2023 Summit on Cancer Health Disparities: Reframing and Addressing Barriers to Adoption of Precision Oncology

Seattle, WA US
April 28, 2023 to April 30, 2023

This annual oncology conference, 2023 Summit on Cancer Health Disparities: Reframing and Addressing Barriers to Adoption of Precision Oncology (SCHD23), will feature lectures, panel discussions and debates among leaders across the spectrum of cancer care delivery. This conference will bring together oncology professionals, cancer disparity researchers, and other stakeholders to discuss the factors leading to cancer health disparities and ways to overcome the impact of these factors to optimize outcomes of cancer patients.

SCHD23 is an accredited continuing education activity (CME activity) that will foster collaborative interdisciplinary interactions and partnerships to stimulate the development of new research and clinical practices that reduce cancer health disparities and improve outcomes of the diverse patient population.

Call for Abstract

Click here to submit abstracts for presentation at this conference. The abstract submission deadline is January 31, 2023.

ABSTRACT AWARD:

The top three highest-scoring abstracts submitted by residents or fellows will receive complimentary registration and two free hotel nights during the conference. A resident/fellow/trainee must be the first author of the abstract.

Target Audience

  • Oncologist and Hematologists
  • Oncology and Hematology Nurse Practitioners
  • Oncology and Hematology Physician Assistants
  • Oncology and Hematology Nurses
  • Oncology and Hematology Pharmacists
  • Oncology and Hematology Fellows/Residents
  • Oncology and Hematology Researchers
  • Others interested in cancer disparities

 

HOTEL RESERVATION

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Seattle for participants of the 2023 Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD23). Please reserve your room by Friday, April 7, 2023, for the discounted rate listed below.

Link to book your hotel room  - https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SEAGH/G-SCHD

 

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

  • Identify drivers of cancer health disparities and review their impact on patients along the cancer continuum.
  • State the financial and physical barriers and review strategies to navigate these factors to optimize the management of patients with cancer.
  • Incorporate evidence-based strategies to minimize the impact of specific drivers of inequity in the management of patients with cancer.
  • Review barriers to using precision-guided cancer care and discuss evidence-based strategies to navigate these barriers to incorporate the new standards of care in managing patients with cancer.
  • Describe challenges and develop novel approaches to improve the participation of underrepresented communities in clinical trials.
Course summary
Course opens: 
10/01/2022
Course expires: 
06/15/2023
Event starts: 
04/28/2023 - 7:52am PDT
Event ends: 
04/30/2023 - 4:00pm PDT
Cost:
$450.00
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Preliminary Conference Agenda:

Day 1 April 28, 2023

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM          Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM           SESSION 1- Clinical trials

Chair: Dr. Hala Borno

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM           Rising tide of biomarker selected studies - how genomic testing is key to unlocking inequities in oncology clinical trial access - Dr. Hiba Khan

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM           Advanced imaging and stage migration - how finding more  disease may lead to more opportunities - Dr. Curtiland Deville

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM           Applying a social determinants of health framework to address clinical trial inequities - Dr. Samuel Washington

9:15 AM to 9:30 AM           Q&A/Panel

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM           SESSION 2- Immunotherapy and cellular therapy

Chair: Dr. Shailender Bhatia

09:30 AM - 09:45 AM          Financial toxicity of cancer treatments: Focus on Immunotherapy

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM          The tsunami of cellular immunotherapies is coming: How can we prepare towards equitable access? - Dr. Rahul Banerjee

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM          Immune checkpoint inhibitors: Innovative dosing strategies to expand access globally - Dr. Lisa Tachiki

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM           Q&A/Panel - Session speakers + Dr. Krishna Komanduri

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM           BREAKS & EXHIBITS

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM           SESSION 3– Novel therapies in cancer

Chair: Dr. Mark Pegram 

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM           Keynote lecture - Dr. Vivek Subbiah

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM          Panel discussion and Q & A  - Session speaker + Dr. Parameswaran Hari, Dr. Lidia Schapira, and Dr. Manali Patel

