KCA’s first annual Virtual Patient Symposium was held on November 7th, 2020 and was an opportunity for patients and caregivers to learn from kidney cancer experts and other patients, caregivers, and survivors. All the sessions were recorded and can be viewed on demand!
Welcome and Survivorship Panel
Moderated by: Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN
Panelists: John Ferrel, Brian Moran, Michelle Piccolo, Cathy West, and Salima Witt
Shared Decision Making Panel
Moderated by: Courtney Firak, MPH
Panelists: Pedro Barata, MD, MSc and Katy Beckerman, MD, PhD
Bruce and Susan Hill, patient and caregiver
Treating Kidney Cancer in a Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19
Moderated by: Matt Campbell, MD, MS and William C. Huang, MD
Panelists: Brian Shinder, MD, Martin H. Voss, MD and Megan Conley, patient
Side Effect Management
Presented by: Kiran Kehoe, RN, BSN, CCRN
Understanding a New Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
Presented by: Elizabeth Plimack, MD
Treatments for Advanced Kidney Cancer
Presented by: Virginia J. Seery, MSN, RN, ANP-BC
Small Renal Masses: An Overview
Presented by: Brian Shuch, MD
Into the Light: Understanding and Treating Rare Kidney Cancers
Presented by: Rana McKay, MD
Clinical Trials 101
Presented by: Patricia Fischer, RN, MSN, ONC
Non Clear-Cell Type RCC
Presented by: Julia Batten, APRN, MSN, MPH