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Program - Scientific Sessions

Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium

Scientific Sessions

Friday, October 18, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Coconut Grove | 3300 SW 27th Avenue, Miami, FL 33133

All Times are EDT

Program is subject to change

C = Chair/Moderator

S = Survivor

8:00 – 8:45 Registration, Exhibits & Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 2024 Survivorship Symposium Scientific Sessions Welcome Remarks
Stephen Nimer, M.D.
Frank J Penedo, Ph.D.
Morning Sessions
9:00 – 9:45 Managing Treatment Toxicities in Cancer Survivors Phase I/II Trials and Immunotherapies: Assessing Patient Reported Outcomes to Manage Toxicities
Jose Lutzky, M.D.
Jamie Merchan, M.D.
Patricia Moreno, Ph.D.
Alvaro Alencar, M.D. – C
9:45 - 10:45 Morning Keynote
Cancer Survivorship Care Across the Care Continuum—Care Coordination with Specialty and Primary Care
Mary Reid, Ph.D.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
10:45 – 11:15 Morning Break & Exhibits
11:15 – 12:00 Survivorship Needs in GU Cancers Treatment Decision Making, Disease-Specific Quality of Life Outcomes and Biological Mechanisms in Urological Cancer Survivorship
Chad Ritch, M.D.
Katie Amin, M.D.
Alan Dal Pra, M.D.
Bruno Nahar, M.D. – C
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Keynote
Lancet Breast Cancer Commission Report: Addressing Urgent Challenges in Breast Cancer Survivorship
Felicia Knaul, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Afternoon Sessions
1:00 – 1:45 Survivorship Needs in Specific Cancer Sites Optimizing Survivorship Outcomes in Lung, Skin and GI Cancers: From Patient Navigation to Genetic Testing
Estelamari Rodriguez, M.D.
Shria Kumar, M.D.
Jennifer Tang, M.D.
Daniel Sussman, M.D. - C
1:45 – 2:30
Survivorship Care and Prevention in Head and Neck Cancer
Amanda Demane, M.A., CCC-SLP
Erin Kaye, M.D.
Martha Botero, P.A.
Elizabeth Franzman, M.D. - C
2:30 – 3:00 Afternoon Break & Exhibits
3:00 – 3:45 Lifestyle Medicine in Cancer Survivorship Lifestyle Medicine and Metabolomics in Survivorship Panel
Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, Ph.D.
Nima Sharifi, M.D.
Padideh Lovan, Ph.D.
Tracy Crane, Ph.D. - C
3:45 – 4:30 Psychosocial Interventions in Survivorship Research Psychosocial Interventions in Diverse Survivorship Populations Targeting Patient Reported Outcomes and Health Related Quality of Life
Sara Fleszar-Pavlovic, Ph.D.
Lara Traeger, Ph.D.
Trent Wang, D.O.
Mike Antoni, Ph.D. - C
4:30 - 5:00 Afternoon Keynote
Perspectives from the NCI: Addressing the Needs of Metastatic Cancer Survivors
Michelle Mollica, Ph.D.
NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship
5:00 – 5:25 Care Coordination and Continuity Expansion and Sustainability of Survivorship Care Beyond the Oncology Setting
Sabrina Taldone, M.D.
Bill Brummel - S
Debbie Denardi - S
Jessica MacIntyre, DNP – C
5:25 - 5:30 Wrap-Up/Closing remarks
5:30 - 6:30 Reception





  

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To learn more about our Survivorship Research and Clinical Programs please visit Sylvester's Cancer Survivorship Programs