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Program - Scientific Sessions

Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium

Scientific Sessions

Friday, October 20, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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

All Times are EDT

Program is subject to change

7:00 – 7:50 Registration, Exhibits & Breakfast | Foyer Area
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
8:00 – 8:30 Welcome Remarks

Stephen D. Nimer, MD – Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Frank J. Penedo, PhD – Director, Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz – U.S. Representative (Video Remarks)
Morning Sessions | Carmen Calfa, MD
8:30 – 9:00 Symptom Burden and Management Fear of Cancer Recurrence
Dr. Wendy Lichtenthal, PhD
9:00 – 9:30 Quality of Life and Symptomatic Toxicities on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Patricia Moreno, PhD
9:30 – 10:00 Pain Management or Health Services Research in Survivorship
Lara Traeger, PhD
10:00 - 10:30 Morning Break and Exhibits | Foyer Area
10:30 – 11:00 Supportive Care Interventions Music Therapy Intervention
Teresa Lesiuk, PhD
11:00 – 11:30 Lifestyle and Relative Dose Intensity Intervention
Tracy Crane, PhD
11:30 – 12:30 Keynote Speaker Digitalizing Supportive Cancer Care: Lessons from Clinical Trials
Andrea Cheville, MD
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch and Exhibits | Foyer Area
Afternoon Sessions | Matthew Schlumbrecht, MD
1:30 – 2:00 Survivorship Caregiving and Lifespan Issues Caregiving in Cancer Survivorship
Youngmee Kim, PhD
2:00 – 2:30 Pediatric Survivorship
Danny Armstrong, PhD
2:30 – 3:00 Frailty and Stress Management in Older Adults
Sara Fleszar-Pavlovic, PhD
3:00 - 3:30 Afternoon Break and Exhibits | Foyer Area
3:30 – 4:00 Sexual Health and Oncofertility Sexual Function in Female Survivors
Kristin Rojas, MD, FACS
4:00 – 4:30 Men's Sexual Health in Cancer Survivors
Bruce Kava, MD, FACS
4:30 – 5:00 Oncofertility in Cancer Patients and Survivors
Pasquale Patrizio, MD, MBE, HCLD, FACG
5:00 - 5:15 Closing Reception - Frank J Penedo, PhD
5:30 - 6:30 Closing Reception | Botticelli Terrace and Exhibits Area
Hosted by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center



  

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