Cancer Disparities Symposium Agenda

Thursday, March 4, 2021 All times are in EST
12:00pm	Welcome and Introduction Stanton L. Gerson, MD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University Jennifer Cullen, PhD, MPH, Conference Co-Director Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University Erika Trapl, PhD, Conference Co-Director Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
12:15-1:45	SESSION I: COVID-19 & Cancer Disparities "When COVID-19 Meets Cancer: Disparities and Death" Nathan Berger, MD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University "COVID-19 Vaccination Ethnic Disparities & Impact on Health Outcomes" Greg Hall, MD VitaCode, LLC/NEOMED/Case Western Reserve University Panel Discussion Nate Berger, MD; Greg Hall, MD; Fredrick R. Schumacher, PhD, MPH
1:45-2:00	Break
2:00-3:00	Community Keynote Address "A Partnership Between Community and Academic Oncology: Opportunities & Challenges" Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, MS National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health
3:00-3:15	Break
3:15-4:35	SESSION II: Improving the Participation of Minority and Underserved Populations in Cancer Clinical Trials "A Painful Past, a Hopeful Future" Kim Sanders Cleveland Clinic "Building Trust for Equitable Enrollment to Cancer Treatment Trials: The Provider's Role" Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/ Cleveland Clinic Panel Discussion Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD; Kim Sanders; Valerie Vinson
4:35-5:45	Poster Session

Friday, March 5, 2021 All times are in EST
8:15-8:30am	Welcome and Second Day Kick-off J. Alan Diehl, PhD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
8:30-10:00	SESSION III: Interplay of Biology and Social Determinants of Cancer Disparities "Interplay of Biology and Social Determinants of Cancer Disparities" Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University "Risk Factor Constellations in Cancer Disparities Research" Johnie Rose, MD, PhD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University "Racial Disparities in Endometrial Cancer" Stefanie Avril, MD Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Panel Discussion Johnie Rose, MD, PhD; Stefanie Avril, MD
10:00-10:15	Break
10:15-11:30	SESSION IV: A Common Reading In-depth discussion of "Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care" by Dayna Bowen Matthew
11:30am-12:00pm	Lunch Break
12:00-1:00	Scientific Keynote Address "Cancer Control and Health Disparities in the 21st Century" Otis W. Brawley, MD Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
1:00-1:15	Break
1:15-2:45	SESSION V: The Physical, Emotional and Financial Pains of Cancer "Disparities in Cancer" Kevin Conwell Cleveland City Council "Understanding Disparities in Cancer Pain Management" Tiffany Onger, MD Cleveland Clinic "Financial Hardship Among Cancer Survivors in the United States" Robin Yabroff, PhD American Cancer Society Panel Discussion Kevin Conwell; Tiffany Onger, MD; Robin Yabroff, PhD
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-4:30	SESSION VI: Wrap-Up: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward Panel Discussion Otis W. Brawley, MD; Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH; Frances Mills; Kim Rhoads, MD, MS, MPH