Table 1.

Conference Agenda

8:00 am	Sign-In/Continental Breakfast
	Health Fair: Exhibits and Community Resources (open all day)
9:00 am	Welcome
9:15 am	Clinical Cancer Genetics: New discoveries, new tools and surviving well
	Introduction
	Medical Oncologist/Geneticist
	Breast Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Advances
	Radiologist
	Reducing Risk through Surgery: Options, Techniques, and Reconstruction Choices
	Plastic Surgeon
	Ovarian Hormones and Cancer Risk in the BRCA Carrier
	Medical Oncologist/Geneticist
	Choices and Consequences
	Psychologist
	Questions and Answers
11:00 am	Breakout Session I (Choose One)
	Young Women’s Issues: When Menopause Comes Early, Balancing Fertility and Cancer Risk Management
	Gynecologic Oncologist and a Medical Oncologist
	Family Relationships and Coping with Risk
	Psychologist and a PhD Nurse Credentialed in Genetics
	Genetics 101: Review of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risks, and Inheritance
	Genetic Counselor
	Genetics, Discrimination, and the Law: Should I be Concerned?
	Lawyer specializing in cancer patient issues
12:00 pm	Lunch - Roundtable Session
	What We’ve Learned From You
	Medical Oncologist/Geneticist
	What Do You Want Your Doctors To Know?
	Audience response system with open-mike
1:15 pm	Breast Cancer Advocacy: How it Works, What Can I do to Help?
	Breast Cancer Patient Advocate Panel
2:00 pm	Reflection Time
	Writing activity for attendees to explore their experiences & opinions on various topics
2:30 pm	Breakout Session II (Choose One)
	Better BRCA Tests, New Genes, More Confusion, and Taking Advantage of the Defective BRCA Gene in Cancer Treatment
	Medical Oncologist/Geneticist
	Lifestyle and Risk: Diet, Exercise, Body Size
	Epidemiologist
	Spouses and Partners: Working Together to Deepen Emotional Connections
	Social Worker Director of City of Hope’s Patient Resource Center
3:00 pm	Closing Remarks, Ice Cream Reception, and Raffle
4:00 pm	End of Program