From a National Perspective

Hear what leading agencies and organizations are doing to move the national agenda forward in the areas of funding for clinical trials, expanding support for cancer prevention programs, accelerating drug approval, and advocating for increased funding for cancer research.

Moderator: Stephen Edge, MD, FACS, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Incoming Chair, CoC

Speakers:
Jeffrey Abrams, MD, Branch Chief, Clinical Investigations Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), NCI
Carol Friedman, DO, Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC
Maha H. A. Hussain, MD, Chair, Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee, FDA
Daniel Smith, Director, One Voice Against Cancer and President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Keynote Address

Speaker: Ernie Bodai, MD, FACS, Director, Breast Surgical Services, Kaiser Permanente

Luncheon Plenary

Speaker: Lovell Jones, PhD, Director, Center for Research on Minority Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Breakout Session 1

Addressing the Growing Healthcare Workforce Shortage
What's happening to the cancer care team? How are leading professional organizations working to overcome workforces shortages and their affects on cancer patient care.

Moderator: Virginia Vaitones, MSW, OSW-C, Association of Oncology Social Work

Speakers:
William Cance, MD, FACS, Incoming President, Society of Surgical Oncology
Dean F. Bajorin, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York
Brenda Nevidjon, RN, MSN, FAAN, Incoming President, Oncology Nursing Society
Lori Swain, Executive Director, National Cancer Registrars Association

Effective Leadership for State Cancer Plans

A look at legislative and advocacy efforts necessary to develop and implement state cancer plans.

Moderator: Michael Bukstein, MD, FACS, the Hannibal Clinic, Inc.

Speakers:
Tom Kean, MPH, Executive Director C-Change
Donald E. Williams, Jr., State Senator, Connecticut*
Walter Shepherd, MA, Program Director, North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Program

Advocacy in Action: Creating a Positive Reaction

Just what does it take to get cancer legislation passed? Hear about experiences in advocacy from individual and organizational perspectives. Learn the nuts and bolts of what it takes to become personally involved in cancer advocacy.

Moderator: James Hamilton, Jr. MD, FACS, Tallgrass General Vascular Surgery and CoC State Chair for Kansas

Speakers:

Alan Thorson, MD, FACS, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Martha Kieffer, RN, Advocacy Manager, American Cancer Society, Illinois Division
Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President and CEO, The Lung Cancer Alliance

Overcoming Obstacles to Conducting Effective Clinical Trials

This panel will address a series of questions exploring significant obstacles to accessing, funding, implementing, and conducting clinical trials, ways to overcome these obstacles, and trial models that could eliminate these obstacles in the future.

Moderator: Edward Greg Koski, PhD, MD, Anesthesia Associates

Speakers:

Laura Siminoff, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Health School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Charles Balch, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Maureen Kavanah, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery Professional Education
Department of General Surgery, Boston Medical Center
William Hait, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President and Worldwide Head for Hematology Oncology Research Development, Johnson & Johnson
Steve Hirschfeld, MD, PhD, Associate Director for Clinical Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Samuel Nussbaum, MD, Executive VP/Chief Medical Officer, WellPoint, Inc.

Breakout Session 2

Success Stories: Advocating for Cancer Prevention Legislation

This program will highlight the ways effective advocacy efforts can lead to success in passing cancer prevention legislation.

Moderator: Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas, MD, FACS, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Chair, CoC Education Committee

Speakers:

Kim Steves, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Thomas K. Weber, MD, FACS, Chair, National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
Ellen Cohen, Representative, Texas House of Representatives
Matthew Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Cancer Genetics: Addressing Challenges to Access and Support

This session will explore issues of payer coverage and insurance discrimination as well as the role of genetic counselors within the healthcare team.

Moderator: Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC, National Society of Genetic Counselors; Center for Medical Genetics, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Speakers:

Angela Trepanier, MS, CGC, President, National Society of Genetic Counselors
Derek van Amerongen, MD, MS, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Humana Health Plans of Ohio
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, Vice President, Spence& Elster, PC

Positioning Payment Reform and Care Integration

Speakers representing the four "P's" associated with pay-for-performance–providers, performance, plans, and patients–will offer their perspectives on changes to the nation’s future health care system.

Moderator: Aaron Bleznak, MD, FACS, John & Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center and Vice-chair, CoC Committee on Cancer Liaison

Speakers:

Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Geisinger Health System
Karen Adams, PhD, MT, Vice President for National Priorities, National Quality Forum
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco
David Stumpf, MD, PhD, National Medical Director for Physician Engagement and Improvement, UnitedHealthcare
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco

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