Symposium 2011: Saturday Schedule
Navigating Cancer Care: What Every Patient Should Know
8:00 am-1:00 pm, December 3, 2011
Registration: 8:00 am
Program: 8:30 am- 1:00 pm
Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007
8:00 am - Registration
8:30 am - Welcome/Introduction
John Marshall, MD
Director, Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers
Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Associate Director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
9:00 am
Is it in Your Genes? What You and Your Family Need to Know About Hereditary Cancer
Beth Peshkin, MS, CGC
Associate Professor of Oncology, Board Certified, Senior Genetic Counselor
Education Director, Fisher Center for Familial Cancer Research
Co-director of Nontherapeutic Recruitment Shared Resource, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
9:30 am
Palliative Care
Andrew Putnam, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:00 am
Psycho-Social Care
Leonard Ellentuck, MSW, LGSW
Clinical Social Worker, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:30 am - Break
Meet the Staff
11:00 am
Nutritional Medicine and Symptom Management
Amelia Baker, RD, LD, CNSC
Nutritionist, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
11:30 am
Clinical Trials: Debunking the Myths, Getting the Facts and Navigating Your Way Through the System
Erin Sandene, RN, BSN, CCRC
Clinical Research Nurse for Breast/GI Oncology, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:00 pm
Navigating Your Health Insurance: Cancer Patient Information
Julie Feurtado, RN, BSN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
12:30 pm
Closing Remarks
