CCA Regional Seminars
 Saturday, November 8, 2008
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1155 Pressler Street
Houston, Texas 77030
General Sessions will be held in the Cancer Prevention Building - 8th floor Conference Center
 Registration
To register for this seminar, please call 1-877-422-2030 or complete the online registration form.
Joan Lunden, noted journalist and best-selling author, will help moderate this seminar.
Agenda
| Time |
Session |
Speaker |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am |
Registration and Check-In |
|
| 9:30 - 9:38 am |
Welcome |
|
| 9:39 - 9:45 am |
Keynote Address |
Joan Lunden |
| 9:45 - 12:20 pm |
Advances in Treatment (Panel) |
|
| - 9:45 - 10:15 am |
Oncology |
Cathy Eng, MD
Assistant Professor
GI Medical Oncology |
| - 10:15 - 10:45 am |
Surgery |
John Skibber, MD
Professor Surgical Oncology |
| - 10:45 - 11:15 pm |
Interventional Radiology |
Kamran Ahrar, MD |
| - 11:15 to 11:30 pm |
Break |
|
| - 11:30 am to 12:20 pm |
Question and Answers |
|
| 12:20 to 12:30 pm |
Break |
|
| 12:30 to 1:30 pm |
Survivor and Caregiver Forums (Breakout) |
|
Directions by Car:
If you are coming to M. D. Anderson from 59 south, exit at Kirby and turn south. Follow Kirby to Holcombe Blvd and turn left onto Holcombe. Enter through Entrance 7 from Holcombe Blvd. Proceed straight through the covered area, then cross the street into the Pressler Garage. Take the garage elevators to the 4th floor, and take the skybridge into the building. Follow the signs to the 8th floor of the Cancer Prevention Building.
If you are coming to M. D. Anderson from downtown, take Fannin Street south toward the medical center. Turn left onto Holcombe Blvd. Enter through Entrance 7 from Holcombe Blvd. Proceed straight through the covered area, then cross the street into the Pressler Garage. Take the garage elevators to the 4th floor, and take the skybridge into the building. Follow the signs to the 8th floor of the Cancer Prevention Building.
If you are coming to M. D. Anderson from 288, exit at Holcombe Blvd and turn west. Enter through Entrance 7 from Holcombe Blvd. Proceed straight through the covered area, then cross the street into the Pressler Garage. Take the garage elevators to the 4th floor, and take the skybridge into the building. Follow the signs to the 8th floor of the Cancer Prevention Building.
If you are coming to M. D. Anderson from the 610 Loop, exit at Fannin Street and turn north. Take a right onto Holcombe Blvd and then enter through Entrance 7 from Holcombe Blvd. Proceed straight through the covered area, then cross the street into the Pressler Garage. Take the garage elevators to the 4th floor, and take the skybridge into the building. Follow the signs to the 8th floor of the Cancer Prevention Building.
Parking
Free parking is available in the Pressler Garage, 1180 Pressler Street. Click here for a campus map.
Contact
For more information or questions:
(202) 434-8980
info@ccalliance.org
The educational workshop series is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Amgen.
Presented by The Colon Cancer Alliance in partnership with:
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