The 13th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
1300 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Friday, October 21, 2004 to Sunday, October 23, 2005
Conference Agenda
| Friday, October 21, 2005; 9:00am-5:00pm. Uris Auditorium | |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:10 | Opening anf Welcome - J. P. Smith |
| 9:10-9:20 | I-ELCAP update and plan for the Conference - C. I. Henschke |
| Informing the potential screenee. Moderators: D.Burns, H.Pass, D.Yankelevitz | |
| 9:20-9:30 | Background - D.Yankelevitz |
| 9:30-9:40 | Perspective of the potential screenee - L. Fenton |
| 9:40-10:15 | Coffee Break |
| Informing the potential screenee on diagnostic issues. | |
| 10:15-10:25 | The likelihood of diagnosing Stage I lung cancer - C. I. Henschke |
| 10:25-10:35 | The likelihood of additional imaging in the absence of lung cancer - C. I. Henschke |
| 10:35-10:50 | The likelihood and risks of a biopsy without diagnosing lung cancer - D. Yankelevitz |
| Informing the potential screenee on therapeutic issues. | |
| 10:50-11:00 | Is immediate resection indicated for Stage I screen-diagnosed lung cancer? - H. Pass |
| 11:00-11:15 | Does this treatment vary according to subtypes - N. Altorki |
| 11:15-11:30 | The likelihood of early resection curing Stage I lung cancer - C. I. Henschke |
| Physician recommendations. | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Panel and audience discussion |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| Advances and Future Directions. Moderators: J. Zulueta, A. Reeves | |
| 1:30-1:45 | Tobacco syndrome and screening - J. Mulshine |
| 1:45-2:00 | Advances in CT scanners - A. Barth |
| 2:00-2:15 | Airway and parenchymal evaluation for COPD in low-dose CT images- E. Hoffman |
| 2:15-2:30 | Advances in cardiac imaging - R. Mather |
| 2:30-2:45 | Advances in computer-aided diagnosis - R. Avila |
| 2:45-3:00 | Advances in biomarkers for early lung cancer detection - W. Rom and A. Greenberg |
| 3:00-3:15 | Chemotherapy for early stage lung cancer - C. Belani |
| 3:15-3:30 | Updates to I-ELCAP protocol - D. Yankelevitz |
| 3:30-4:00 | Coffee Break |
| Risks Associated with Second Hand Smoke. Moderator: E. Kress | |
| 4:00-4:15 | Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke - P. Young, L. Blissard, L. Sudderth |
| The Nancy Terner Behrman Lecture in Honor of Betty Flehinger PhD, Introduction: M. Melamed | |
| 4:15-5:00 | Nonsmokers: Should we reconsider leaving them all behind?- D. Burns |
| Saturday, October 22, 2005; 9:00am-5:45pm. Weill Auditorium, 2nd floor | |
| 9:00-11:00 | I-ELCAP Steering Committee Meeting |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-12:45 | Scientific presentations. |
| 12:45-2:00 | Lunch |
| 2:00-4:00 | Workshops. Weill Auditorium I. Minimally invasive treatment. Moderators: M. Solomon, D. Yankelevitz, J. Yoshida II. Computer aided detection and characterization. Modeartors: R. Avila, A. Reeves III. Assessment of Second hand smoking exposure. Moderators: D. Burns, E. Kress |
| 4:00-5:30 | Poster Presentations and Discussions. Moderator: K. Eguchi |
| Sunday, October 23, 2005; 10:00am-12:00pm. Weill Auditorium, 2nd floor | |
| 10:00-12:00 | Workshop presentations for consensus. Moderators: TBA |
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