The Thrid Annual UMass Memorial Colorectal Cancer Symposium
Colorectal Cancer: If It Is
Predictable, It Is Preventable
A special day for anyone interested in learning
more about screening, prevention and the latest
innovative treatments for colorectal cancer.
Cick here to view the program brochure from the 2011 symposium
Monday, March 14, 2011
8 am – 3 pm
UMass Memorial – University Campus
Faculty Conference Room
55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA
Program
| 8 – 8:30 am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:45 am |
Welcome, Introductions
Sharon Hylka, RN, MSN; Michael Blute, MD |
| 8:45 – 9:30 am |
Keynote Address: The Impact of Cancer Prevention on Health Care Costs
John O'Brien, President and CEO |
| 9:30 – 9:55 am |
Screening: Who, When and How?
Dominic Nompleggi, MD |
| 9:55 – 10:15 am |
Surgery: Laparoscopic Colectomy and Beyond
Justin Maykel, MD |
| 10:15 – 10:40 am |
Using Medical Simulation for Colorectal Cancer Education
W. Brian Sweeney, MD |
| 10:40 – 11 am |
Standards of Care: What's New?
Venu Bathini, MD
|
| 11 – 11:30 am |
Panel Discussion and Questions
W. Brian Sweeney, MD |
| 11:30 – 12:10 PM |
Lunch |
| 12:10 – 12:45 pm |
Lunch Presentation: Patient Panel Discussion and Questions |
| 12:45 – 1 pm |
Education Exhibits |
| 1 – 1:20 pm |
What to Eat if It Isn't Meat: Nutrition and Colorectal Cancer
Barbara Olendzki, RD, MPH |
| 1:20 – 1:40 pm |
Is It in My Genes?
Jilliane Sotelo, MS, LCGC |
| 1:40 – 2 pm |
Palliative Care: Comfort When a Cure is No Longer an Option
Laura Lambert, MD |
| 2 – 2:20 pm |
Patient and Family Survival Guide to Colorectal Cancer
Mary Sullivan, DNP |
| 2:20 – 2:40 pm |
Clinical Trials for Colorectal Cancer
Bilal Piperdi, MD |
| 2:40 – 3 pm |
Panel Discussion and Questions |
Presenters
Venu Bathini, MD, is the associate director of the Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship Program at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is also an assistant
professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Michael Blute, MD, is the director of the Cancer Center of Excellence at
UMass Memorial Health Care, and interim chief of the Division of Urology in
the Department of Surgery. He is also a professor of surgery at the University
of Massachusetts Medical School.
Beverly Hay, MD, is chief of the Division of Genetics at UMass Memorial Medical
Center and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts
Medical School.
Sharon Hylka, RN, MSN, is a senior vice president at UMass Memorial Medical
Center with responsibility for the Cancer Center of Excellence.
Robert Klugman, MD, is chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center,
a practicing internist, and clinical associate professor of medicine at the University
of Massachusetts Medical School.
Laura Lambert, MD, is a surgical oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical
Center and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Massachusetts
Medical School.
Justin Maykel, MD, is chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at
UMass Memorial Medical Center and an assistant professor of surgery at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Leonard Morse, MD, is the commissioner of public health for the City of
Worcester. He has worked for the City of Worcester for more than 50 years.
Dominic Nompleggi, MD, PhD, is chief of gastroenterology at UMass Memorial
Medical Center and an associate professor of medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
Richard Pieters, MD, MEd, is a radiation oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical
Center and an associate professor of clinical radiation oncology and pediatrics at
the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Bilal Piperdi, MD, is director of the Clinical Research Office, UMass Memorial
Cancer Center, and assistant professor of medicine at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
Mary Sullivan, NP, is a nurse practitioner in the Division of Surgical Oncology at
UMass Memorial Medical Center.
UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest not-for-profit
health care system in Central Massachusetts
with 1,500 physicians and more than 12,000
employees. Our comprehensive network of care
includes teaching hospitals, affiliated community
hospitals, outpatient clinics, community-based
physician practices, and home health, hospice,
rehabilitation and mental health services. UMass
Memorial is dedicated to promoting health and
wellness in the community, and is proud to be the
clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts
Medical School. | 
