2013 International Community Conference
March 22-24, 2013 | Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill
Speaker Presentations |
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| Chordoma 101 Chandranath Sen, MD – Neurosurgeon, NYU |
Nutrition and Cancer Julia Hincman-Francavilla, MS, RD, CSO, LDN – Clinical Nutrition Specialist, MGH Cancer Center |
| Surviving and Thriving – Long Term Survivors Panel Irith Abada, Adrienne Flanagan, John Nelson, Michael Torrey – Chordoma Patients |
Mindfulness Phyllis K. Hicks, DMin, NCLPC – Senior Insight Dialogue Teacher, Metta Janet Surrey, PhD – Insight Dialogue Teacher, Metta |
| Highlights from the International Chordoma Research Workshop Chordoma Foundation Research Plan Josh Sommer – Chordoma Foundation |
Palliative Care Anthony Galanos, MA, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center |
| A Call to Action! Deirdre Callahan – Chordoma Foundation |
You’re In the Driver’s Seat – Patient Navigation Al Ferreira, RN – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harris Center for Chordoma Care |
| Parents and Chordoma Paula K. Rauch, MD – Director, Marjorie E. Korff PACT Program |
Scanxiety Kelly M. Trevino, PhD – Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Navigating Clinical Trials Mrinal Gounder, MD – Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
2013 Memorial Service |
Ask the Experts Panel |
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| Gregory Cote, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital [Medical Oncology] | Francis Hornicek, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital [Orthopaedic Oncology] |
| Adrienne Flanagan, MD, PhD – Univeristy College London [Pathology, Molecular Biology] | Norbert Liebsch, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital [Radiation Oncology] |
| Gary Gallia, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University [Neurosurgery] | Robert Malyapa, MD, PhD – University of Florida Proton TherapyA type of particle therapy that uses beams of protons to kill cancer cells. Institute [Radiation Oncology] |
| Paul Gardner, MD – University of Pittsburgh [Neurosurgery] | Joseph Schwab, MD, MS – Massachusetts General Hospital [Orthopaedic Oncology] |
Coordinating Committee |
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Volunteers |
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Sponsors |
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