CARCINOID CANCER CONFERENCE
  June 24 and 25, 2000
 Bloomington, Minnesota

DoubleTree Hotel, Minneapolis Airport by the Mall of America, 7901 24th Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota

~  Sponsored by  ~
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, MN. and The National Carcinoid Support Group
Supported by a generous educational grant from Novartis Oncology
The conference was free and open to Carcinoid Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ~

Friday, June 23, 2000
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.        Pre-registration Check-in,  Informal Networking in our Hospitality Suite

Saturday, June 24, 2000
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.         AM Registration Check-in and Continental Buffet Breakfast
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.      Welcome & Introductions by Jean Michaux, Executive Director of the NCSG
10:00 - Noon            "Diagnosis, Treatment & Management of Carcinoid Cancer"
                                 Richard R. P. Warner, M.D., The Mount Sinai Medical Center,
                                  Associate Clinical Professor & The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc.,
                                  Medical Director, New York, NY
                                  Presentation and Q & A
Noon - 1:30 p.m.       Buffet Luncheon
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.        "Nutritional Concerns for the Carcinoid Patient and Nutritional Survey Results"
                                 Monica E. Warner, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., Director of Development and
                                 Research Coordinator, The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc. New York
                                 Presentation and Q & A
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.        BREAK
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.        "Options and Advancements in the Treatment of Liver Tumors"
                                 Timothy D. Sielaff, M.D., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Assoc. Professor,
                                  Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery & Liver Transplantation
                                  Presentation and Q and A

Sunday, June 25, 2000
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.        Continental Buffet Breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.      NCSG Welcome
                                  Jean Mickelson Michaux, Executive Director
                                   Rosemary Finley, "Personal View of Combination LAR/Interferon Therapy"
                                   or "Why Therapy Doesn't Have to be a Pain in the Butt"
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. "Octreoscans and Radioablative Yttrium 90 with OctreoTher Therapy"
                                   Thomas M. O'Dorisio, M.D., VA Medical Center & University of Iowa
                                    Hospitals & Clinic, Director of Neuroendocrine Tumor Program
                                    Presentation and Q & A
12:30  - 12:45 p.m.     BREAK
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.       "Combination Sandostatin/LAR and InterferonTreatment"
                                  J. Fernando Quevedo, M.D., Oncologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
                                   Presentation and Q & A
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.          Networking and Farewell Hugs

REGISTRATION was REQUIRED
Those who attended the Carcinoid Cancer Conference on June 24th and 25th, 2001, in Minnesota,  had to register in advance, no later than
June 1, 2000.  The conference was free, however space was limited to 200.  Those who attended has to use one of the following three methods to register:
EMAIL your registration to:     carcinoid.cancer@ridgeviewmedical.org  TELEPHONE in your registration by calling:    (952) 442-2191 Ext. 6110
or COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW & MAIL TO:  Ridgeview Medical Center, Attention:  Maureen Hoberg
Community Relations Dept., 500 South Maple Street, Waconia, MN 55387

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