| Session Title | Speaker | Bio | |
| 4.1:
Breast Cancer Surgery: Interventions, Reconstruction, and Other Options | Meredith Collins, MD* | Dr. Collins is a Plastic Surgeon at the UVM Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. Dr. Collins specializes in breast reconstruction after breast cancer, skin cancer,
correction of tuberous breast deformity, cosmetic breast surgery, and oncologic surgery. |  |
| | Michelle Sowden, DO* | Dr. Sowden is the Clinical Director of Surgical Oncology at the UVM Medical Center, and is an Associate Professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM. She holds multiple leadership positions, including the chair of the Cancer
Committee at UVM. With a clinical focus on breast cancer, her specialty is the surgical treatment of both benign and malignant breast conditions, including procedures such as oncoplastic breast conservation, and nipple sparing mastectomy.
She is a member of the UVM Cancer Center. |  |
| 4.2:
Genetic Testing and Inherited Cancer: Patient Perspectives | Laura Colello, MS, CGC* | Laura is a certified genetic counselor who works with the Familial Cancer Program at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She graduated from the University of Vermont and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. |  |
| | Wendy McKinnon, MS, CGC* | Wendy is a certified genetic counselor who specializes in genetic counseling and testing for familial cancer. She is the senior genetic counselor for the Familial Cancer Program at the UVM Cancer Center and the UVM Medical Center,
a multidisciplinary program for individuals and families at risk for hereditary cancer. |  |
4.3: CANCELLED:
Acupuncture vs. Dry Needling: What's the Difference? | | | |
| 4.4:
Cancer Survivor Documents: What Happened, What Might Happen, and What Needs to Happen- A Record and Road Map for the Survivor | Penny Gibson, PA | Penelope Gibson is a hematology/oncology physician assistant at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT. |  |
| 4.5:
PROVIDER TRACK: Trans Cancer Care: Providing Trans Affirmative Healthcare in Vermont
| Kym Boyman, MD, FACOG | Dr. Boyman is an OBGYN at the UVM Medical Center. She is committed to doing her part for our community. She currently serves as Medical Staff President at the University of Vermont Medical Center and on several UVMMC committees; and
she has been an active member of Healthfirst (Vermont’s independent practice association). In 2015, she was honored to receive the Vermont Pride Community Award for Community Service. |  |
| | Rachel Inker, MD | Dr. Rachel Inker is a Vermont physician leader in access to comprehensive and affirming health care services for the transgender community. Practicing at CHCB, Dr. Inker provides a full range of primary and preventive health
care with an expertise in the special health care needs of transitioning people. Dr. Inker works at the Community Health Centers of Burlington. |  |
| 4.6: Peeing, Pooping, and Pleasure After Cancer Treatment | Ann Greenan-Naumann, BS, PT, MS, OCS |
Ann Naumann is a physical therapist and clinical lead at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She has been a physical therapist for more than 30 years. She specializes in orthopedics, sports rehabilitation, women’s health,
pelvic floor physical therapy for men and women,. She treats patients with any type of musculoskeletal pain, injury or after-surgery care, pelvic floor dysfunction, bowel and bladder incontinence, pelvic pain and total joint replacement.
Ann specializes in treatments such as exercise, dry needling, manual therapy, therapeutic taping, orthotic exams and prescriptions, and McKenzie Mechanical diagnosis and therapy, an internationally known method of treatment for spinal
and extremity pain. Ann’s research interests include outcome measures in total joint rehabilitation and connective tissue changes in lower back pain. |  |
| 4.7:
HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention: How Does it Work, and Is It Safe? | Christine Finley, APRN, MPH | Christine Finley has been Vermont’s Immunization Program Manager for 10 years. Prior to that she worked as a nurse practitioner and began her career in cancer nursing. She currently serves as a liaison to the CDC
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. | |
| 4.8:
Breast Cancer: A Personal and Plastic Surgeon Perspective | Robert Nesbit, MD | Dr. Robert Nesbit is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and a member of The University of Vermont Medical Center Plastic Surgery practice in Colchester, VT. He specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, body contouring,
skin cancer, pediatric plastic surgery and adult plastic and reconstructive surgery. One of his specialties is using an endoscopic method of breast augmentation, which does not leave a scar on the breast. Dr. Nesbit is also an
associate professor at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. |  |
| | Patti O'Brien, MD* | Founder of the Women’s Health and Cancer Conference, Dr. O’Brien provides lymphedema consultations at the UVM Cancer Center at the UVM Medical Center. She works with the Steps to Wellness program, Oncology Rehabilitation
seeing any patients that want to participate in exercise and wellness programs at any stage in their disease journey. She serves as an advisor for the Women's Health and Cancer Conference and has also volunteered with many local nonprofits.
Dr. O’Brien is a 21-year breast cancer survivor who has participated in multiple national cancer research studies, including those at the UVM Cancer Center. She is interested in the long term medical needs of cancer survivors. |  |
| 4.9:
Blood Clot Prevention: Reducing the Second Leading Cause of Death in Cancer Patients | Chris Holmes, MD, PhD* | Dr. Holmes is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Larner College of Medicine and the Interim Director of Hematology/Oncology at the Department of Medicine. Dr. Holmes' research focuses on developing evidence-based clinical interventions
to reduce venous and arterial thrombosis in patients. Her most recent clinical initiative is a novel quality-health services research study that is designed to capture thrombosis and bleeding outcomes in cancer outpatients initiating
therapy. Dr. Holmes' group was the first to report that tumor genetics is associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk in metastatic colon cancer - an observation that offers a potentially novel future approach to VTE risk
stratification. |  |
| 4.10:
Culinary Demo | TBD | | |
| 4.11: Cancer and Your Brain Part Two: Thinking and Communication Changes with Cancer Treatment - Tools to Adjust and Thrive
| Ashley Couture, MS, CCC-SLP | Ashley Couture is a Speech-Language Pathologist at the UVM Health Network. Her clinical interests lie in Adult Neurogenics, Augmentative Alternative Communication, Swallowing Disorders, Voice Treatment, and the UVM Medical Center Transgender
Youth Program. |  |