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Second Brooklyn Colorectal Cancer Symposium

Hosted by Maimonides Medical Center (MMC), SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY Downstate) & Brooklyn College Cancer Center (BCCC-CURE)
Friday, March 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m. 2 p.m.

This online event is open to the public, but you must register here to attend.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldO-rrj4sHNM56PiSbF739s3TYwjp70y8

9:05 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome: Dr. Maria Contel (BCCC-CURE Executive Director and Brooklyn College Professor of Chemistry) & Dr. Kevin Becker (MMC)

SESSION 1: BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH LECTURES
(Discussion Leader: Dr. Kiyoka Koizumi (BCCC-CURE) & Dr. Maria Contel (BCCC-CURE))

9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Exploring Sociocultural Influences on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latino Men: Results from a Multi-State Survey: Dr. Marlene Camacho-Rivera (SUNY Downstate)

9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Colon Cancer Research Models and Studies to Enhance Precision Medicine for African American Patients: Dr. Laura Martello-Rooney (SUNY Downstate)

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. The Brooklyn Health Map: Visualizing Colorectal Cancer Incidence Across Brooklyn: Prof. Sheena Philogene (BCCC-CURE)

10:00 - 10:20 a.m.: Q & A

10:20 - 10:30 a.m. Break

SESSION 2: CLINICAL LECTURES
(Discussion Leaders: Dr. Bernadine Donahue & Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC))

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Advances in Endoscopic Therapeutic Interventions for Colorectal Polyps and Cancer: Dr. Dmitriy Khodorsky (MMC)

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Advances in Surgery for Rectal Cancer: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Genetic Mutations: Scientific Basis and Therapeutic Implications: Dr. Yiqing Xu (MMC)

11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Rectal Cancer: Dr. Maryanne Ruggiero (MMC)

11:30 - 11:50 a.m. Q & A

SESSION 3: COMMUNITY OUTREACH - DEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER
Patient experience story, Panel Discussion, Q&A
Moderators: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Jennifer Basil (BCCC-CURE Associate Director Community Outreach and Brooklyn College Professor of Biology)

12:10 - 12:20 p.m. Patient Experience: Lisette Caesar, PhD

12:20 - 12:35 p.m. How to Make the Best of Your Colon Health: Dr. Elie Sutton (MMC)

12:35 - 12:50 p.m. Understanding Your Pathology Report: Dr. Meredith Pittman (MMC)

12:50 - 1:00 p.m. Q & A

SESSION 4: STUDENT MEDICAL SHADOWING INFORMATION SESSION
Moderators: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE)

1:10 - 1:20 p.m. Presentation of Student Medical Shadowing Program: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC)

1:20 - 1:45 p.m. Shadowing Opportunities with Maimonides Medical Center physicians

1:45 - 1:55 p.m. Q & A

1:55 - 2:00 p.m. Concluding remarks: Dr. Rebecca Rhee (MMC) & Dr. Brian Gibney (BCCC-CURE Associate Director of Education and Brooklyn College Professor of Chemistry)