2015 Ruesch Center Symposium

The 6th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium: Fighting a Smarter War on Cancer

Symposium 2015 Content

2015 Ruesch Center Symposium – Fighting a Smarter War on Cancer
December 3-5, 2015
Location: Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center

Policy Briefing

8:00AM – 9:00AM Breakfast/Registration

9:00 AM – 9:30AM Opening Remarks

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Defining the Political Landscape

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Value of Innovation Panel

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Value from a Patient Prospective Panel

Advances in GI Cancer: 2015

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Dinner/Registration

6:30 PM – 6:45 PM Opening Remarks

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM Role of Molecular Profiling in GI Cancer

7:15 PM – 7:45 PM Immune Therapy in GI Cancer

7:45 PM – 9:00 PM Case Studies

Measuring Value and Outcomes in Cancer Care

10:30 AM-12:00 PM SPECIAL: “Young Adult Colorectal Cancer-Emerging Oncology Challenge”

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch/Registration

12:30PM – 1:00 PM Early Onset CRC

1:00 PM – 1:05 PM Opening Remarks

1:05 PM – 2:10PM Current Methods of Measuring Value and Outcomes

2:10 PM – 2:30 PM Moderated Panel

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM Break

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM Schafer Memorial Lecture

3:20 PM – 4:30 PM Impact on Finding a Cure

4:30 PM – 5:20 PM Advocate Panel

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Friends of the Ruesch Center Reception

Patient Symposium

8:30 AM- 9:30 AM Patient Symposium Breakfast/Registration

9:30 PM – 9:40 AM Opening Remarks

9:40 AM – 10:30 AM CURE Connections Panel

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Disease Specific Breakout Sessions:

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Break

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Topical Breakout Sessions:

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch and Panel on Measuring Value & Outcomes

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CURE Connections Content on Pancreatic Cancer