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LIVING WELL BEYOND CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CONFERENCE
A conference in honor of Cancer Survivor Day, sponsored by the Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford Health Library, and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California.

Even after the cancer treatments have ended, the experience continues during the complicated transition to wellness. Living Well Beyond Cancer is a day-long conference that will address many of the issues and practical concerns that cancer survivors and their supporters confront as they continue to manage their health and healthcare.  All cancer patients are welcome!

Date:

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Time:

8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location:

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning                               
291 Campus Drive Drive                                  
Stanford University, Palo Alto
For:

All patients, families, caregivers and loved ones are welcome!
Cost:

$25 per person.  $35 for CEUs, payable at the door.                                              
Registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.

Registration:

To register, go to: www.livingwellbeyondcancer2012.eventbrite.com
Continuing Education Credit: 5.0 Continuing Education Units for registered nurses, social workers, and MFTs. Payment for CEUs at the door only.

Agenda:

8:00 am
Registration, Coffee, Resources

Joan Venticinque, Moderator
9:00 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Beverly Mitchell, MD
Director, Stanford Cancer Institute
9:15 am Late and Long-term Medical Issues after Treatment

Judy Luce, MD, Professor of Medicine, UCSF
10:00 am Surviving: Living with Uncertainty, Maintaining Hope
Avis Begoun, PhD
10:30 am Break
10:45 am A Survivor's Perspective
Jasan Zimmerman, Child and Adult Cancer Survivor
10:55 am Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Michael Link, MD, Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stanford
11:15 am Cognitive Effects

Shelli Kesler, PhD, Asst. Professor Psychiatry, Stanford University
11:35 am Panel
All Speakers
12:00 pm Lunch / Resource Tables
1:00 pm Breakout Sessions
- Changing Relationships After Cancer
- Long Term Issues
- Stress Management Techniques
- Estate Planning

- Pat Fobair, LCSW, MPH
- Kelly Bugos, MS, NP and Jack Aiello, cancer survivor
- Terry Reed, RN, MS, HN-BC
- Michael Gilfix, Attorney
2:00 pm Break  
2:15 pm Breakout Sessions
- Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease for BMT patients and families
- Cancer and the Law: Employment
- Healthy Eating for Survivorship
- Sexuality and Intimacy


- D. Kathryn Tierney, RN, PhD and Holly Saracco, PA-C
- Jamie Ledezma, Esq., Cancer Legal Resource Center
- Alison Ryan, MS, RD, CSO
- Jeanne Alexander, MD
3:00 pm Wrap-up and Evaluations  
Getting Here:

From US-101

  • Take the Embarcadero Road West Exit
  • Follow Embarcadero Road through Palo Alto for 3-4 Miles
  • As you approach the underpass, get into the right lane
  • Once you have crossed El Camino Real, Embarcadero Rd. splits
  • Turn right at the fork onto Arboretum Rd.
  • Turn left at the second light onto Quarry Road
  • Turn right at the first light onto Welch Road
  • Turn left on Campus Dr. West
  • LKSC is on the left, before Campus curves to the left
 

From Interstate 280

  • Take the Sand Hill Road exit and follow Sand Hill road East
  • Follow Sand Hill Road for 5-6 miles
  • Turn right onto Pasteur Drive - you will see the main entrance to the hospital
  • Turn right onto Welch Road
  • Turn left on Campus Dr. West
  • LKSC is on the left, before Campus curves to the left
Parking:

Parking lots on campus are FREE of charge on the weekend. 
(“A” or “C” Permits are not required).

Disabled Parking                                                  
Disabled parking available; from Campus Drive West, turn right into the driveway and to the parking lot.

Stockfarm                                                                    
The Stockfarm parking lot has a large quantity of spaces.  Turn left at Campus Dr. instead of right, then left again on Stockfarm and left into either the big parking lot or farther on into the parking structure.

Parking Structure #1                                    
Parking Structure #1 is an alternative, however it does not have as many available spaces as the Stockfarm parking lot.  Continue on Campus Drive passing Li Ka Shing.  Turn right on Roth Way.  Entrance to parking lot will be immediately on your left.

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