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Appendix B: Workshop Agendas
Pages 310-313

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... Appendix B Workshop Agendas NEW APPROACHES TO BREAST CANCER DETECTION (WORKSHOP #1) National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, DC January 7, 2003 9:00 Welcome and Introduction Ed Penhoet, Committee Chair 9:10 Overview of Current Options in Breast Cancer Detection Laura Esserman, University of California San Francisco 9:40 Comparisons of Multiple Modalities: US, PET, MRI, Optical Mitchell Schnall, University of Pennsylvania 10:10 Technical Advances in Mammography: Digital Mammography and DEI Etta Pisano, University of North Carolina 10:40 Comparison of Four Breast Imaging Techniques Keith Paulsen, Dartmouth 11:10 Computer Assisted Diagnosis Maryellen Giger, University of Chicago 11:40 DISCUSSION 310
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... 3:45 Optical Scanning, Almost Approved Phillip C Thomas, DOBI, Inc.
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... Komen Foundation 11:40 DISCUSSION 3:00 ADJOURN FROM DEVELOPMENT TO ADOPTION OF NEW APPROACHES TO BREAST CANCER DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS (WORKSHOP #3) National Academy of Sciences Building Washington, DC March 25, 2003 9:30 Welcome and Introduction Ed Penhoet, Committee Chair 9:35 NCI Programs to Support Development of New Approaches to Breast Cancer Detection Ed Staab, Branch Chief, Diagnostic Imaging, NCI
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... APPENDIX B 313 10:15 Regulatory Challenges for In Vitro Diagnostics Joseph Hackett, Special Projects Officer, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics, FDA 10:55 Challenges in Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Cancer Detection Devices David Feigal, Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA 11:35 DISCUSSION 12:30 LUNCH 1:15 CMS Perspective on Adoption of New Breast Cancer Detection Technologies Sean Tunis, Acting Chief Medical Officer, CMS 1:55 Private Health Payers' Perspective on Adoption of New Breast Cancer Detection Technologies Alan Rosenberg, Vice President of Medical and Credentialing Policy, WellPoint Health Networks 2:35 DISCUSSION 2:50 BREAK 3:10 Better Information and Decision Tools: The Needs of the Consumer Mary Ropka, University of Virginia Medical School 3:50 Decision Support in Breast Cancer Detection Options: Health Systems Perspective Nananda Col, Brigham & Women's Hospital 4:30 DISCUSSION 4:45 ADJOURN
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