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Patient Advocate Events at SABCS

(All times are in CST)                     * PDF version available

Patient Advocate Lounge                                                                                  December 10-13, 2024
Time: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 220 (Cantilever)
Breakfast will be served from 7:00 – 9:00 am             Lunch will be served from 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Patient Advocacy Pavilion
December 11-12, 2924             Time: 12:00-7:00 pm
December 13, 2024                 Time: 12:00-4:00 pm
Location: Exhibit Hall
Patient Advocates Group Photo
Wednesday – December 11 
Time: 1:20 pm     
Location: Advocacy Lounge, Room 220

TOUCH The Black Breast Cancer Alliance
Transforming the Black Breast Cancer Experience Through Navigation

Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm              Location: Magnolia Gardens on Main
Registration Required: bit.ly/486HduJ
Contact: [email protected]

Young Survival Coalition
Project 528 Insights, Powered by YSC

Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm              Location: Marriott River Center, Pearl 3
Registration Required: https://www.tfaforms.com/5149707
Contact: Mary Ajango, [email protected]

Eli Lilly
Patient Advocate Reception Invitation Only

Time: 5:00 – 8:00 pm              Location: HBG CC, Room 220 (Cantilever Room)
Contact: Hugo Flores, [email protected]

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
Welcome Reception Invitation Only

Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm              Location: Briscoe Western Art Museum
Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance
The Dos & Don’ts of Communication with Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer

Time: 9:30 – 11:30 am             Location: HBG CC, Room 221, A-C
Registration Required: https://mbcalliance.org/Communication
Contact: Medha Deoras-Sutliff, [email protected]

SurviveHER
Pink & Brown Power Lunch – Invitation Only

Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm             Location: Chart House
Contact: Lyndsay Levingston, [email protected]

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
NBCC Project LEAD Advanced Topic

Time: 11:30 – 1:30 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C
Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
FDA Special Session: New Drug Approvals

Time: 12:00 – 1:45 pm             Location: Stars at Night 3-4
Patient Advocate: Victoria Goldberg, New York, New York

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Special Session 3: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll

Time: 12:00 – 1:45 pm             Location: Stars at Night 1-2
Patient Advocate: Tomika Bryant, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Clinical Workshop: Dose Optimization in Breast Medical Oncology

Time: 2:00 – 3:45 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2
Patient Advocate: Julia Maues, Baltimore, Maryland

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Career Development: Patient Driven Protocol Development

Time: 2:30 – 4:00 pm              Location: Room 221ABC
Patient Advocate: Debora Denardi, Miami Beach, Florida

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 1: Mind the Gap — Breast Cancer in the Young

Time: 4:00 – 5:45 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2
Patient Advocate: Na’Diah Smith, Dallas, Texas

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 2: Liquid Biopsy: MRD, CT DNA, and Monitoring Response to Treatment

Time: 4:00 – 5:45 pm             Location: Hemisfair Ballroom 1-2
Patient Advocate: Ellen Landsberger, New York City, New York

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 4: Optimizing Early HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

Time: 4:00 – 5:45 pm              Location: Stars at Night 3-4
Patient Advocate: Thelma Brown, Birmingham, Alabama

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
Hot Topics Mentor Session

Time: 5:30 – 6:45 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C
Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

Pfizer
Pfizer Event at the Alamo – Invitation Only

Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm             Location: The Alamo (300 Alamo Plaza)

Contact: Caroline Webel, caroline.webel@pfizer.com
Registration Required: Meeting Details – Pfizer Event at the Alamo

GRASP
GRASP SABCS Reception – Invitation Only

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm             Location: HBG CC, Room 301 A-C

Contact: Julia Maues, [email protected]
Registration Required: https://graspcancer.org/events/sabcs24-reception/

Gilead
2024 Putting the Pieces Together in Supportive Oncology Care Reception – Invitation Only

Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm             Location: The Westin Riverwalk

Contact: Erin Baker, [email protected]

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
AACR Educational Session

Time: 12:00 – 1:15 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C

Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Clinical Case Discussions

Time: 1:00 – 1:50 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2

Patient Advocate: Kelly Shanahan, Tahoe, California

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 6: Case Based Clinical Approach to ER Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

In honor of Dr. V. Craig Jordan

Time: 3:30 – 5:15 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2

Patient Advocate: Amy Beumer, Patient Advocate, Mason, Ohio

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 8: Optimizing Local Therapy

Time: 3:30 – 5:15 pm             Location: Stars at Night 3-4

Patient Advocate: Yvonne Florance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
Hot Topics Mentor Session

Time: 5:30 – 6:45 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C

Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance
MBC Alliance Semi-Annual Member MeetingClosed Meeting

Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm             Location: Menger Hotel, San Antonio

Contact: Medha Deoras-Sutliff, [email protected]

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
FDA Oncology Center for Excellence

Time: 12:00 – 1:15 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C

Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Risk Reduction and Early Detection: The Future of Cancer Genetics Is Here

Time: 12:30 – 1:45 pm             Location: Stars at Night 3-4

Patient Advocate: Tanja Spanic, Ljubljana, Slovenia

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Molecular Tumor Board

Time: 1:00 – 1:50 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2

Patient Advocate: Bob Riter, Ithaca, New York

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 9: Artificial Intelligence in the Clinic

Time: 3:30 – 5:15 pm              Location: Stars at Night 3-4

Patient Advocate: Kay Firth-Butterfield, Austin, Texas

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 11: Mind the Gap—Breast Cancer in Older Adults

Time: 3:30 – 5:15 pm              Location: Hemisfair Ballroom 3

Patient Advocate: Sandi Stanford, San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Educational Session 12: The Biology and Treatment Implications of Organ Specific Metastases

Time: 3:30 – 5:15 pm             Location: Hemisfair Ballroom 1-2

Patient Advocate: Christine Hodgdon, Baltimore, Maryland

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
Hot Topics Mentor Session

Time: 5:30 – 6:45 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C

Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

Exact Sciences
Patient Advocacy Reception – Invitation Only

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm             Location: San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter

Contact: Leah Eshraghi, [email protected]

Genentech
Patient Advocacy Reception – Invitation Only

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm             Location: Hotel Contessa

Contact: Hannah McLean, [email protected]

Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation
ABCF Educational Session

Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm             Location: HBG CC Room 225 A-C

Contact: Beth Emery, [email protected]

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
View from the Trenches

Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm              Location: Stars at Night 1-2

Patient Advocate: Stacey Tinianov, Santa Cruz, California