The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is hosting an #NCCNPolicy Summit on the successes and challenges of the landmark 21st Century Cures Act legislation and its impact on the oncology ecosystem.
What:
Free, live webinar featuring a diverse group of experts who will explore the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act on patients’ access to high-quality cancer care, the implementation of the Cures Act to date, remaining gaps and challenges of the legislation, and a prospective look at Cures 2.0. The discussion will address accelerating access to innovation, advancing patient centric cancer care, and the impact of health information technology and interoperability.
When:
Wednesday, June 10, 12:30 – 4:30 pm ET
Featuring a conversation between:
Introduction:
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Moderator:
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Robert W. Carlson, MD, Chief Executive Officer NCCN |
Clifford Goodman, PhD, Senior Vice President The Lewin Group |
Presentations, Fireside Chat, and Keynote:
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Jeff Allen, PhD President & CEO Friends of Cancer Research
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Don Rucker, MD, MBA, MS National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)
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Ronald Walters, MD, MBA, MHA, MS NCCN Board Chair & Breast Medical Oncologist Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Panel Members:
Jenny Ahlstrom Multiple Myeloma Patient & Founder CrowdCare Foundation
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Clay Alspach, JD Principal Leavitt Partners
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Anobel Odisho, MD, MPH Urologist, Clinical Informatics Lead UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovations UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Susan Stiles, MHA, MBA, FACHE Oncology Business Unit Executive Cerner Corporation
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Media can contact Rachel Darwin at darwin@nccn.org with any questions. Visit NCCN.org/policy for the full agenda, and join the conversation online with the hashtag #NCCNPolicy.
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About the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care so patients can live better lives. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) provide transparent, evidence-based, expert consensus recommendations for cancer treatment, prevention, and supportive services; they are the recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer management and the most thorough and frequently-updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients® provide expert cancer treatment information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through support from the NCCN Foundation®. NCCN also advances continuing education, global initiatives, policy, and research collaboration and publication in oncology. Visit NCCN.org for more information and follow NCCN on Facebook @NCCNorg, Instagram @NCCNorg and Twitter @NCCN.