Conferences and Other Special Events






Patient and Medical Professional Conferences
and Other Events

UPCOMING EVENTS--2010
Patient and Medical Professional Conferences

(Past Events)

Visit the "Did you miss a conference" page for webcasts and pictures of past events
Information about upcoming and past fundraising events

March

  • March 11 and 12, 2010
    The 7th Annual ENETS Conference for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor Disease will be held in Berlin, Germany.

April

  • Dr. Michael DemeureApril 11, 2010 - CCF 13th Annual Carcinoid/NETs Conference

    Download conference information:
          Conference Agenda
          Conference Flyer with Directions
          Registration Form

    For patients, caregivers, and medical professionals
    Sunday, April 11, 2010
    Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

    Guest Speaker: Michael J. Demeure, MD, MBA
    Endocrine and Oncology Surgeon; Director, Endocrine Tumors Center, Scottsdale Healthcare; Senior Investigator, TGen (Translational Genomics Institute) Clinical Research Service, Arizona

    Dr. Demeure’s lecture will be “Determining Molecular Signature: A Guide for Targeted Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors.”

May

  • Carcinoid NeuroEndocrine ConferenceMay 13 – May 16, 2010
    CNETS, the Carcinoid Neuroendocrine Tumor Society of Canada, will present Canada’s largest ever Carcinoid Neuroendocrine International Conference and Symposium for medical professionals and patients from Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

    Top specialists in neuroendocrine diseases from eight different countries will come together with patients, caregivers, and medical professionals to talk about Neuroendocrine Cancers: Networks of Expertise. The beautiful Coast Plaza Hotel, overlooking English Bay and Stanley Park, will be the venue for the conference. Space is limited to 375 attendees.

    Click here for more information, including a list of the guest speakers: http://www.cnetscanada.org/2010_vancouver.html
    To see the conference program, click here: http://www.cnetscanada.org/2010_vancouver_program.html

October

November

  • Wednesday, November 10, 2010
    Worldwide Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day
  • Save the Dates: November 6 and 12, 2010
    Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network (CCAN)
    • 2nd Annual “The Strides for Stripes Zebra Walk,” Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY, Saturday, November 6
    • 7th Annual “Celebration of Life Gala,” Glen Cove Mansion, Glen Cove, NY, Friday, November 12

Past Conferences and Special Events

  • NANETSNorth American NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society (NANETS)
    Is Hosting it's Second Physician Symposium In Charlotte, North Carolina


  • October 17, 2009
    NJ Plans One Day Conference         
    The New Jersey Carcinoid Cancer Network (NJ-CCN) has been at work putting together a one day lecture event being held on October 17th, 2009. This will be the first lecture held in New Jersey and we have chosen a location that is not only easy to get to, but fun to be at.
    The place is Manahawkin, NJ. In “New Jersey Speak” that’s Parkway “exit 58” (as in “what exit?). This is only a few minutes from Long Beach Island, home to some of the best beaches in New Jersey. Read more
  • ASCOEDUCATING THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY / AT THE 45TH ASCO ANNUAL MEETING
    May 29 - June 2. 2009
    Exhibit dates Saturday and Sunday May 30, 31 and Monday June 1
    (From 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Orlando, FL

    The CCF, together with CCAN and representatives from NANETS, ENETS,members from various US support and advocacy groups again for the third time exhibited at the 45th ASCO Annual Meeting (ASCO= the American Society for Clinical Oncologists).
    Oncology nurses, pharmacists, genetic counselors and other health care professionals in related fields attend ASCO’s Annual Meeting. Educational and scientific sessions at the Meeting offer cutting-edge information on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer. About 24,000 medical professionals from the US and many other countries  attend
    ed.
  • AAESMay 3-5, 2009

On Sunday April 26, 2009
CCF held its 12th Annual Patient Carcinoid/NET Symposium at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
 “The Cutting Edge”
The latest thoughts and advances in surgery
for carcinoid & neuroendocrine tumors

IF YOU MISSED THIS CONFERENCE YOU CAN VIEW IT HERE
Standard Quality
- http://media.itr8.com/iterateod/ccf/mtsinai09/wirecast_recording200k_1.wmv (presentations)
- http://media.itr8.com/iterateod/ccf/mtsinai09/wirecast_recording200k_2.wmv (panel)

Best Quality (requires broadband connection of at least 400 kb/sec)
- http://media.itr8.com/iterateod/ccf/mtsinai09/wirecast_recording400k_1.wmv (presentations)
- http://media.itr8.com/iterateod/ccf/mtsinai09/wirecast_recording400k_2.wmv (panel)

AGENDA
Guest speakers:
Boudreaux
J. Philip Boudreaux, M.D., FACS (Surgical Oncolgist)
Professor of Surgery, LSUHSC, Kenner, LA








pommierRodney Pommier, M.D. (Surgical Oncologist)
Professor of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR.
Patient Section 3 pm -5 pm: Survival Stories and Networking
Living with a Rare  Disease (Panel discussion)
Patients and caregivers perspectives



  • SPAIN 2009

    ENETS BODENETS' Board of Directors

    ENETS The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society held its
    6th Annual ENETS Conference for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumor Disease

    5-7 March 2009 in Granada, Spain.


