Agenda
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| Clinical Trials | Kathleen Harlacker, RN, BSN Janaiya Reason, MPH(c) |
| Giving Back | Andrew Deal |
| GSPP - Penn Therapy and Fitness | Eileen Britton |
| Home Care | Rita Lorraine |
| Managing Symptoms from Systemic Treatment | Tarenne Ferenchak, CRNP |
| Medical Genetics | Stephanie Asher, MS, LCGC |
| Nutrition | Caroline Meehan, RDN, CSOWM, LDN, CDCES |
| Oncolink.org | Marisa Healy, BSN, RN |
| Patient Navigator | Nicole Mills, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC |
| Reike | Laurie Elder |
| Social Work and Coping with Emotions | Courtney Bresler-Nowak, MSW, LSW |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Naomi B. Haas, MD | Conference Co-Chair
Linda Ostoksi | President Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation | Conference Co-Chair
Chair Distinguished Partners in Hope Award | Presented to Jeffrey L. Weiss
Distinguished Partners in Hope Award | Presented to Melissa Fritz, BSN, RN, OCN
GENERAL SESSION 1: Advances in Treatment
My Surgery for Kidney Cancer
Daniel J. Lee, MD, MS | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
Innovative Approaches for Locally Advanced Kidney Cancer
Andres F. Correa, MD | Temple Health | Fox Chase Cancer Center
What’s New in Perioperative Therapy for Kidney Cancer at High Risk for Relapse?
Naomi B. Haas, MD | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
What Do My Genes Tell Me About Kidney Cancer?
Katherine L. Nathanson, MD | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
Kidney Cancer and COVID
Lynn M Schuchter, MD | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
How Do I Choose the Right Combination Therapy for My Kidney Cancer?
Pooja Ghatalia, MD | Temple Health | Fox Chase Cancer Center
What if my Cancer is resistant to Immune Checkpoint or VEGF Therapy What’s New for my Cancer Beyond First Line Treatment?
Martin H. Voss, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Treatment of Non-Clear Cell Cancer?
Vivek K Narayan, MD, MS | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
Panel Discussion
Break
GENERAL SESSION 2: Clinical Trial Participation and Access
What Makes a Good Trial and Why Should I participate?
Dena Battle | kccure.org
Some Good News with the Federal Stimulus Package: Funding hope for patients with lack of access to clinical trials
Samuel U. Takvorian, MD, MS | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Naomi B. Haas, MD
Panel:
Dena Battle
Samuel U. Takvorian, MD, MS
Armenta L. Washington, MS | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center
GENERAL SESSION 3: Long-Term Follow-up Care and Managing Symptoms
How Do I Make the Most of My Treatment? Managing the Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatment
Nathan R. Handley, MD | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson
“Radical” Approaches to Management of Bone Metastases in Kidney Cancer
Rana R. McKay, MD | UC San Diego Health
Nutrition and Kidney Cancer
Lori Bumbaco, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN | Cancer Nutrition Care | cancernutritioncare.com
How Can I Afford my Pill Medications?
Christopher M. Tweed, PharmD | Penn Medicine
Long Term Follow-up and Surveillance
Tarenne A. Ferenchak, CRNP | Penn Medicine | Abramson Cancer Center