11th Annual Breast Cancer Update Panel Discussion

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Sponsors:

     

The Delaware Health Advisory Fund

Online registration now available! (Registration provided by 82North.)

Who Should Attend?		Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, the General Public
Objectives
	To provide insight into the role of genetics and family history in breast cancer. To gain an understanding of factors to be considered in making an informed decision for elective mastectomy. To be aware of and explore the issues involving counterfeit drugs. To increase awareness of current research relating to mammograms detecting vascular calcifications indicative of heart disease. To become informed regarding current trends in radiation treatment. To obtain a better comprehension of available diagnostic modalities in radiology.

Agenda
7:30 - 8:15 am	Registration	Visit exhibits and enjoy refreshments
8:15 - 8:30	Welcome
	Session I
8:30 - 10:30	Moderator	Wendy Newell, MD, FACS
	"The Role of Family History and Genetics in Breast Cancer"	Zohra Ali-Khan Catts, MS, CGC
	"Elective Prophylactic Mastectomy"	Dr. Zandra Cheng
	Counterfeit Medicines: A Threat to Public Safety and Health"	Rubie Mages
	Questions & Answers
10:30 - 11:00	Break	Visit exhibits and enjoy refreshments
	Session II
	Moderator	Dennis Witmer, MD, FACS
	"HeartMammo: The Link between Mammograms and Heart Disease Detection"	Arnel Tagle, MD
	"New Advancements in Radiation Oncology"	Mark Sobczak, MD
	"Diagnostic Imaging, 2008"	Thomas Vaughn, MD
	Questions & Answers
12:45 - 1:00	Break
1:00 - 2:00	Lunch with Keynote Speaker	Alice D. Domar, Phd
2:00 - 2:30	Book signing "Be Happy without Being Perfect" *	Alice D. Domar, Phd
Faculty
Alice D. Domar, PhD Lluminari Expert Executive Director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health Wendy Newell, MD, FACS Breast Surgeon, Bayhealth Medical Center Board Member, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Zohra Ali-Kahn Catts, MS, CGC Christiana Care Health Systems Helen F. Graham Cancer Center Wilmington, DE Zandra Cheng, MD Surgeon Anne Arundel Medical Center, Breast Center Annapolis, MD Rubie Mages Director of Global Security Pfizer New York, NY Dennis Witmer, MD, FACS Chief of Surgery VA Medical Center Wilmington, DE Arnel Tagle, MD Internal Medicince Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD Mark Sobczak, MD 21st Century Oncology Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Center Seaford, DE Thomas Vaughn, MD Chairman, Department of Radiology Kent General Hospital Dover, DE

Online registration now available! (Registration provided by 82North.)

Download the complete brochure here. (Adobe Acrobat required.)

Registration is FREE. Nursing Contact Hours are available for a $20 fee. This event provides 4.0 credit hours.

Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

*Dr. Domar's new book "Be Happy without Being Perfect" will be on sale at the event.

Directions to the Sheraton

From East

Follow signs to Route 13 and Dover. The hotel is located on Route 13, 1/2 mile north of the Dover Mall.

From North

Take Route 1 South (Tollroad). Take Exit 104 and turn left at the light onto Route 13 South. Continue for approximately 1 mile. Turn right immediately past Walmart into the hotel parking lot.

From West

Take Route 301 to 302. Take Route 452 to Route 8 and take Route 8 to Route 13. Turn left on Route 13 and continue approximately 3 miles to the hotel.

From South

Take Route 1 North (Toll road). Take Exit 104 and turn left at the light onto Route 13 (DuPont Highway). Continue for approximately 1 mile. Turn right immediately past Walmart into the hotel parking lot.

 

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