March 2, 2012
Hilton Hotel, 4200 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Conference Co-Chairs
Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, FACS
Michael Kochman, MD, FACP, AGAF, FASGE
James Metz, MD
Anil Rustgi, MD
Weijing Sun, MD
The Focus On Gastrointestinal Cancers Conference is a full day designed to address the personal and medical issues facing those with gastrointestinal cancer (colon, rectum, esophagus, stomach cancer); including those in treatment, survivors, their loved ones, and caregivers. Get information on the latest advances in gastrointestinal cancer risk, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, symptom management and psychosocial issues; as well as the opportunity to network and gain support from other gastrointestinal cancer survivors.
OncoLink Brown Bag Webchat - Focus On Gastrointestinal Cancers
Conference Presentations
Overview of OncoLink
Maggie Hampshire, BSN, RN, OCN
COLON AND RECTUM CONCURRENT SESSION
ESOPHAGEAL AND STOMACH CANCERS CONCURRENT SESSION
Taking Charge of Your Care - for African Americans
El Cáncer Colorectal (colon y recto)
Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP
Help for the Caregiver
Mark Francis, PhD
Exercise for Healthy Living
Andrea Branas, MSE, MPT, CLT
Nutrition - During and After Treatment
Lauren Ginipro, RD, LDN
Monitoring for Recurrence
Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP
Coping with the Uncertainty of Recurrence
Ruth Steinman, MD