09 Lung Cancer Brochure.indd - Abramson Cancer Center
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<strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Second Annual<br />
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
Focus On<br />
<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
& Related Disorders<br />
For at Risk: <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> and Related Disorders<br />
For Non-Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong>, Small-Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong>,<br />
Mesothelioma and Related Disorders<br />
Friday, October 23, 20<strong>09</strong><br />
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM<br />
HILTON HOTEL | 4200 CITY AVENUE | PHILADELPHIA, PA
Focus On<br />
SECOND ANNUAL<br />
<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
& Related Disorders<br />
Registration<br />
To Register or for more information<br />
800-789-PENN (7366)<br />
or Register On-Line at<br />
oncolink.org/conference/lung<br />
Registration Deadline: Monday, October 19, 20<strong>09</strong><br />
Conference is free of charge.<br />
No registration fee required.<br />
$20 Suggested donation (non-tax deductible)<br />
to support the Focus on <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Conference.<br />
Cash, check or money order accepted the day of the conference.<br />
Credit cards accepted with our on-line registration.<br />
Hotel<br />
Self-parking is available at the Hilton and will be validated.<br />
For directions to the Hilton Hotel on City Avenue, call 215-879-4000.<br />
If you need overnight accommodations call Randy Schaller<br />
at 215-879-3399.<br />
Please join us for the 2nd Annual Focus on <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
and Related Disorders Conference, where we’ll address<br />
the needs of those living with or at risk for lung cancer or<br />
related disorders.<br />
Our team of experts designed this conference with you and<br />
your family in mind. You’ll get the latest information and the<br />
answers to your questions.<br />
Who Should Attend<br />
• If you are at risk for:<br />
~ <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
~ Mesothelioma or related disorders<br />
• If you are newly diagnosed, currently in treatment<br />
or a long-term survivor of:<br />
~ Non-Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
~ Small-Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
~ Mesothelioma<br />
• If you are a:<br />
~ Family member<br />
~ Caregiver<br />
The Focus on <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Conference<br />
is being held in collaboration with PENN Medicine<br />
Development. Attendees will receive communication<br />
regarding the lung cancer program, <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong>, and other topics. Participation in the conference<br />
is optional and privacy has been maintained. If you would<br />
prefer not to receive development materials, please write<br />
to <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Development Offi ce,<br />
3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104.<br />
Doctors Tracey Evans,<br />
Corey Langer,<br />
John Kucharczuk,<br />
Ramesh Rengan<br />
and Joel Cooper.<br />
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Agenda<br />
REGISTRATION<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Ask the Experts Session Sign-up<br />
Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits<br />
WELCOME<br />
8:30 AM<br />
Conference Co-Chairs<br />
Joel Cooper, MD Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD<br />
Corey Langer, MD Daniel Sterman, MD<br />
Craig Thompson, MD - Director, <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Joseph Carver, MD - Chief of Staff, <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
GENERAL SESSION<br />
8:45 AM<br />
<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> and Related Disorders Research and Treatment:<br />
What’s On The Horizon<br />
With knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, we can<br />
now target the genes and pathways that are involved in turning normal<br />
cells into cancer cells. We are on the brink of possessing advanced<br />
technologies waiting to be adapted to benefi t patients, while we<br />
continue to pioneer new treatments such as targeted therapies<br />
and proton radiation treatment.<br />
Joel Cooper, MD Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD<br />
Corey Langer, MD Daniel Sterman, MD<br />
Health Care Reform Briefing<br />
Joseph Carver, MD<br />
News From Capitol Hill: Legislative Priorities for <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President & CEO, <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Alliance<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Break / Visit Exhibits<br />
10:15 AM<br />
Concurrent Sessions: Latest Advancements<br />
Choose ONE workshop session tailored to your needs<br />
For Those at Risk<br />
Get important information on risk factors, monitoring, healthy living<br />
