5th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Challenges in Cancer Care for Rural Communities

Milwaukee, WI US
April 25, 2025

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Researchers and Allied Health Professionals. 

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Identify current evidence-based practice guidelines for topic areas presented. 
  • Identify currently available clinical trials for potential enrollment to benefit their patients. 
  • Learners will contribute to recommendations for incorporation of techniques to increase access to quality care and increase enrollment in cancer clinical trials. 
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Dan Bullock
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-4617
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 3.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
01/30/2025
Course expires: 
07/24/2025
Event starts: 
04/25/2025 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/25/2025 - 11:45am CDT
Cost:
$0.00
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AGENDA

7:00 – 7:55 am             Breakfast/View Exhibits/Check-in

 7:55 - 8:00 am            Introduction, Sailaja Kamaraju, MD, MS
 
8:00 – 8:35 am             Rural Cancer Care: Navigating Disparities and Making It Work, Gary Puckrein, PhD

8:35 – 9:10 am             Delivering Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes in Diverse Populations, Gabrielle Rocque, MD

9:10 – 9:45 am             Building Community Trust to Address Rural Screening Disparities, Corina Norrbom, MD

9:45 – 10:00 am            Break
                                                
10:00 – 10:35 am         Modifying Health Behaviors to Address Rural Cancer Survivorship Inequities, Kelly Hirko, PhD, MPH

10:35 – 11:10 am         Rural Cancer Care, Daniel Nikcevich, MD, PhD

11:10 – 11:45 am         Medical Financial Hardship Among Cancer Survivors in the United States, Robin Yabroff, PhD                 

11:45 am                       Adjourn
                                               
Italian Community Center
631 E. Chicago Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
United States
Activity Director:
Sailaja Kamaraju, MD, MS
 
Planning Committee:
Adrienne Cobb, MD, MS
Chandler Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO
Melinda Stolley, PhD
 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

 
Kelly Hirko, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
 
Daniel Nikcevich, MD, PhD
Hematology ONcology
Essentia Health - Duluth
 
Corina Norrbom, MD
Assistant Professor
Co-Director, Physician in the Community
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Gary Puckrein, PhD
President & CEO
National Minority Quality Forum
 
Robin Yabroff, PhD, MBA
American Cancer Society
 

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed:

Gabrielle Rocque, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology Oncology/Geriatrics & Palliative Care
University of Alabama at Birmingham
 
Name
Company
Role
Gabrielle Rocque, MD
Daiichi Sankyo
Gilead
Pfizer
Research Funding
Consultant, Speaker, Research
Consultant, Researcher
 
 
 

 

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 3.50 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Available Credit

  • 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 3.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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