| Program Agenda September 29, 2023 |
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Opening Remarks: The Changing Landscape of Cancer
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Cancer Online: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
9:00-10:00 am
| Eleonora Teplinsky, MD
Head, Breast Medical Oncology, The Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
| A welcome by Kim Dittus*, MD, PhD Executive Director, Women's Health and Cancer Conference, Medical Oncologist.
Social
media can be both a powerful tool for patients and health care providers through advocacy, empowerment and education. However, misinformation, negative online interactions, the digital divide and accessibility are some of the challenges
and pitfalls of the use of social media in oncology. In this talk, we will address both the positives and negatives and talk about how to navigate the social media world as a health care provider and as a patient.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD, SW) | Click here to join via Zoom
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Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Present and Future Care
10:10-11:00 am | Kara K. Landry*, MD
Co-Director, Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) | This talk will discuss the importance of identifying inherited genetic variants (mutations) and why longitudinal clinical follow-up is important for patients with hereditary cancer syndromes.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD)
| Join via Zoom
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Nutrition and Immune Function
10:10-11:00 am | Jennifer May, RD, CD
Clinical Nutritionist, UVM Health Medical Center (UVMMC)
| This talk will describe the complexity of our immune systems, provide an overview of what is currently known about the link between immunity and lifestyle factors, and identify controllable immune supporters and distractors.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, SW) | Join via Zoom
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Session 2 - Choose one
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Lymphedema Panel- Extremities and Beyond
11:10-12:00 pm | Jessica Cintolo-Gonzalez*, MD Moderator
Conference Co-Chair, Surgical Oncology, UVMCC
Jean Marie Cullon, PT, CLT
Certified Lymphedema Therapist, UVMMC
Elaine B. Perry, PT, CLT Staff Physical Therapist, UVMMC
Mirabelle Sajisevi*, MD Otolaryngologist, UVMMC
Michelle Sowden*, DO Surgical Oncologist, UVMCC
| This will be a brief overview of goals of compression use in management of lymphedema. Compression strategies for upper extremities, lower extremities trunk compression, and breast lymphedema will be discussed with time for Q&A at
the end.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych)
| Join via Zoom
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Sexuality is a Human Right, Even After Cancer
11:20-12:10 pm
| Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO
Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Brown University
| Cancer and its treatments can negatively impact sexuality and sexual relationships. Unfortunately, it is a topic that almost two-thirds of those treated for cancer do not discuss, because - in general - clinicians do not bring it up. However, cancer should not silence your sexuality and in this talk, we review the scope of the problem and how it can be approached and treated.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD, SW) | Join via Zoom
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Keynote Luncheon sponsored by the Eleanor B. Daniels Fund
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Wife and Death
12:45-1:40 pm
| Kristin Flanary, MA
Keynote Presentation
| A welcome by Randall Holcombe*, MD, MBA Director, University of Vermont Cancer Center and Molly Barry*, MD Co-Chair, Women’s Health and Cancer Conference; Medical Oncologist, UVMCC
Kristin Flanary, MA (aka “Lady Glaucomflecken”) has survived being married to social media sensation “Dr. Glaucomflecken” through medical training, two cancer occurrences, and a sudden cardiac arrest
(including giving him 10 minutes of CPR). In this keynote, Kristin will deliver an immersive and poignant example of the bystander, co-survivor, and caregiver experiences and explore how to make healthcare a little more human for
patients and their families.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD, SW)
| Join via Zoom
This lecture will not be recorded/available after the conference
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Session 3 - Choose one
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Emerging Therapies Panel: CAR-T, TILS, mRNA
2:00-2:50 pm | Hibba tul Rehman*, MD
(moderator) Medical Oncologist, UVMCC
James Gerson*, MD Medical Oncologist, UVMCC
Stephanie Goff, MD, FACS Senior Research physician, National Cancer Institute, Surgery Branch, NIH
Dev Majumdar*, PhD Surgical Research and Biomedical Engineering, UVM
| This talk will discuss advances, and potential challenges to these emerging therapy approaches, as found in early clinical trials of these tools. CAR-T cell therapy is an innovative way of treating cancer that uses a patient’s own blood cells to target and destroy cancer cells. It is currently FDA approved for the treatment of a variety of blood cancers and has revolutionized the field of oncology. mRNA- based cancer vaccines, therapeutic deliverables, and mRNA-based reprogrammed anti-cancer immune cells have all emerged as potentially useful tools in a variety of clinical settings. Most cancers, including breast cancer and ovarian cancer, have immune cells within them, called tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). By studying TIL, we can identify immune cells that can recognize a patient’s tumor. We are experimenting with treatment strategies that deliver these cells back to patients with metastatic cancer, with some success
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD) | Join via Zoom
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Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of a Cancer Diagnosis
2:00-2:50 pm | Kim Dittus*, MD, PhD Moderator,
Executive Director, Women’s Health and Cancer Conference; Medical Oncologist, UVMCC
Kim Kelley Feeney, BS, CTR Co-Chair, Women’s Health and Cancer Conference
Kathleen McBeth, MA Clinical Psychologist, UVMMC
Jane Feustel Bensimhon, MSW Masters of Social Work student and Patient Family Advisor
| The Cancer diagnosis is a physical and emotional experience. This panel discussion will focus on the emotions associated with diagnosis and survivorship including fear, anger and acceptance. We will provide both emotional/mental health and valuable lifestyle interventions like food choice, movement and sleep that can help deal with the many changes related to the cancer diagnosis and treatment.
(P, N, MH, PT, Psych, RD, SW) | Join via Zoom
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Physical Therapy Community of Practice
2:00-2:50 pm | Michelle Sowden*, DO Surgical Oncologist, UVMCC
| We'll discuss the benefits of creating a community of practice for physical therapists, specifically in regards to cancer care and develop strategies on how to connect, collaborate, and share best practices.
Reserved for
Physical Therapist only, in-person only, maximum participation = 25
(PT) | Not availabe virtually
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