Cancer Centers Survivorship Research Forum 2025

Welcome to the 3rd Biennial Cancer Centers Survivorship Research Forum!

Join us for the 3rd Biennial national Cancer Centers Survivorship Research Forum, this year hosted by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Join us to learn about and discuss all aspects of research aimed at improving the care and wellbeing of cancer survivors. This in-person event is your opportunity to hear from top researchers, share insights, and network with peers.

At the Cancer Centers Survivorship Research Forum, expect engaging panel discussions, informative presentations, structured breakouts and networking sessions. This event will focus on those who lead and develop research on cancer survivors, including physicians, researchers, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, and other allied health who contribute to cancer survivorship research.

The draft agenda, including sessions, topics & speakers is included below though this is subject to change. The agenda will be updated as speakers' availablity is confirmed. Please note the event will take place from 9am to 7pm on Day 1 and 7am to 3pm on Day 2.

Info: Opening Lecture: Cancer Survivorship Research: Progress to Date and Gaps
+ Panel Following
Moderator: Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/ DFCI)
Speaker/Panelist: Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH (DFCI)
Panel:
1. Patricia A. Ganz, MD (UCLA Health)
2. K. Scott Baker, MD, MS (Fred Hutch Cancer Center)
3. Marquita Lewis-Thames, PhD (Northwestern Medicine)

Info: Moderators and Speakers
Co-Moderators: Anne Blaes, MD & Archana Radhakrishnan, MD, MHS
Speakers:
1. Erin E. Hahn, PhD, MPH (Dept. of Research & Evaluation, Southern California/Kaiser): Challenges and opportunities in transitioning cancer survivors to primary care settings

2. Speaker TBD: Health system level interventions and financial strategies to facilitate multidisciplinary, multispecialty expert care for people with cancer

3. Bijal Balasubramanian, M.B.B.S., PhD (UTHealth School of Public Health): Implementation of comprehensive medical care of cancer survivors

Info: Keynote 1: Mitigating Disparities in Cancer Research with a Focus on Cancer Survivorship Speaker TBA

Info: Tables/Topics & Speakers:
1. Project management and building a research team/lab: Stephanie Wheeler, PhD & Kate Dibble, PhD
2. K to R transition: John Salsman, PhD & Marquita Lewis-Thames, PhD
3. Maximizing your social media presence: Narjust Florez, MD & Debra Spoljaric, RN, MSN, CPNP, FNP-C
4. Chat with an NIH PO/ NCI Representative: TBD
5. Negotiating: Lidia Schapira, MD
6. Building cohorts- K. Scott Baker, MD, MS & Rachel Vogel, PhD

Info: Moderators and Speakers:
Moderator: Ann Partridge, MD, MPH (DFCI)
1. Michelle Janelsins, PhD (cognitive science, University of Rochester)
2. Lachelle Weeks, MD, PhD (CHIP & its implications in cancer survivors, DFCI)
3. SPEAKER TBD: (genomic predictors of late & long-term effects of childhood cancer treatment)
Patient advocate perspective: Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship)

Info: 1. Health behaviors: Jennifer Ligibel, MD (DFCI), Nicole Stout, DPT, CLT-LANA, FAPTA (ACS)
2. Self-management and implementation research in cancer survivorship: Stephanie Sohl, PhD (Wake Forest)
3. Navigating transitions in cancer survivorship/ community/supports: Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD (GW Cancer Center)
4. Geriatrics: Enrique Soto Perez de Celis, MD, PhD (University of Colorado)
5. Childhood Cancer Survivors: Tara Henderson, MD, MPH (UChicago)

Info: Co-Moderators: Stephanie Wheeler, PhD (UNC) & Melinda Hsu, MD (Case Western)

Info: Tables/Topics & Speakers:
1. Project management and building a research team/lab: Stephanie Wheeler, PhD & Kate Dibble, PhD
2. K to R transition: John Salsman, PhD & Marquita Lewis-Thames, PhD
3. Maximizing your social media presence: Narjust Florez, MD & Debra Spoljaric, RN, MSN, CPNP, FNP-C
4. Chat with an NIH PO/ NCI Representative: TBD
5. Negotiating: Lidia Schapira, MD
6. Building cohorts- K. Scott Baker, MD, MS & Rachel Vogel, PhD

Info: Recap speaker: Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH (DFCI)
Patient advocate: Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship)

Info: Keynote 2: Harnessing AI for Cancer Survivorship Research and Care; enhancing data for survivorship research and care which could incorporate data linkages Moderator: Eli Van Allen, MD (DFCI)
Speaker: Jeremy Warner, MD (Brown)

Info: Moderator: Shawna Hudson, PhD (Rutgers) & Niharika Dixit, MD (UCSF)

Speakers:
1. Whitney Zahnd, PhD (U. Iowa)- rural health/associated disparities
2. Elizabeth Cathcart-Rake, MD(MAYO): Transgender patient discussion
3. Anne Kirchhoff, PhD, MPH (Utah): AYA Financial hardship/literacies 4. Yamilé Molina, MS, MPH, PhD (Univ. of Illinois): Community-based partnerships and survivorship care

Info: 1. Health behaviors: Jennifer Ligibel, MD (DFCI), Nicole Stout, DPT, CLT-LANA, FAPTA (ACS)
2. Self-management and implementation research in cancer survivorship: Stephanie Sohl, PhD (Wake Forest)
3. Navigating transitions in cancer survivorship/ community/supports: Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD (GW Cancer Center)
4. Geriatrics: Enrique Soto Perez de Celis, MD, PhD (University of Colorado)
5. Childhood Cancer Survivors: Tara Henderson, MD, MPH (UChicago)

Info: Leaders & Topics:
1. Community-Academic Partnerships: Yamilé Molina, MS, MPH, PhD (Univ. of Illinois)
2. APP/Nurse-led Survivorship research: Debra Spoljaric, RN, MSN, CPNP, FNP-C (WashU, Siteman Cancer Center)
3. Patient Advocate table: Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP (National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship)
4. Survivorship/Sexuality: TBD
5. mHealth/digital health implementation: TBD
6. Symptom Science: Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH (Yale)

Info: Moderator: Elad Sharon, MD, MPH (DFCI)
1. Patient reported outcome measures: challenges and opportunities in implementation: Claire Snyder, PhD (Johns Hopkins)
2. Cohort studies of cancer survivors: Darryl Leong, PhD (Mc Master)
3. Childhood Cancer Survivor study: Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE (St. Jude)
4. Quality and value considerations in cancer survivorship care: Helen Parsons(Minnesota)

Info: Moderator: Robin Yarbroff, PhD, MBA (ACS) Speakers TBD

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, United States