Name: Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26)
Start: 2026-03-27T07:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-28T07:00:00+00:00
Location: Hyatt Regency Bellevue

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Summit on Cancer Health Disparities (SCHD26)

(12.75 Credits)

Hyatt Regency Bellevue

900 Bellevue Way Northeast, Bellevue, WA, United States

March 27 - March 28, 2026

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Events Starts	Events Ends
March 27, 2026	March 28, 2026

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Agenda

Day 1: Friday, March 27th, 2026

All timings are in Pacific Time (PDT, GMT-07:00) time.

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, & Exhibits (Pre-function Regency E)

08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks (Regency ABCD)

08:15 AM - 09:15 AMSession 1: Prevention and Early Detection Across Populations (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

David Aboulafia, MD

08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening and Low-Dose CT Access

- Hina Khan, MD

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Kaposi Sarcoma & Evolving standards in LMIC and in the US

- David Aboulafia, MD

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

Global Implementation of HPV Screening

- Barbara Goff, MD

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM

Panel Discussion

- Hina Khan, MD; David Aboulafia, MD; Barbara Goff, MD

09:15 AM - 10:15 AMSession 2: Advancing Equity in Precision Oncology (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

09:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Panel Discussion

- Jerald Radich, MD; Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP; Monica Yellowhair, PhD; Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

10:15 AM - 10:30 AMBreak & Exhibits (Foyer and Regency E)

10:30 AM - 11:15 AMSession 3A: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Cancer Screening and Care (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Don Dizon, MD

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion

- Tiffany Go, CPCHE, MPA; Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD; Irene Tamí‑Maury, DMD, DrPH, MSc

10:30 AM - 11:15 AMSession 3B: Oncology Nursing and APP Innovations in Underserved Settings (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Chermaine Wulff, OCN, BSN, RN

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion

- Jaycee Wong, ARNP; Diane Speelman, NP; Faina Spaeth, ARNP; Tracy Ekberg, RN

11:15 AM - 12:15 PMSession 4A: Women’s Cancers: Access, Diagnosis & Survivorship (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Fengting Yan, MD

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion

- Hank Kaplan, MD; Tanya Wahl, MD; Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate; Daniela Buscariollo, MD

11:15 AM - 12:15 PMSession 4B: Oral Abstract Presentations (Non-CME) (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Don Dizon, MD; Martha Mims, MD, PhD

11:15 AM - 11:25 AM

Bridging the Gap in Breast Cancer Screening Disparities for Underserved East Tennessee Women Through a Mobile Mammography Unit Program

- Savannah Allen, MPH

11:25 AM - 11:35 AM

When Asking for Too Much Creates Inequity: Centralized NGS Workflow vs In House BRAF IHC in metastatic Colorectal Cancer

- Nissim Benizri, MD

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM

Deep Learning Model for Prediction of Mutational Profiles Associated with Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) from Peripheral Blood Smears

- Rafaella Litvin, MD

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM

Impact of Structured Psychosocial Intervention on Distress in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial from India

- Nihanthy Sreenath, MD

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

Female sex workers and cervical cancer screening in Kilimanjaro region: Uptake and behavioural determinants. A Community-based cross-sectional study in Health Belief Model perspectives

- Gumbo D. Silas, MPH

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

Characterizing BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Cameroonian breast cancer patients: Efforts towards bridging the genomic gap in Africa

- Kenn Chi Ndi, MD

12:15 PM - 01:00 PMLunch & Exhibits (Foyer and Regency E)

01:00 PM - 01:45 PMSession 5: Pediatric Cancers & Equity in Early-Life Oncology Care (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Eneida Nemecek, MD, MS, MBA

01:00 PM - 01:10 PM

Access to Cancer Care and Clinical Trials for Children, Adolescents & Young Adults

- Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

01:10 PM - 01:20 PM

Equitable Access to Cellular Therapies in Children, Adolescents & Young Adults

- Anurekha Hall, MD

01:20 PM - 01:30 PM

Transition from Childhood to Adult Cancer and Survivorship Care

- Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

01:30 PM - 01:45 PM

Panel Discussion

- Anurekha Hall, MD; Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC; Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

01:00 PM - 02:30 PMResearch Poster Review (Cedar Room)

Session Chair:

David Aboulafia, MD; Ana Maria Lopez, MD; Manish Kohli, MD, MD; Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

01:45 PM - 02:30 PMSession 6A: Innovation in Chemotherapy Education and Communication Tools (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Linda Mach, PharmD; Joyce S Lee, PharmD

