Thursday, November 12, 2015

Cancer Connections meets on Wednesday November 18th


Mark your calendars to join us at HealthStreet on Wednesday November 18th at NOON, for a presentation by NFRMC's Elaine Zapata, MSN, ARNP, AOCNP.  Elaine will briefly review etiology, pathophysiology and risk factors for development of gynecologic malignancies and discuss associated risk factors, management and prevention of these malignancies.  The emphasis will be on what’s new in terms of surveillance and molecular testing to guide therapies and preventive care.
1.    Overview of uterine, ovarian, cervical, vaginal and vulvar neoplasms
2.    Risk Factors
3.    Diagnostic Workup, Management & Surveillance
4.    Role (and Implications) of Genetic Testing
5.    Screening and Prevention
Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, Inc., a Florida Board of Nursing, Pharmacy, Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling approved provider of continuing education, will provide CEUs for those completing the evaluations. CE Broker Provider ID #50-1922.  This program meets the requirements for up to 1.0 contact hour. Please bring a check made out to the SRAHEC for $10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PLEASE NOTE!!!  We need your RSVP by Monday November 16th to include you in the lunch count ($4 donation requested).  A healthful side dish to be shared is welcome in lieu of the donation!  If you are unable to RSVP by Monday, we ask that you bring you own lunch so that there will be plenty for those who RSVPd.
 
Plan to arrive by 11:50 to help yourself to lunch and find a seat.
The presentation will start promptly at 12:10.
 
directions to HealthStreet (2401 "old" Archer road)
 
Call Erick at HealthStreet at 294-4871 no later than Tuesday November 17th, if you would like the take the free shuttle to and from the meeting.
The shuttle picks up at the WEST end of Davis Cancer Center, in front of radiation oncology, and at the V.A., and at the UF Health cancer hospital.  The shuttle vehicle is a white van labeled HealthStreet.
 
Please ask Erick for clarification on the time and exact location of where you will be picked up.  The shuttle also picks up at the ACS building and at the UF cancer hospital, upon request.
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Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in joining us, but we need RSVPs by Monday November 16th to include those attending in the lunch count ($4 donation requested). 
Please remember to arrive before noon, to help yourself to lunch and find a seat.
 
Hope to see you on the 18th for a great presentation!
 
Barb

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