and the latest research on prevention, and smoking cessation.<br />
Anil Vachani, MD - Pulmonary<br />
Joel Cooper, MD - Thoracic Surgery<br />
Robert Schnoll, PhD - Tobacco Research<br />
For Survivors of <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> and Related Disorders<br />
Get the latest on: diagnosis, treatment, research and clinical trials<br />
including new technologies coming to Penn - such as proton therapy.<br />
Non-Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> – Early Stage<br />
Morris Swartz, MD – Pulmonary<br />
Taine Pechet, MD – Thoracic Surgery<br />
Corey Langer, MD – Medical Oncology<br />
Alexander Lin, MD – Radiation Oncology<br />
Non-Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> – Locally Advanced<br />
Andrew Haas, MD, PhD – Pulmonary<br />
John Kucharczuk, MD – Thoracic Surgery<br />
Tracey Evans, MD – Medical Oncology<br />
Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD – Radiation Oncology<br />
Non-Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> – Advanced<br />
Colin Gillespie, MD – Pulmonary<br />
Jared Weiss, MD – Medical Oncology<br />
Smith Apisarnthanarax, MD – Radiation Oncology<br />
Joseph Straton, MD, MSCE – Symptom Management<br />
Small Cell <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Steven Albelda, MD – Pulmonary<br />
Kenneth Algazy, MD – Medical Oncology<br />
John Christodouleas, MD, MPH - Radiation Oncology<br />
Mesothelioma and Related Disorders<br />
Daniel Sterman, MD – Pulmonary<br />
Joseph Friedberg, MD – Thoracic Surgery<br />
James Stevenson, MD – Medical Oncology<br />
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD – Radiation Oncology<br />
12:00 PM<br />
Lunch / Ask the Experts Sessions (details on page 4)<br />
AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Concurrent Sessions<br />
For Those at Risk<br />
Coping When You Are at Risk<br />
Practical strategies for dealing with the challenges of being at risk.<br />
Topics include: dealing with uncertainty, smoking cessation,<br />
communicating with loved ones and more.<br />
Margaret Lazar, MS, MSW, LCSW<br />
For Survivors<br />
Survivor Stories: Personal Insights from <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Survivors<br />
Every survivor knows something that can benefi t another. Our diverse<br />
panel will provide inspiration and hope by sharing their personal stories.<br />
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Moderator: Hope Kushner, MEd<br />
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Ask The Experts<br />
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM<br />
Time is limited! Please sign up at individual tables<br />
in the Registration Area!<br />
SMALL GROUP<br />
Living with Advanced <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Nutrition, Herbs & Vitamins<br />
ONE-ON-ONE<br />
Clinical Trials<br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> Rehabilitation<br />
Coping with Emotions<br />
and Caregiver Issues<br />
Coping with Body Image<br />
and Sexuality Concerns<br />
Employment and<br />
Insurance Concerns<br />
Financial Planning<br />
Home Care and<br />
Symptom Management<br />
Giving Back<br />
Integrative Medicine<br />
• Acupuncture<br />
• Reiki<br />
• Yoga & Meditation<br />
Managing Symptoms<br />
from Chemotherapy<br />
Managing Symptoms<br />
from Radiation Treatment<br />
Managing Symptoms<br />
from Surgery<br />
Smoking Cessation<br />
and Environmental Issues<br />
Your Medications<br />
• Chemotherapy<br />
• Prescription Medications<br />
• Over the Counter Drugs<br />
EXPERT<br />
Hope Kushner, MEd<br />
Katrina Claghorn, MS, RD, CSO, LDN<br />
EXPERT<br />
Patricia Madison, RN<br />
Melissa Culligan, RN, BSN, CCRC<br />
Elizabeth Reimet, MD<br />
Kava Schafer, MDiv, MA<br />
Margaret Lazar, MS, MSW, LCSW<br />
Greg Heller, Esq<br />
Rodney Warner, Esq<br />
Andrew Cohen, AIF<br />
Joseph Straton, MD, MSCE<br />
Tricia Bruning<br />
Donna Griffi th<br />
Jun Mao, MD, MSCE<br />
Kimberly Fleisher, RMT, Med<br />
Fern Nibauer-Cohen<br />
Suzanne Walker, CRNP, MSN, AOCN<br />
Beth Eaby CRNP, OCN<br />
Virginia Girard, RN<br />
Patricia Abbott, PA-C<br />
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN<br />
Robert Schnoll, PhD<br />
Andrew Strasser, PhD<br />
Michael Vozniak, PharmD, BCOP<br />
Conference Co-Chairs<br />
Joel Cooper, MD<br />
Professor, Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)<br />
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery,<br />
University of Pennsylvania<br />
Health System<br />
Corey Langer, MD<br />
Professor, Medicine<br />
(Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Director, Thoracic Oncology<br />
Faculty<br />
from the <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Patricia Abbott, PA-C<br />
Physician Assistant (Thoracic Surgery)<br />
Steven Albelda, MD<br />
Professor, Medicine<br />
(Pulmonary and Critical Care)<br />
Kenneth Algazy, MD<br />
Clinical Professor, Medicine<br />
(Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Smith Apisarnthanarax, MD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Radiation Oncology<br />
