Agenda
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Friday, March 28, 2025
8:00 am – 2:45 pm EST
In-person or virtually
Rubenstein Auditorium | Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104
AGENDA
8:00 am
In-Person: Check In, Visit Exhibits and Experts
ASK THE EXPERTS ( Available throughout the day to in person attendees )
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Financial Counseling |
Sherekhan King |
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Managing Symptoms from Chemotherapy |
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Managing Symptoms from Liver Directed Therapy |
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Managing Symptoms of Pheo-Para |
Bonita Bennett BSN, RN |
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Managing Symptoms from PRRT (Nuclear Medicine Treatment) |
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Managing Symptoms from Surgery |
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NET Nurse Navigator |
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Nutrition |
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PENN Home Care |
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Reiki |
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Social Work and Coping |
8:45 am
Virtual: Log In to Virtual Conference
9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
Joseph Carver, MD | Cardiology
Bonita J. Bennett, BSN, RN | Renal/GI Neuroendocrine | Conference Co-Chair
News and Events from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center
Therese Marmion | Penn Medicine Development
About Run For The Stripes – Spreading Awareness about NETS
Lori Canzanese | Vice President, Run for the Stripes
Distinguished Partners in Hope Award
9:20 am
Overview and Management of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
9:35 am
Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Update
Debbie Cohen, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension | Conference Co-Chair
9:50 am
Overview Liver Directed Therapies for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
Daniel DePietro, MD | Radiology, Interventional Radiology
10:05 am
GEPNET Patient Experience: After liver directed therapy
10:15 am
Understanding the Difference Between a Curative Surgery and a Debulking Surgery
Robert Roses, MD | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
10:30 am
Overview Nuclear Medicine Therapies in GI and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
Philipose Mulugeta, MD | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine
10:45 am
PRRT Patient Experience
10:55 am
Break
11:10 am
Update on Head and Neck Paragangliomas
Yonghong Huan, MD | Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension
11:25 am
Pheo Patient Experience
11:35 am
Genetic Testing for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
Katherine Nathanson, MD | Medical Genetics
11:50 am
Patient Experience in Medical Genetics
12:05 pm
About the Penn NET Center—Clinical and Translational Research in GI and Pancreatic NETs
Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
12:20 pm
Patient Experience as part of a Clinical Trial
12:30 pm
Lunch and Visit Exhibits
1:25 pm
About the Penn NET Center—Basic and Translational Research in Para/Pheo
Heather Wachtel, MD, FACS | Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery | Conference Co-Chair
1:40 pm
Tackling Bowel Issues in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors
Jean Padilla Aponte, MD | Gastroenterology
1:55 pm
Next Generation of CAR-T and Cellular Therapy in Neuroendocrine Tumors
Xianxin Hua, MD, PhD | Cancer Genetics
Questions to the Tumor Board
Moderators: Jennifer Eads, MD | Hematology Oncology | Conference Co-Chair
2:10 pm
Panel:
Emma Briscoe, MSN, RN, OCN | Oncology Nurse Navigator
Joseph Carver, MD | Cardiology
Keith Cengel, MD, PhD | Radiation Oncology
Nevena Damjanov, MD | Medical Oncology
Yonghong Huan, MD | Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension
Theodore Laetsch, MD | Pediatric Oncology
David Mankoff, MD, PhD | Radiology
Philipose Mulugeta, MD | Radiology
Katherine Nathanson, MD | Medical Genetics
Jean Padilla Aponte, MD | Gastroenterology
Christopher Rassekh, MD | Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Cancer
Michael Soulen, MD | Interventional Radiology
2:45 pm