The Prostate Net® Informs to Fight!Informed To Fight Medical Education Symposium for Patients and Healthcare Professionals.
2011 Patient/Professional Educational Symposium Series
To register for any of the 2011 Symposia, click here
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Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of male cancer death globally and
the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American men. . As the baby boom
generation matures and other factors of socio-economic impact occur, more
and more men will be diagnosed with this cancer. While there has been some
progress in reducing disease mortality over the past decade, there still
remain many significant disease specific issues relative to risk awareness,
treatment options, advanced stage disease management, reduction and/or
elimination of pain and suffering attendant to a diagnosis.
Contributing to the impediments against this goal are the following factors:
1. The media tends to focus on the issue of screening versus the
over-riding concerns for prevention, appropriate diagnostics, informed
decisions on treatment and on-going management of advanced stage disease
2. Physicians, engaged in the treatment and/or management of prostate
cancer, often are not able to implement the latest, evidence-based,
information in their practices because of lack of awareness or access to the
detail
3. Patients need to have awareness of, and access to, that information
which will enable them to engage with their doctors to make the appropriate
informed decisions as to their treatment
Building on the strength of this educational initiative over the past two
years, we will continue this awareness/educational effort, targeted to both
patients/spouses and healthcare professionals engaged in the care and
treatment of patients. Registrations are now being accepted!!
Regional Symposium Series - 2011 Sites / Dates - Register NOW!!
| August |
Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan Cancer Center - Men's Fellowship/Health Breakfast - 8/27/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| September |
Chicago, IL; Northwestern University Lurie Cancer Center - Prostate Cancer Symposium - 9/10/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| September |
Detroit, MI; Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute - Prostate Cancer Symposium - 9/17/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| September |
Newark, NJ; Newark Museum - Prostate Cancer/Breast Cancer Symposium, "I'll Go If You Go" - In conjunction with Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Jersey, Newark, NJ/The Newark Museum - 9/24/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| October |
New York, NY; - "Out of the Dark" - In conjunction with BODIES the Exhibition, South Street Seaport, NYC - 10/15/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| October |
New York, NY; New York University Kimmel Center - Prostate Cancer Symposium - 10/29/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| November |
Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan - Prostate Cancer/Breast Cancer Symposium - 11/12/2011 - Download the flyer here. |
| November |
Cairo, Egypt. Inter Continental Stars Hotel - The International Conference on Cancer Advocacy for African Countries (CAAC)
Cancer Advocacy: Nuts and Bolts of Advocacy in Your Community - 11/29/2011
Download the flyer here and the Agenda at this link.
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To register for any of the 2011 Symposia, click here
2011 Patient/Professional Educational Symposium Series
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A series of interactive Audience Response System (ARS) questions were built
into each Symposium Series, allowing symposium participants the opportunity
to provide feedback on key issues raised during the event. The Prostate Net
has incorporated this information along with all of the patient and
professional track presentations into an unique format that is housed at:
http://prostatenet.com/page/.
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This package of event program information is a valuable educational resource
for consumers and patients, prostate cancer support group leaders, health
service professionals and anyone else engaged in managing the disease to
enable them to enhance the quality of their efforts.
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The Prostate Net, in addition to delivering a matrix of services with
quantified value to our constituencies, believes that transparency in our
initiatives is of paramount concern. Therefore, we provide programmatic
summaries of the Symposium Series that can be accessed below.
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