22nd Annual HeLa Women's Health Symposium
"Bench to Bedside Breakthrough: Closing the Gap Between Science & Therapy"
Hosted by Morehouse School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
September 29, 2017
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care
720 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
The 22nd Annual HeLa Women's Health Symposium will address research, clinical and health advocacy through our general session presentations and will take into account the importance of achieving health equity through the advancements made by these innovative approaches in cancer and beyond.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Practitioners, researchers, public policy and health advocates whose work and interest
include disease prevention and treatment approaches where individual variability in
genes, environment, and lifestyle are taken in account to achieve health equity, especially
in women's health.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:
- Define chemotherapy pathways for effective tumor control
- Outline immunotherapy mechanisms not previously employed
- Describe the role of breast feeding in cancer prevention
- Define morphology of endometrial cancer to include the clear cell components
- Identify the role of the HPV vaccine in cervical cancer prevention
ACCREDITATION
The Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The Morehouse School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of up to 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent to their participation in the activity.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Morehouse School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
720 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
Tel: (404) 616-9292
Email: chajones@msm.edu