Prostate Health Educational Symposium




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 Prostate Health Symposium: Saturday, May 30th, Boston, MA! 
 
 
Saturday, May 30th, 10 am to 2 pm
at
Twelfth Baptist Church
160 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA
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Free and open to the public - Men and Women invited
 
 Symposium Registration 

1 in 5 Black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer


10:00-10:50 am MEMORIAL BREAKFAST
Moderator: Kimberly Rogers, Ph.D., Education Program Director, PHEN
Prayer and Remarks
Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Gerald, Jr., Pastor ,Twelfth Baptist Church
Representative Gloria L. Fox, 7th Suffolk District
Councillor Charles C. Yancy, Boston City Council, District 4

11:00 am - 12:10 pm SYMPOSIUM OPENING
Greetings: Mr. Thomas A. Farrington, President and Founder PHEN

Prostate Health Education within Boston's Black Community: Goals, Progress, and Opportunities
Moderator: Mr. Mark Kennedy, Senior Consultant, PHEN
Panelists:
Ms. Magnolia Contreras, Director of Community Benefits, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
J. Jacques Carter, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Gerald, Jr., Pastor, Twelfth Baptist Church
Mr. Philip Hillman, Member, PHEN Survivor Network
Sharon Artis-Jackson, Ph.D., Wife of Prostate Cancer Survivor

12:15 - 1:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS
I. Early Detection Education and Guidance
J. Jacques Carter, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

*FREE PSA TESTING and DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMS*
Supported by: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and
Prostate Conditions Education Council

II. Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction Solutions
Ravi Kacker, M.D., Urologist and Director of Research,
Men's Health Boston

III. Financial Resources for Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Reginald Tucker-Seeley, Sc.D., Assistant Prof., Harvard T.H. Chan Sch. of Public Health

1:30 - 1:50pm FAITH ON THE PROSTATE CANCER JOURNEY
Rev. Miniard Culpepper, Pastor, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

1:50 pm CLOSING REMARKS AND PRAYER
Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Gerald, Jr., Pastor Twelfth Baptist Church
 Symposium Registration 
 
This symposium is hosted by the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) in partnership with Twelfth Baptist Church and other Boston area churches. It is one of fifteen Educational Symposiums that PHEN will host in cities across the country leading up to its 7th Annual Father's Day Rally with churches on June 21st.


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