WAMS 2008 When Awareness Meets Sports Program

WAMS 2008
“When Awareness Meets Sports”
November 26th and 27th, 2008
Le Meridien Commodore- Hamra

Wednesday, November 26th:

· 12:30 – 1:30 “Cancer in Children”
Dr. Roula Farah, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology, St. George’s Hospital, Balamand University
President, Chance Association (CHildren AgaiNst CancEr)

1:30 – 3:30 Session 1: “Introduction to Non-Profits”
Session 2: “The Nature of Non-Profits”
Amin A. Nehme, Marketing Consultant/ NGO Program Developer

4:00 – 5:00 “The Lived Experience of Lebanese Oncology Patients Receiving Palliative Care”
Dr. Myrna A .A. Doumit, PhD, RN/ Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, AUB

5:00 – 6:00 Patients Survivor Stories

6:00 – 7:00 “So You Want to Smoke?”
Dr. Jamil Halabi, General Secretary, Lebanese Cancer Society
Lecturer at Faculty of Medicine at Balamand University
Lecturer at Nursing Faculty at USJ
Lecturer at Faculty of Public Health at Lebanese University

8:00 – 9:00 Live Performance by Joseph Attieh

Thursday, November 27th:

12:30 – 1:30 “Cancer in Children”
Dr. Roula Farah, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/
Oncology, St. George`s Hospital, Balamand University
President, Chance Association (CHildren AgaiNst CancEr)

1:30 – 3:00 “Introduction to Fundraising”
Amin A. Nehme, Marketing Consultant/ NGO Program Developer

3:00 – 4:00 “The Lived Experience of Lebanese Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients”
Dr. Myrna A. A. Doumit, PhD, RN/ Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, AUB

4:00 – 5:00 Patients Survivor Stories

5:00 – 5:45 “Cancer: From Small Organism to Deadly Tumor”
Dr. Najib Geahchan, Professor of Surgical Oncology
Vice Dean of Faculty of Medicine at USJ
Active Member of Lebanese Cancer Society

6:00 – 7:00 “ Awareness and Progress to Fight Cancer”
Dr. Nagi El Saghir, MD, FACP/ Clinical Professor, Hematology-Oncology
American University of Beirut Medical Center

7:30 – 8:30 Live Performance by Carole Sakr