9:00-11:30
| Opening Plenary |
Welcome: | Susan Hester, MA Founder of the Mary-Helen Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer
Kathleen DeBold | |
| Guest Speakers: |
Marilyn Gaston, MD Assistant U.S. Surgeon General
Kate O'Hanlan, MD |
12:00-1:15
| Lesbian Health Research Judith Bradford, PhD Director, Survey, Evaluation Research Laboratory
Scout, MA Suzanne Haynes, PhD | ||
| Older Lesbian Health Lisa Maatz Public Policy Director Older Women's League | ||
| Politics of Cancer Suzann Gage, LAc, RNC, NP Lesbian Health Clinic
Barbara Brenner | ||
| Cancer Survivors & Caregivers TBA | ||
| Organizing and Public Policy National Breast Cancer Coalition Human Rights Campaign |
1:30-2:45
| Research & Education | Biology of Cancer for Non-Scientists Susan Troyan, MD Ann Allworth | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Alternative Cancer Treatments Suzann Gage, LAc, RNC, NP Lesbian Health Clinic | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Lesbian Activists in the Breast Cancer and AIDS Movement Ulrike Boehmer | |
| Living with Cancer | Holding Tight, Letting Go. Living with Advanced Breast Cancer Musa Mayer | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Herbal Therapy TBA |
| Research & Education | Cancer: The Viral Connection Kate O'Hanlan, MD Angela Manns, MD | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Finding Reliable Healthcare and Treatment Information Jana Allcock, MLS | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Risk Perception of Breast Cancer in the Baltimore Lesbian Community Karen Kornkel, MD | |
| Living with Cancer | God, Suffering & Cancer Rev. J. Carlyle Gill | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Responding Artfully to Change Judith Goldstein |
| Research & Education | What Me, Worry? Lesbians and Cervical Cancer Kathleen Stein, RN | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Gender Identity as a Barrier to Healthcare and Treatment Scout, MA Jessica Xavier Regina Shavers | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Developing Effective Health Communication Messages to Inform Lesbians about Cancer Risks Sylvia Fischer
Outreach for Breast Health to the Lesbian Community | |
| Living with Cancer | Legal Issues for Lesbians With Cancer Michelle Zavos, Esq. | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Yoga Sally Laux Katherine Sears |
8:30-9:45
| Research & Education | Ovarian Cancer Awareness Nicole Boyd | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Emotional Transformation Therapy in Cancer Treatment Becky Carroll, PhD | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Two Heads, Many Hearts Carol Brownlow, Ed.D
Planting and Tending the Garden: More than the Grass Roots
Private and Public Collaborations | |
| Living with Cancer | Breast Cancer from Both Sides of the Bed: Working and Living with Cancer Alice Chang, PhD | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Massage Dawn Krusemark Lucia Mercer Stephanie Karpinski |
| Research & Education | The Genetics of Cancer June Peters Amy Allina | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Treatment Update: New Cancer Drugs & Devices Marsha S. Holloman, JD, PhD | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Tobacco Control and the Media Allyson Herring Cynthia R. Griffin, MA, MEd | |
| Living with Cancer | Healing Cancer, Healing Our Lives Ellyn Kaschak, PhD | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Message Dawn Krusemark Lucia Mercer Stephanie Karpinski |
| Luncheon Plenary | Susan Love, MD |
| Research & Education | Understanding Treatment Options Fred Lombardo, PharmD, MS, RPh, BCPS, BCNSP, BCOP Susan Troyan, MD | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Replication of the Removing the Barriers to Providing Competent Healthcare to Lesbians Kevin Brady, PhD Cheryl B. Fields, MPH Sabrina Sojourner | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Building Bridges: Outreach to the Latina Lesbian Community Catalina Ramos Juanita Crespo | |
| Living with Cancer | Administrative Side of Support Groups Liz Coolidge Denise Bentley Darlene deManincor | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Recovercises Naomi Aaronson |
| Research & Education | Lesbians with Breast Cancer Panel Discussion D. Powers Dr. A. Mathews Suzann Dibble, RN Stacey Hart, PhD | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Removing the Barriers (Continued) Judy Bradford, PhD Andrea Densham Sarah Reynolds Allena Gabousch | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Building Bridges: Outreach to the Latina Lesbian Community Catalina Ramos Juanita Crespo | |
| Living with Cancer | Clinical Issues in Support Groups for Lesbians Liz Coolidge Trish Cleary Deborah Marks | |
| Mind, Body & Soul | Zen Meditation June Peters |
10:00-11:15
| Research & Education | African American Lesbian Cancer Issues Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD D. Magrini | |
| Healthcare & Treatment | Lesbian Adolescents: Challenges for Health Care Treatment Caitlin Ryan, MSW, ACSW | |
| Organizing & Advocacy | Smoking Cessation in the Lesbian Community Brent Saunders, American Cancer Society | |
| Living with Cancer | Everyday Healing Rev. Ann L. Hallstein |
| Closing Plenary | Byllye Avery Founder, National Black Women's Health Project |