The Breast Center of Excellence - Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute And

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Office at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)

present the

BBCC – 6: 6th Annual Beirut Breast Cancer Conference

Advances and Updates in Breast Cancer Management

February 8 -10, 2018 Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Beirut

In the presence of HE Ghassan Hasbani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health

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17:45 – 18:30: Opening Ceremony

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17:45: BBCC-6 Opening Ceremony Debate:

Moderator: Journalist Roula Mouawad Nagi El-Saghir, MD, President, BBCC-6

Ali Taher, MD, Director, NKBCI, AUBMC Joseph Makdessi, MD, President, LSMO

Joseph Maroun, MD, President, LSGS Michel Ghossein, MD, President, LSR Sami Khatib, MD, President, AMAAC

Nuhad Yazbik-Dumit, RN, PhD, President, ONL Raymond Sayegh, MD, President, LOP-Beirut

Omar Ayyash, MD, President, LOP-Tripoli HE DPM Minister of Public Health Mr. Ghassan Hasbani

Followed by the Special Play وصفولي الصبر

18:30: Special Play: Wasafooli Al-Sabr (Prescription: be patient!) Written by: Abir Hamdar; Directed by: Lina Abyad

AUBMC Saab Medical Library Building, 3rd Floor: Dr. Jaber Sawaya Conference Room 300

REGISTER HERE! FREE Registration

Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute Breast Center of Excellence American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)

6th

Annual Beirut Breast Cancer Conference BBCC-6

February 8-10, 2018, Gefinor Rotana Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

Oncology Nursing Symposium: Friday, February 9, 2018 8:00am – 12:30pm 07:30: Registration Moderators: TBA

8:00 – 8:10am Welcome and Introduction 8:10 – 8:30am: Shooting for the Stars: Multidisciplinary Care and Accreditation

Ms. Mariam Al Sabae, MSN, RN 8:30am – 8:50am: Oral Chemotherapy Side Effects and Management Ms. Latifa Shehab, BSN, RN 8:50am – 9:10am: IV Chemotherapy Acute Side Effects: Prevention and

Management Ms. Roula Shehadeh, MSN, RN

9:10am – 9:30am: Shedding Light on Overlooked Symptoms in Breast Cancer Ms. Linda Hariss, BSN, RN 9:30am -10:00am: Coffee Break 10:00am – 10:20am: Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Comparing Women in the US

and Lebanon. Dr. Ola Sukkarieh-Haraty, PhD, MPH, RN

10:20 – 10:40am: Spirituality in Cancer Dr. Myrna Doumit, PhD, RN 10:40am – 11:00am: Surviving With Psychosocial Support Ms. Dina Mouzayen, MSN, RN 11:00am – 11:20am: Early Palliative Care in Breast Cancer Care Ms. Janane Hanna, MSN, RN

Participants who attend the ‘‘Onolcogy Nursing Symposium ’’ will receive 2.64 contact

hours from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The planning committee and the presenter(s) declare no conflict of interest including financial

interest in product or company; direct research support, or other form of potential bias.

Objectives Lebanese and International experts will share knowledge and lessons learnt, discuss novel advances in screening, chemoprevention and loco-regional assessment, patient advocacy and support groups, as well as the latest findings in breast cancer management on surgery, radiation, and systemic therapy.

Mariam Al Sabea, RN Adult Oncology Outpatient & Quality Coordinator Short Stay Unit American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon Myrna Doumit, PhD, RN Associate Professor and Assistant Dean School of Nursing Lebanese American University Byblos, Lebanon Janane Hanna, MSN, RN Nursing Clinical and Professional Development CPDC American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon

Linda Hariss, BSN, RN Faek Jamali, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery Department of Surgery American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon Dina Mouzayen, MSN, RN Adult Oncology Outpatient Short Stay Unit American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon

Roula Shehadeh,BSN,RN,MSN Clinical Nurse Instructor Clemenceau Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon

Latifa Shihab, RN Adult Oncology Outpatient Short Stay Unit American University of Beirut Medical Center

Beirut, Lebanon