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2023 ACS CAN Florida Research and Innovation Summit

... browser.   Please join us for the   2023 ACS CAN Florida Research and Innovation Summit Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Access to Care ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society and is the nation’s leading cancer advocacy ... ACS CAN Florida will be hosting a virtual Research & Innovation Summit exploring efforts to bridge the gap between innovation and access to care. Experts will focus on how innovation is transforming the future of cancer treatment, and how public policy decisions can address barriers to ... please call or email Susan Harbin  at 770.546.8845 or [email protected]   ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through issue campaigns and voter education aimed at influencing lawmakers and candidates to support laws & policies to help ...

ACS CAN Idaho Policy Forum 2020

... Cancer Institute Cheryl Jorcyk, Ph.D. Director, Clinical/Translation Research at Boise State University Bobby Chawla, DO St. Alphonsus Cancer Care Center (Nampa and Caldwell) Christopher Murphy, MS  Director, Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Paul White, MD Kootenai Health Theresa Vawter, Government Relations Director at ACS CAN M ake a dona tion to help us advance our mission ! We will discuss questions such ... Idaho Society of Clinical Oncology (ISCO), GRAIL St. Luke's Cancer Institute, Saint Alphonsus Research Institute, PhRMA, Pfizer, PacificSource Health Plans, Bristol Myers Squibb   0 ...

Central Florida Policy Forum

... August 7 th , 2018. This event will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research and academia to discuss emerging health care policy issues that affect the physical and economic health of Floridians.   Discussion Points   State of Clinical Trials: where are we now and what advancements are we seeing? Improving access to ...

ACS CAN 2018 New England Research Breakfast

... a matter of public policy as it is scientific discovery. Whether it is increasing cancer research and prevention funding or improving access to health coverage, ACS CAN protects the needs of patients and families , working to ensure that our innovation ecosystem remains strong and everyone has the access to care they need to prevent, detect, and fight cancer.  Now in its 11 th year, the annual ACS CAN New England Research Breakfast brings ... Harvard Medical School Tracy Battaglia, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health Joan Reede, MD —Honoree Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership Harvard Medical School Mallika Marshall, MD —Emcee Health Reporter, ...

Rally for Medicaid Expansion

... all across the Commonwealth at a rally in support of expanding Medicaid on Thursday, March 1.   Real progress is being made towards expanding health care coverage to low-income Virginians who fall into the "coverage gap." During the next two weeks, state legislators will be working to come up ...

2020 ACS CAN Arkansas Policy Forum on Cancer Research on October 29th

2020 ACS CAN Policy Forum "Cancer Research in Arkansas: The Road to Better Health Begins Here" The pathway to good health and a cancer-free life isn't always straightforward. This year's virtual forum will focus on research as a key checkpoint along that road. We're bringing together prominent leaders in government, business, education, medical research, cancer care and health policy to discuss groundbreaking work being done to elevate Arkansas's status as a cancer research leader, translate research into ...

2017 Donald H. Gemson Cancer Research & Public Policy Breakfast

... Award Recipient Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York Featuring Kathleen Scotto, Ph.D Vice Chancellor of Research, Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences; Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Member, Rutgers ... such as businesses, unions, or hospitals. Special attention will be paid to the impact on high-risk populations, and the potential for reducing health disparities. Individuals who influence policy within the states of New Jersey and New York are eligible for the award.  Public and elected officials, advocates and community leaders, as well as decision-makers and difference-makers in business, health care and labor are all considered. Who is Donald H. Gemson? Don Gemson spent his career focused on a preventive health agenda, devoted to the ...

2023 Colorado Policy Forum

... Cancer Screening Rates"   ACS CAN is Hosting its 15 th Annual Colorado Policy Forum, a premiere event that educates leaders from the public health, business, education, medical, government and research communities, to recognize legislative champions and to advance the work of ACS CAN. ... and are likely to impact survival across groups of people who have systemically experienced social or economic obstacles to screening and care.   The 2023 Policy Forum will convene diverse stakeholders in the community – patient advocates, payors, health systems, business leaders, and lawmakers – to discuss exciting options in Colorado and plans to bring policy change.   The Policy Forum ...

Montana Moonshot Summits

... across the country in holding a local Cancer Moonshot  Summit to accelerate the pace of progress in cancer research, prevention, treatment, and care. These summits will be the first time that individuals and organizations representing the entire cancer community and beyond – researchers, oncologists, care providers, philanthropists, data and tech experts, advocates, patients and survivors – will all convene under the national charge to double ... five-year plan.  Please register if you agree to attend the summit and to work with the Montana Cancer Coalition, MONTANA Department of Health and Human Services, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Cancer Support Community to accelerate ...

2020 Colorado Policy Forum

... focus of the event will be upon science and evidence-based cancer prevention efforts for the next decade and beyond.  Key stakeholders from the health care industry, nonprofit, government, and academic sectors will join cancer patients and caregivers virtually for a status report on state and ...

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