2014 Georgia ACS CAN Advocacy and Issues Luncheon - Quality of Life and Palliative Care
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2014 Georgia ACS CAN Advocacy and Issues Luncheon
Quality of Life and Palliative Care
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Advances in Quality of Life and Cancer Treatment
You are cordially invited to the annual Georgia Advocacy and Issues Luncheon, hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. This premiere event brings together more than a hundred leaders from the business, education, government, and medical communities. This year’s event will focus on advances in Quality of Life for cancer patients. We will discuss the importance of creating a comprehensive Palliative Care system in Georgia for cancer patients and those with other chronic diseases. Please reserve your ticket now.
Keynote Speaker:
David Casarett MD, MA, Director, Hospice and Palliative Care, Penn Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Panel Discussion Participants:
J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP | Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, Inc.
Dave Woodmansee, Associate Director, Access to Care, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Kelly Erola, MD, FAAHPM, FAAFP, Hospice Savannah Chief Medical Officer, Palliative Medicine Steward Center for Palliative Care
David Casarett MD, MA, Director, Hospice and Palliative Care, Penn Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
(Moderator) – Rebecca Kirch, JD | Director, Quality of Life and Survivorship, American Cancer Society, Inc.
Location: Mercer University Pharmacy Adminsitration Building, Trustees Dining Room, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341
Individual tickets: $50
Questions about this event? Please contact Eric Bailey at eric.bailey@cancer.org or at 404.949.6437.
Contributions or gifts to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. are not tax deductible.