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2014 OncofertilIty Consortium Conference

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University, Oncofertility, Personal stories
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference was a great success! For two days, researchers, clinicians, students, and trainees from around the globe transcended on Northwestern University and participated in lectures, panel discussions, and hands-on training programs to learn about the advances in the field of fertility…
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OCC 2014 Speaker Bio: Dr. Daniel Green

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Research
Tags: Conference, Introduction, Oncofertility, Research
The 2014 Oncofertility Consortium Conference is less than a month away! We’re excited to introduce Dr. Daniel Green from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His talk “Fertility and Pregnancy Outcome After Childhood Cancer” will be the culmination to our exciting morning session on day 1…
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Introducing OC Conference Speaker Kyle Orwig, PhD

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Today’s speaker bio is Kyle Orwig, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Orwig will be giving a talk at the conference entitled: Stem Cell Therapies for Male Infertility. Dr. Orwig joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 and is currently Associate…
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Oncofertility Consortium Conference Speaker Series

Author image - Lauren Ataman-Millhouse By: Lauren Ataman-Millhouse -
Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Introductions, Oncofertility
Tags: clinical research, Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation, OCC 2014, Oncofertility
In anticipation of the Oncofertility Consortium Conference on September 22-23, we will be showcasing our conference speakers in an upcoming series of blogs. Each year the OC conference features the leading national and international experts in the field of fertility preservation. This year’s conference is…
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Perspectives from the 7th annual Oncofertility Conference

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, Fertility Preservation, General, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, Fertility Preservation, National Physicians Cooperative, Oncofertility
Oncofertility is a multidisciplinary field of experts coming together to provide fertility options to cancer patients.  The multidisciplinary nature of the field was on display during our 7th annual Oncofertility Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  During the course of the conference, we saw presentations from international…
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Educational Credits Offered Through Live Streaming of 2012 Oncofertility Conference

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, fertility, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference
The 2012 Oncofertility Conference: Dialogues in Oncofertility begins next Thursday, September 27th in Chicago, IL. This 6th annual conference will include talks from experts across the globe on topics that range from factors influencing primate folliculogenesis to the psychosocial needs of young cancer patients. The…
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Symposium, Hands-On Workshops Promote Biotechnology Teaching

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Education, In the news
Tags: Conference, education, Northwestern University
-By Marilyn Sherman A series of workshops designed to promote the teaching of biotechnology in Chicago Public Schools kicked off with a June 19 symposium featuring pioneering Northwestern University cancer researcher Teresa K. Woodruff. The event also connected educators to the partners sponsoring the workshops — Northwestern’s…
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2012 Oncofertility Conference Launch!!

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Categories: Blog, Cancer, Conferences, Fertility Preservation
Tags: cancer, Conference, Fertility Preservation, HAWMC, oncofert12
The Oncofertility Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 Oncofertility Conference webpage!  For anyone who doesn’t know yet, the 6th annual Oncofertility Conference  (#oncofert12 for you Twitter folks!) is being held in Chicago this fall, September 26th-28th.  This year will prove to…
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Cancer Rights Conference Series: October 21st in Ann Arbor, MI

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Cancer Rights Conference, CLRC, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, insurance, legal, Oncofertility
This past year, the Oncofertility Consortium partnered up with the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) for their Cancer Rights Conference series, which just wrapped up the second installment in the three-part series in Washington D.C. Now, believe it or not, the final installment of the conference series…
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2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference: High School Students Attend First Scientific Meeting

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
Tags: Conference, Northwestern University, Oncofertility Saturday Academy
The 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference incorporated many new activities and attendees. One new special group of attendees were high school students from the Oncofertility Saturday Academy, the informal science outreach program run by the investigators of the Oncofertility Consortium around the country. A new scientists…
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Penn Med Student Perspective on Oncofertility

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, In the news, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: clinical research, Conference, University of Pennsylvania
Last week, the 2011 Oncofertility Consortium Conference: Priorities for Sustainable Oncofertility Research and Patient Care, was held here in Chicago. One of the more than 150 attendees was a University of Pennsylvania medical school student, Katie Dillon, who works with Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE on…
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Upcoming Cancer Rights Conference: Washington DC

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, In the news, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: 2011 Cancer Legal Rights Conferences, Advocate, Cancer Legal Resource Center, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, insurance, legal, Oncofertility
In June this past summer, the Oncofertility Consortium partnered up with the Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) for a one-day conference event kicking off their 2011 Cancer Rights Conference series. It was a great success and provided many attendees with valuable information regarding cancer-related legal…
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Fertility Preservation for Endangered Species

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Meetings
Tags: Conference, cryopreservation, Endangered
In this blog, Mary Zelinski, PhD continues her reports from the annual meeting of the Society for Cryobiology held in Corvallis, Oregon, July 24-27. In this post, she relay’s the findings of Dr. Pukazhenthi, on the importance of fertility preservation for endangered species. Read the first…
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Oncofertility Consortium at the 2011 Cancer Rights Conference

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, Conference, Fertility Preservation, legal, Oncofertility, patient navigation
A cancer diagnosis often carries a number of legal issues, including insurance coverage, employment and taking time off work, access to health care and government benefits, etc… These legal issues can have a serious affect on an individual’s already compromised health causing stress and confusion,…
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Cryo 2011: Refining Fertility Preservation

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, Research
Tags: Conference, cryopreservation, Fertility Preservation, Oncofertility, ovarian biology, ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Sperm Banking, Techniques
Many young cancer patients prior to treatment undergo fertility preservation applications that utilize cryopreservation techniques such as egg banking, embryo banking and sperm banking. On July 24th – 27th, the 48th Annual Meeting for the Society of Cryobiology will be held at the LaSells Stewart Center…
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Thoracic Surgical Oncology Nursing and Interdisciplinary Cancer Care

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, Fertility Preservation, General, Meetings, Oncofertility
Tags: Advocate, cancer, Conference, education, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern University
Comprehensive cancer care employs an interdisciplinary approach to providing expert diagnosis, treatment, and support to individuals with cancer. A team of radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, fertility specialists, social workers, psychiatrists, support groups and other health care professionals work collaboratively to deliver individual treatment plans to…
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Fertility at the 13th Annual Oncology Nursing Conference

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Categories: Blog, Conferences, General, Oncofertility
Tags: Conference, Northwestern University
In 1998, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University assembled a group of nurses and other oncology experts together for an inaugural oncology nursing conference. Every year since, this successful conference has highlighted emerging topics to oncology nurses from around the Midwest.…
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