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Annual Cancer Conference
November 29, 2011

Conference Exhibitors

Agenda and Presentations
7:45 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast​
8:30 - 9:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Courtney Lewis, M.P.H., Maryland DHMH Center for Cancer Surveillance and Control 
Kathy Helzlsouer, M.D., M.H.S., Mercy Medical Center, Maryland State Council on Cancer Control 
Frances B. Phillips, R.N., M.H.A., Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

9:00 - 9:45

Comprehensive Cancer Control: The Time for Real Collaboration is Now! 
Tom Kean, M.P.H., Executive Director, C-Change

9:45 - 10:00

Break

10:00 - 10:45

Cancer Disparities - Solutions for Maryland
E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine

10:45 - 11:15

American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3)
Lynn Erdman, R.N., M.N., O.C.N.S., Vice President of Medical Affairs, American Cancer Society South Atlantic Division

11:15 - 11:45

Colorectal Cancer in Maryland: Successes and Future Direction
Diane Dwyer, M.D., Maryland DHMH Center for Cancer Surveillance and Control

11:45 - 12:00

Cancer Council Service Awards and Martin D. Abeloff Award Presentation
Kathy Helzlsouer, M.D., M.H.S.

12:00 - 1:15 Networking Lunch
1:15 - 2:30

Panel: Promising Practices and Ideas for Cancer Plan Implementation

2:30 - 3:00

Maryland Cancer Centers and the Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
Kevin Cullen, M.D., University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

3:15 Closing Remarks 
Courtney Lewis, M.P.H.
  *The Maryland Cancer Collaborative will meet immediately following the Conference, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.