MONDAY - Day 1: Breast Cancer Biology and Early Detection
7:30-9:00 AM BREAKFAST
9:00-9:15 AM Conference opening – welcome of distinguished guests
COURSE CHAIRS: Baffour Awuah / Ben Anderson
9:15-9:30 AM ADVOCATE PRESENTATION – Personal experience of breast cancer
MORNING SESSION I: Didactic
9:30-10:00 AM Breast cancer epidemiology and breast physiology
INTL. SPEAKER: Ben Anderson LOCAL FACULTY: Dr. Baffour Awuah
10:00-10:30 AM Risk factors and breast cancer early detection
INTL. SPEAKER: Lisa Newman LOCAL FACULTY: Dr. Beatrice Wiafe
10:30-11:00 PM Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers (Q & A)
11:00-11:30 AM TEA BREAK
MORNING SESSION II: Didactic
11:30-12:00 PM Breast pathology (micro) – benign vs. malignant (Dr. Stalsberg)
Breast pathology (micro) - benign vs. malignant (Dr. Quayson)
INTL. SPEAKER: Helge Stalsberg LOCAL FACULTY: Dr. Solomon Quayson
12:00-12:30 PM Clinical breast evaluation (CBE)
INTL. SPEAKER: Ben Anderson LOCAL FACULTY: Dr. Clegg Lamptey
12:30-1:30 PM Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers (Q & A)
1:30-2:30 PM Small Group Breakout Session
2:30-3:30 PM LUNCH
AFTERNOON SESSION III: INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION OF PATIENT NAVIGATION
3:30-4:00 PM Patient navigation to improve patient access to care
INTL. SPEAKER: Rosemary Clement
4:00-4:30 PM Group Discussion: Questions and Answers (Q & A)
4:30-5:30 PM Small Group Breakout Session