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM           LUNCH & EXHIBITS

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM           SESSION 4 - Access to Cancer Care in LMIC - Navigating Current Challenges

Chair: Dr. Aparna Parikh 

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM           Developing on Oncology Care Model in an Ultra Low Income Settings  - Lori Buswell, MSN, ANP-C

01:20 PM - 01:35 PM           The Nursing Experience in Botswana: Leading Patient Centered Care - Lorraine Drapek, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP

01:35 PM - 01:45 PM          Panel/Q&A 

01:45 PM - 02:00 PM           Equitable Partnerships in Global Oncology: Best Practice Examples of a AMCs/LMICs partnership - Dr. Katherine Van Loon

02:00 PM - 02:15 PM           Equitable Partnerships in Global Oncology: Best Practice Examples of a AMCs/LMICs partnership - Dr. Erika Ruiz-Garcia

02:15 PM - 02:30 PM           Panel/Q&A

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM           SESSION 5- Addressing Disparities in Diagnostics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Chair: Dr. Ronald Balassanian & Dr. Dan Milner

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM           See, Test & Treat Programs in Domestic Setting - Dr. Eva M. Wojcik

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM           Breast fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy in battling diagnostic barriers to cancer care - Dr. Asteria Kimambo

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM           Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Oncology Planning - Dr. Christopher Manz

03:15 PM - 03:30 PM           Machine Learning in Radiotherapy Planning - Dr. Julian Hong

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM           Panel discussion - Dr. Wojcik, Dr. Kimambo, Dr. Manz, Dr. Hong, Dr. Milner, Dr. Ronald Balassanian

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM           Career in Oncology - Success Lounge

Chair: Dr. Michael Schweizer & Dr. Jerry Radich

04:00 PM - 04:10 PM           Academic career - Dr. Katherine Van Loon

04:10 PM - 04:20 PM           Community practice - Dr. Tanya Wahl

04:20 PM - 04:30 PM           Disparities in cancer care - Dr. Narjust Florez

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM           Panel discussion - Dr. Andrea Veatch

 

April 29, 2023

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM           REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM           SESSION 6– LGBTQI, Young Adults 

Chair: Dr. David Aboulafia

08:00 AM - 08:15 AM           Supportive care among people living with HIV and cancer in the US - Dr. Jessica Islam

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM           Engaging LGBTQI+ communities in clinical trials - Dr. Michael Louella

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM           Engaging resource-constrained countries in research trials of HIV and Cancer: Lessons from Uganda and the AIDS Malignancy Consortium - Dr. Warren Phipps

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM          Panel/Q&A 

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM          SESSION 7– Plenary session

Chairs: Dr. Hannah Linden & Dr. Ana Maria Lopez

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM        Precision Medicine in Middle income countries - Dr. Julie Gralow

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM          Panel/Q&A - Dr. Lisa Newman and LaToya Williams

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM           BREAKS & EXHIBITS

10:15 AM - 11:15 PM           SESSION 8 - Surgical Oncology

Chair: Dr. Evan Glazer

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM           Understanding disparities in palliative care of the cancer surgery patient - Dr. Bridget Fahy

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM           Identifying opportunities to address disparities in gastrointestinal surgical oncology - Dr. Ambria Moten

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM           Rural/urban disparities in peri-operative systemic therapy in patients with breast and cutaneous malignancies - Dr. Cristina O'Donoghue

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM           Panel/Q&A

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM           SESSION 9 – Radiation Oncology

Chair: Dr. Lia Moriguchi Halasz

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM       ​Cancer Equity Research: Priorities for a New Era - Dr. Gita Suneja 

11:30 AM - 11:40 AM         Disparities in Access to Radiation Oncology Facilities by Race and Ethnicity in Washington State and United States - Dr. Solmaz Amiri 

11:40 AM - 11:50 PM         Cancer Equity Globally: the Radiation Oncology perspective - Dr. Benjamin Li

11:50 PM - 12:00 PM         ​Global Expertise in Medical Physics - Dr. Afua Yorke 

