Agenda

Clinical Track

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) through the joint Providership of Comagine Health and New Mexico Cancer Center Foundation. The Comagine Health is accredited by the NMMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Comagine Health designates this Live Event for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) tm. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Morning Sessions

7:00 – 8:30 AM – Registration, Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
7:30 – 7:45 AMWelcome & Introduction (Tim Tokarski & Dr. Katherine Sanchez)

7:45 – 8:30 AMGilead Oncology (Dr. Marcela Mazo Canola, The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio)

8:30 – 9:00 AMBreak

9:00 – 9:30 AMNew Directions in Breast Cancer Prevention & Approaches to Risk Reduction (Dr. Ana Cristina Sandoval Leon, Miami Cancer Institute)

9:30 – 10:45 AMInsights into Translational Research & Resistance Mechanisms (Dr. Katherine Sanchez, New Mexico Cancer Center)

9:45 – 10:00 AMBiomarker Discoveries & Molecular Signatures (Dr. Cameron Smith, Providence Cancer Center)

10:00 – 10:30 AMPanel Q&A Session (Moderated by Dr. Annette Fontaine, New Mexico Cancer Center)

10:30 – 10:45 AMBreak


Late Morning Sessions

10:45 – 11:05 AMNovel Therapeutics (Dr. Alexandra Thomas, Duke Cancer Center)

11:05 – 11:25 AMAdvances in Approaches to Local-Regional Disease (Surgical) (Dr. Nicole Hill, XRANM)

11:25 – 11:45 AMAdvances in Approaches to Local-Regional Disease (Radiation) (Dr. Anna Maria DeCosta, Nexus Health)

11:45 AM – 12:05 PMPanel Q&A Session (Moderated by Dr. Susan Seedman (Presbyterian) & Dr. Anna Maria DeCosta (Nexus Health)

12:05 – 12:45 PMLunch

Afternoon Sessions

12:45 – 1:05 PMUpdates in Early Breast Cancer ER+ (Dr. Nan Chen, University of Chicago)

1:05 – 1:25 PMUpdates in Management of Metastatic Disease (Dr. Bernard Tawfik, UNM Health Sciences Center)

1:25 – 1:45 PMUpdates in Early Breast Cancer HER2+ (Dr. David Page, Providence Cancer Institute)

1:45 – 2:15 PMPanel Q&A Session (Moderated by Dr. Sofia Palacio (New Mexico Cancer Center) & Dr. Fei Gu (Nexus Health)

2:15 – 2:20 PMBreak

2:20 – 2:50 PMYear in Review & A View from the Trenches: Monday Morning (Dr. Brown Glaberman, UNM Health Sciences Center)

2:50 – 3:15 PMPanel Q&A Session (Moderated by Dr. Katherine Sanchez, New Mexico Cancer Center)

3:15 – 3:20 PMClosing Remarks

Survivor/Advocacy Track

Morning Sessions

7:00 – 8:30 AM – Registration, Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
7:30 – 7:45 AMWelcome & Introduction

7:45 – 8:15 AMQ&A: Introduction & Breast Cancer Basics (Dr. Katherine Sanchez, New Mexico Cancer Center)

8:15 – 8:30 AMMindfulness Meditation (Amy Robinson, Christine Michel, Ruth Yanez (Voces de Vida - Spanish Translation)

8:30 – 9:15 AMJournaling & Vision Board (Allison Hendricks-Smith)

9:15 – 10:30 AMTalking Circle (Allison Hendricks-Smith & Amy Robinson)

10:30 – 10:45 AMBreak

Late Morning Sessions

10:45 AM – 12:05 PMMeet the Experts & Q&A

  • Lymphedema – Chitose Hanert

  • Pelvic Health – Nadya Loughrey

  • Sexuality: Before, During & After Cancer – Molly Lukes

12:05 – 12:45 PMLunch


Afternoon Sessions

12:45 – 1:15 PMOncology Q&A (Dr. Sofia Palacio & Dr. Ana Cristina Sandoval Leon)

1:15 – 2:15 PMThe Source Functional Nutrition (Kevin & Dani Arnold)

2:15 – 2:20 PMBreak

2:20 – 3:10 PMMeet the Experts & Q&A

  • Body Image – Jessika Brown

  • Positive Lifestyle – Allison Hendricks-Smith & Amy Robinson