I spent last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning at a CCSG site visit for another cancer center. It was a remarkable opportunity to be a part of the review process. It had been a few years since my last site visit as a reviewer and it was helpful to see the new guidelines in action. As always, I also learned things that will be helpful as we go in for our own recompetition.
Fortunately, I got back into town in time to do some work before heading to the Swiss Embassy for a wonderful reception. The primary honorees were Dr. Hans-Jörg Senn, the founder of the St. Gallen Oncological Conferences, and our own Craig Jordan, who was honored earlier this year with the St. Gallen’s Prize for Breast Cancer Research.
This organization, which is based in Switzerland, has had a major impact on breast cancer research and is responsible for the dissemination of new findings to breast cancer physicians around the world.
Additional speakers included: Swiss Ambassador Manuel Sager; Cecilie Strommen, the wife of the Ambassador of Norway and a breast cancer survivor; and Judy Garber, current president of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) who is well known for her breast cancer risk research.
Joining in the celebration were many of Georgetown Lombardi’s faculty and staff. Craig gave a very moving and heartfelt presentation. It was a wonderful evening and a well-deserved honor.
This weekend I headed to Philadelphia to attend our oldest son’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. It is a special moment for our family.
