Day 2 Agenda - Friday, October 21
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
- Amy Deutsch,DNP, RN, CNS, AOCNS & Naureen Ismail, RN, Summit Co-Chairs
- 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Psychosocial/Spiritual Support for Breast Cancer Patients, Survivors and Their Families throughout the Cancer Continuum
- The Reverend Gerald DeSobe, PhD, Executive Director, Krist Samaritan Center, Houston
- 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break & Go to Subgroup Meeting Rooms
- 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Professional Track:
- Lymphedema and Latest Research Initiatives for Lymphedema
- Eva M. Sevick, PhD, Director of the Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center’s Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston
- Survivor Track:
- Looking forward after Breast Cancer
- Heidi Jensen, MS, RD, CSO, LD, Registered Dietician specializing in Oncology Nutrition, Inspiritas Spa at the START Center for Cancer Care, San Antonio
- Crystal Brown-Tatum, CEO, Founder of Crystal Clear Communications & four-year Breast Cancer Survivor, Shreveport, LA
- Community Health Worker Track:
- Individual and Familial Breast Health Service Coordination issues in the Community: The Role of the Community Health Worker
- Elizabeth Kelly, PhD, RN, CNS-CH & Marion Scott, RN, MSN, HS-BCP
Houston Community College, Coleman College for Health Sciences
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch & Learn
- 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
TOPIC – (Subgroups Meet)
- Professional Track:
- A Researcher’s Perspective: Myths and Facts about Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Suzanne Fuqua, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Dr. Julie Nangia, MD, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
- Survivor Track:
- Navigating the Impact of Breast Cancer: Finances & Resources
- Facilitator: Adriana Higgins, EdD, Executive Director, Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Houston
- Panelists: Joe Bontke, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Houston
- JoAnne Mathis, Senior VP, Prosperity Bank, Hemp
- Sandra Harris, LMSW, Certified Financial Coach, Family Services of Greater Houston
- Tara Melton, Team Manager, American Cancer Society Patient Service Center, Austin
- Community Health Worker Track:
- Advocating for Breast Health by Community Health Workers Starting at the Community Level
- Elizabeth Kelly, PhD, RN, CNS-CH & Marion Scott, RN, MSN, HS-BCP
Houston Community College, Coleman College for Health Sciences
- 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Break
- 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
TOPIC – (Subgroups Meet)
- Professional Track:
- Examining Advances in Management of Breast Cancer during the Last 30 Years
- Moderator: Richard Theriault, DO, MBA,Medical Oncologist, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Panelists: Marilyn Leitch, MD, FACS, Surgeon, Professor of Surgery, ST Harris Family Distinguished Chair and Breast Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
- Peter Ravdin, MD, Medical Oncologist and breast cancer researcher, San Antonio
- Mary Lou Smith, JD, MBA, Co-founder of the Research
Advocacy Network and formerly Director of Patient, Payer and Government Relations for the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups, Chicago, IL
- Survivor Track:
- Renewed Hope through Clinical Trials
- Moderator: Rachel Midgett, Pharmaceutal Representative, UCB, Bellaire
- Panelists: Ellyn Cohen, PhD, Program Director, BreastCancerTrials.org, San Francisco, CA
- Murali Beeram, MD, MBBS, Board Certified Medical Oncologist and Clinical Investigator, The START Center for Cancer Care, San Antonio
- Jennifer J. Wheler, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
- Community Health Worker Track:
- Interpersonal Relationship Challenges and Strategies in Breast Health Patients: An Exploration at the Familial Level
- Elizabeth Kelly, PhD, RN, CNS-CH & Marion Scott, RN, MSN, HS-BCP
Houston Community College, Coleman College for Health Sciences
- 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
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