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
Register for FREE
Exhibit
Location and Accommodations
The forum is at the Carpenters International Training Center located at 212 Carpenters Union Way, just south of the airport and off the 215. Parking is available in the IBC Parking Garage, located next to the training center. For Waze/Driving directions, use 6750 La Cienega Street as the destination address to be mapped to the parking garage. The conference will be in the West Building, second floor. Access the map.
If you are flying in just for the day and don't want to Uber, you can ride the free shuttle to the Las Vegas Car Rental Center and walk about a half mile (15 minutes) to the venue.
A room block is available at the hotel next door to the venue:
TRU by Hilton Las Vegas Airport
6862 Gilespie St, Las Vegas, NV 89119
To make a room reservation please contact:
Teresa.Greenbaum2@Hilton.com
ph: 702-213-8300
Room rate $129 per night, plus tax, includes complimentary breakfast, parking shuttle service to and from the airport, Wi-Fi and no resort fees.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Nevada Cancer Coalition. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.