Clinical Research Connection

Welcome to the July issue of the Clinical Research Connection. We value the partnership we have with our affiliate network and hope this newsletter will provide an opportunity for enhanced communication and interaction, and advance our collective strength in the area of oncology research.

Please send your feedback and suggestions to Vera Jackson at affiliates@northwestern.edu.

Professional & Public Programs

Throughout the year, the Lurie Cancer Center offers professional education programs on various cancer specialties. All programs take place on the Northwestern Medical Campus in Chicago unless noted otherwise. For registration and additional information visit cancer.northwestern.edu/education or 312.695.1204.

Professional Programs

4th Annual Argonne Conference: Biomedical Applications of X-ray Microprobes III
August 13-14, 2010
Robert H. Medical Research Center, Hughes Auditorium

Inaugural Prostate Cancer Forum
September 11, 2010
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, Hughes Auditorium

First World Congress of Cutaneous Lymphomas
September 22-25, 2010
Prentice Women's Hospital, 3rd Floor (9/22)
Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd Floor (9/23-9/25)
More information

8th Joint Conference of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research (ISICR) and the International Cytokine Society (ICS)
October 3-7, 2010
Hyatt Regency Chicago
More information

12th Annual Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium
October 28-31, 2010
Fairmont Chicago
More information

Cancer Survivorship 101: Educating Primary Care Providers in Their Treatment of Cancer Survivors
November 12, 2010
Prentice Women's Hospital, 3rd Floor

13th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference
December 3, 2010
Prentice Women's Hospital, 3rd Floor

8th Annual Complimentary, Integrative, and Preventive Therapies 2010:
How Great Are These Data? "Focus on the Cancer Patient, and on Controversies in Prevention"
December 10-12, 2010
Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd Floor

Public Programs

The Lurie Cancer Center is committed to educating the public about cancer prevention and treatment, and offers a wide range of community events and patient programs throughout the year.

For more information about these programs, visit cancer.northwestern.edu/events or call 312.695.1304.

Inaugural Prostate Cancer Forum
September 11, 2010
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, Hughes Auditorium

Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Town Hall Meeting
October 24, 2010
Arthur Rubloff Building, Thorne Auditorium
More information

Integrative Medicine and Oncology Patient Education Symposium
December 11, 2010
Prentice Women's Hospital, 3rd Floor

Multidisciplinary Management Conferences

Conference	Day/Time/Location	Physician	Contact
Breast	Every Monday at 4:00 pm Galter 13	Nora Hansen, MD	Burt Korman bkorman@nmh.org
Gamma Knife	Every Monday at 3:30pm	Robert Levy, MD Maryanne Marymont, MD	Alex Zafirovski azafirov@nmh.org
Gastrointestinal (GI)	Every Tuesday at 4:00-5:30 pm Galter 3rd floor (room varies)	Mary Mulcahy, MD	Kara Kenney kara.kenney@nmff.org
Gastrointestinal (GI)	Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 4:00 pm Galter 21-105	Norm Smith, MD	Beryl Schneiderman b-schneiderman@northwestern.edu
Gynecologic Oncology	Every Friday at 9:15 am Galter 21-100	John Lurain, MD	Monica Gard mgard@nmff.org
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation	Every Tuesday at 11:30 am Galter 7-302	Jayesh Mehta, MD	Sondra Brown sbrown@nmh.org
Hepatoma	Every Friday at 2:30 pm Interventional Radiology conf. room	Michael Abecassis, MD	Katie Kirk phone:312.695.1684
Leukemia	Every Tuesday at 1:30-2:30 pm	Martin Tallman, MD	Kara Kenney kara.kenney@nmff.org
Lung	Every Wednesday at 8:00 am Galter 21-105	Matt Blum, MD	Denise Little dlittle@nmh.org
Lymphoma	Every Friday 676 N St Clair, 8th Floor	Leo Gordon, MD	Iris Saldana isaldana@nmff.org
Head & Neck	Every Monday at 7:30 am Galter 21-105	Harold Pelzer, MD, DDS	Maggie Miller, RN mmiller2@nmff.org
Hematologic Malignancies	Every Tuesday at 12:00 pm Vanderwicken Library, Olson 8260	Anaadriana Zakarija, MD	Kara Kenney kara.kenney@nmff.org
Melanoma	1st Monday of each month at 3:30 pm Feinberg, 3rd Floor Conference room	Mary Martini, MD	Edna Hawkins edna.hawkins@nmff.org
Neuro-Oncology	Every 2nd and 4th Friday at 7:30 am Galter 4-206	James Chandler, MD	Kristine Kim kkim@nmff.org
Palliative Carecare	Every Tuesday at 8:00 am 676 N St Clair, Suite 850	Jamie Von Roenn MD	Randy Boston rboston@nmff.org
Sarcoma	Second Friday at 11:30 - 12:30 pm Galter 10-105	Alan Yasko, MD	Sabrina Pippin s-pippin@northwestern.edu
Stem Cell Transplant	Every Monday at 2:30-3:30 pm Galter 21 Conference Room	Jayesh Metha	Kara Kenney kara.kenney@nmff.org

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