Thursday, February 7th, 2008, 8:30am - 4:30pm
The Delaware Cancer Consortium held an all-member retreat on February 7, 2008, to gain new insight and information, celebrate accomplishments and plan for the challenges ahead.
The Day's Agenda was:
- 8:30am - 9:00am: Continental Breakfast
- 9:00am - 10:15am:
Welcome Address: DCC, Chair, Mr. William Bowser
Keynote Address: Mr. Tom Kean, Executive Director, C-Change
Placing the DCC activities & accomplishments within a national context
- 10:15am - 10:30am: Break (refreshments)
- 10:30am - 12:00pm: Presentations (Five DCC Committee will present 15 minutes each on accomplishments to date and/or plans to achieve Purple Book goals in years 1-4.)
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch with Testimonials from Delawareans impacted by Delaware’s Cancer Programs
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Presentations (Four DCC Committees)
- 2:00pm - 2:15pm: Break (refreshments)
- 2:15pm - 3:15pm: Workshop Sessions (3 concurrent workshops – see below)
- 3:15pm - 4:15pm: Workshop Sessions (3 concurrent workshops – see below)
- 4:15pm - 4:30pm: Closing (evaluations and incentive item)
- Opening Remarks
- William W. Bowser, Esq., chairperson, Delaware Cancer Consortium, welcomes attendees and sets the stage for a day of learning and planning.
- Remarks from Gov. Minner
- The Honorable Governor Ruth Ann Minner discusses the inception of the Delaware Cancer Consortium and her hopes for a continued effort to reduce cancer rates in Delaware.
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- Keynote Address Pt. 1
- Keynote speaker Tom Kean, executive director of C-Change, shared the organization’s future plans and the role of the DCC with regard to the national effort.
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- Keynote Address Pt. 2
- Keynote speaker Tom Kean, executive director of C-Change, shared the organization’s future plans and the role of the DCC with regard to the national effort.
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- Keynote Address Pt. 3
- Keynote speaker Tom Kean, executive director of C-Change, shared the organization’s future plans and the role of the DCC with regard to the national effort.
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- Keynote Address Pt. 4
- Keynote speaker Tom Kean, executive director of C-Change, shared the organization’s future plans and the role of the DCC with regard to the national effort.
- Testimonial 1
- Cheryl Cooper, a cervical cancer survivor, tells the audience how Screening for Life made it possible for her to detect and treat her cancer.
- Testimonial 2
- Rodney Baker shares his experience of working with a cancer screening nurse navigator to get a colonoscopy.
- Testimonial 3
- Lisa Humphrey tells the audience how Quitline helped her quite smoking cigarettes after more than 20 years of nicotine addiction.
- Testimonial 4
- Jorge Sanchez, a first-time homeowner, talks about receiving a free test kit to test for radon and free radon remediation to keep his family safe.
- Testimonial 5
- Emma Fulton tells the audience how the Delaware Cancer Treatment program saved her life.