Fourth Annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference - October 15-18, 2008 - (Page 6)

October 15-18, 2008 �� PROGRAM GUIDE Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM Opening Remarks Barbara A. Murphy, MD Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Spinal Cord Compression D. Andrew Loblaw, MD, University of Toronto Pathogenesis and Treatment of Dyspnea T Deborah J. Dudgeon, MD, Queen’s University Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions Amir Onn, MD, Sheba Medical Center Q&A 15-Minute Break LUNG CANCER 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM Hotel Information HOTEL INFORMATION InterContinental Chicago: 505 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA Please make your reservations directly with the InterContinental Chicago by calling (800) 628-2112 or (312) 944-4100 and identifying yourself as a participant of the Elsevier, Inc. conference. A special rate has been arranged for the Fourth Annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference: Single/Double Main Building $269, Single/Double Historic Tower $299. There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate. The cut-off date for reservations at this rate is Monday, September 15, 2008. Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be based upon availability at the Hotel’s prevailing rates. TERMS AND CONDITIONS The registration fee covers attendance at the meeting, coffee breaks, exhibits, and satellite symposia. Registrants please note that attendance at the meeting gives Elsevier permission to use photos of the conference on the Elsevier web sites. ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Elsevier Ofﬁce of Continuing Medical Education (EOCME) and Elsevier Oncology. The EOCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The EOCME designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Elsevier/ Mosby is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Elsevier/Mosby is provider approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. The provider number is #50-4681. Elsevier/Mosby is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. The California Provider number is CEP 3257. Faculty disclosures will be made known on the day of the program. 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM 9:20 AM - 9:35 AM PLENARY SESSION III 9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Introduction Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University 9:40 AM - 10:20 AM The Future of Palliative Medicine Charles F. von Gunten, MD, PhD San Diego Hospice Q&A 10-Minute Break 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM 10:35 AM - 10:45 AM COMMON SYMPTOMS AND THERAPY-RELATED TOXICITY II 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM Biology and Management of Constipation in Cancer Patients Jay R. Thomas, MD San Diego Hospice 11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Biology and Management of Mucositis Due to Chemotherapy Nathaniel S. Treister, DMD, DMSc Brigham and Women’s Hospital Cachexia and the Role of Cytokines Egidio Del Fabbro, MD M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Q&A Conference Closing Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD 11:25 AM - 11:45 AM 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM 12:05 PM

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