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ACS CAN and the Connecticut Cancer Partnership Present: The 2024 Dave “Coach” Koch Connecticut Policy Forum Patient Navigation Through the Continuum of Cancer Control

... on Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 8 - 10 AM. Participants will include diverse stakeholders in our communities – patient advocates, payors, health systems, business leaders, and lawmakers to discuss the health disparities in Connecticut and plan to bring policy change to begin to resolve these issues. View the Program for our event here.  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. 0 ...

The Costs of Cancer: ACS CAN 6th Annual New Mexico Cancer Summit

Please join us for the 6th annual New Mexico Cancer Summit. The 2019 NM Cancer Summit will examine the direct and indirect costs of cancer care during the patient journey. We will explore how benefit design, treatment plans and modalities, geographic location and other factors affect cancer patient costs and discuss what state and federal policymakers can do to help people maintain adequate and affordable access to care. PROGRAM MODERATOR: Dr. Jean McDougall, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER: ... or 505-262-6019. Champion Sponsors: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer Community Sponsors: Celgene, Genentech, Janssen Oncology, PhRMA, Presbyterian Health Services In-Kind Sponsor: Resources for Change, Inc.     Contributions or membership payments to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ...

2020 Wyoming Policy Forum

... benefit over 14,000 Wyoming residents. Participants will consist of key stakeholders, including leaders in business, academia, public policy, health care systems, provider groups, advocacy, and others.  ACS CAN will use this forum to help illustrate and explore the following questions: Who will be helped by expanding Medicaid and what does it mean for their health care? What is meant by the term, “the gap”, and who does it affect? How does expanding Medicaid help the remainder of the Wyoming ...

Washington Policy Forum 20 Years of Advocacy

... a part of the discussion on the future of ACS and ACS CAN in the fight to prevent and treat cancer, increase equitable access to screenings and care, and eliminate cancer as a major health care problem. For questions regarding this event please contact [email protected] or cell at 360-790-0921 Thank you!  Donate Now  ... Sponsors - Swedish Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Bronze Sponsors - PhRMA, Pfizer, GRAIL, Gilead Sciences Inc, Empire Health Foundation, Bristol Myers Squibb, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Genetech 0 ...

2017 ACS CAN Oklahoma City Cancer Policy Forum

... discuss legislative, clinical, and personal perspectives on cancer research in Oklahoma. Guests will include leading researchers, oncologists, health professionals, citizen-volunteers and health care advocates. There is no cost to attend. Advances in cancer research are fueling the way for better prevention, screening and treatment options. ...

Billings: Health Votes Candidate Forum

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

Bozeman: Health Votes Candidate Forum

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

Missoula: Health Votes Candidate Forum

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

2019 South Florida Policy Forum on Clinical Trials

... highlight the accomplishments and innovative strides of Florida cancer researchers. The forum will highlight the role of stakeholders such as health care systems, researchers, the pharmaceutical industry, and government, in the success and direction of clinical trials. Program Moderators : ... District 23 Representative Nicholas Duran Florida House District 112   Hugo F. Fernandez, MD Moffitt Cancer Center Noella Dietz, Ph.D Broward Health Jaime R. Merchan, MD, MMSc Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Dave Aizer Survivor Speaker   Mark Fleury, Ph.D  American Cancer Society ...

SD: 2022 Film Premiere - Sioux Falls

The ACS CAN produced short film showcases three stories from hardworking South Dakotans that have experienced tremendous barriers to care. Unfortunately, these barriers are all too common to over 42,000 individuals across the state that currently have no affordable options for health care, such as cancer screenings and treatment .  Medicaid expansion would be a game-changer for these South Dakotans and we can’t wait to share ...

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