While our 80+ sessions across 11 tracks focus on new therapies, innovative treatments, and actionable guidance that improves clinical practice, our featured plenary sessions focus on critical big-picture issues for oncologists. Read more below about these featured sessions.
- Enhancing Patient Recruitment and Enrollment In Clinical Trials – Thursday October 13, 2011 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dr. George A. Fisher, Jr., Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office at the Stanford University School of Medicine, talks about the critical need to enroll patients in clinical trials and provides direction for community-based oncologists on how to do it – even national trials or trials offered by institutions far outside your local area.
- Oncology Patient Centered Medical Home: Accountable Cancer Care – Friday October 14, 2011 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dr. John D. Sprandio, Director of the Delaware County Regional Cancer Center, discusses how to integrate all aspects of care for cancer patients to ensure effective delivery and management of care across multiple disciplines and subspecialties – surgery, pain management, nursing, palliative care, and more.
- A Mindful Living with Cancer: Improving Quality of Life - Saturday 15, 2011 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dr. Anne Coscarelli, Director of Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine, speaks about the holistic commitment to improving quality of care and survivorship via the integration of medicine and psychology, with special emphasis on comprehensive psychosocial care involving stress management, dietary guidance, lifestyle direction, family support, and more.