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Bookings can now only be made onsite at the conference.
Delegate fees are listed at the bottom of this page.
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Day 1 – Sunday, 26 October 2008
09:00 National Anthem
09:05 Reading from the Holy Quran
09:10 Welcome Speech by the Chairperson of the Higher Committee, Dr. Rawdha Al Muttawa, Vice President, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Commercials; Chairperson, Higher National Committee for Breast Cancer Campaign
09:15 Welcome Speech by Dr. Shamsa Al Awar, Senior Consultant OB/GYN; Chairperson, Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Committee, Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins, Al Ain, UAE
09:20 Opening Remarks by Chair: Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Session 1:
Moderator: Dr. Shamsa Al Awar, Senior Consultant OB/GYN; Chairperson, Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Committee, Tawam Hospital in affiliation
with Johns Hopkins, Al Ain, UAE
09:30 Breast Cancer Fundamentals and Demographics
Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
10:00 Genetic and Non-Genetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Dr. Deborah Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor, Oncology, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
10:30 Early Detection, Mammography and Digital Mammography
Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
11:00 Q&A
11:30 Coffee Break
Session 2:
Moderator: Dr. Arati M. Shirali, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, Lifeline Hospital, Abu Dhabi,
UAE
12:00 Surgeon Perspective on Breast Cancer
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery; Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Centre; Chief, Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
12:30 Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Breast Cancer
Dr. Deborah Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor, Oncology, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
13:00 Role of Radiation Oncology in Breast Cancer
Dr. Fariba Asrari, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Center, Green Spring Station; Clinical Associate & Senior Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology & Molecular Radiation Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, USA
13:30 Q&A
14:00 Lunch
Session 3:
Moderator: Dr. Nehad Kazim, Radiologist and Head of the Breast Screening Program
Mother and Child Health Care Centre (MCH), MOH, Sharjah, UAE
15:30 Role of Ultrasound and MRI in the Breast
Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
16:00 Sentinel Lymph Node and Lymph Node Dissection
Dr. Theodore Tsangaris, MD, Associate Professor, Surgery; Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Breast Centre; Chief, Breast Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
16:30 Patient Navigation and Preparing the Patient for Breast Cancer Surgery
Mrs. Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, Administrative Director, Breast Centre; University Distinguished Assistant Professor, Breast Cancer, The Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
17:00 Image Guided Breast Biopsies
Dr. Nagi Khouri, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology & Oncology; Director, Division of Breast Imaging; Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Centre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
17:30 Discussion and Close
Conference Fees:
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US$ 470 / Dhs 1725 |
Register onsite to attend this conference.
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