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6th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium

Milwaukee, WI US
September 11, 2026

The Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium is a half-day educational event focused on addressing pressing topics in symptom monitoring, patient-reported outcomes, survivorship, equity and more. 

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 symptom monitoring, symptom burden, and strategies to improve cancer outcomes
  • Evaluate clinical trials that reduce symptom burden. 
  • Attendees will be able to apply telehealth models, standardized PRO workflows, and examples of real-time triage pathways. 
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Dan Bullock
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-4617
Email: 
[email protected]

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 3.75 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
07/08/2026
Course expires: 
10/26/2026
Event starts: 
09/11/2026 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/11/2026 - 11:55am CDT
Cost:
$0.00
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7:00 – 7:55 a.m.  | Breakfast/Check-In/View Exhibits

7:55 – 8:00 a.m.  | Opening Remarks, Gustavo W. Leone, PhD

8:05 – 8:10 a.m.  | Introduction

8:10 – 8:45 a.m.  | Workflow Integration: Making PROs Work in Busy Clinical Settings, Amy I. Laughlin, MD, MSHP

8:45 – 9:20 a.m.  | Bridging Survivorship and Symptom Monitoring: Building Sustainable Systems of Care Across the Care Journey, Anne Blaes

9:20 – 9:55 a.m.  | Amplifying the Patient Voice: Symptom Evaluations and Interventions for All Communities, Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, MD

9:55 – 10:10 a.m.  | Break

10:10 – 10:45 a.m.  |Seen and Heard: Addressing Racial Disparities in Toxicity and Symptom Monitoring, Tarah Ballinger, MD

10:45 – 11:20 a.m.  | Leveraging Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve the Quality of Survivorship Care, Heather Neuman, MD

11:20 – 11:55 a.m.  | The Science of Symptom Reporting: Designing Measures That Work for Patients, Kathryn Flynn, PhD

11:55 a.m. – Noon | Closing Remarks/Adjourn

 

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

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. 

  • Amy Laughlin, MD
  • Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, MD
  • Sailaja Kamaraju, MD
  • Chandler Cortina, MD
 
 
Name
Company
Role
Tarah Ballinger, MD
Novartis
AstraZeneca
Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
Kathyrn Flynn, PhDNovartisConsultant
   

 

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 3.75 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 3.75 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Available Credit

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

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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