The Prostate Net Regional Prostate Cancer Symposium Series

The Prostate Net Regional Prostate Cancer Symposium Series § An Educational Initiative for Patients and Healthcare Professionals § May - October, 2010

National Healthcare Quality Report - 2007 • “Preventive healthcare lags significantly behind other gains in healthcare. ” • Access to care and information varied widely between racial/ethnic groups and by socio-economic status • Source: www. ahrq. gov

Concept § Provide access to information and thought leaders to promote best standards of care § dual-track format to maximize interaction § Provide a faculty of world-class clinicians and researchers who set the standards of care

Meeting Objectives § Patients: § understand role of biomarkers of diagnosis/progression § describe current treatments and emerging drug protocols § discuss the importance of effective patient/doctor dialogues § Professionals: § § § identify best standards of care Define the impact of treatment on co-morbid conditions Discuss the advances in therapeutic and drug protocols Describe the appropriate use of novel therapies Evaluate the information’s applicability to practice management

Secondary Regional Goals § Rutgers: Impact of Healthcare Reform on Public Health Policy § Georgetown: Support for Pca Research Funding § Clark Atlanta: Minority Population Epidemiological and Clinical Research § University of Florida: Global Prostate Cancer Impact on Black Men § Northwestern: SPORE Research Expansion § New York: Total Spectrum of Disease Management

Listening to the Audience: ARS initiative In all Symposia an interactive individual computer polling device is used to measure audience demographics and responses to key “Need to Know” questions

Rutgers Symposium Agenda

Registered Attendance § Patients/spouses, Advocates, Caregivers § On-Site: 81 § Patients - 64 § Caregivers - 17 § Follow-on distribution - 202: § Through NJ OCCP Coordinator Training, Gilda’s Club, ACS - 129 § Barbershop Initiative/NJCEED educational sessions - 73 § Professionals § Doctors: On-Site § § Medoncs - 16 Radoncs - 8 Primary Care - 13 Urologists - 6 § Public Health Agencies On-Site: § Physicians and medical assistants - 9 § Community outreach workers - 7 § Follow-on distribution - 38: § Rad. Oncs - 3; NP/PAs - 8 § Medical Centers/Public health agencies - 27

Lombardi/Congressional Symposium

Registered Attendance § On-Site - 93: § U. S. Congressman - 1 § Congressional Legislative Staff - 26 § Patients/Advocates - 25 § Healthcare Professionals: § Medical Oncologists - 4 § Urologists - 3 § Cancer Researchers - 23 § Pharmaceutical Industry - 7 § Follow-up plans: § 14 meetings have been held to date with Congressional Members of: § Appropriations Committee § Ways and Means Committee § Partnering with Dept. of Defense Research Grantees to present evidence for increased research funding and preventive education programs

Clark Atlanta Symposium

Registered Attendance § Patients/spouses, Advocates, Caregivers § On-Site: 68 § Patients - 54 § Advocates - 14 § Follow-on distribution - 107: § Through Georgia Men’s Health Coalition § Prostate Net Barbershop Initiative™ § Doctors: On-Site: 17 § § § Medoncs - 8 Radoncs - 1 Primary Care - 0 Urologists - 8 Public Health Agencies On-Site: 59 § Nurses and medical assistants - 22 § Community outreach workers - 37 § Cancer Researchers On-Site: 22 § Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development - 17 § Morehouse School of Medicine - 3 § Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 2 § Follow-on distribution - 56: § Urologists - 26 § Medoncs - 3 § Rad. Oncs - 3 § NP/PAs - 8 § Medical Centers/Public health agencies - 16

University of Florida Symposium

Registered Attendance § Patients/spouses, Advocates, Caregivers: 19 § § § Patients - 4 Spouse/Partner/Caregiver/Family Member - 8 Patient Advocates - 7 § Industry/Govt/Media: 13 § Doctors: 27 § § § Medoncs - 19 Radoncs - 2 Primary Care - 2 Urologists - 4 Public Health Workers: 97 § § Nurses and medical assistants - 60 Community outreach workers - 37 § Cancer Researchers: 40 § Students: 8

Northwestern Symposium

Registered Attendance § Patients/spouses, Advocates, Caregivers: 149 § Patients - 105 § Spouse/Partner/Caregiver/Family Member - 37 § Patient Advocates - 7 § Industry: 5 § Doctors: 8 § § § Medoncs - 2 Radoncs - 1 Primary Care - 2 Urologists - 2 Other - 1 Public Health Workers: 7 § Nurses and medical assistants - 3 § Health Service workers - 4 § Cancer Researchers: 3 § Plus: “Walk-ins” - not registered: 42 § § Patients - 24 Spouses/Caregivers - 16 Doctor (Urologist) - 1 Students: 1

The Prostate Net Symposium October 2, 2010

Registered Attendance § Patients/spouses, Advocates, Caregivers: 96 § Patients - 74 § Spouse/Partner/Caregiver/Family Member - 18 § Patient Advocates - 4 § Industry: 2 § Doctors: 3 § Medoncs - 1 § Urologists - 1 § Other - 1 § Public Health Workers: 3 § Nurses and medical assistants - 1 § Health Service workers - 2 § Cancer Researchers: 3 § Plus: “Walk-ins” - not registered: 6 § Patients - 2 § Spouses/Caregivers - 1 § Students: 3

On-Going Educational Reinforcement § Archives of all Symposium Presentations are accessible through an Information Portal at: http: //prostatenet. com/page/ § More than 3800 individual viewer accesses to date § Data capture of viewer demographics for future targeting § Opportunity to poll database for response on key disease issues

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