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM

Panel Discussion

- Kristin Nicholson, MSN, RN; Joyce S Lee, PharmD; Linda Mach, PharmD

01:45 PM - 02:30 PMSession 6B: Advocacy in Action: Improving Access through Policy and Community Partnerships (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Brian Persing, MD

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM

Panel Discussion

- Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP; Nicole Saint Clair, MD; Jasmine Kamboj, MD

02:30 PM - 02:45 PMBreak & Exhibits (Pre-function & Regency E)

02:45 PM - 03:30 PMSession 7A: Global Oncology: Equity-Driven Innovations (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Jerald Radich, MD

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion

- Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD; Tara Shah, BSN; Cecilia CS Yeung, MD

02:45 PM - 03:30 PMSession 7B: Clinical Trials: Access and Barriers in Marginalized Communities (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Warren Phipps, MD, MPH

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion

- Grzegorz Nowakowski, MD; Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP; Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

03:30 PM - 04:30 PMSession 8: Bispecifics, CAR-T, and Advanced Therapeutics—Bridging the Access Divide (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Karen Ballen, MD

03:30 PM - 03:35 PM

Overview

- Karen Ballen, MD

03:35 PM - 03:45 PM

CAR-T in Academic Settings

- Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD

03:45 PM - 03:55 PM

CAR-T Delivery in Community Settings

- Swathi Namburi, MD

03:55 PM - 04:05 PM

Enrollment Barriers/Transplant Access

- Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

04:05 PM - 04:30 PM

Panel Discussion

- Swathi Namburi, MD; Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD; Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

06:00 PM - 09:00 PMBinaytara Annual Gala (Cedar Room)

Day 2: Saturday, March 28th, 2026

07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast, Registration, & Exhibits (Pre-function & Regency E)

08:00 AM - 09:00 AMSession 9: Leveraging Technology to Advance Cancer Equity (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

08:00 AM - 09:00 AM

Panel Discussion

- Guannan Gong, PhD; Bipul Luitel, PhD; David H. Noyd, MD, MPH

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMSession 10: Implementation Science as a Tool for Systemic Change (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Jin Mou, MD, PhD, MPH; Catherine Duggan, PhD

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Reducing Inequities Through Population Based Genetic Testing - Challenges and Opportunities

- Lesa Dawson, MD

09:10 AM - 09:20 AM

Primary Care in National Cancer Control Plans [in LMICs] – a Gateway to Implement Equitable Cancer Prevention and Care

- Kalina Duncan, DrPH, MPH

09:20 AM - 09:30 AM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Breast Diagnostics: Challenges and Opportunities

- Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM

Scaling Evidence-Based Interventions in Cancer Prevention and Control: Frameworks, Mechanisms, and Strategies

- Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD

09:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

- Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD; Kalina Duncan, DrPH, MPH; Lesa Dawson, MD; Benjamin O. Anderson, MD

10:00 AM - 10:15 AMBreak & Exhibits (Pre-function & Regency E)

10:15 AM - 11:00 AMSession 11A: Rural Cancer Care Delivery & Mobile Infrastructure (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Banu Symington, MD

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

- Wade Swenson, MD; Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

10:15 AM - 11:00 AMSession 11B: Data Equity: Biomarkers, SOGI Data, and Inclusive Registries (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Ana Maria Lopez, MD

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

- Nikita Nikita, MD; Caroline Himbert, PhD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBreak & Exhibits (Pre-function & Regency E)

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Session 12: Impact Pitch: The Binaytara Research Challenge (Regency ABCD)

Catalysts:

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP; Christine Laine, MD; Jerald Radich, MD; Don Dizon, MD

Moderators:

Fengting Yan, MD; Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

12:00 PM - 01:30 PMLunch (Foyer & Regency E) & Poster Abstract Walk (Cedar Room) (Non-CME)

01:30 PM - 02:30 PMSession 13: Impact Pitch: The Binaytara Research Challenge (Regency ABCD)

Catalysts:

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP; Christine Laine, MD; Shailender Bhatia, MD; Jerald Radich, MD; Don Dizon, MD

Moderators:

Fengting Yan, MD; Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

02:30 PM - 02:40 PMBreak & Exhibits (Pre-function & Regency E)

02:40 PM - 03:25 PMSession 14A: Financial, Time Toxicity, and Treatment Abandonment (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Carly Irwin, RN; Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

02:40 PM - 03:25 PM

Panel Discussion

- Robin Yabroff, PhD, MBA; Christopher Su, MD, MPH

02:40 PM - 03:25 PMSession 14B: Youth & Early-Onset Cancer in Underrepresented Populations (Regency FG)

Session Chair:

