Program Schedule

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Friday, September 9
Saturday, September 10
Sunday, September 11
At a Glance

    

Friday, September 9: Sacramento Convention Center

Art Exhibition Friday - Saturday
Exhibitor Showcase Friday - Saturday
Poster Viewing 8:00am - 8:00pm
Welcome 8:15am - 8:30am
Workshop 1 - Breast Cancer 101 8:30am - 11:30am
Poster Presentations (without advocate guides) 8:30am - 9:30am
Plenary Poster Presentations
Selected CBCRP investigators will give oral presentations of their posters.		 9:30am - 11:30am
Workshop 2 - 21st Century Methods for Detecting and Curing Breast Cancer 12:00 - 2:30pm
Workshop 3 - Psycho-oncology and Psychoneuroimmunology: Problems, Possibilities, and Pragmatics 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Workshop 4 - Clinical Trial Fundamentals: Getting Started in Translational Research 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Workshop 5 - Biomonitoring 3:00pm - 5:00pm
CBCRP Listens
This open forum will give symposium participants the opportunity to speak directly to CBCRP advisory Council members and Director about the recent changes made to CBCRP. The session will include a presentation about CBCRP and an opportunity for participants to share thoughts with and get to know the people who are charting the future of the California Breast Cancer Research Program.		 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Reception
Address: "Don't Look Back, We're Not Going that Way"
Marcia Wallace, Author, Actress, Breast Cancer Survivor		 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturday, September 10: Sacramento Convention Center

Meet the Experts Breakfast
Attendees will be able to join informal small group with researchers, advocates and policy makers. Topics and Speakers to be announced.		 7:30am - 8:30am

Welcome
Mistress of Ceremonies: Holly J. Mitchell, CEO, Crystal Stairs, Inc.
Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D., M.P.H., Director, California Breast Cancer Research Program
Debra Oto-Kent, M.P.H., Ex-Chair Breast Cancer Research Council, Founder and Executive Director of the Health Education Council

 8:30am - 8:40am
Plenary Session - The Unequal Burden of Breast Cancer
Panelist will define the unequal burden of breast cancer and suggests solutions to address it. Topics will include California-specific epidemiology, environmental influences, biological differences, and disparities in access to health services.

Moderator:
Robert Hiatt, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Population Sciences and Deputy Director, University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center

Panelists:
• William Wright, Ph.D., Chief of the Cancer Surveillance, California Cancer Registry
• Lovell Jones, Ph.D., Director of the Congressionally Mandated Center for Research on Minority Health, Professor University of Texas MD Anderson
• Sandra Millon Underwood, RN, Ph.D., FAAN, Professor University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing
• Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Center for Environmental Studies & Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Brown University
• Debra Oto-Kent, M.P.H., Founder and Executive Director of the Health Education Council

8:40am - 10:30am
Breakout Session 1 - Communities Conducting Research 11:00am - 12:30pm
Breakout Session 2 - New Treatment and Detection Strategies 11:00am - 12:30pm
Keynote Lunch
Cornelius L. Hopper Poster Award Presentations
Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., Sc.D., L.H.D. Director Emeritus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program - "Unlocking the Mystery of Breast Cancer through Innovative Partnerships and Interdisciplinary Research"		 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Breakout Session 3 - Exploring Causes and Prevention 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Breakout Session 4 - Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer Biology 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Poster Presentations with advocate guides 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Closing Ceremonies 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Sunday, September 11: Hyatt Regency Sacramento at Capitol Park

Workshop 6 - Community Research Collaboration 9:00am - 12:00pm
Workshop 7 - Navigating the CBCRP Application Process 9:00am - 12:00pm
Lunch with small group discussions 12:00pm - 1:00pm

At-a-Glance

 
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30am
  
Meet the Experts Breakfast
(7:30am – 8:30am)
(Note: Sunday workshops will be held
at the Hyatt Regency at Capitol Park)
 
8am
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
(8:00am – 6:00pm)
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
(8:00am – 6:00pm)
Breakfast
(8:00am – 9:00am)
8:30am
WORKSHOP 1
Breast Cancer 101
(8:30am–11:30 am)
  
9am
WORKSHOP 6
Community Research Collaboration
(9:00am - 12:00pm)
WORKSHOP 7
Navigating the CBCRP Application Process
(9:00am - 12:00pm)
10am
11am
11:30am
Box Lunch (11:30 - 12:00)
Vegetarian
12 noon
WORKSHOP 2
21st Century Methods for Detecting and Curing Breast Cancer
(12:00 - 2:30)
WORKSHOP 3
Psycho-oncology and Psychoneuroimmunology: Problems, Possibilities, and Pragmatics
(12:00 - 2:30)
Luncheon (12:00pm–1:00pm)
Vegetarian
12:30pm
Keynote Luncheon
(12:30pm–2:00pm)
Vegetarian
1pm
  
2pm
  
2:30pm
  
3pm
WORKSHOP 4
Clinical Trial Fundamentals: Getting Started in Translational Research
(3:00 - 5:00)
WORKSHOP 5
Biomonitoring
(3:00 - 5:00)
4pm
5pm
 CBCRP Listens
6pm
Evening Reception
(6:00pm–8:00pm)
7pm
8pm