Agenda

 

Friday, April 20, 2012

6:00-10:00pm Registration & Welcome Reception
DINNER - Imperial Ballroom

 

 

Saturday, April 21, 2012

7:00-8:00am BREAKFAST - Tiara Restaurant
7:30-8:00am REGISTRATION - Grand Georgian Lobby
8:00-8:30am WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Grand Georgian
Andrew Robinson
8:30-9:15am Patient Selection for Surgical Procedures (Elderly and Comorbid)
Andrew Seely
9:15-10:00am Radiation Therapy in the Elderly / Comorbid patient
George Rodrigues
10:00-10:20am Panel Discussion / Patient Discussion
Shona Smith, Andrew Seely, George Rodrigues, Andrew Pearce
10:20-10:40am NUTRITION BREAK, EXHIBITOR & POSTER VIEWING
10:40-11:10am Respiratory management of the lung cancer patient; Optimizing lung function prior to surgery, and optimizing respiratory health in the post-surgery, pre-chemotherapy period
Gerald Cox
11:10-12:00am Patient benefit/risk for adjuvant chemotherapy and combines modality therapy from a medical oncology point of view. The impact of age and comorbidities
Natasha Leighl
12:00-1:00pm LUNCH (in the Tiara Restaurant), EXHIBITOR & POSTER VIEWING
1:00-1:45am Treating Elderly Patients with palliative chemotherapy. Geriatric Issues
Camela Pepe
1:45-2:30pm How to keep patients with lung cancer out of hospital
Brian K. Kerley
2:30-2:50pm Panel Discussion
Elderly Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Carmela Pepe, Jenny Legassie, Gerald Cox, Natasha Leighl
2:50-3:10pm BREAK, EXHIBITOR & POSTER VIEWING
3:10-4:10pm Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer patients – Review of evidence and debate
Andrew Robinson & Jenny Legassie
4:10pm END OF DAY
6:00-7:00pm POSTER ADJUDICATION
7:00pm DINNER - A la carte in the Grande Georgian

 

 

 

Sunday, April 22, 2012

7:00-8:15am BREAKFAST - Tiara Restaurant
7:30-8:15am REGISTRATIONS - Grand Georgian
8:15-8:30am WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:30-9:30am Bone Metastases in Lung Cancer
Mark Clemons
9:30-10:10am Resident / Fellow Presentations
10:10-10:30am Nutritional Break, EXHIBITOR Viewing
10:30-12:00pm

Management of Malignant Airway Obstruction

 

a. What you need to know about stents
Christian Finley


b. What you need to know about Brachytherapy
Ranjan Sur

 

Panel discussion on Airway Obstruction
Christian Finley, Ranjan Sur

12:00pm CLOSING REMARKS, EVALUATIONS & BRUNCH (in the Tiara Restaurant)