Announcements
Pediatric Oncology
Tuesday, November 8
New Perspectives in Oncology Practice
Saturday, November 12
OncEd Mini-Sessions
Professional Development
Prioritizing Practice Changes
Emerging Health System Changes
Multispecialty Practice
Enhanced Learning Resources
Cancer Care Teamwork
Hospitality Suite
Symposium-Eve, November 8, 7-9 PM
PortaMeeting
Take Home the Presentations on the USB Storage Presentation Drive
New - CyberRaffle
Wednesday through Friday
Win an IPAD!
New - WIFI Access
Wednesday through Friday
Conference Rooms and Exhibitor Areas
Free for All Symposium Attendees
Web Land
Educational Resources
MDLinx Oncology newsletter@newsone.mdlinx.com
OBR Daily editor@oncbiz.com
Oncology Tube
OncologySTAT Monthly Update email@oncologystat.messages4.com
HCPLive newsletters@hcplive.com
JAZD Insights ht@jazd.messages2.com
BioWorld ahcmarketing@rnmk.com
Week in Review MedscapeCME Pulse MedscapeCME
CME Buzz admin@cmebuzz.com
Free Educational Publications
Published by the Chemotherapy Foundation
Chemotherapy Today: New Drugs, New Approaches, and New Strategies. A Guide for Cancer Patients and Those Who Care about Them
Mary-Ellen Siegel M.S.W., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W.
Prostate Cancer: A Chronic Disease With Multiple Treatment Options
Anna Ferrari, M.D
What Every Woman and Her Doctor Should Discuss about Ovarian Cancer, Fourth Edition
Ezra M. Greenspan, M.D., Franco Muggia, M.D.
Clinical Trials
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is collaborating with the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, a network of cancer clinical trials specialists, to offer TrialCheck through Cancer.Net.
http://www.cancertrialshelp.org/trialcheck
EmergingMed Navigator: EmergingMed offers a phone and Internet-based service that identifies clinical trial options which match a patient’s specific diagnosis, stage and treatment history. Clinical trial specialists provide telephone support upon request to help connect eligible patients with institutional review board (IRB)-approved study sites that are enrolling new participants.
http://www.emergingmed.com
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Trials: The NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, is the federal agency that provides funding for most cancer clinical trials. This site provides information on both open and closed cancer clinical trials that are funded by the government, pharmaceutical companies, and some international organizations.
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Search Portal: The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates health matters within the United Nations. This database allows people to search clinical trial registration information from many countries’ registries.
http://apps.who.int/trialsearch/Default.aspx
BreastCancerTrials.org:
https://www.breastcancertrials.org/bct_nation/home.seam A not-for-profit online service that helps users to find breast cancer-specific clinical trials. The site offers study summaries, a way for users to share their online health history with research sites, and an alert service that notifies users of recently added clinical trials. It includes studies sponsored by NCI, public research foundations, and the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
Clinical Trials Advocacy Group for Prostate Cancer (CTAG): CTAG provides a complete listing of all clinical trials that are currently recruiting patients in the United States for the treatment of prostate cancer. Users may search prostate cancer clinical trials by zip code. CTAG translates all clinical trial information into Spanish.
http://www.cancertrials4prostate.org Clinical trials Information for Patients: Cancer.net
http://www.cancer.net/patient/All+About+Cancer/Clinical+Trials
Special Needs Americans with Disabilities Act:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is in full compliance with provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is accessible for individuals with special needs. If you would like to attend this conference and require any special needs or accommodations, please contact the Page and William Black Post-Graduate School of Medicine at 212-731-7950.