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM         Question and Answer for all speakers

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM             LUNCH & EXHIBITS

01:30 PM - 02:45 PM           SESSION 10 - Private practice and academia

Chair: Dr. Ulka Vaishampayan

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM:          Improving Access: A Veterans Health System Perspective - Dr. Julie Graff

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM           The Access and Quality of Palliative Care within Cancer Care Community - Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM           Panel discussion: Improving Cancer Care in the Academia and Community: Working together towards a common goal! - Dr. Joseph Rosales, Dr. Julie Graff, Dr. Paul Monk, Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah, & Dr. Scott Tykodi

02:45 PM - 03:45 PM           SESSION 11- Career in Cancer Health Disparities - training and funding opportunities

Chair: Dr. Ana Maria Lopez

02:45 PM - 02:50 PM           Welcome and introduction - Dr. Ana Maria Lopez

02:50 PM - 03:20 PM           Keynote lecture - Dr. Nelson Aguila

03:20 PM - 03:45 PM           Panel discussion - Dr. Nelson Aguila, Anna Marsden, Reuben Cano, Dr. Candace Chow

03:45 PM - 04:45 PM           SESSION 12- Current oncology workforce (Avoiding burnout, optimizing patient care)

Chair: Dr. Hannah Linden

03:45 PM - 04:10 PM           What’s Moral Distress got to do with it? Equity and Burnout - Dr. Claudia Finkelstein

04:10 PM - 04:45 PM           Panel/Q&A

06:00 PM - 09:00 PM           Binaytara Foundation Annual Gala

 

April 30, 2023

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM           Breakfast & Exhibits

08:00 AM - 08:30 AM           Career Reflection - Dr. Edith Mitchell

08:30 AM - 09:10 AM           Oral Abstracts

09:10 AM - 10:15 AM            Poster Abstracts and Break 

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM           SESSION 13 - Screening and Early detection

Chair: Dr. Robert Smith

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM           Examining Implicit Bias and Health Disparities through the Cancer Screening Lens - Dr. Shana O. Ntiri

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM           The use of prediction models to reduce racial disparities in lung cancer Screening eligibility - Dr. Rebecca Landy

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM           Computable Practice Guidelines and Clinical Decision Support Can Help Address Health Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening and Management - Ginny Meadows, MSHI, RN-BC

11:15 AM - 11:35 AM           Applying precision approaches to address disparities in follow-up colonoscopy uptake - Dr. Gloria Coronado

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM          Panel/Q&A

12:00 PM     Adjourn

 

 

Grand Hyatt Seattle
721 Pine St
Seattle, WA 98101
United States

HOTEL RESERVATION

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Seattle for participants of the 2023 Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD23). Please reserve your room by Friday, April 7, 2023, for the discounted rate listed below.

Link to book your hotel room  - https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SEAGH/G-SCHD

NO SHOW POLICY:

In the event that a guest does not check into their room on the first night of their reservation, this will be considered a “no show”. Client understands that a no show room is released at midnight for all remaining days of the reservation. Reinstatement of the reservation will be based on hotel availability and cannot be guaranteed. All no shows will be charged a fee of one night’s room and tax to the method of payment used to guarantee the reservation (individual credit card or group master account).

CANCELLATION

All individual reservations must be guaranteed by credit card when making the reservation. To avoid cancellation fees, guestsmay cancel their reservation by 4pm PST 24 hours prior to their arrival. Guaranteed reservations not cancelled within the 24 hours prior to arrival will be billed to the guest or Group, as appropriate.

PARKING

 

 

Course Director(s)

David Aboulafia, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Moderator(s)

David Aboulafia, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shailender Bhatia, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Regeneron (fka Checkmate Pharmaceuticals);.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Incyte;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Nektar Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Regeneron/Sanofi;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with 4SC;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Immune Design;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with NantKwest;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Xencor;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Bristol Meyers Squibb;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Exicure;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Merck;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Trisalus Life Sciences;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Amphivena;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with EMD Serono;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Kuni Foundation;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Novartis;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Agenus;.

