9th Annual ATH Breast Cancer Conference - 03.06.10

9^th Annual

Allison Taylor Holbrooks/Barbara Jo Johnson Breast Cancer Conference: Beyond Breast Cancer

We invite you to join us at the 9^th annual conference for breast cancer survivors, family, friends, and medical professionals. This program provides information about: Clinical Updates; Breast Cancer and the Environment; Health and the Challenge of Change. Afternoon breakout sessions will address: Treatment of DCIS; Sexual Function and Intimacy; Young Women, Fertility/Egg Preservation; Managing Treatment Side Effects; Triple Negative Breast Cancer; Mood, Hormones, Depression and Sexual Function; The Art of Reconstruction; Living with Metastatic Disease; and Lymphedema. Speakers represent California Pacific Medical Center, The Alexander Foundation for Women’s Health, Stanford, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, UCSF, and private practices; two cancer survivors will also participate. There will also be a resource room with information and services from community groups and vendors.

Saturday, March 6
Golden Gate Club at the Presidio
135 Fisher Loop
San Francisco, CA
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Registration
Registration $20 (no one turned away for lack of funds).
Click here to register online, email education@nccc.org or call 888-315-5988. Sorry, we are unable to offer refunds.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
CEU credits: $35.
CEUs offered to registered nurses (RNs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) only.

Directions/Parking
Click Here for Driving Directions and Parking information to the Golden Gate Club.

Program
9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Welcome & Introduction	Mark Rounsaville, MD
Patient Perspective	Portia Anderson
Clinical Updates	Judy Luce, MD
Breast Cancer & the Environment	Peggy Reynolds, PhD
Patient Perspective	Mara Langer
Health & the Challenge of Change	William Stewart, MD

Breakout Sessions
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Treatment of DCIS	Judy Luce, MD
Sexual Function & Intimacy	Leah Millheiser, MD
Young Women, Fertility/Egg Preservation	Lynn Westphal, MD
Managing Treatment Side Effects	Jennifer Vickerman, RN, MS, CNS
Triple Negative Breast Cancer	Kathleen Grant, MD

Breakout Sessions
2:30 – 3:30 pm

Hormones, Mood, Depression	Jeanne Alexander, MD
The Art of Reconstruction	Karen Horton, MD
Living with Metastatic Disease	Paula Kushlan, MD
Lymphedema	Jennifer Vickerman, RN, MS, CNS

Sponsor: Northern California Cancer Center
Allison Taylor Holbrooks Breast Cancer Research Fund

Co-Sponsor: Stanford Cancer Center

Partners: Association of Northern California Oncologists, Bay Area Oncology Nursing Society, Breast Cancer Connections, California Pacific Medical Center/St Luke’s Hospital, The Health Library at Stanford University, The Marin Cancer Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, The Wellness Community of San Francisco-East Bay.

Additional Funding: Amoena, Eli Lilly & Company, Melanie M. Bronfman Lecture Fund, Novartis, Oakland Athletics Fund, PlumpJack LINK Fund, The Don Zeigler Fund, individual donors, and NCCC.