference is for anyone concerned about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: survivors, high risk individuals with a BRCA mutation or family history of cancer, and health care providers who treat high-risk patients.
Come and hear the latest updates on hereditary cancer research, risk reduction, coping with being at high risk, clinical trials and advocacy, and options for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Meet new friends and share experiences with other individuals who understand what living with hereditary cancer risk really means. It’s also a great time to actually meet FORCE members who so diligently offer comfort, information and support from our online message board.
FRIDAY, MAY 18
- Current State and Future Challenges in Hereditary
Cancer Research Thomas Sellers, PhD - External and Environmental Modifiers of Risk
Steven Narod, MD, FRCP - Update on PARP Inhibitors for BRCA Cancers
Elise Kohn, MD - Concurrent Sessions:
- BRCA and Other Cancers Cathy Phelan, MD,
PhD; Jason Klapman, MD - Decision-making for Breast Cancer Risk
Management Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD - Genetics 101: Back to Basics Rebecca Sutphen, MD
- BRCA and Other Cancers Cathy Phelan, MD,
- Luncheon speaker: Brenda Maddox (Author,
Rosalind Franklin: Dark Lady of DNA) - Concurrent Sessions:
- Men and BRCA Alex Liede, PhD;
Paul Jacobsen, PhD - Mastectomy and Breast
Reconstruction Susan Hoover, MD;
Andy Salzberg, MD;
Paul Smith, MD;
Joshua Levine, MD - Managing Weight the
Empowered Way
Kathryn Allen, RD - Breast Imaging: The Cutting Edge
Jonathan Wiener, MD; Susan Hoover, MD - Young and High Risk: Pre-vivorship Issues
Rebekah Hamilton, PhD, RN - Looking Back, Living Forward
Andrew Filippone, Marnie Breecker,
Lauren Dubin - Fertility and Adoption Options
David Keefe, MD; Ashley Staton,
Joyce Reinecke
- Men and BRCA Alex Liede, PhD;
SATURDAY, MAY 19
- Networking and Panel Discussion
Conference speakers - Cancer Risk Before and After
Judy Garber, MD - Ovarian Cancer Detection
Rebecca Sutphen, MD - Concurrent Sessions:
- Ovarian Cancer Risk Management
Karen Lu, MD - Journaling: Writing for Peace, Power or Publication
Kathy Steligo - Coping with Risk: Sharing Cancer
Risk Information with Children
Karen Hurley, PhD - Understanding Research and Advocacy
Cara Tenenbaum, JD, MBA;
Debbie Sokolov - In Depth: Perforator Flaps
Scott Sullivan, MD - Coping with Menopause
Andrew Kaunitz, MD
- Ovarian Cancer Risk Management
- In the Family: Presentation and Discussion
Joanna Rudnick
General registration
This year’s conference is an amazing opportunity to get the latest research regarding hereditary breast cancer and ovarian cancer, and rub elbows with an elite group of speakers. See the FORCE conference webpage for information about online, fax, or mail registration; travel, and accommodations. E-mail info@facingourrisk.org for more information or call con ference planner Cindi Hughlett (813-745-1247).
• $150 after April 2
Continuing education and accreditation
Nurses:
The University of South Florida College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is for 14.5 contact hours.
- $190 after April 2
Genetic Counselors:
This event is co-sponsored by the American Counseling Association (ACA). ACA is approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to offer up to 12.50 contact clock hours of continuing education credit (1.25 CEUs) for this conference. ACA adheres to NBCC continuing education guidelines. NBCC-approved contact hours will be provided by ACA. ACA offers 10 contact clock hours for every one (1) continuing education unit, as approved by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC).
- $180 after April 2
FORCE Benefit Dinner at the Florida Aquarium
Join us Friday evening from 7 pm-11 pm at the award-winning Florida Aquarium (www.flaquarium.org) for our “It’s in the Genes” gala: an evening of music, entertainment and dancing. Tickets are $100 per person. All proceeds benefit FORCE. Unwind and enjoy over 10,000 aquatic plants and animals native to Florida and from all over the globe. Dance the night away to the rockin’music of the Conch Critters band as they play favorites by Jimmy Buffett, the Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Bob Seger and more. Bid on our auction of celebrity autographed jeans. You may register and pay for this dinner as part of your
conference registration.
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