Hand-outs from the 2009 Sharing the Knowledge Conference are posted here: Conference Materials.

Thank you to everyone who supported the conference! Whether you are a cancer survivor, caregiver, health professional or community sponsor, we hope you enjoyed the day and found new information about recovery from breast cancer. Save the Date: The next conference will be November 6, 2010 in Madison, WI.

The annual Sharing the Knowledge conference is designed for breast cancer survivors, spouses, family members, caregivers, nurses, mammography staff and anyone else interested in learning news about breast cancer. Thank you to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Madison Affiliate for their generous sponsorship of this conference.

Conference Schedule: Please click here to download a pdf of the complete conference brochure, including agenda, speaker biographies and detailed workshop descriptions.

2009 Conference Agenda:

A.M. Keynote: Everything Changes: Perspectives on life after cancer, Kairol Rosenthal
P.M. Keynote: In Sickness and in Health: A Survivor’s Stories, Laughter, Tears and Hope, Bobbi De Cordova-Hanks
Closing Keynote: Update on Breast Cancer Research, Dr. H. Ian Robins, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Workshops Include:

Acupressure fundamentals, Kairol Rosenthal

Navigating employment and legal concerns after cancer
Rodney Warner, Esq, The Legal Clinic for the Disabled and The Livestrong Foundation

Pain Management: Understanding types of pain and treatments
Kate Ford Roberts, UW Health

You have cancer, but don’t stress! Understanding your cognitive style and how it functions under stress
Donna Van Bogaert, VanBogaert and Associates

Healing and Coping for Caregivers
Bobbi De Cordova-Hanks

Feldenkrais Method: Using movement, touch and imagery to alleviate pain, stress and anxiety
Hagit Vardi, Integrative Medicine Clinic, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Contact hours have been approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association Continuing Education Approval Program Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Up to 5.50 hours may be awarded.

Contact hours have been approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. Up to 5 Category A Credits may be awarded.