Wednesday, October 4
12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom Foyer	Conference Registration Opens
Pre-Conference Events
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. White Flint Amphitheater	Building a Career in Cancer Survivorship Research: A Training Workshop (Grant Application Training Workshop) (Approved Pre-registered Participants Only)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon A	Pre-Conference Orientation/Introduction to Cancer Survivorship Research (Survivor-Researcher Mentor Program) (By Invitation Only)

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Conference Opening Event
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon E GROUP DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY Welcome and Opening Remarks Julia Rowland, Ph.D. Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland    Robert Croyle, Ph.D. Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland   Jerome Yates, M.D., M.P.H. National Vice President of Research American Cancer Society Atlanta, Georgia Mitchell Stoller President and Chief Executive Officer Lance Armstrong Foundation Austin, Texas Keynote Address  Ellen Stovall President and Chief Executive Officer National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Silver Spring, Maryland
Thursday, October 5
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom Foyer	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Welcome and Opening Remarks   Julia Rowland, Ph.D. Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland   Michael Stefanek, Ph.D. Vice President, Behavioral Research Center American Cancer Society Atlanta, Georgia
MORNING PLENARY SESSION 1: Communications and e-Health Chair: Bradford Hesse, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Introduction Bradford Hesse, Ph.D. Acting Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	The Passport for Care Program David Poplack, M.D. Director, Texas Children's Cancer Center Professor of Pediatric Oncology Head, Hematology Section Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
9:45 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.	BREAK
10:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Cancer Survivors - Successfully Swimming or Struggling to Stay Afloat in a Sea of Cancer-related Information Neeraj K. Arora, Ph.D. Social Scientist, Outcomes Research Branch National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
10:30 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Using a Comprehensive Informatics Support System to Improve Survivor Outcomes David Gustafson, Ph.D. Professor of Industrial Engineering and Preventive Medicine Founding Director, Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin
10:55 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Cancer Survivor Panel Discussion Virgil Simons Founder and President The Prostate Net Secaucus, New Jersey   Susan Lowell Butler Executive Director D.C. Cancer Consortium Washington, District of Columbia   Gilles Frydman Founder and President Association of Cancer Online Resources New York, New York
11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Questions and Answers Wrap-Up
11:45 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon E	GROUP LUNCH Progress Since the Institute of Medicine Report—From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition Sheldon Greenfield, MD Professor of Medicine Executive Director, Center for Health Policy Research University of California, Irvine Irvine, California
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION 2: Post-Treatment Follow-Up Care for Cancer Survivors
1:35 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Welcome and Introduction
1:55 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Why Follow-Up Care Is Important Kevin Oeffinger, M.D. Director, Living Beyond Cancer: A Program for Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York   Follow-Up Care in the Adult Survivor Setting   David Vaughn, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Developing Models of Care for Adult Cancer Survivors   Linda Jacobs, Ph.D., R.N. Director, Lance Armstrong Foundation Living Well After Cancer Program Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Realizing IOM Care Recommendations in Practice   Patricia Ganz, M.D. Professor of Health Services and Medicine Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health Los Angeles, California
3:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Questions and Answers Wrap-Up
3:55 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1: (Choice of one; sessions 1–3 are repeated on Friday)
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon A	1. Emotional and Physical Long-Term and Late Effects – Moderator: Kevin Stein, Ph.D. Michael Andrykowski, Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral Science, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky Karen Syrjala, Ph.D., Co-Director of Survivorship Program, Director of Biobehavioral Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Craig Lustig, M.P.A., Executive Director, Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy, Silver Spring, Maryland
Grand Ballroom – Salon B	2. Lifestyle Behavior Change – Moderator: Julia Rowland, Ph.D. Bernardine Pinto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry andHuman Behavior, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island Chanita Hughes Halbert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Community Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Anna Schwartz, F.N.P., Ph.D., FAAN, Professor, Scottsdale Healthcare, Endowed Research Chair, College of Nursing, Arizona State University,Cave Creek, Arizona
Linden Oak	3. Cancer Survival Toolbox – Moderator: Emily Heide  Susan Leigh, R.N., B.S.N., Cancer Survivorship Consultant, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Tucson, Arizona   Katherine Walsh, Ph.D., Professor, Springfield College School of Social Work,Springfield, Massachusetts
Grand Ballroom – Salon C	4. Methodologic Issues I: Design – Moderator: Noreen Aziz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.   Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts   Ann Mertens, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota   Michael Antoni, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences; Director, Center for Psycho-Oncology Research; Associate Director, Cancer Prevention and Control, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Brookside	5. Patient-Provider Communication – Moderator: Neeraj Arora, Ph.D.   Ronald Epstein, M.D., Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, Director of Research in Family Medicine, Family Medicine Research Programs, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York   Neeraj Arora, Ph.D., Social Scientist, Outcomes Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland   Richard Boyajian, R.N., M.S., A.N.P., Nurse Practitioner, Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult Survivorship Clinic, Perini Family Survivors' Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts   Bradford Hesse, Ph.D., Acting Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland
