Patient Caregiver Sessions
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 8:30 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
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration, Exhibits & Breakfast |
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9:00 – 9:10 | 2024 Survivorship Symposium Patient Program Agenda | Welcome Remarks Jessica MacIntyre, DNP Frank Penedo, Ph.D. Craig Moskowitz, M.D. |
Morning Lecture/Panels Moderator: Ingrid Barrera, PhD |
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9:10 – 9:35 | Mental Health and Cancer Survivors | Body image disturbance Joycelyn Lee, M.D. |
9:35 – 10:05 | Talking to my family, children, friends, others about my cancer Carmen Jimenez, Psy.D. |
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10:05 – 10:35 | Identifying distress and how to get support Zelde Espinel, M.D. & Zili Khan, LCSW |
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10:35 – 10:45 | Q&A |
10:45 – 10:55 | Morning Break & Exhibits |
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10:55 - 11:55 | Keynote Can You Hear My Voice? |
Bill Brummel A Peabody award Winning and Emmy nominated Documentary filmmaker, and 24-year cancer survivor |
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11:55 – 12:40 | Lunch |
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Afternoon Lectures/Panels Moderator: Adrienne Vazquez Guerra, APRN |
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12:40 – 1:05 | Supportive Care Programs | Understanding loss and how to cope Wendy Lichtenthal, Ph.D. |
1:05 – 1:40 | Let’s talk about sexual health Kristin Rojas, M.D. Bruce Kava, M.D. |
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1:40 – 2:05 | Palliative care and why it matters? Mariana Khawand-Azoulai, M.D. |
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2:05 – 2:15 | Q&A |
2:15 – 2:25 | Afternoon Break & Exhibits | |
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2:25 – 2:55 | Primary Care | Importance of cancer screenings & heart health Rosa Ribon, M.D. |
2:55 – 3:35 | Perspectives from patients and caregivers | Men talk cancer panel Moderator: Jessica MacIntyre, DNP Trevor Maxwell Jorge Calil Henry Wong |
3:35 – 4:05 | The ABCs of patent communication Provider-Patient Communication Andrea Cook, RN |
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4:05 – 4:35 | What about caregivers? What you need to know and how to support them Yanitza Morales-Aday, LCSW |
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4:35 – 4:45 | Q&A | |
4:45 – 5:25 | Networking & Roundtable Discussions
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Multiple experts at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and advocates from various non-profit organizations |
5:25 - 5:30 | Wrap-up/Closing remarks | Adrienne Vazquez-Guerra, APRN |
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5:30 - 6:30 | Closing Reception & Exhibits |
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Have Questions?
Please contact SurvivorshipSymposium@miami.edu for any survivorship symposium related questions.
To learn more about our Survivorship Research and Clinical Programs please visit Sylvester's Cancer Survivorship Programs