Tricia Bruning<br />
Executive Director, Development<br />
Joseph Carver, MD<br />
Professor, Medicine<br />
Chief of Staff, <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology<br />
John Christodouleas, MD, MPH<br />
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology<br />
Katrina Claghorn, MS, RD, CSO, LDN<br />
Clinical Dietician Specialist<br />
Patient and Family Services<br />
Ramesh Rengan, MD, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Radiation Oncology<br />
Daniel Sterman, MD<br />
Associate Professor, Medicine<br />
Director, Interventional<br />
Pulmonary Services<br />
Melissa Culligan, RN, BSN, CCRC<br />
Clinical Nurse (Thoracic Surgery)<br />
Beth Eaby, CRNP, OCN<br />
Advanced Practice Nurse<br />
Tracey Evans, MD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Joseph Friedberg, MD<br />
Associate Professor Surgery<br />
(Thoracic Surgery)<br />
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery,<br />
Penn Presbyterian Medical <strong>Center</strong><br />
Colin Gillespie, MD<br />
Instructor, Medicine (Pulmonary)<br />
Director of Education,<br />
Interventional Pulmonary Services<br />
Virginia Girard, RN<br />
Clinical Nurse, Radiation Oncology<br />
Donna Griffith<br />
Director, Volunteer Services<br />
Andrew Haas, MD, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor, Medicine<br />
(Interventional Pulmonary Services)<br />
John Kucharczuk, MD<br />
Assistant Professor, Surgery<br />
(Thoracic Surgery)<br />
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Faculty continued<br />
Hope Kushner, MEd<br />
Patient Support Specialist,<br />
Patient and Family Services<br />
Margaret Lazar, MS, MSW, LCSW<br />
Director, Patient and Family Services<br />
Alexander Lin, MD<br />
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology<br />
Patricia Madison, RN<br />
Clinical Research Nurse<br />
(Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Jun Mao, MD<br />
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine<br />
and Community Health<br />
Fern Nibauer-Cohen<br />
Associate Director,<br />
Strategic Marketing Services<br />
Certifi ed Yoga Instructor<br />
Taine Pechet, MD<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Surgery (Thoracic Surgery)<br />
Elizabeth Reimet, MD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Rehabilitation Medicine<br />
Director, <strong>Cancer</strong> Rehabilitation<br />
Kava Schafer, MDiv, MA<br />
Staff Oncology Chaplain<br />
Robert Schnoll, PhD<br />
Associate Professor, Psychiatry<br />
Daniel Sterman, MD<br />
Associate Professor, Medicine<br />
Director of Interventional Pulmonology<br />
James Stevenson, MD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Andrew Strasser, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry<br />
Joseph Straton, MD, MSCE<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Family Medicine & Community Health<br />
Morris Swartz, MD<br />
Clinical Associate Professor,<br />
Medicine (Pulmonary)<br />
Medical Director, Respiratory Care<br />
and Pulmonary Diagnostic Services,<br />
Penn Presbyterian Medical <strong>Center</strong><br />
Craig Thompson, MD<br />
Professor,<br />
Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)<br />
Director, <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
Anil Vachani, MD<br />
Assistant Professor,<br />
Medicine (Pulmonary)<br />
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN<br />
Nurse Educator, OncoLink<br />
Michael Vozniak, PharmD, BCOP<br />
Oncology Pharmacist<br />
Suzanne Walker, CRNP, MSN, AOCN<br />
Advanced Practice Nurse<br />
Jared Weiss, MD<br />
Senior Fellow, Medicine<br />
(Hematology/Oncology)<br />
The <strong>Abramson</strong><br />
<strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
thanks the following educational grant<br />
providers for their generous support<br />
Genentech<br />
OSI Pharmaceuticals<br />
About the<br />
<strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
PennMedicine.org/<strong>Abramson</strong><br />
The <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> of the University of Pennsylvania is<br />
one of a select group of cancer centers in the country awarded the<br />
prestigious designation of Comprehensive <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> by the<br />
National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute. This status refl ects our outstanding<br />
research, clinical services, education and information services,<br />
and community outreach.<br />
As part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, we are able<br />
to build upon the resources of one of the nation’s foremost medical<br />
centers, enabling us to address all of our patients’ medical needs.<br />
We are committed to treating each patient as our only patient, while<br />
pursuing our understanding of, and ability to fi ght cancer.<br />
Guest Speakers/Experts<br />
Laurie Fenton Ambrose<br />
President & CEO, <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Alliance<br />
