Join us for this half-day forum aimed at strengthening lung cancer screening programs, building sustainable systems, and improving collaboration among partners statewide. We'll share best practices in patient management, referrals and shared decision-making, stigma-free communications and more. This event is FREE and will include continuing education credits.
Agenda
7 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
7:30 a.m. Welcome, Nevada’s Lung Cancer Burden
Kayla Ramsey, Cari Herington and Dr. Chivonne Harrigal, Cancer Care Specialists
8 a.m. Lung Cancer Survivor speaker
8:20 a.m. Lung Cancer Screening in Nevada
- Get an overview of existing efforts to improve lung cancer screening including the Nevada Cancer Plan, lung screening toolkit, outreach events, QUILS project, and more.
8:45 a.m. Best Practices in Lung Cancer Screening
- Dr. Vishisht Mehta, Lung Center of Nevada & Dr. Kathleen Graham, Renown Health
- Patient identification, referral pathways and coordination, shared decision-making, patient management and follow-up, and peer discussion.
10 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Building Cessation into your Efforts
10:40 a.m.Using Stigma-Free Communications
- Jamie L. Studts, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
11:15 a.m. Community Outreach to Drive Awareness
- Dr. Kara Kikuchi, Center for HOPE, Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Improving patient reach and engagement.
11:45 a.m.Building Bridges and Working Together
- Jennifer Knight, DrPh, University of Kentucky
12:15 p.m.Putting it all Together to Increase Lung Cancer Screening
- Dr. Chivonne Harrigal