Evan Glazer, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lia Halasz, MD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Biomimetix;.

Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michael Schweizer, MD

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sanofi;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Pharmain;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with AstraZeneca;.

Robert Smith, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ulka Vaishampayan, MD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Merck;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with sanofi;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with BMS;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Bayer;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Exelixis;.
Planner(s)

Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Umang Swami, MD, MS

has a financial relationship (Other) with Astellas;.
has a financial relationship (Other) with Seattle Genetics;.
has a financial relationship (Other) with Exelixis;.

Siddhartha Yadav, Siddhartha Yadav, MD, FACP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

H. Aguila, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Solmaz Amiri, DDes, Msc

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rahul Banerjee, MD, FACP

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with i3 Health;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Clearview Healthcare Partners;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Clinical Care Options;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Guidepoint Global;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pack Health;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Curio Science;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sanofi Pasteur;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Janssen Oncology;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with SparkCures;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Genentech/Roche;.

Lori Buswell, MSN, ANP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Reuben Ryan Cano

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Candace Chow, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Curtiland Deville, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lorraine Drapek, DNP FNP-BC AOCNP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bridget Fahy

has a financial relationship (Stock) with Teladoc Health Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Intuitive Surgical, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Biogen, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Masimo Corp;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Globus Medical, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with ResMed Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Seagen, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Neurocrine Biosciences;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with GoodRx Holdings Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Shockwave Medical, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Co;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Fulgent Genetics, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with DexCom, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Align Technology, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with United Health Group;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Veeva Systems Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with STAAR Surgical Co;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Guardant Health, inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with HCA Healthcare, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Editas Medicine, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Repligen Corp;.
has a financial relationship (Stock) with Moderna;.

Claudia Finkelstein, MDCM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Narjust Florez, Associate Director of Cancer Care Equity Program, Thoracic Medical Oncologist

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Astrazeneca;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Neogenomics;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with DSI;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Janssen;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with BMS;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with BMS;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Merck;.

Julie Gralow, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

PARAMESWARAN HARI, MD

has a financial relationship (Employment) with Iovance Biotherapeutics;.

Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Asteria Kimambo, MD, MMED, Anatomical Pathologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rebecca Landy, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Benjamin Li, MD, MBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christopher Manz, MD MSHP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anna Marsden

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ambria Moten, MD, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shana Ntiri, Shana O. Ntiri, MD, MPH, FAAFP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Manali Patel, MD, MPH, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Erika Ruiz Garcia, MD, MSc

has a financial relationship (Other) with ROCHE/Genentech;.
has a financial relationship (Other) with BAYER;.
has a financial relationship (Other) with BMS;.
has a financial relationship (Other) with AMGEN;.

Lidia Schapira, Professor of Medicine

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Blue Note Therapeutics;.

Gita Suneja, MD, MSHP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Scott Tykodi, MD, PhD

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Bristol Myers Squibb;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Targeted Oncology;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with AVEO Oncology;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Bristol Myers Squibb;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Merck;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Exelixis;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Exelixis;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with FirstWord;.

Andrea Veatch, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tanya Wahl, Medical Oncologist, Medical Director Providence Swedish Cancer Institute Issaquah

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Samuel Washington

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

LaToya Williams, MBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Afua Yorke, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from the following companies:

  • Novocure, Inc. 
  • Exact Sciences
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Pfizer

If you are interested in exhibiting at this meeting, please visit our exhibit page here - https://education.binayfoundation.org/exhibit-information

 

Price

Cost:
$450.00
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CANCELLATION POLICY

Refund Policy 

You may cancel your enrollment at any time. Cancellation fees apply as below:

  • 50% of the paid registration fee will be refunded if registration is canceled six weeks before the conference.
  • No refunds will be issued if registration is canceled after that date.  

No credits will be offered if you do not complete all required steps of this activity which include registration, participation in the live activity, and completion of pre & post-tests as well as course evaluations.