New Orleans 2004

Carcinoid Conference 2004
“The Current State of the Art in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Carcinoid and Carcinoid Syndrome”

September 23-25, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana
Astor Crowne Plaza

Novartis Oncology, Novartis Nutrition, ISO-TEX, The LSUHSC Foundation, LSUHSC Office of the Chancellor, LSUHSC Department of Surgery, Crescent City Consultants & Intersciences Laboratories

Costs:
Hotel Rooms - $139/night
Conference Registration Fee - $75/person (includes 2 days of lectures, breakfast and lunch on Friday & Saturday and Thursday evening social hour)

Then, contact the Astor Crowne Plaza at 1-888-696-4806 to reserve your room.

We expect over 400 participants at this conference, so book your room and register early! DON'T BE LEFT OUT! Remember, last year the conference was completely booked within a few weeks of the initial announcement.

More information about lodging/accommodations:
We have reserved 150 rooms at the Astor Crowne Plaza in the heart of New Orleans for the evenings of September 23rd and 24th (Thursday and Friday nights). We also have reserved only 100 rooms for September 25th (Saturday night).The conference will start with a kick off social event on Thursday evening, and the actual conference will span two days. The conference will end on Saturday afternoon, September 25th. If you wish to stay longer, please let the booking agent know in advance - rooms are difficult to obtain at this time of the year.

We are responsible for booking these 150 rooms or the conference will be charged for unused rooms - so make sure you book your room in the proper fashion so we get credit for it! Hotel management has assured us that you can't get a cheaper room at this facility - even on the Internet.

Please only book your room through the toll free number 1-888-696-4806. Tell them this room registration is for Carcinoid 2004.

More information about the Conference:
We are planning for an expanded conference format with 6-8 nationally and internationally known speakers, covering topics related directly to Carcinoid. After reading the participant reviews from last year's conference in California, we decided to expand the topic list to include things such as alternative therapies, financial planning (wills, estates), end of life issues (hospice, etc.) and a lecture dealing with insurance companies and other regulatory agencies.

Please click here to register online. Online registration is quick, safe, and secure with a credit card and more importantly your payment is processed immediately. Please register online, as space is limited.

We have paid particular attention to issues concerning adequate rest periods and the availability of adequate rest room facilities. We have arranged tours of the French Quarter and the Garden District with a local tour guide and will be able to offer a limited number of folks a swamp tour of the Honey Island Swamp. These tours will be available on a first come - first served basis and there will be an additional fee involved with the tours.

Remember, you will still need to contact the Astor Crowne Plaza at 1-888-696-4806 to reserve your room.

September 23rd – 25th, 2004
Astor Crowne Plaza
Schedule of Events

Thursday September 23rd, 2004
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.    ………………………………. Registration- next to Meeting Room
                                                                                       (2nd Floor of Hotel)
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M………………………………...Social Event- Meeting Room
                                                                                      (2nd Floor of Hotel)
Friday September 24th, 2004
6:30-8:00 AM       Registration in area directly outside Meeting Room (2nd Floor)
7:00-8:00 AM       Breakfast in Meeting Room
8:00-9:00 AM       Dr. Richard Warner --What is Carcinoid and How Does It Affect You?
9:00-10:00AM      Dr. Thomas M. O’Dorisio--What are Peptides, Amines and Receptors? How Do They Work?
10:00-10:30 AM    Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 AM    Mr. Gregory Espenan---What You Need to Know About Radioactive Particles and Their Friends like Indium, Yttrium and Lutetium
11:30-12:00PM         Break and Set up for Lunch in Meeting Room
12:00-1:00 PM        Lunch in Meeting Room
1:00-2:00 PM          Dr. Lowell Anthony-What is New in Somatostatin Analog Therapy.
2:00-3:00 PM            Dr. Mary Hardy—Alternative Therapies: A Good Idea But is It Good Medicine?
3:00-3:30 PM            Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 PM            Ms. Barbara Schwerin--- Dealing with Bureaucracy—Insurance Companies and the Government
4:30 PM                    Concluding remarks -Adjourn for the day—Dinner on own
5:00 PM                    Tours begin –Meet in lobby of Astor Crowne Plaza

Saturday September 25th, 2004
6:30-8:00 AM Registration in area directly outside Meeting Room (2nd Floor)
7:00-8:00 AM            Breakfast in Meeting Room (2nd Floor)
8:00-9:00 AM            Dr Larry Kvols -An Update on Therapy with Radiolabeled Somatostatin Analogs
9:00-10:00 AM          Dr. Luis Linares - An Update on the First 100 Patients Treated With High-Dose 111In Pentetreotide Therapy
10:00-10:30 AM        Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 AM        Dr. Daniel Frey—The Role of Surgery, Cytoreduction, Chemoembolization and Liver Transplantation in Carcinoid
11:30-12:00               Break and Set up for Lunch
12:00-1:00 PM          Lunch in Meeting Room
1:00-2:00 PM           Dr. Jay Thomas —The Role of Hospice in Carcinoid Patients
2:00-3:00PM           Mrs. Leigh Anne Burns —The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Carcinoid Patients
3:00-3:30 PM            Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 PM            Mr. Charles Kerwood– Financial Planning in Patients with Carcinoid
4:30-5:00PM             Dr. Eugene Woltering---Looking Back at the Past, Living in the Present and
   Planning for the Future—CARCINOID2003, 2004 & 2005
5:00 PM                      Adjourn – Dinner on own
5:00 PM                      Tours begin--Meet in lobby of Astor Crowne Plaza

FACULTY FOR CARCINOID 2004

Richard Warner MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine The Mount Sinai Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Cornell University Medical College
Medical Director Carcinoid Foundation Inc. New York City New York

Thomas M. O’Dorisio MD
Professor of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa

Gregory Espenan MS
Assistant Professor of Radiology Radiation Health Physicist Department of Radiology The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans Louisiana

Lowell Anthony MD FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine Section of Medical Oncology The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans Louisiana

Mary Hardy MD
Professor of Medicine Director, Integrative Medicine Group Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Alternate Vice-Chair UCLA Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine Associate Director of the UCLA Center for Dietary Supplement Research in Botanicals, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition Department of Medicine
The David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of California Los Angeles California

Barbara Schwerin JD
Director, Cancer Legal Resource Center Adjunct Professor of Law Loyola Law School Los Angeles California

Larry Kvols MD
Professor of Medicine Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, Clinical Division H. Lee Moffitt cancer Center and Research Institute Tampa Florida

Luis Linares MD FACRO
Clinical Assistant Professor Tulane University College of Medicine Medical Director of the new Orleans Cancer Institute Memorial Medical Center New Orleans
Louisiana

Daniel Frey MD FACS
Professor of Surgery Vice Chairman Department of Surgery Director of the Transplant Institute Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Louisiana

Jay Thomas MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine Clinical Medical Director of the San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care University of California San Diego California

Leigh Anne Geisler Burns MS, LDN/RD, CNSD
Instructor of Clinical Medicine Department of Medicine Section of Nutrition Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans Louisiana

Mr. Charles Kerwood CFP Senior Vice President Waller Financial Planning Group Columbus Ohio

Eugene A Woltering MD FACS
The James D. Rives Professor of Surgery and Neurosciences Director of the Section of Surgical Endocrinology Department of Surgery Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans Louisiana

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September 23-25, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana Astor Crowne Plaza

September 23-25, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana
Astor Crowne Plaza