force Events
be empowered webinar series
Please join us for a special series of on-line seminars for people affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Our series features presentations by experts on topics of importance to our community. You can submit questions for our speakers to answer at the end of each webinar.
The FORCE 2010 Be Empowered Webinar Series 
is made possible by a generous grant from Genentech.
Who Should Attend?
The series is designed for people concerned about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer,
cancer survivors, previvors, and health care providers.
How to Attend
- You must be pre-registered. Simply click the title of the event(s) you want to attend to register. Complete the registration to receive the event link and call in phone number. You will need to register for EACH event separately.
- You may dial into the event via the conference call number you receive or listen via your computer's speakers.
- The FORCE webinar series uses Go To Meeting software. You will be sent information on installing the free Go to Meeting software program prior to attending along with a link for the event and phone number if you chose to dial in. (You may also listen via your computer.)
- You will receive confirmation of your registration and a reminder a few days prior to the event.
- On the day of the event, about 10-15 minutes before the start time, please click the link you received by e-mail to join our session. if you are listening through your computer speakers - there's nothing else to do. If you're using the phone line, call the number provided about 5 minutes before the webinar start time.
The Be Empowered Webinar series will continue with new sessions in September. Check back for dates and times. Future topics will include:
- Genetics 101
- BRCA in Men
- Does ovarian cancer start in the fallopian tubes? How does this effect screening and prevention?
- BRCA and Fertility Issues
Treatment for triple negative breast cancer: An update
July 20, 2010, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST, presented by Melinda Telli, MD.; Acting Assistant Professor; Division of Oncology; Stanford University School of Medicine; Stanford, CA. This session focuses on TNBC with an update on current clinical trials.
Sharing risk information with children
May 5, 2010, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST, presented by Karen Hurley, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
This session focuses on feelings that parents commonly experience when dealing with the possibility of risk to their children, strategies for coping with these feelings, guidelines for communication with children about risk, and additional resources that parents can use to support their children while balancing their own needs.
GINA update: The newly enacted federal ban on genetic discrimination and what it means for you
April 13, 2010, presented by Jennifer R. Leib, Sc.M., C.G.C. Partner, HealthFutures LLC (a CRD Associates Company). The session focuses on the protections afforded by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and the gaps that remain after its enactment.
Exercise, obesity, and cancer prevention: An update - March 3, 2010, presented by Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, FACSM, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylanvia School of Medicine. This provides an overview of the scientific evidence for the link between exercise and obesity with cancer, primarily focusing on breast and colon cancers.