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The Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) established the OCS Director’s Series webinars in 2021 as part of the commemoration of the office’s 25th anniversary. Today, these webinars serve as an avenue for promoting a better understanding of the unique needs of the growing population of cancer survivors. Each webinar focuses on research that examines and addresses the long- and short-term physical, psychological, social, and economic effects of cancer and its treatment among pediatric and adult survivors of cancer and their families.

Upcoming Events

September 27, 2022: Cardio-oncology: Collaborating to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Survivors

Speakers

Eric Chow, MD, MPH, Associate Professor Clinical Research and Public Health Sciences Divisions Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, Director of Cardio-Oncology and Assistant Professor Medical College of Wisconsin

Past Events

June 7, 2022: Biopsychosocial Factors and Cancer: Impact on the Tumor Immune Microenvironment

Speaker

Guillermo N. Armaiz-Peña, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Puerto Rico Member, Division of Cancer Biology and Women’s Health, Ponce Research Institute, Puerto Rico

May 10, 2022: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Survivors

Speaker

Kyle Orwig, PhD, Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

April 26, 2022: Revisiting the IOM Report “Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs”

Speaker

Patricia A. Ganz, MD, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Schools of Public Health & Medicine, Associate Director for Population Science Research, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 22, 2022: Using Technology to Improve Supportive Care for Cancer Survivors and Their Family Caregivers

Speaker

Lixin Song, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Scholar, School of Nursing and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

February 15, 2022: Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Survivors: Studies on Prostate Cancer in Gay and Bisexual Men

Speaker

B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH, LP, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

January 25, 2022: Missed Opportunities for Supportive Care across the Cancer Care Continuum in Malawi: Perspectives from Survivors of Lymphoma and Breast Cancer

Speaker

Stephen Kimani, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

December 1-3, 2021: Cancer-related Emergency and Urgent Care: Prevention, Management, and Care Coordination

November 30, 2021: Smoking Behaviors among Cancer Survivors: Challenges and Opportunities for Tobacco Treatment

Speaker

Hermine Poghosyan, PhD, MPH, BSN, Visiting Associate Professor, Yale University School of Nursing

October 26, 2021: Involving Family Caregivers in Cancer Survivorship Care: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Speaker

Hoda Badr, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Leader, Cancer Prevention and Population Science Program, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center  

September 21, 2021: Cancer Survivorship Healthcare Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities Integrating Primary Care

Speaker

Shawna Hudson, PhD, Professor, Research Division Chief and Henry Rutgers Chair of Family Medicine and Community Health Director, Center Advancing Research and Evaluation for Patient-Centered Care (CARE-PC) Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Co-Director of Community Engagement, NJ Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey