Carcinoid Conference
 March 9, 2002
 New Orleans, LA, USA

Location:   Memorial Medical Center.   (Formerly known as Baptist Hospital),
McFarland Auditorium, 2700 Napoleon Ave. New Orleans, LA

Any person interested is invited.  --  Treschelle Reis    Treschelle.Reis@tenethealth.com

8:00-8:30 Registration
8:00-9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:00 Introduction to the basic science of Carcinoid, presenter: Eugene Woltering
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Imaging and Targeted forms of radioisopic therapy
                   *Introduction to radioisotopes of therapeutic intent, presenter: Greg  Espenan
                   *Imaging the Neuroendocrine patient-CT, MRI, OctreoScan and PET, presenter: Kevin McCarthy
                   *Indium-111 pentetreotide therapy at MMC, presenter: Luis Linares
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Role of surgery, embolization and RFA in the treatment of Carcinoid,  presenter: Daniel Frey
2:00-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 Current concepts in the medical treatment of Carcinoid, presenter: Lowell Anthony
3:30-4:00 Q and A Panel

For information, RSVP -- contact:
Treschelle Reis, RN, BSN
Community Nurse Educator
Oncology Administration
Office (504) 894-2015
Treschelle.Reis@tenethealth.com

Dr Woltering will be talking about the -statins. to include the growingly
popular recommendation of 24/7 infusion of sandostatin.
Novartis is sponsoring and will show a presence.

Some of the presentations from this conference are in the Conference Presentations section.  Click here

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