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The Ninth International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer

Location: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital

1095 NW 14 Terrace

Miami, Florida

Friday, October 24, 2003 to Sunday, October 26, 2003

Conference Agenda

Friday, October 24, 9:00-12:20. Louis Pope Life Center Auditorium
9:00-9:10 Welcome to the Conference - John G. Clarkson, MD, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs & Dean, University of Miami School of Medicine - Gerard A. Kaiser, Senior Vice President Medical Affairs, Jackson Memorial Hospital - W.Jarrad Goodwin, MD, Director of the Cancer Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine
9:10-9:15 Welcome to the Conference - J.P.Smith, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
9:15-9:25 Plan for the Conference - C. Henschke
9:25-9:45 European developments - C. Brambilla
I-ELCAP update. Moderator: N. Berlin
9:45-10:05 Protocol and data - C.Henschke
10:05-10:15 Management system - A.P.Reeves
10:15-10:30 Smoking cessation and motivation for participating in screening - J.Ostroff
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
Overdiagnosis. Moderator: O.S. Miettinen
11:00-11:20 Overdiagnosis: lessons from screening studies on breast cancer - R.A.Smith
11:20-11:40 Overdiagnosis in chest radiography screening for lung cancer - D.Yankelevitz
11:40-11:50 Overdiagnosis in CT screening for lung cancer - C.Henschke
11:50-12:00 Principles of research on overdiagnosis in screening for a cancer - A.B.Miller
12:00-12:30 Panel discussion: Research on overdiagnosis in screening for a cancer
12:30-2:00 Lunch at University of Miami
Staging in the Context of Screening Moderator: D.Flieder
2:00-2:20 Pathologic prognosis indicators for small, early lung cancers - Y.Matsuno
2:20-2:40 Potential use of molecular markers in identifying tumor aggressivenss - A. Gazdar
2:40-3:00 Challenges in pathologic staging of early peripheral lung cancers - D. Carter
3:00-3:20 Discussion
3:20-3:40 3:20-3:40
Ancillary Findings in the Context of CT Screening Moderator: TBA
3:40-4:30 Significance of coronary calcifications noted on CT - A. Agatston
4:30-5:00 Surgical implications of mediastinal disease - N. Altorki
5:00-5:20 Follow-up of resected lung cancers - R. Korst
6:30-8:00 Reception at Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel
Saturday, October 25, 2003; 9:00am-4:00pm. Louis Pope Life Center Auditorium
9:00-11:30 Scientific session. Moderator: D. Naidich
11:30-1:00 Lunch
I-ELCAP Subcommittee and Other Reports. Moderator: J.P.Smith
1:00-1:15 Case registry - Chairs: H.Asamura, D.Yankelevitz and J.Yoshida.
1:15-1:30 Treatment of a solid nodule - Chairs: N.Altorki, F.Grannis, H.Ikeda.
1:30-1:45 Treatment of a nonsolid nodule - Chairs: C.Brambilla, J.Mulshine, M.Pasmantier.
1:45-2:30 Approach to post-surgical follow-up of lung cancers
2:30-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00-4:00 Scientific Sessions. Moderator: H.Pass
Sunday, October 26, 2003; 10:30am-3:00pm. Sheraton Biscayne Bay Hotel (495 Brickell Avenue)
10:30am-3:00pm. I-ELCAP Steering Committee meeting (lunch included)

Next meeting: April 23-25, 2004 at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York City


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