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Durham, North Carolina

Cervical Cancer Conference
Monday - Tuesday, August 4-5, 2008
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
Durham, North Carolina

For more information, contact: Diana Harrison, 304-746-9950
or email: diana.harrison@cancer.org

Schedule & Program Agenda

Download a copy of the schedule (subject to change).

Day 1: August 4, 2008
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Registration
11:30 a.m.	Working Lunch (Provided)
12:00 – 12:15 p.m.	SESSION I: Better Health for Generations of Women Welcome and Overview of Objectives Claudia R. Baquet, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Policy & Planning, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland SOM
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.	“Tipping the Scales Toward Better Health” Elmer E. Huerta, MD, MPH 2007-2008 President, American Cancer Society
1:00 – 1:10	Q & A
1:10 – 1:20 p.m.	Break
1:20 – 2:20 p.m.	“Challenges in Cancer Control” State of the Science I: Virology and the HPV Vaccine Doug Lowy, MD National Cancer Institute State of the Science II: Epidemiology – Past and Future Philip Castle, PhD, MPH National Cancer Institute
2:20 – 2:30 p.m.	Q & A
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 – 5:00 p.m.	SESSON II: The Continuum of Cervical Cancer
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.	Breakout Session I: Prevention – Kevin Ault, MD, Emory School of Medicine (confirmed) Screening/Detection – Chair Debbie Saslow, ACS (confirmed) Treatment – Chair, Walter Shepherd, University Researcher TBD Advocacy/Health Policy – TBD Unequal Health Burden – Liz Ward & Health Economist TBD
3:45 - 4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Breakout Session II (same as previous session): Prevention – Kevin Ault, MD, Emory School of Medicine (confirmed) Treatment – Chair, Walter Shepherd, University Researcher TBD Advocacy/Health Policy – TBD Unequal Health Burden – Liz Ward & Health Economist TBD
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.	Dinner “Access to Care and Health Policy for Poor and Medically Underserved People” Len Lichtenfeld, M.D. (confirmed) American Cancer Society Deputy Chief Medical Officer Director ACS Cancer Control Science Department
Day 2: August 5, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.	SESSION III: Effective Community Practices & Resources Chair TBA, Ed Partridge, CDC, NCI Resources Linda Blount Program Examples from the field
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.	Breakout Session III: Faith-Based Promotoras Rural Strategies
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.	Break
11:30 – 12:30 p.m.	SESSION IV: Community Action Planning Small work groups (Group by State)
12:30 – 12:40 p.m.	Transition to Lunch
12:40- 2:00 p.m	Lunch Speaker Cervical Cancer Survivor State Working Groups Reports