Webinar: Recognizing and Addressing American Indian / Alaska Native Disparities in Cancer Care

Join navigators from the Northwest Navigator Network, Arizona Local Navigator Network, and ThriveNV Oncology Navigation Network for this educational session sponsored by Pfizer.

Guest speaker: Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH, OPN-CG

Linda Burhansstipanov, (Cherokee Nation) has worked in public health since 1971. She taught at universities for 18 years (California State University Long Beach and UCLA). She developed and implemented the Native American Cancer Research Program at the National Cancer Institute from 1989-1993. She worked at the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver for 5 years before founding Native American Cancer Research Corporation (non-profit). She also is the President of Native American Cancer Initiatives, Incorporated (minority woman's for-profit). She is the principal investigator and subcontractor for >3 NIH grants and PI for a NIMHD 2017 Phase I SBIR to develop a tablet app to evaluate Patient Navigation Services. She also is on the NIMHD Scientific Advisory Council. She serves on multiple federal advisory boards. She has over 125 peer-reviewed publications, of which most address Native American cancer, genetics, CBPR, evaluation, patient navigation, survivorship, public health and data issues. She currently serves as a co-chair of the National Navigation Roundtable's Workforce Development Task Group.

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