Schedule
Future Directions in Cancer Prevention & Control: Workforce Implications for Training, Practice and Policy
Saturday, October 17 – Sunday, October 18, 2009
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Prevention Building
Houston, Texas
Tentative Schedule
Saturday – October 17, 2009
4:00 p.m. - Welcome – Drs. Bob Chamberlain and Shine Chang
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. - Keynote Speaker
5:15 – 6:00 p.m. - Poster Presentations and Networking Session
Sunday – October 18, 2009
7:30-8:00 a.m. - Travel to M. D. Anderson
8:00-8:15 a.m. - Opening Remarks – Drs. Bob Chamberlain and Shine Chang
8:15-9:35 a.m. - Breakfast and First Presentation Session and Discussion
Topics
- Discovery, Research, & Technology
- Health Services Infrastructure & Economics
- Implementing Cancer Prevention into Clinical Practice
9:35-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45-10:15 a.m. - Second Presentation Session and Discussion
Topics
- Translation to the Community
- Health Policy and Advocacy
10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions – Working Groups
Participants divide into selected workgroups and begin discussions, research and brainstorming sessions.
12:00-1:00 p.m. - Working Group Lunch
Workgroups continue discussion session over lunch.
1:00-1:30 p.m. - Working Group Planning – Action Items and Timelines
Workgroups develop project timelines and action items for next steps, plans for creating white papers and chapters for supplement.
1:30-3:00 p.m. - Working Group Reports
Workgroups present overview of their discussion sessions and share plans for developing chapters.
3:00-4:15 p.m. - Summary and Next Steps Discussion - All
4:15 p.m. - Close