A mesothelioma conference presented by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center, will be held in Philadelphia on September 26, 2014. The conference will bring together area experts in the field of mesothelioma. September 26 marks the National Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
The conference is open to the public, and specifically aimed at mesothelioma patients, family members, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and those who have been exposed to asbestos.
The conference will take place on Friday, September 26, 2014 at The HUB, Cira Centre at the Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center, located at 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. To register for the conference, visit OncoLink.org/Conference/Mesothelioma or call 800.789.PENN (7366) and press 2.
The conference is co-chaired by Mary Hesdorffer, CRNP, of the Meso Foundation, Joseph Friedberg, MD, of the Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center, and Daniel Sterman, MD, of the Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center. Among topics of discussion at the conference will be clinical trial participation, latest advances in peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma, palliative care, early detection, genetics, coping with mesothelioma, and survivorship.
Speakers include:
Mary Hesdorffer, CRNP, Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
Joseph Friedberg, MD, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Chi Dang, MD, PhD, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Julie Brahmer, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Richard Alexander, MD, University of Maryland
Lee Krug, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Andreas Rimner, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Daniel Sterman, MD, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Suzanne Walker, CRNP, MSN, AOCN, BC, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Anil Vachani, MD, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Joseph Testa, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Eleanor Anderson, MD, Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
For more information, visit curemeso.org.
