Third Annual Preventing and Controlling Cancer Workshop: Partnering to Understand Cancer Risk and Survivorship

Join ASU College of Health Solutions Cancer Prevention and Control Translational Team for a one-day, in-person workshop featuring new research and community support efforts by Arizona leaders who share a common interest in preventing and controlling cancer. The goal of this workshop is to enhance community connections, research collaborations and student engagement that aim to ultimately improve cancer prevention and control.

General registration is $10. Students, speakers and Cancer Prevention and Control Translational Team members attend for free but must register. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Parking validation will be provided for attendees who are not based on the Downtown Phoenix campus.

• 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. — Registration open and coffee
• 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. — Welcome by Cancer Prevention and Control Translational Team co-leads
  • Dorothy D. Sears, PhD, professor, ASU College of Health Solutions
  • Alexis Koskan, PhD, assistant professor, ASU College of Health Solutions
• 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. — Care Advocate for Pediatric Cancer Patients and Their Families
  • Lorraine Tallman, CEO and founder at Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels
• 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. — Morning keynote presentation: “Harmony and Knowledge: Bridging Community Wisdom and Clinical and Academic Expertise”
  • Priscilla R. Sanderson, PhD, professor of health sciences, College of Health and Human Services, Northern Arizona University
• 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. — Break and student poster viewing
• 10:40 a.m.-11:40 a.m. — Lightning round presentations by ASU and Mayo Clinic faculty and community leaders
• 11:40 a.m.-12 p.m. — Break and student poster viewing or information and resources tables
• 12 p.m. — Lunch begins
• 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. — Lunchtime keynote presentation: “Advancing Health Equity for Liver Disease Prevention and Treatment in Arizona”
  • David Garcia, PhD, FACSM, associate professor, health promotion sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona; director, Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud
• 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m. — Break and student research poster viewing
• 1:15 p.m.-1:50 p.m. — Round table discussions about future collaborations
• 1:50 p.m.-2 p.m. — Wrap-up and conference evaluation