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Events
Multidisciplinary Oncology Grand Rounds: "Disparities in Health:
How to Use Media to Encourage Involvement with Health Issues in the African American Community"
HCRC member and Missouri School of Journalism Professor Cynthia Frisby will speak at the Multidisciplinary Oncology Grand Rounds from Noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Acuff Auditorium. Frisby's presentation is entitled "Disparities in Health: How to Use Media to Encourage Involvement with Health Issues in the African American Community."
7th National Lymphedema Network (NLN) International Conference
Lymphedema: The Search for Truth
November 1-5, 2006
Nashville, Tenn.
The 7th NLN International Conference, Lymphedema: The Search for Truth, will take place November 1-5, 2006 in Nashville, TN at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel & Nashville Convention Center.
Presented by the National Lymphedema Network (NLN), the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and The Learning Center at Vanderbilt University, this premiere biennial educational conference is the only one of its kind in the United States, focusing solely on the lymphatic system, including lymphedema and related disorders.
Ample opportunities for learning from and networking with specialists and suppliers in the field are a highlight of NLN conferences. The NLN welcomes all interested physicians, scientists, geneticists, nurses, physical, occupational and lymphedema therapists. Explore the field of lymphology and help save lives.
Why? Because every cancer patient who has lymph nodes removed and/or radiation is at-risk (for the rest of their lives) of developing lymphedema (secondary). It is estimated that nearly 25-35% of all cancer survivors (such as breast, prostate, gynecological, melanoma, head and neck) will develop lymphedema in their lifetime. Lymphedema is chronic, often incapacitating, disfiguring, and is potentially life-threatening if left untreated. Yet until very recently, the American medical community paid little or no attention to this condition. NLN Conferences offer unique opportunities for intensive cutting-edge education in the understanding and treatment of the lymphatic system, lymphedema and related disorders.
4-Hour Pre-Conference Seminars offered:
Physician Intensive Level I: Lymphedema Management for the Practicing Physician
Wound Care for the Lymphedema Practitioner New this year!
Management of the Patient with Morbid Obesity & Lymphedema
CONFERENCE FEATURES:
State-of-the-art studies of the lymphatic system presented by both national and international speakers; four days of presentations, panel discussions, workshops, posters, roundtable sessions and more; and a full Exhibit Hall (for Exhibit and Sponsorship information, visit www.lymphnet.org and click on the “Conferences” Link).
Topics addressed include: Physiology/Immunology of the Lymphatic System; Lymphedema and Cancer; Risk-Reduction & Treatment methods; Pediatric & Adolescent Challenges; Truncal and Genital Edema; Diagnostic Approaches; Quality of Life and Psycho-Social Issues; Basic, Applied & Translational Research; Reimbursement Issues; Legislation; Advocacy and more.
For more information, e-mail to conf2006@lymphnet.org or call 1-800-541-3259.
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