Canyon Ranch Institute - Partnerships - Lance Armstrong Foundation - National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

Workshop Agenda and Presentations
April 24, 2008

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
	Registration and Continental Breakfast Reception Hall and Abelson and Haskins Conference Room
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
	Welcome Introduction to the National Call to Action Auditorium Richard. H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS President, Canyon Ranch Institute 17^th Surgeon General of the United States (2002-2006) Distinguished Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona Andy Miller, M.H.S.E., CHES Vice President of Programs and Policy Lance Armstrong Foundation
9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
	Panel 1 - Cancer: A Public Health Crisis Auditorium Discussion: research and report findings; understanding the role of health literacy; identifying high-risk individuals, groups, and communities; addressing health disparities; and applying today's science Chair: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS Joanne Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Medical Director, Aetna Mary T. Bassett, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene View Presentation Ken Thorpe, Ph.D. Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University Executive Director, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease View Presentation
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
	Break Reception Hall
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
	Panel 2 - Defining a Public Health Approach Toward Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Auditorium Discussion: key elements of public health strategies across the cancer continuum from prevention to survivorship; comprehensive, patient-centered, personalized care; training and education; and health system infrastructure and patient navigation Chair: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS Harold P. Freeman, M.D. Medical Director, The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention View Presentation Peter Greenwald, M.D., Dr.P.H. Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service Andy Miller, M.H.S.E., CHES Vice President of Programs and Policy Lance Armstrong Foundation View Presentation Steven R. Patierno, Ph.D. Executive Director, The George Washington Cancer Institute Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Genetics and Urology, The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services Founding Director, The Molecular and Cellular Oncology Program View Presentation
12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
	Lunch Abelson and Haskins Conference Room
1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
	Panel 3 - Empowering All People to Take Action: Linking Best Strategies and Approaches to the Cancer Continuum Auditorium Discussion: best practices to empower individuals and communities to take action; creating environments to foster and support public health strategies for cancer prevention and survivorship; developing tools to navigate the cancer continuum; and communicating NCTA goals and strategies Chair: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS John Clymer President, Partnership for Prevention Elmer Huerta, M.D., M.P.H. Director, Cancer Preventorium, Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center 2007-2008 President, American Cancer Society Mark Liponis, M.D. Corporate Medical Director Canyon Ranch Author of Ultraprevention and Ultra Longevity Martin J. Murphy, Ph.D. Convener and COO, CEO Roundtable on Cancer View Presentation
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
	Break Reception Hall
3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
	Working Discussion of Priority Areas of Action Auditorium Facilitator: Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
4:15 p.m.
	Closing Remarks and Next Steps Auditorium