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Breast Cancer Conference


Breast Cancer Conference
14 – 15 February 2010

Conference Day 1: 14 February 2010

08.00  

Registration

09:20

Opening Remarks by Course Director
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

Session 1:

Moderator:  Dr. Adnan Kassis, Consultant, Neuroradiology & Breast Imaging, Radiology Department-MRI, Head of Imaging Division, Breast Care Centre, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

09:30

Breast Cancer Fundamentals and Demographics
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Oncology,  Director, Division of Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10:00

Genetic and Non-Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Dr. Deborah Armstrong, Associate Professor of Oncology, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10:30

Detection, Mammography and Digital Mammography
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

11:00

Refreshment Break

Session 2:

Moderator:  Dr. Hakam Taji, Director, Breast Care Centre, Surgical Consultant, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

11:30

Carcinoma in Situ
Dr. Deborah Armstrong

12:00

Enhancing the Role of Ultrasound in the Breast
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

12:30

Surgeon Perspective on Breast Cancer
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris

13:00

Lunch

Session 3:

Moderator: Dr. Mohamad Al Bashir, Deputy Director, Breast Care Centre, Consultant, General & Trauma Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

14:30

Preparing the Patient for Breast Cancer Surgery
Ms. Lillie Shockney

15:00

Sentinel Lymph Node and Lymph Node Dissection
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris

15:30

The Role of MRI in the Breast
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

16:00

Refreshment Break

Session 4:

Moderator:  Dr. Mohammed Jaloudi, Senior Consultant, Oncology, Tawam Hospital/Johns Hopkins, Al Ain, UAE

16:30

Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer
Dr. Deborah Armstrong

17:00

Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer
Dr. Giuseppe Sasso

17:30

Day 1 Adjournment

 

Conference Day 2: 15 February 2010

09:20

Opening Remarks by Course Director
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

Session 1:

Moderator:  Dr. Sanjay Jain, Chairman, Department of Haematology and Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

09:30

Image Guided Breast Biopsies
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

10:00

Surgical Perspective on Mastectomy
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris

10:30

Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer
Dr. Deborah Armstrong

11:00

Refreshment Break

Session 2:

Moderator: Ms. Philippa Clayton, Nurse Manager, Breast Care Centre, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

11:30

Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Panel:  Dr. Deborah Armstrong, Dr. Nagi F. Khouri, Dr. Giuseppe Sasso, Ms. Lillie Shockney,
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris

12:30

Patient Navigation
Ms. Lillie Shockney

13:00

Lunch

Session 3:

Moderator:  Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Centre, Chief of Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

14:30

Unknown Cases for Diagnostic Workup with Audience Participation
Dr. Nagi F. Khouri

15:00 Update on Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
Dr. Mohammad Rajabi

15:30

Patient Focused Breast Cancer Care
Ms. Lillie Shockney

16:00

Refreshment Break

16:30

Breast Cancer Cases, Management Issues with Audience Participation
Panel:  Dr. Deborah Armstrong, Dr. Nagi F. Khouri, Dr. Giuseppe Sasso, Ms. Lillie Shockney

17:30

Closing Remarks for the Conference

   

SPEAKER and MODERATOR FACULTY:

Dr. Mohamad Al Bashir, Deputy Director, Breast Care Centre, Consultant, General & Trauma Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Deborah Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor of Oncology, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ms. Philippa Clayton, Nurse Manager, Breast Care Centre, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Sanjay Jain, Chairman, Department of Haematology and Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Mohammed Jaloudi, Senior Consultant, Oncology, Tawam Hospital/Johns Hopkins, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Adnan Kassis, Consultant, Neuroradiology & Breast Imaging, Radiology Department-MRI, Head of Imaging Division, Breast Care Centre, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Nagi F. Khouri, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Oncology,  Director, Division of Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dr. Mohammad Rajabi, MD, PhD, FACOG, Staff Physician, Section of Maternal-Foetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Ms. Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Administrative Director, University Distinguished Service Associate Professor of Breast Cancer, Associate Professor, Depts.  of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, and School of Nursing, Faculty JHU School of Medicine, and JHU School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dr. Giuseppe Sasso, MD, Chair of Radiation Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE

Dr. Hakam Taji, Director, Breast Care Centre, Surgical Consultant, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Centre, Chief of Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

Co-Activity Directors:

 Dr. Nagi F. Khouri, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology and Oncology, Director, Division of Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins
Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dr. Mohammad Rajabi, MD, PhD, FACOG, Staff Physician, Section of Maternal-Foetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Speaker Faculty:

Dr. Deborah Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor of Oncology, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Ms. Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Administrative Director of Breast Center, University Distinguished Service Assistant Professor of Breast Cancer, Assistant Professor, Departments of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty JHU School of Medicine, and JHU School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Dr. Giuseppe Sasso, MD, Chair of Radiation Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE

Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, Chief of Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Faculty Disclosure Statement:

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Centre for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the programme may change and IIR reserves the right to alter the venue and/or speakers.




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