Forest Glen	6. Employment and Economic Issues – Moderator: Nina Miller, M.S.S.W., O.S.W.–C.   Cathy Bradley, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Administration, Massey Cancer Center Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia   Barbara Hoffman, J.D., Professor, Rutgers School of Law–Newark, Center for Law and Justice, The State University of New Jersey, Princeton Junction, New Jersey   Karen Pollitz, M.P.P., Project Director, Health Policy Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
Glen Echo	7. Support Groups – Moderators: Lourie Campos, M.P.A., and Robert Hendrickson, L.C.D.R.   Mark Salzer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   Alyson Moadel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York   Mitch Golant, Ph.D., Vice President, Research & Development, The Wellness Community, Los Angeles, California
White Flint Amphitheater	8. Cancer and Aging – Moderator: Keith Bellizzi, Ph.D., M.P.H.   Thomas Blank, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut   Gary Deimling, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Cancer Survivor Research Program, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio   Deborah Boyle, R.N., M.S.N., AOCN, FAAN, Practice Outcomes Nurse Specialist, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona   William Bright II, Ed.D., US TOO Local Support Group, Alexandria, Virginia
6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salons F-G-H	RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION

Friday, October 6
7:30 a.m.	Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon A	Continental Breakfast and Survivor-Researcher Mentor Program Discussions (By invitation only)
MORNING PLENARY SESSION 3: Cancer Survivorship among Underserved Populations Chair: Diana Jeffery, Ph.D.
9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Keynote Address Harold Freeman, M.D. Senior Advisor to the Director, NCI National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland Facing the Reality of Cancer and Survivorship Merle Mishel, Ph.D., R.N. Kenan Professor of Nursing School of Nursing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Social Determinants of Cancer across the Continuum Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D., M.N., R.N. Professor of Public Health and Asian American Studies UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center Los Angeles, California Equity of Care Claudia Baquet, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Medicine Office of Policy and Planning University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Panel Discussion (Participants to be announced)
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Questions and Answers Wrap-Up
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2: (Choice of one)
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon A	1. Emotional and Physical Long-Term and Late Effects – Moderator: Kevin Stein, Ph.D. Michael Andrykowski, Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral Science, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky Karen Syrjala, Ph.D., Co-Director of Survivorship Program, Director of Biobehavioral Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington Craig Lustig, M.P.A., Executive Director, Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy, Silver Spring, Maryland
Linden Oak	2. Lifestyle Behavior Change – Moderator: Keith Bellizzi, Ph.D., M.P.H. Bernardine Pinto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island Chanita Hughes Halbert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Community Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Melinda Irwin, M.P.H., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Anna Schwartz, F.N.P., Ph.D., FAAN, Professor, Scottsdale Healthcare, Endowed Research Chair, College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Cave Creek, Arizona
Forest Glen	3. Cancer Survival Toolbox – Moderator: Emily Heide   Susan Leigh, R.N., B.S.N., Cancer Survivorship Consultant, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Tucson, Arizona   Katherine Walsh, Ph.D., Professor, Springfield College School of Social Work,Springfield, Massachusetts
Grand Ballroom – Salon B	4. Methodologic Issues II: Measurement and Assessment – Moderator: Noreen Aziz, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.   Carol Ferrans, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, Deputy Director, UIC Center for Population Health and Health Disparities; Professor, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois   Jay Piccirillo, M.D., Professor, Clinical Outcomes Research Unit, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri   Kevin Oeffinger, M.D., Director, Living Beyond Cancer: A Program for Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Grand Ballroom – Salon C	5. Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Moderator: Meryl Sufian, Ph.D. Barrie Cassileth, Ph.D., Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine; Chief, Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Daniel Monti, M.D., Executive and Medical Director, Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bobbi Brady, Member, NCI’s Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities, Fairfax, Virginia Caroline Peterson, M.A., ATR-BC, Clinical Research Coordinator, Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Glen Echo	6. Pregnancy and Fertility Moderator: Camille Hammond, M.D., M.P.H.   Leslie Schover, Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral Science, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,Houston, Texas   Kutluk Oktay, M.D., Associate Professor, The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York   Tamika Felder, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tamika and Friends, Inc., Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Brookside	7. Analytic Datasets and Research Resources – Moderator: Deborah Winn, Ph.D.   Ann Geiger, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine,Winston-Salem, North Carolina   Ann Mertens, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota   Michelle Holmes, M.D., Dr.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts   Linda Squiers, Ph.D., CIS Project Officer for Research, Office of Communications, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon E	GROUP LUNCH
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION 4: Family Caregiving as the Cornerstone of Survivorship: A Life-Span Approach Chairs: Youngmee Kim, Ph.D., and Paige McDonald, Ph.D., M.P.H.
