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The Road to Become Helper T Cells

May 15, 2013, 8:35 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 10:45 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Immunology Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Ichiro Taniuchi, MD, PhD
Group Director, Laboratory for Transcriptional Regulation
RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology
Kanagawa, Japan

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Room ZRC-105
New York, NY 10065

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Origin and Function of Tissue Resident Macrophage

May 15, 2013, 8:03 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 1:15 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis Program

Host(s)

Carl Nathan

Speaker(s)

Miriam Merad, PhD
Professor, Department Of Oncological Sciences
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Zuckerman Auditorium
New York, NY 10065

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Nutrition: Eating Well for Life after Cancer

May 21, 2013, 9:51 am
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This program will discuss healthy eating after cancer treatment, address why some individuals gain weight during and after cancer treatment, and offer tools to help manage post-treatment weight gain. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Speaker(s)

Cara Anselmo, MS, RD, CDN
Clinical Dietitian, Department of Nutrition, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

This program is for people who have been treated for cancer. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories— Room RRL-101
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or email rlac@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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From Local Ancestry to Rare Variant Analysis: Some Current Issues in Genetic Association Studies

May 16, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Speaker(s)

David Conti
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
307 E 63rd Street, 3rd Floor conference room

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Head, Neck, and Oral Cancers: Moving Forward

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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This is a diagnosis-specific meeting that is co-led by social workers and nurses, and is tailored to give people an opportunity to work on adjustment to life after treatment. This may include changes in physical functioning, appearance, and lifestyle, altered self-image, fatigue, isolation, and concerns about the future. Participants are encouraged to share concerns while gathering medical and rehabilitation information from health care staff. Our healthcare team will assist with the ongoing challenges and adjustment to life after treatment. share your concerns, gather information, and build effective coping strategies.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, July 11, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, August 8, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, September 12, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, October 10, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, November 14, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, December 12, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Barbara Golby, LCSW, and Janet McKiernan, RN

Audience

This program is for people who have had head, neck, or oral cancers. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065

June 13, August 8, & October 10 — Room RRL-B22
September 12, November 14, & December 12 — Room RRL-101

July 11
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center— Room ZRC-136
417 East 68th Street
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org.

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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The Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Course

March 21, 2013, 6:53 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
June 25, 2013 and June 26, 2013

Description

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

  1. Identify various therapeutic modalities used to treat cancer with emphasis on chemotherapy and biotherapy.
  2. Describe the investigational process all drugs undergo to gain approval for use.
  3. Review ethical and legal issues related to cancer therapy.
  4. Identify factors affecting response to cancer therapy.
  5. Identify selected commonly used agents, their mechanisms of action, and any unique administra-tion issues.
  6. Discuss safety precautions necessary when handling cytotoxic agents.
  7. Review chemotherapy dose calculations and practice examples.
  8. Identify nursing procedures and interventions for administering cytotoxic and biologic agents.
  9. Discuss two immediate complications of cancer therapy, extravasation and hypersensitivity, and the nursing measures required to prevent and/or reduce these complications.
  10. Identify selected systematic side effects of cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents and the nursing interventions required to manage these side effects.
  11. Review specific patient and family education that may prevent and/or reduce the impact of systemic side effects.

Audience

The intended learner for this program is a licensed registered nurse with a minimum of 6 months employment as a nurse, who possesses a basic understanding of cancer biology.

Credit

ONS will award 13.5 contact hours to nurses who meet all course requirements.

ONS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ONS is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 2850

Additional Information

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

Josephine Nappi, MA, RN Director, Professional Development/Education

Phone
212-639-6884

Fax
212-717-3451

E-mail

Registration Information

Registration Details

Registration will not be processed without payment. All registered participants will receive a confirmation email with location and time of program. Make check payable to Memorial Hospital, Department of Nursing. ($90 of this fee is remitted to the Oncology Nursing Society to cover the cost of course materials).

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Practical Uses for Meditation and Imagery....It's not Just for Relaxation

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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Meditation and guided imagery can be powerful tools to help reduce anxiety related to follow-up scans and tests. This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about the usefulness of meditation as a way to meet some of the challenges of life after cancer treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Carolyn Stopol, LCSW-R
Department of Social Work
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

This program is for people who have been treated for cancer. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories— Room RRL-103
430 East 67th Street
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend this presentation. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or email rlac@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Sloan-Kettering Institute Scientific Colloquium

September 19, 2012, 8:39 am
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This seminar series features talks by Sloan-Kettering Institute faculty and their trainees. The goal is to more broadly and systematically learn about the work being conducted at Sloan-Kettering Institute and to provide an opportunity for faculty and trainees to interact at the institute-wide level.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Presentation Title
Control of Immune Responses in Health and Cancer
Speaker(s)

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Room ZRC-105
New York, NY 10065

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Breathing Easier in Lung Cancer Survivorship

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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This is a diagnosis-specific meeting that is co-led by social workers and nurses, and is tailored to give people an opportunity to work on adjustment to life after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, February 21, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMWednesday, March 20, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMThursday, April 18, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMThursday, May 16, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Thursday, June 20, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW; Renee Leidinger, RN; Carolyn Sadler, RN

Audience

This program is for people who have had lung cancer. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories— Room RRL-103
430 East 67th Street
(between York & FIrst Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Orientation for Newly Hired Postdoctoral Researchers

December 5, 2012, 7:22 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PMWednesday, April 10, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Audience

This orientation is for new Postdoctoral Researchers. This includes Research Fellows, Research Scholars, and Research Associates. Lunch will be provided.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Zuckerman Research Center
417 East 68th Street
Room ZRC-136
New York, NY 10065

Registration Information

Registration Details

Registration is required. Please let us know if you will be joining us.