Rebecca Johnson, MD

02:40 PM - 02:50 PM

Mind the AYA Gap Again: Adversity, Yet Again

- Archie Bleyer, MD

02:50 PM - 03:25 PM

Panel Discussion

- Autumn Park; Anao Zhang, PhD; Archie Bleyer, MD; Pamela Jean Simon, NP

03:25 PM - 04:10 PMSession 15: Innovation in Patient Navigation (Regency ABCD)

Session Chair:

Joseph Rosales, MD

03:25 PM - 04:10 PM

Panel Discussion

- Laura Marquez; Kellie Lee; Dena Hedegaard, MPH

04:10 PM - 04:30 PMClosing Remarks & SCHD27 Preview

Conference Director

Binay Shah, MBBS

Conference Chair

David Aboulafia, MD

Ana Maria Lopez, MD

SKCC, Thomas Jefferson University

Catalyst

Shivaani Kummar, MD, FACP

Oregon Health & Science University

Shailender Bhatia, MD

University of Washington; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Jerald Radich, MD

Fred Hutch

Christine Laine, MD

Planning Committee

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

UC Davis Health

Marc R. Matrana, MD

Ochsner Health

Jorge E Cortes, MD

Archie Rich, Other

LawMD, Chartered Law Firm

Siddhartha Yadav, MD

Mayo Clinic

Mark Daniel Pegram, MD

Stanford University

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Eneida Nemecek, MD, MBA, MS

Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Abstract Chair

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Don Dizon, MD

Abstract Committee

Cecilia CS Yeung, MD

FHCRC

Swapna Thota, MD

UTHSC- Memphis

Tianhong Li, MD, PhD

UC Davis Health

Karen Ballen, MD

University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center

Session Chair

Linda Mach, PharmD

Christopher Li, MD, PhD

Chermaine Wulff, BSN, OCN, RN

Valley Medical Center

Brian Persing, MD

Warren Phipps, MD, MPH

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Joseph Rosales, MD

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Rebecca Johnson, MD

Jin Mou, MD, MPH, PhD

Binaytara

Catherine Duggan, PhD

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Joyce S Lee, PharmD

University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carly Irwin, RN

Banu Symington, MD

Manish Kohli, MD, MD

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

Moderator

Fengting Yan, MD

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Siddhartha Devarakonda, MD

Swedish/Providence

Topic Presenter

Bipul Luitel, PhD

Binaytara

Nandita Khera, MD, MPH

Swathi Namburi, MD

Swedish Cancer Institute

Christopher Su, MD, MPH

Hiba Khan, MD, MPH

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Guannan Gong, PhD

Yale University

Melinda Ann Biernacki, MD

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Dena Hedegaard, MPH

Floyd and Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason

Laura Marquez

Kellie Lee

Archie Bleyer, MD

David H. Noyd, MD, MPH

Seattle Children’s /Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Nikita Nikita, MD

Thomas Jefferson University

Wade Swenson, MD

Caroline Himbert, PhD

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Anusiyanthan Mariampillai, MD

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Robin Yabroff, MBA, PhD

Panelist

Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP

Tempus AI

Hina Khan, MD

Monica Yellowhair, PhD

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Barbara Goff, MD

University of Washington

Pamela Jean Simon, NP

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

Faculty

Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, PhD

The George Washington University

Diane Mapes, Patient Advocate

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Anurekha Hall, MD

Seattle Children's Hospital

Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Kristin Nicholson, MSN, RN

Benjamin O. Anderson, MD, FACS

Lisa Marie Force, MD, MPH

Tanya Wahl, MD

Providence Swedish Cancer Institute

Mortuma Murry, DNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Kalina Duncan, MPH, DrPH

Shashank Cingam, MD

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Feist Weiller

Jaycee Wong, ARNP

Diane Speelman, NP

Kaiser Permanente Washington

Ayokunle Olanrewaju, PhD

Lesa Dawson, MD

Autumn Park

Anao Zhang, PhD

Tara Shah, BSN

Binaytara

Tiffany Go, MPA, CPCHE

Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Nicole Saint Clair, MD

Faina Spaeth, ARNP

Kaiser Permanente Washington

Prajakta Adsul, MPH, PhD, MBBS

Grzegorz Nowakowski, MD

Daniela Buscariollo, MD

Swedish Cancer Institute

Tracy Ekberg, RN

Jasmine Kamboj, MD

Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Hank G Kaplan, MD

Department of Medical Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

Staff

Hemanta Neupane, MPH

Binaytara

Audrey Kerby

Prity Lata Chakraborty, MPH

Binaytara

Bhawana Srivastava, MBA

Binayatara

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