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Meals and Breaks
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Please note that all agenda items are listed in local Central Time (CT).
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Check-In and Materials Pick-Up
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Welcome / Overview of the Day
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Support Groups
- Patients
- Caregivers
- Bereaved
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Mesothelioma and Mental Health
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM The Role of Cannabis in the Quality of Life of Mesothelioma Patients
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM Family Matters: Talking About Your Diagnosis
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Young Patient Panel
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Survivorship Patient Panel
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Celebration of Life Ceremony
5:00 PM Reception
Friday, October 18, 2024
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Breakfast
8:15 AM – 8:30 PM Welcome
8:30 AM – 8:40 PM Mesothelioma Medical Jargon
Tools for Treatment
8:40 AM – 8:50 AM Chemotherapy
8:50 AM – 9:00 AM Immunotherapy
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Combination Therapies
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Radiotherapy
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Pleural Surgery
9:40 AM – 10:20 AM Case Studies
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM Break
Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Recurrence Monitoring
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM Imaging
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Biopsies
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Pathology
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Biomarkers and Genetic Analysis
Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Strategies
11:50 AM – 12:20 AM Peritoneal Surgery, HIPEC
12:20 PM – 2:00 PM Awards Luncheon
Clinical Trials
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Immune Checkpoint Blockades
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Targeted Therapies
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Anti-angiogeneses
2:40 PM – 2:50 PM Viral and Neoantigen
2:50 PM – 3:20 PM Break
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Improving Psychosocial Support for Mesothelioma Caregivers Through a Participant-Centered Online Support Group
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM BAP1
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM How to Read Data and Studies
4:10 PM – 4:50 PM Legal Panel
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