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Sarcoma Group

May 7, 2012, 10:57 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Virtual Groups
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

This program is for sarcoma patients who have completed or are currently undergoing treatment.

Location Information

This is an online group.

Contact Information

Contact

To participate, please e-mail VirtualGroups@mskcc.org.

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Gynecologic Cancer Survivors Support Group

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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In this meeting, women who have finished treatment for ovarian, uterine, or other gynecologic cancers are invited to participate in discussion addressing the challenges and solutions to life after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW
Katrina S. del’Barrio, RN, BSN, OCN

Audience

This program is for women who have been treated for ovarian, uterine, or other gynecologic cancers. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Rockefeller Research Laboratories— Room RRL-103
430 East 67th Street
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

May 21, June 18 & August 20 — Room RRL-103
July 16 & November 19 — Room RRL-118
October 15 & December 17 — Room RRL-102

September 17
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue — Room M-107
(between 67th & 68th Streets)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Day-to-Day Coping with Lymphedema

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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Join us as we share techniques and tips for coping with this challenging chronic condition.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, April 15, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Monday, June 17, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Monday, August 19, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Monday, December 16, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW
Jeannette Zucker, DPT, CLT-LANA, CSCS

Audience

This program is for people who have lymphedema. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

April 15 & June 17 — Room RRL-102
August 19 & October 21 — Room RRL-B22
December16 — Room RRL-102

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org.

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Women’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group

April 24, 2013, 1:37 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Friday, May 10, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, June 14, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, July 12, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, August 9, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, September 13, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, October 11, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, November 8, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Friday, December 13, 2013, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Rockville Centre

Audience

This event is open to women with metastatic breast cancer.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Rockville Centre
1000 North Village Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Contact Information

Contact

For additional information, please contact the facilitator Julie Kingsley, LCSW at 516-256-3651.

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3rd Annual National Conference on Work & Cancer

March 15, 2013, 12:18 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Friday, June 14, 2013, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sponsor(s)

Cancer and Careers

Audience

This event is open to all.

Location Information

The Graduate Center at CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Contact Information

Contact

For more details or to register, please visit: www.cancerandcareers.org/conference

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A Gathering for Lymphoma Survivors

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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In this meeting, men and women who have finished treatment for lymphoma are invited to discuss sthe challenges and potential coping strategies for life after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW with a nurse from the Lymphoma Service

Audience

This program is for men and women who have been treated for lymphoma. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

June 25
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street —Room RRL-B29
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

All other meetings
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
64th Street Outpatient Center
205 East 64th Street — Concourse, Library 201
(between Second & Third Avenues)
New York, NY

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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IMRAS Annual Scientific Retreat: "Tumor Microenvironment: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities"

May 28, 2013, 11:51 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Monday, June 17, 2013, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Simon N. Powell, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Audience

Medical and research professionals

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street — Room RRL-117
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Contact Information

Contact

Beverly Schwartz

Phone
212-639-5868

E-mail

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A Gathering for Lymphoma Survivors

October 24, 2011, 11:16 pm
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In this meeting, men and women who have finished treatment for lymphoma are invited to discuss sthe challenges and potential coping strategies for life after treatment.

Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Sponsor(s)

Resources for Life After Cancer

Speaker(s)

Kimarie Boerger, LCSW with a nurse from the Lymphoma Service

Audience

This program is for men and women who have been treated for lymphoma. No observers, please, without prior approval.

Location Information

June 25
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street —Room RRL-B29
(between York & First Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

All other meetings
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
64th Street Outpatient Center
205 East 64th Street — Concourse, Library 201
(between Second & Third Avenues)
New York, NY

Contact Information

Contact

You must register to attend. To register and for more information, please call 646-888-4740 or e-mail RLAC@mskcc.org

Phone
646-888-4740

E-mail

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Classifying rare variants from sequence data

May 30, 2013, 11:45 am
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speaker(s)

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
307 East 63rd Street
Third Floor Conference Room
New York, NY

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Cell Biology Program Seminar

February 12, 2013, 1:28 pm
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Event Information

Date & Time(s)
Thursday, June 27, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Description

Tea will be served at 1:45 PM.

Sponsor(s)

Cell Biology Program

Host(s)
Speaker(s)

Wade Clapp, MD
Richard L. Schreiner Professor
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Audience

This program is for the research community.

Location Information

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories
430 East 67th Street
Room RRL-116
New York, NY 10065

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