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NCI Director Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell and Others to Speak at NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit on Addressing Cancer Misinformation
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is hosting an #NCCNPolicy Summit on how to provide better patient information in order to achieve better outcomes in cancer care.
What: This year’s annual patient advocacy summit from NCCN will focus on practice and policy strategies for improving patient education. The event will feature a diverse group of experts, including patients, advocates, policymakers, and practitioners. Discussions will focus on how to build a supportive information ecosystem for cancer patients, how to enhance access to accurate information, plus a showcase of best practices for improving patient-centered health information sharing.
Where: The National Press Club – 13th Floor, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
*** Virtual Attendance Also Available ***
When: Friday, December 6, 2024, 9:20AM – 3:00PM EDT
(Breakfast begins at 8:30AM for in-person attendees)
Featuring: W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, Director, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health
Panel Members:
- Deepa Chari, VP, Head of Global Scientific Communications, GlaxoSmithKline
- Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, FAAN, FACHE, Immediate Past President, National Black Nurses Association
- Randi Ervin, Survivor/Advocate, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)
- Skyler Johnson, MD, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
- Tim McDonald, Survivor/Ambassador, FightCRC
- Bryce Reeve, PhD, Professor, Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine
- Joseph Scattergood, MBA, Vice President, COO, Loxo@Lilly, Eli Lilly and Company
- Arnethea Sutton, PhD, Interim Assistant Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Robin Vanderpool, DrPH, Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI
Welcome: Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, Chief Executive Officer, NCCN
Moderator: Clifford Goodman, PhD, Healthcare Consultant
Conclusion: Wui-Jin Koh, MD, SVP, Chief Medical Officer, NCCN
Best Practices Presenters:
- Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD, Associate Dean, Professor and Associate Dean of Research, University of Cincinnati, Lead Investigator, We Engage 4 Health
- Lillian Kreppel, Co-Founder and Executive Director, HPV Cancers Alliance
- Abigail Newell, PhD, Director of Research, Cancer Support Community
- Dorothy Shead, Senior Director, Patient Information/Operations, NCCN
- Amelia Thelin, Frontier & Rural Patient Navigator, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Media can contact Rachel Darwin at darwin@nccn.org for complimentary press registration. Visit NCCN.org/summits for the full agenda.
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About the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care so all patients can live better lives. Visit NCCN.org for more information on the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) and other initiatives.