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Calendar of Events Detail
Olympus/C3: The State of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
Start Date:
1/28/2010
End Date:
1/28/2010
Please join Olympus, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition, and leaders from Congress, the Administration, the gastroenterology and colorectal cancer (CRC) communities and other health experts to discuss current trends in screening and prevention. The Forum will focus on the need to maintain CRC screening and prevention as a national policy priority, as we work to defeat this beatable disease.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Ms. Carlea Bauman, President, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Dr. Gregory Ginsberg, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Endoscopy, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Mr. F. Mark Gumz, President and CEO, Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Dr. David Johnson, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Ronald Myers, PhD, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center and Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Patrick Okolo, MD, Chief of Endoscopy, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Douglas Rex, MD, Director of Endoscopy at Indiana University Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Laura Seeff, MD, Associate Director of Colorectal Cancer Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mr. David Woodmansee, Senior Specialist for State and Local Campaigns, Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. Keynote Remarks
9:35 a.m. Panel 1 – Building Momentum: Challenges and Opportunities in CRC Prevention and Screening
Panel 2 – From Treatable to Beatable: Making CRC Prevention and Screening a Priority
10:55 a.m. Closing Remarks
RSVP to: rschmitz@golinharris.com
Location:
The National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
City:
Washington
State:
DC
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