OptumHealth – Scottsdale Management of Oncology Patients 2010

Faculty

James Cox

Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Edythe Albano, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Clinical Director, Oncology
The Children's Hospital
Denver, Colorado

Ann M Berger

Advising Breast Cancer Patients About Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
Ann M. Berger, PhD, RN, AOCNS, FAAN
Professor and Dorothy Hodges Olson Endowed Chair in Nursing
Advanced Practice Nurse-Oncology
Director, PhD Program
College of Nursing
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

James Cox

Strategies for Treating Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
Emily Chan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinical Team Leader
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee

David P. Cohen

Fertility Preservation: Current Options to Protect Gametes From Toxic TherapiesWhat's Available, What's Reasonable
David P. Cohen, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

James Cox

Lung Cancer: Are We Winning the Fight?
James D. Cox, MD, FACR, FASTRO
Professor and Division Head, Department of Radiation Oncology
Hubert L. and Olive Stringer Distinguished Chair in Oncology in Honor of Sue Gribble Stringer
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Laura E. Crocitto

Prostate Cancer: Are We Over-treating this Disease?
Laura E. Crocitto, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Urology and Urologic Oncology
Associate Member, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program
Comprehensive Cancer Center
City of Hope
Duarte, California

Georgia M. Decker

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies: Indications, Contraindications and Opportunities
Georgia M. Decker, APRN, ANP-BC, CN®, AOCN®
Nurse Practitioner
Integrative Care
Albany, New York

Meaghan P. Granger

Neuroblastoma: Best and Worst of this Pediatric Cancer
Meaghan P. Granger, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Cook Children's
Fort Worth, Texas

Martin J. Heslin

Pancreatic Cancer: Is There Hope on the Horizon?
Martin J. Heslin, MD
Professor and Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology
Associate Director
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center;
Senior Associate Chief of Staff
UAB Hospital;
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Jonathan L. Kaufman

Considerations in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Jonathan L. Kaufman, MD
Assistant Professor
Hematology and Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Morris Kletzel

Pediatric Acute Leukemia: Successful Therapies and Their Promise for the Future
Morris Kletzel, MD, FAAP
Meryl Suzanne Weiss Endowed Professor
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine;
Division Head, Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Director, Stem Cell Processing and Graft Engineering Laboratory
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Smitha Krishnamurthi

Increasing Awareness of Clinical Trials, Starting at Home
Smitha S. Krishnamurthi, MD
Director, Clinical Trials Core Facility
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center;
Assistant Professor
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Department of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University;
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Peter E. Manley

Management of Long-Term Issues and Implications of the Pediatric Cancer Patient
Peter E. Manley, MD
Director, Stop & Shop Family Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic
Attending Physician
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care
Boston, Massachusetts

Michelle E. Melisko

Survivorship and the Cancer Patient
Michelle E. Melisko, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Kim E. Nichols

Management Strategies for Genetic Predisposition to Cancer
Kim E. Nichols, MD
Director, Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Program
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Advances in Renal Cell Carcinoma in Adults: What are the Options?
Roberto Pili, MD
Professor of Oncology
Chief, Genitourinary Section
Co-Leader of the Genitourinary Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York

Katheryn J. Ruddy

The Impact of Cancer During Pregnancy
Kathryn J. Ruddy, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School;
Medical Oncologist
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Dianne M. Shumay

Psychosocial Effects of Cancer
Dianne M. Shumay, PhD
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Timothy D. Solberg

Advances in Radiation Therapy
Timothy D. Solberg, PhD, FAAPM, FACMP
Professor and Vice Chair
Director, Division of Medical Physics and Engineering
Barbara Crittenden Professor in Cancer Research
Department of Radiation Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Sandhya Srinivas

Oral Chemotherapy: A Shifting Paradigm
Sandhya Srinivas, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Stanford Cancer Center
Stanford, California

Sharon M. Weinstein

Palliative Care—More Than Hospice
Sharon M. Weinstein, MD, FAAHPM
Director, Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Huntsman Cancer Institute;
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Adjunct Associate Professor
Departments of Neurology and Internal Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Conference Planning Committee

Karen Babos, DO, MBA
Senior National Medical Director
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Sarah Chart-Hart, RN
Director, Clinical Programs
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Manager, Clinical Programs
OptumHealth Care Solutions

LuAnne Ronning
Manager, Clinical Programs
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Michael W. Rosen, MD
National Medical Director
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Arthur H. Rossof, MD, FACP
National Medical Director for Oncology
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Heidi Svendsen
Vice President, Clinical Programs
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Christine Weiner, RN, BSN
Manager, Clinical Programs
OptumHealth Care Solutions

Heather Zick, RN, BSN, MBA
Lead Nurse Planner
OptumHealth Care Solutions


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  • Case Managers
  • Nurses/Oncology Nurses
  • Managed Care Professionals
  • Medical Directors
  • Physicians
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  • Dieticians
  • Social Workers
  • Medical Management Staff
  • Utilization Review Staff
  • Reinsurance Managers

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