Newswise — The GW Cancer Institute’s Center for the Advancement of Cancer Survivorship, Navigation and Policy (caSNP) with support from the EagleBank Foundation will host the First Annual Symposium on the state of research and clinical care in cancer survivorship. The symposium will examine the needs of more than 12 million cancer survivors in the U.S. who face the challenge of re-entering the world after cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Who: The Symposium will feature leaders in the field of cancer survivorship, including: Kimlin Ashing-Giwa, Ph.D., City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Lisa Campbell, Ph.D., East Carolina University; Craig Earle, M.D., The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research; Julia Rowland, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Office of Cancer Survivorship; Caroline Huffman, L.C.S.W., M.Ed., The Lance Armstrong Foundation; Linda Jacobs, Ph.D., R.N., University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center; K. Scott Baker, M.D., M.S., The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program; Karen Syrjala, Ph.D., The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Survivorship Program.
When: October 15, 2009 8 am to 3:45 pm
Where: The Cloyd Heck Marvin Center, Grand Ballroom 800 21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20052
How to Register for this event:Registration for this event can be completed online by clicking here or going to the caSNP website at www.gwumc.edu/casnp under the “Navigation and Survivorship Initiatives” tab.
About The George Washington University Medical CenterThe George Washington University Medical Center is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary academic health center that has consistently provided high-quality medical care in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, since 1824. The Medical Center comprises the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the 11th oldest medical school in the country; the School of Public Health and Health Services, the only such school in the nation’s capital; GW Hospital, jointly owned and operated by a partnership between The George Washington University and a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.; and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, an independent faculty practice plan. For more information on GWUMC, visit www.gwumc.edu
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