The 5th National Conference on Health Issues in the Arab American Community
Post-Conference Workshop II:
Cancer:  Prevention and Treatment in the Arab American Community and the Arab World Abroad
Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Cultural values play an important role in health seeking behaviors of the Arab and Arab American population specifically in the area of cancer education and screening. Notions such as modesty, human body, and cultural influence are held in high regards among both genders. This workshop will provide the specific Arab and Arab American experience in reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer.

Objectives:

• To highlight the most prevalent cancer data among the Arab and Arab American community
• To enhance the understanding of community-based cancer screening experiences
• To improve the understanding of the specific cancer needs and cultural factors that influence the practice of a cancer-free lifestyle in the Arab American community

AGENDA

9:00 am	Registration and Breakfast
9:30 am	Welcoming Remarks John C. Ruckdeschel, MD President and CEO Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Vicki Rakowski, RN Chief Operating Office, Great Lakes Division American Cancer Society
9:45 am	Session 1: Cancer in Arab Countries
	Session Co-Chairs Amr Soliman, MD, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health Wael Sakr, MD, Wayne State University
	Speakers
9:45 am	Joe Harford, PhD Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute Cancer in the Middle East: Update from the Middle East Cancer Consortium Results
10:15 am	Kendra Schwartz, MD, MSPH Professor, Wayne State University, SEER Registry Cancer in Arab Americans: Estimating Cancer Rates for the Arab American Population in Metropolitan Detroit
10:40 am	Sherif Omar, MD, FACS National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt Community –Based Cancer Centers in Arab Countries: The Experience of Fakkous Cancer Center
11:05 am	Farhat BenAyed, MD President, Association for Control of Cancer, Tunisia Tobacco Control Activities in Tunisia
11:30 am	Michel Daher, MD, FACS President, Lebanese Cancer Society, Lebanon Implementation of Palliative Care in Lebanon: Past, Present, and Future
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Session 2: Clinical and Prevention Cancer Trials in Arab and Minority Populations Session Co-Chairs Joe Harford, PhD, NCI Sofia Merajver, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
	Speakers
1:00 pm	Robert Chamberlain, PhD Chair Epidemiology Anderson Cancer Center Recruitment of Minority Populations in Prevention Trials
1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Elizabeth Heath, MD Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute Recruitment of Minority Populations at the Karmanos Cancer Center
2:00 pm	Richard B. Warnecke, Ph.D Professor of Epidemiology, Director, Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities, University of Chicago The Relationship between Rates of Screening and the Stage of Diagnosis of Breast Cancer by Race and Ethnicity
2:30 pm	Questions and Answers
3:00 pm	Conference Summation/Recommendations/Concluding Remarks

This workshop is supported by the American Cancer Society, Karmanos Cancer Institute and the University of Michigan School of Public Health.