7:30-8:00 AM Registration/continental breakfast
8:00-8:10 AM Welcome
Bryan Haugen, MD (Head, Division of Endocrinology)
8:10-8:40 AM I was just diagnosed with thyroid cancer – what now?
E. Chester Ridgway, MD (Endo, Associate Dean)
8:40-9:10 AM What should I expect from thyroid surgery?
Chris Raeburn, MD (Endocrine Surgeon)
9:10-9:40 AM Do I need radioactive iodine (if so, why)?
Joshua Klopper, MD (Endo, Thyroid Cancer Specialist)
9:40-10:10 AM What’s up with the low iodine diet?
Bev McLaughlin (Endo Neoplasms Patient Care Coordinator)
10:10-10:40 AM Is my cancer now gone – how can I be sure?
Bryan Haugen, MD (Head, Division of Endocrinology)
10:40-11:00 AM Let’s get a patient’s perspective
Theresa Marchetta (Channel 7 News Anchor, patient)
11:00-11:20 AM Q & A
11:20-11:40 AM Refreshment break
11:40-12:15 PM Do I need external beam radiation therapy and if so, what should I expect?
Changhu Chen, MD (Radiation Oncologist)
12:15-12:45 PM “Tell me about advanced cancer treatment and do I qualify for a clinical trial?”
Madeleine Kane, MD, PhD (Oncologist, Director of CIC)
12:45-1:15 PM I have some more questions
Panel
1:15 PM Adjourn