On the Cutting Edge
Advances in Surgery for Carcinoid & Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Event Overview
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This event was held on Sunday 26 April 2009 in the Goldwurm Auditorium at Mount Sinai Hospital
in New York City. The event is part of an annual series of symposiums for
Carcinoid and
Neuroendocrine Tumor patients organized by the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation,
which is based in New York City.
The theme of this talk was advances in surgical care for Carcinoid and
Neuroendocrine tumors. The talk featured presentations by distinguished guest speakers Dr. Philip J. Boudreaux, Surgeon
and Professor of Surgery at
Louisiana State University Hospital School of Medicine (in Kenner, Louisiana) and Dr. Rodney F. Pommier, Surgeon
and Professor of Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University Cancer Institute (in Portland, Oregon).
Dr. Richard Warner
provided an introductory overview and later moderated a panel that included these distinguished speakers plus
Dr. Steven Herman, a Cardiothoracic Surgeon from Brooklyn;
Dr. Myron Schwartz,
Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Dr. Michail Shafir,
Clinical Professor of Surgical Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital.
The photo at top shows an audience of some 60 persons, seen from the back of Goldwurm auditorium at the
start of the day's program. This hall has excellent technical facilities.
The photos above show (clockwise from upper left) Dr. Pommier speaking on the subject of carcinoid crisis
during surgery, Doctors Boudreaux and Pommier enjoying a break after their talks, and Dr Warner introducing
the Physicians' Panel.
More
event photos are available for viewing and your comments are welcome.
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Recordings
Following are recordings of the various presentations.
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- Introductory Remarks
Presenter(s): Robert Wahmann (introductions); Richard P. Warner, MD
Duration: 23 minutes
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- Surgery for Primary & Secondary Neuroendocrine Tumors
Presenter(s): Rodney Pommier, MD
Duration: 37 minutes
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- Surgical Options in NETs - Not to Decide is to Decide
Presenter(s): J. Philip Boudreaux, MD, FACS
Duration: 40 minutes
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- Physicians' Panel Discussion
Presenter(s): Richard P. Warner, MD (moderator); Myron E. Schwartz, MD; J. Philip Boudreaux, MD, FACS;
Rodney Pommier, MD; Steven Herman, MD; and Michail Shafir, MD
Duration: 21 minutes
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About CCF
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation (CCF) was established in 1968 by Dr. Richard Warner
as a non-profit corporation in the state of New York. The purpose of this organization is
to stimulate awareness, education and research toward the ultimate goal of a cure
for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) disease.
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| Photo Credits |
Event photos © Monica Warner
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| Podcasts |
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You can download all the conference MP3 audio files for enjoyment on your iPod or mobile phone. Just copy the
link below into iTunes or any similar tool using the 'subscribe to podcast' feature, let the audio
files download to your PC's hard disc and then sync them with your mobile device.
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