2022 Virtual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Thriving Together: 2022 Virtual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer brought together medical experts and individuals living with MBC to share the latest research updates, practical tips for dealing with side effects, enhancing wellness, and advocating for yourself and the metastatic community.

Our Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer has been providing people living with metastatic breast cancer and their families a dedicated space to gather trusted information and a community of support for 16 years.

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Conference Resources

Keynote presentations

From bench to bedside: Understanding the role of clinical trials in your care

Speakers: Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc; Sheila Marie Johnson, and Julia Maués

Shared voices: Learning from each other

Speakers: Shanta Burns, Ann Camden, Roxana Guerra, and Savanah Reynoso

Living with metastatic breast cancer: Managing symptoms and side effects

Speakers: Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO and Evelyn Robles-Rodríguez, DNP, APN, AOCN

Supporting the whole you: From wellness to wellbeing

Speakers: Micheline Touissaint, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, RYT, SEP; Lesley Kailani Glenn, BS; and Rosylin Weston

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Breakout sessions & bonus library content

Medical updates

Support & Community

Supporting someone you love with MBC with Celeste Vaughan-Briggs, LCSW; Thasheena Cutno; John Flak
Ask the expert: Diet & nutrition with Julie Lanford, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN
Exercise class with Sami Mansfield
Ask the expert: Fitness & exercise with Sami Mansfield
Making a difference: Hot topics in metastatic breast cancer advocacy with Joanna L. Fawzy Morales, Esq.
Anticipatory grief with Michelle Bronzo, MA, LPC, LCPC, LMHC, CT
Talking about end of life with Kelly Grosklags, LICSW, BCD, FAAGC
Newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer with Tufia C. Haddad, MD
Parenting with MBC with Cynthia (Cindy) Moore, PhD

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Speakers

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Tiffany Avery, MD MPH

Chief Medical Officer, NantHealth

Priscilla Brastianos, MD

Michelle Bronzo, MA, LPC, LCPC, LMHC, CT

Psychotherapist, Michelle Bronzo Counseling, LLC

Steven J. Chmura, MD, PhD

Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, FASCO

Director, The Pelvic Malignancies Program, Lifespan Cancer Institute

Kelly Grosklags, LICSW, BCD, FAAGC, FT

Clinical social worker

Tufia Haddad, MD

Sara Hurvitz, MD

Division Head, Hematology/Oncology & Professor of Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc

Medical Oncologist, Mays Cancer Center

Julie Lanford, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

Sami Mansfield, ACSM-CET, PN1

Founder, Cancer Wellness for Life

Cynthia Moore, PhD

Joanna L. Fawzy Morales, Esq

Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, DNP, APN, AOCN

Director of Outreach, Prevention, and Survivorship, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

Sarah Saulsberry, PT

Priyanka Sharma, MD

Micheline Toussaint, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, RYT, SEP

Debu Tripathy, MD

Professor of Medicine & Chair, Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Celeste Vaughan-Briggs, LCSW

Program Manager, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program; Oncology Social Worker at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson

Nikhil Wagle, MD

Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Kristen Whitaker, MD, MS

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Thank you to our event sponsors

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Thriving Together: 2022 Virtual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer

Event details

Conference Resources

From bench to bedside: Understanding the role of clinical trials in your care

Shared voices: Learning from each other

Living with metastatic breast cancer: Managing symptoms and side effects

Supporting the whole you: From wellness to wellbeing

Medical updates

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Thank you to our event sponsors

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Thriving Together: 2022 Virtual Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer

Event details

Conference Resources

From bench to bedside: Understanding the role of clinical trials in your care

Shared voices: Learning from each other

Living with metastatic breast cancer: Managing symptoms and side effects

Supporting the whole you: From wellness to wellbeing

Medical updates

Support & Community

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Thank you to our event sponsors

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