The Annie Appleseed Project will host its very first West coast educational cancer conference in San Francisco September 14-15, 2012. 

A group of dedicated volunteers have worked for an entire year to bring this together.  With interesting speakers, great networking, ORGANIC food, exhibitors, giveaways and a warm atmosphere.

Community support comes from various local cancer and other advocacy groups.

Come, listen, learn, and laugh with us as we talk about natural substances and therapies, lifestyle issues, complementary and alternative cancer therapies with a variety of speakers, patients, family members, advocates, and practitioners.  (CEUs/CNEs offered)

Entry fee of $209 (rises after July) will cover all aspects and include the organic lunch and snacks.  We will entertain scholarship requests for those in finanical need.  

CEUs from Sonoma State University $40 per person covers 12 hours

Gwen Stritter, MD, Clinical Advocacy

Michael Lerner, President and co-founder Commonweal, Salinas, CA.  KEYNOTE

Donald Abrams, MD Chief of Hematology/Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital  KEYNOTE

Helayne Waldman, EdD, Founder Turning the Tables, "Dietary Essentials"

Madalyn Suozzo"Mind-Body congruence to release physical pain and emotional suffering"

James Forsythe, MD, HMD, Century Wellness Clinic, Reno, NV  KEYNOTE

Dr. Sara Kendall Gordon, L. Ac., DAOM "Realization Process"

Mary Ellen Chalmers, DDS, "Dental Health and Cancer

Tony Jimenez, MD, Hope 4 Cancer Clinc, Tijuana, MX

Jason Miller, L.Ac.MAcOM, CAK, Jade Mountain Medicine,  "Traditional Botanical Medicine in Cancer Care"

Misha R. Cohen,  OMD, L.Ac. Clinic Director, Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine

Patient Panel:Jeannine Walston, brain cancer, Colleen Johnson, colon cancer, Hollie Quinn, breast cancer Marcel Hernandez, prostate cancer, Barbara Duchon, breast cancer - MODERATOR - Julia Chiappetta, breast cancer

Practitioner Panel: Beverly Burns, MS, LAc,(Traditional Chinese Medicine), Tina Kaczor, ND, FABNO, (Naturopathy) 

George Wong, PhD 4th generation Chinese Herbalist available for consults during this conference - suggested $50 donation to Annie Appleseed Project - contact us info@annieappleseedproject.org to set up a time.

Workshops:

Master Ming Tong, "Cultivating your inner chi medicine through wisdom and love" QiGong
Barbara Hoffer, "Pilates - My Resilient Body" - BRING your Yoga mat if you can!

San Francisco conference includes speaker information and links to their sites.

See you there!

Cosponsors:

Embodiworks www.embodiworks.org

Women's Cancer Resource Center http://www.wcrc.org/

Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic http://charlottemaxwell.org/
 

Local Hotel information for travelers Hotel Kabuki, green-cleaned (healthy cleaning products)

www.jdvhotels.com/kabuki   1625 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115  (415) 922-3200

Rooms available as of April 25, 2012  (East on Post Street, right on Gough Street 0.3 mi)

 Ask for Annie Appleseed Project special rate of $179.

www.annieappleseedproject.org   (561) 749-0084