Andrew Cohen, AIF<br />
Vice President, Vantage Point Financial<br />
Services, Inc<br />
Greg Heller, Esq<br />
Caldwell and Heller, LLC<br />
Rodney Warner, Esq<br />
Project Attorney, Law and Health<br />
Initiative for <strong>Cancer</strong> Survivors,<br />
Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.<br />
Penn Medicine’s<br />
Kimberly Fleisher, RMT, Med<br />
Perelman <strong>Center</strong><br />
Director, Reiki School and Clinic<br />
for Advanced Medicine,<br />
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Reiki Practitioner/Teacher<br />
home to the <strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />
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Penn’s <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
Program<br />
The Penn Difference<br />
Innovative Research...Advanced Medicine...<br />
Service Excellence<br />
Penn created a new level of lung cancer care when it established the<br />
<strong>Center</strong> for <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> and Related Disorders in 1991. The program<br />
is distinguished in a number of ways including:<br />
• Dedicated specialists who evaluate and treat only lung disease.<br />
• Ranked among the top ten by US News and World Report<br />
for respiratory diseases.<br />
• A Tobacco and Environmental Carcinogenesis Program that<br />
is studying the relationships between environmental exposures<br />
and cancer, with a focus on prevention of tobacco and<br />
asbestos-related cancers including lung cancer, head and<br />
neck cancer and mesothelioma.<br />
• A Tobacco Use Research <strong>Center</strong> (TTURC) whose mission is to<br />
understand the factors that infl uence risk for nicotine dependence<br />
and develop better treatments to help smokers quit.<br />
• Penn interventional pulmonologists who are using a new minimally<br />
invasive technology as a less invasive way to stage lung cancer.<br />
• Penn thoracic surgeons who see more thoracic patients<br />
than any other hospital in the Delaware Valley.<br />
• Penn’s thoracic surgeons who were among the fi rst to form a<br />
separate section specializing in non-cardiac thoracic surgery,<br />
thus focusing their time and talents on thoracic disorders.<br />
• Penn thoracic oncologists who have developed new surgical<br />
procedures to treat previously inoperable lung cancer.<br />
• Penn clinicians and researchers who developed the nation’s fi rst<br />
Comprehensive Multispecialty Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) <strong>Center</strong>.<br />
• A rate for lung conserving procedures that is among the best<br />
in the country, ensuring that you will retain the highest quality<br />
of life possible.<br />
<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Research<br />
Our extensive research efforts make us one of the most<br />
comprehensive lung cancer programs in the country.<br />
Research Highlights<br />
• We are the leaders in an international effort to revolutionize the<br />
prevention and management of lung cancer through the creation<br />
of the fi rst international lung cancer registry, that will deepen our<br />
understanding of lung cancer.<br />
• Penn has developed a treatment for mesothelioma based on work<br />
in the laboratory and continues to test its effectiveness through a<br />
National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute grant.<br />
• Penn investigators are conducting exciting clinical trials including:<br />
~ Combination chemotherapy/surgery/radiation for mesothelioma<br />
~ Autologous tumor vaccine for lung cancer and mesothelioma<br />
~ PDT for treating currently untreatable tumors<br />
~ Cell manipulation to enhance immune response<br />
for lung cancer, and mesothelioma<br />
~ <strong>Lung</strong> gene research including: effects of gene expression,<br />
effect of drugs on inactivated gene, survival as function<br />
of gene status and vascular invasion.<br />
• Personalized medicine research on smoking cessation including:<br />
~ The use of genetic markers to predict an individual smokers’<br />
chances of quitting smoking with particular medications.<br />
~ Brain imaging research that explains why some smokers are<br />
prone to concentration and memory problems when they try<br />
to quit smoking.<br />
~ Evaluation of a blood test that may help doctors make<br />
decisions about the optimal type, dose and duration<br />
of treatment for individual smokers.<br />
Dr. Craig Thompson, Director of the<br />
• We are a major center for lung cancer clinical trials, allowing us<br />
<strong>Abramson</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Center</strong> and Dr. Tullia<br />
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to provide some of the newest and best therapies to our patients.<br />
Lindsten, Research Associate Professor<br />
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Conference<br />
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1620 Penn Tower<br />
Philadelphia, PA 19104<br />
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