Nevada Cancer Control Summit
Carpenters International Training Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
August 27, 2025
The Nevada Cancer Control Summit is a statewide conference featuring sessions on topics across the cancer continuum. It brings together physicians, nurses, advocates, survivors, administrators, and more to share cutting-edge information, update practitioners on the latest topics in cancer control, and strengthen the coalition to further cancer control efforts in Nevada.
The Summit offers continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, cancer registry professionals, and oftentimes credits for other specialty areas.
2025 AGENDA
| Main Room | Breakout | |
|---|---|---|
| 7-8 a.m. | Breakfast and Exhibits | |
| 8-9 a.m. | Unfiltered: Honest Conversations About Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults A panel discussion with members from the Candlelighters Nevada Young Adult Advisory Council. | |
| 9:05-9:50 a.m. | Stretch Break From Strategy to Action: Putting Nevada’s Cancer Plan to Work Cari Herington and Kristen Hackbarth, NCC | |
| 9:50-10:10 a.m. | Break & Exhibits | |
| 10:10-11:10 a.m. | Prevention and Early Detection Lightning Round Community Engagement to Increase Breast Cancer Screening, B&A Entertainment Services | |
| 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Yes You Can! Motivational Interviewing for the Healthcare Team This workshop will help you encourage behavior change for prevention, early detection, and beyond. Mary Minten, PhD, MFT, CST-S, New Leaf Counseling and Consulting | |
| 12:15-1:15 p.m. | Lunch, Awards & Exhibits | |
| 1:15-2:15 p.m. | Lung Cancer Screening: Building a Program and Making it Successful Learn how to identify candidates for lung cancer screening, cut stigma from the conversation, make a smooth referral, and ensure it happens year after year. Dr. Vishisht Mehta, Director of Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Center of Nevada/Comprehensive Cancer Centers | Recognizing the Signs of Cancer in Children and Adolescents Dr. Joseph Lasky, Medical Director, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation |
| 2:15-2:30 p.m. | Break & Exhibits | |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | The Conversations Survivors Really Want to Have A discussion on death and dying, advance care planning, mental health, cognitive loss, fertility treatments and sexual health, and more. Dr. Samantha Siegel, Director of Cancer Survivorship, Kaiser San Francisco, Co-Director PCP-ONC CARES Program | Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers: Screening and Early Detection Dr. Sonal S. Shah, DDS FAAOMP, Associate Professor of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 3:35-4:15 p.m. | Poster Session Presentations | |
| 4:15-6 p.m. | Networking Reception & Poster Session |
REGISTRATION
CME AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
CME Accreditation and Designation
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 the Nevada Cancer Coalition. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to providing continuing medical education in physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Credit
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 5.75 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 129894-1.
An application has been submitted to the National Cancer Registrars Association. Determination of credit is pending.
The NCRA Program Recognition Committee has determined “2025 Nevada Cancer Control Summit” program supports 5.75 CEIP hours of which 0 hours meet the Category A requirement. This program has been assigned the following event number: 2025-181IP.
HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION & PARKING
ACCOMMODATIONS
The conference room block is closed. If you need accommodations, nearby hotels are:
tru Hilton
6862 Gilespie Street
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Homewood Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Airport
230 Hidden Well Rd
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119
TRANSPORTATION
If you are flying to Las Vegas for the Summit and staying at the tru Hilton or Homewood Suites noted above, you may not need a rental car. Alternatives to consider:
- Rideshare to/from the airport. You can walk from the hotel to the conference (it's across the parking lot).
- Ride the shuttle from the airport to the Las Vegas Car Rental Center and walk about .6 miles from the center to the hotel.
PARKING
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 here.