Summit Agenda

10:00 – 10:05 AM EDT

WELCOME

• Miriam Atkins, MD, FACP, CPAN Medical Co-Chair, Augusta Oncology
• Rose Gerber, MS, Director of Patient Advocacy & Education, COA
• Harsha Vyas, MD, FACP, CPAN Medical Co-Chair, Cancer Center of Middle Georgia

10:05 – 10:45 AM EDT

HOW DO WE DEFINE QUALITY CANCER CARE?

• Bo Gamble, Director of Quality & Value, COA

10:45 – 11:30 AM EDT

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF DISPARITIES & SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON CANCER CARE

• Mary Kruczynski, Director of Development & Strategic Initiatives, COA
• Alti Rahman, MHA/MBA, CSSBB, Practice Administrator, Oncology Consultants
• Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN Executive Director of Clinical Strategy, Oncology Consultants

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

BIOSIMILARS: WHAT PATIENTS NEED TO KNOW

• E. Randolph “Randy” Broun, MD, Oncology Hematology Care, Inc.
• Rachel Saks, MSS, LSW, OSW-C, Senior Director, Education, Cancer Support Community

12:00 – 12:45 PM EDT

FEDERAL CANCER CARE POLICY: UPDATES FROM CAPITOL HILL

• Miriam Atkins, MD, FACP, CPAN Medical Co-Chair, Augusta Oncology
• Ted Okon, Executive Director, COA
• Harsha Vyas, MD, FACP, CPAN Medical Co-Chair, Cancer Center of Middle Georgia

12:45 – 1:30 PM EDT

LUNCH BREAK

1:30 – 2:00 PM EDT

Making it Local: How States are Reforming Cancer Policy

• Nick Ferreyros, Managing Director of Policy, Advocacy & Communications, COA
• James Lee, Senior Manager, State Regulation & Policy, COA

2:00 – 2:30 PM EDT

HOW TO ENGAGE PATIENTS & PHYSICIANS AS ADVOCATES

• Chelsea Klock, RN, OCN, CPAN Chapter Advocacy Leader, Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
• Lisa Poiry, RN, OCN, EMR Coordinator, CPAN Chapter Advocacy Leader, Fort Wayne Medical Oncology & Hematology

2:30 PM EDT

CLOSING REMARKS

• Rose Gerber, MS, Director of Patient Advocacy & Education, COA