2017 7th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium

   7th Annual Breast Cancer Symposium
Thursday, October 5, 2017 | 11:30AM-5:45PM (followed by dinner)
​The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Program Schedule
This is a working agenda, it may change drastically between now and October 5, 2017.

11:30am – 12:00pm –    REGISTRATION & LIGHT LUNCH

12:00pm – 12:15pm –  Welcome & Introduction
                                            - Angela Keleher, MD, FACS, Director, Breast Surgery,
                                            Dyson Breast Center, Vassar Brothers Medical Center

12:15pm – 1:00pm –   Breast Cancer: Centuries of standing, Walking, Running, Leaping and Moving Forward
                                            - Maria Theodoulou, MD, Medical Oncologist, New York Oncology
                                              Hematology, Albany, NY

1:00pm – 1:45pm –   De-escalating and Eliminating Surgery for Invasive Breast Cancer
                                   After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy​
​                                            - Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS, Executive Director,  Breast  Network Programs
                                              MD Anderson Cancer Network PH and Fay Etta Robinson  Distinguished Professor  
                                              in Cancer Research Department of Breast Surgical Oncology Director, Surgical
                                              Oncology Training Program 

 
1:45pm – 1:55pm –     Questions & Answers  
1:55pm – 2:10pm –      BREAK    

2:10pm – 2:40pm  –   Pink is the New Black: Support and Navigation in an Accredited Breast Center (MOH & Sparrows Nest)
                                            - Elizabeth Bourne, LCSW, CN-BM, Social Worker, Health Quest Medical Practice, PC
                                            - Cheryl Hoffman, RN, Nurse Navigator at the Breast Center, Health Quest
                                              Medical Practice, PC

​2:40pm – 2:55pm –    Clinical Trials & New Staging For Breast Cancer 
                                             - Angela Keleher, MD, FACS, Director Breast Surgery,
                                             Dyson Breast Center, Vassar Brothers Medical Center

2:55pm – 3:25pm –    Screening controversies in Mammography
                                              - Lauren Friedlander, MD, Diagnostic Radiologist, Assistant Professor of Radiology
                                                for Columbia University Medical Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital and for
                                                New York-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital

3:25pm – 3:55pm –     Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
                                              - Mariana Niell-Swiller, MS, CGC, Genetics Counselor, Dyson Center for Cancer Care
                                              - Jonathan Clyman, PhD, Genetics Counselor, Dyson Center for Cancer Care

3:55pm – 4:05pm –    Questions & Answers
4:05pm – 4:20pm –    BREAK  

     
4:20pm – 4:40pm –    Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
                                             - Heather Erhard, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Bronx Plastic Surgery, Vassar Brothers
                                               Medical Center
4:40pm – 5:00pm –    Supplements and Nutraceuticals-Role in Cancer Treatment and Prevention
                                              - Russell Karp, MD, IFMCP, DABR, Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practioner,
                                                Attending Radiologist, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
5:00pm – 5:30pm –    Onco-Fertility: Preservation Options for Patients with Cancer
                                              - Joshua Hurwitz, MD, Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility,
                                                Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Danbury Hospital

5:30pm – 5:40pm –     Questions & Answers
5:40pm – 5:45pm –     Closing Remarks
5:45pm –                      DINNER