    700 physic700ians from all over the world attended this meeting
    The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation(CCF) was represented by
    (from left)Drs Curran, Shafir and Warner, from MSH, NYC presenting a
    CCF sponsored reserarch project
    "Serum and Ascites Chromogranin A in patients with Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors"
    MSHteam
    Drs Curran, Shafir and Warner, from MSH, NYC

  • CANADA

    CNETS FIRST INTERNATONAL CARCINOID NEUROENDOCRINE CONFERENCE
    FOR PATIENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

    was held on October 16 - 19, 2008
    in Toronto, Ontario Canada 
    MaureenWith kind permission from CNETS we are proud to present
    Webcasts (lectures and pictures) To listen to and wiew CLICK HERE
    To view pictures from this great event CLICK HERE
     
    Thank you Maureen and CNETS team for a splendid job.

    Maureen Coleman at maureenc@sympatico.ca
    Go to CNETS' website  http://www.cnetscanada.org/   for more information and get to know the people behind this marvelous group.
  • EDUCATING THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY / AT THE 44TH ASCO MEETING
    The CCF, together with CCAN and representatives from NANETS, ENETS, CNETS-Canada, and  members from various US support and advocacy groups, exhibited again at the 44th ASCO Annual Meeting (ASCO= the American Society for Clinical Oncologists).

    Oncology nurses, pharmacists, genetic counselors and other health care professionals in related fields attend ASCO’s Annual Meeting. Educational and scientific sessions at the Meeting offer cutting-edge information on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer. About 30,000 medical professionals from the US and many other countries attended.
    The annual Meeting was held on May 30 - June 3, 2008 at the McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois.

    Exhibitor List    The CCF and CCAN had reserved very prominent spaces this year see map HERE
    Hover over space 3002 and 3004 and you will see our location.
    TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
  • CCF 11th Annual Carcinoid/NET's Conference
    For patients, caretakers and medical professionals
    "Progress in Research and Treatment" (poster)
    April 13, 2008

    Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY

    Guest Speakers:
    Herbert Chen, M.D., University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone
    Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Andrew S. Kennedy, M.D.,Wake Radiology Oncology
    Cary,NC;

    Networking and survivor stories
    To view and listen to video recordings CLICK HERE
    To view pictures from this successful event CLICK HERE
  • ENETS (European NeuroEndocrine Society)
    The 5th Annual ENETS conference was held on 6-8 March 2008 in Paris. The ENETS Executive Committee presented the following topics in their program ; Test TNM cases; modeling MEN X; minimal requirements for work-up and diagnosis; pitfalls in NET diagnosis and treatment; and, inherited tumors

    This meeting included two abstract sessions, one for basic science, the other for clinical research.
  • CCF Exhibits at the ASCO Annual Meeting
    43rd ASCO (the American Society for Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting
    was held on June 1-5, 2007
    McCormick Place
    Chicago, Illinois

    CCF was invited for the second time to exhibit at the (ASCO) Annual Conference in Chicago, June 2-4, 2007. Following one of CCF's missions, "If you don't suspect it, you can't detect it," the A -TEAM, consisting of patients, caretakers and patient advocates, educated many of the 35,000 attending health care professionals (HCP).
    SLIDE SHOW:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mewarner/sets/72157600346475209/show/
    PICTURE PAGE: 
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mewarner/sets/72157600346475209/ 

    On June 3-5, 2006
    CCF exhibited at the ASCO Conference in Atlanta, GA Educating the physicians from all over the world in
    More than 1000 HCPs visited our booth in 2006
    To view Slide show from the 2006 exhibit CLICK HERE
    To find out who is who click on each picture and you will get more details
  • The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation presented Carcinoids: The Slow Pace of Rapid Progress on April 15, 2007, at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY for patients, family, friends and medical professionals. The guest speaker was Irvin M. Modlin., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Most of the content of his presentation was recently published and can be accessed by CLICKING HERE. Additional medical journal publications by Dr. Modlin are available in abstract form from PUB MED - CLICK HERE

    A NETWORKING/SUPPORT/AWARENESS interactive session was also held to encourage patients and families to become a patient advocate

    To view pictures from this conference Click here
  • ENETS (The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society) is proud to announce results from its 2007 conference: The 4th Annual ENETS Conference was held in Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 March 2007. The conference covered topics such as the application of the ENETS Guidelines to clinical practice; rare hereditary diseases and endocrine tumors; NET imaging and surgery; and new therapies and clinical trials. A summary of this conference can be viewed in their latest NEWS LETTER.




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