3nd Annual
Preventing and Controlling Cancer Workshop:
Partnering to Understand Cancer Risk and Survivorship
Join ASU's 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.
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: E+I @850PBC - 850 N. 5th St., Ste 130, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Lunch and beverages will be provided.
Parking validation will be provided for attendees who are not based on the ASU Downtown Campus.
General registration is $10, and students, speakers and CPC TT members attend for free (but must register)
Workshop Agenda
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Registration open, coffee
9:00-9:30 a.m.
Welcome by Cancer Prevention & 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
9:30-10:00 a.m.
Care Advocate for Pediatric Cancer Patients and Their Families
Lorraine Tallman, CEO/Founder at Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Morning Keynote Presentation
Priscilla R Sanderson PhD, Professor of Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Services. Northern Arizona University
"Harmony and Knowledge: Bridging Community Wisdom and Clinical and Academic Expertise"
10:30-10:40 a.m.
Break & Student Posters
10:40-11:40 a.m.
Lightning Round Presentations
11:40 a.m.-Noon
Break & Student Posters or / and Information / Resources Table Session
12:00 p.m.
Lunch Begins
12:30-1:00 p.m.
Lunchtime Keynote Presentation
David Garcia PhD, FACSM, Associate Professor, Health Promotion Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Director, Nosotros Comprometidos A Su Salud
"Advancing Health Equity for Liver Disease Prevention and Treatment in Arizona"
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Student Research Poster Presentations
1:15-1:50 p.m.
Round Table Discussions about Future Collaborations