Breast Cancer in Younger Women: A forum for patients and survivors
Friday, October 12, 2012
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Lucca Back Bay Restaurant
Boston, MA
Registration for this course in now closed. Please contact Julie at 617-632-3916 if you would like to attend.
Established in 2005, the Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides comprehensive care and support to young women confronting the challenges of living with and beyond breast cancer. Our mission is to enhance care and education for patients and their families, and to advance our understanding of both the biology of breast cancer and the experience of the disease for younger women through ongoing research focused on young women.
Agenda
8:00 am
Registration
9:00 am
Welcoming Remarks and Program Overview
Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
9:10 am
Patient and Survivor Panel
Moderator: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
10:00 am
Breast Cancer Treatment – What's New?
Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH
11:00 am
Break
11:10 am
Why Did This Happen and How Do You Move On?
Wendy Chen, MD, MPH
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Ask the Experts
Wendy Chen, MD, MPH
Laura Dominici, MD
Ian Krop, MD, PHD
Kathryn Ruddy, MD, MPH
Elahe Salehi, NP, MSN
Julie Salinger, LCSW
Julia, Wong, MD
Moderator: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
2:00 pm
Look Good…Feel Better
American Cancer Society
With Nicole Baglione
3:00 pm
Afternoon Social
4:00 pm
Adjourn
Faculty
Forum Director: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
Wendy Chen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Medical Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Laura Dominici, MD
Instructor in Surgery,
Harvard Medical School
Surgical Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Medical Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Ian Krop, MD, PHD
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Medical Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer center
Kathryn Ruddy, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Medical Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Ann Partridge, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Director, Program for Young Women with Breast Cancer
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Elahe Salehi, NP, MSN
Nurse Practitioner,
Breast Oncology Center,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Julie Salinger, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker,
Breast Oncology Center,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Julia Wong, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology,
Harvard Medical School
Radiation Oncologist,
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Registration
Registration Fee: $10 (non-refundable)
Please make check payable to: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Mail along with completed registration form to:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 BrooklineAvenue,OS-381
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