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Family Caregivers – Who Cares for Them?   Barbara Given, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN University Distinguished Professor College of Nursing Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan   Young Caregivers   Gail Gibson Hunt President and Chief Executive Officer National Alliance for Caregiving Bethesda, Maryland Early-to-Middle Adulthood Caregivers Victoria Raveis, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences Co-Director, Center for Psychosocial Study of Health and Illness Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health New York, New York Marriage after Cancer: State of the Science   Sharon Manne, Ph.D. Senior Member and Director, Psycho-Oncology Program Population Science Division Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Caregiver Panel and Discussant   Richard Schulz, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry Director, University Center for Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Questions and Answers Wrap-Up
4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom – Salon D	Closing Remarks Julia Rowland, Ph.D. and Michael Stefanek, Ph.D.
4:45 p.m.	Adjourn

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Confirmed Presenters – Breakout Sessions

Michael Andrykowski, Ph.D. Professor of Behavioral Science Department of Behavioral Science University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, Kentucky Michael Antoni, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director, Center for Psycho-Oncology Research Associate Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Richard Boyajian, R.N., M.S. Nurse Practitioner Lance Armstrong Foundation Adult Survivorship Clinic Perini Family Survivors' Center Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Massachusetts Deborah Boyle, R.N., M.S.N., A.O.C.N., FAAN Practice Outcomes Nurse Specialist Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center Phoenix, Arizona Cathy Bradley, Ph.D. Professor Health Economics Department of Health Administration Massey Cancer Center Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Barrie Cassileth, M.S., Ph.D. Laurance S. Rockefeller Chair in Integrative Medicine Chief, Integrative Medicine Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H. Professor of Medicine Brigham Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Gary Deimling, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Cancer Survivor Research Program Department of Sociology Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Ronald Epstein, M.D. Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry Director of Research in Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Programs University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York Tamika Felder Cervical Cancer Survivor Founder and CEO Tamika and Friends, Inc. Upper Marlboro, Maryland Carol Ferrans, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN Deputy Director, UIC Center for Population Health and Health Disparities Professor, College of Nursing University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois Mitch Golant, Ph.D. Vice President, Research & Development The Wellness Community Los Angeles, California Robert Hendrickson, L.C.D.R. Silver Spring, Maryland Barbara Hoffman, J.D. Professor Rutgers School of Law-Newark Center for Law and Justice The State University of New Jersey Princeton Junction, New Jersey Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Community Cancer Prevention and Control Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Melinda Irwin, Ph.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Susan Leigh, R.N., B.S.N. Oncology Nurse Cancer Survivorship Consultant Tucson, Arizona Ann Mertens, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Alyson Moadel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University Bronx, New York Daniel Monti, M.D. Executive and Medical Director, Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kutluk Oktay, M.D. Associate Professor Fertility Preservation The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York Caroline Peterson, M.A., ATR Clinical Research Coordinator Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine Thomas Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jay Piccirillo, M.D. Professor Clinical Outcomes Research Unit Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Bernardine Pinto, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine The Miriam Hospital Providence, Rhode Island Karen Pollitz, M.P.P. Project Director, Health Policy Institute Health Policy Institute Georgetown University Washington, DC Mark Salzer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Leslie Schover, Ph.D. Professor of Behavioral Science Department of Behavioral Science The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas Anna Schwartz, Ph.D., FAAN, F.N.P. Professor, Scottsdale Healthcare, Endowed Research Chair College of Nursing Arizona State University Cave Creek, Arizona Katherine Walsh, Ph.D. Professor Springfield College School of Social Work Springfield, Massachusetts