Agenda

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Friday, April 12, 2024

8:00 am – 2:45 pm EST

In-person or virtually
Law Auditorium | Jordan Medical Education Center
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

8:00am

In-Person: Check In, Visit Exhibits and Experts

ASK THE EXPERTS

Topic

Expert(s)

Genetic Counseling
Anna Raper, MS, CGC
Good Shepherd Penn Partners
Eileen Britton
Managing Physical Symptoms From Chemotherapy  
Heather Warren, CRNP
Managing Physical Symptoms From Liver Directed Therapy
Diana Van Houten, CRNP
Managing Symptoms of Pheo-Para
Maria Bonanni, MSN, CRNP
Managing Symptoms from PRRT (Nuclear Medicine Treatment)
Rachel Fife, PA
NET Nurse Navigator
Emma Briscoe, MSN, RN, OCN
Nutrition 
Carly Roop, RD, CSO, MA, LDN
OncoLink.org
Marisa Healy, BSN, RN
PENN Home Care
Michelle Hicks, LSW
Reiki
Alexandra Kurowski
Social Work and Coping 
Sandra Blackburn, MSW, LSW
8:45 am

Virtual: Log In to Virtual Conference

9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jennifer Eads, MD  | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Debbie Cohen, MD  | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension | Conference Co-Chair
9:05 am

Distinguished Partners in Hope Award

Nancy Signore
9:10 am

News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center

Therese Marmion  | Penn Medicine Development
9:15 am

Overview and Management of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
9:30 am

Overview Pheochromocytoma and Paragangliomas

Debbie Cohen, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension | Conference Co-Chair
9:45 am

Overview Liver Directed Therapy

Michael Soulen, MD | Interventional Radiology
10:00 am

GEPNET Patient Experience: After liver directed therapy

10:10 am

Overview Nuclear Medicine Therapies in GEPNETs and Para/Pheo

10:25 am

PRRT Patient Experience

10:35 am

Break

10:50 am

Update on Head and Neck Paragangliomas

Jason Brant, MD | Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
11:05 am

Patient Experience Head and Neck Paraganglioma Surgery

11:15 am

Genetic Testing for NETs (pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma and MEN1/2)

Katherine Nathanson, MD | Medical Genetics 
11:30 am

Patient Experience in Medical Genetics

11:40 am

About the Penn NET Center—Clinical and Translational Research in GEP-Nets

Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
12:00 pm

About the Penn NET Center—Basic and Translational Research in Para/Pheo

Debbie Cohen, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension | Conference Co-Chair
Heather Wachtel, MD, FACS  |  Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
12:20 pm

American Cancer Society

Kate Mastalski, CHES | Associate Director | American Cancer Society
12:30 pm 

Lunch and Visit Exhibits

1:15 pm 

About Run For The Stripes

1:25 pm 

Overview Endoscopic Procedures for GEPNETs

Galen Leung, MD | Gastroenterology
1:30 pm

Potential Targets in Neuroendocrine Tumors

1:45 pm

Grade Creep and How NET Genetics Influence Treatment Outcomes

Daniel DePietro, MD | Radiology

Questions to the Tumor Board

Moderators: Jennifer Eads, MD   |  Hematology Oncology  |  Conference Co-Chair
Debbie Cohen, MD  |  Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension  |  Conference Co-Chair

2:00 pm

Panel:

Daniel Ackerman, PhD | Radiology
Jason Brant, MD | Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Emma Briscoe, MSN, RN, OCN | Oncology Nurse Navigator
Joseph Carver, MD | Cardiology
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology
Nevena Damjanov, MD | Medical Oncology
Julia Kharlip, MD | Endocrinology                                     
Galen Leung, MD | Gastroenterology
Suzanne MacFarland, MD | Pediatric Oncology
David Mankoff, MD, PhD | Radiology
Philipose Mulugeta, MD | Radiology
Katherine Nathanson, MD | Medical Genetics
Robert Roses, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Aditi Singh, MD | Medical Oncology
2:45 pm

Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Jennifer Eads, MD and Debbie Cohen, MD | Conference Co-Chairs