Agenda

TimeSession
8:15 – 8:30 am
(P12-210/211)
Welcome
Cathy Bradley, PhD, Colorado School of Public Health
8:30 – 9:15 am
(P12-210/211)
Keynote – From Pain to Purpose: The Power of Advocacy and the Patient Voice
Paula Chambers Raney, Fight Colorectal Cancer
9:15 – 10 am
(P12-210/211)
Federal & State Policy Updates: Understanding the Colorado Budget & Policy Landscape
Meghna Patta, MPH, CDPHE
Tasha Moses, MPA Strategic Management Services & Solutions
10 – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 – 11 am
3 Breakout Options
Rural Health: Cancer’s Story Along the Silver Thread Scenic & Historic Byway
Joni Adelman, DNP, MPH Silver Thread Public District (P12-210/211)
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Apprenticeships: Innovative Partnerships Lyndie Kenlon and Kayla Cibic, MPH Trailhead Institute (P12-2007)
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Lung Cancer: A Hike Through the Mountains, Valleys, and Plains of Colorado’s Lung Cancer Burden
Jamie Studts, PhD CU School of Medicine (P12-2002)
11 – 11:45 am
(P12-210/211)
Cancer Data: Cancer Screening in Colorado
John Arend, MPH, CDPHE
Dennis Wright II, MPH, CDPHE
11:45 – 1:15 pm Lunch / Exhibitors / Networking
1:15 – 2 pm
(P12-210/211)
2026 – 2030 Cancer Plan Interactive Session
2 – 2:45 pm
3 Breakout Options
Patient Navigation Jennaya Colons, PTA HighRoots Wellness, Elsa Staples, MPH CU SPH, Patricia Valverde, PhD MPH CU SPH (P12-210/211)
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Genetics & Family History: Hereditary Cancer Genetics, Cancer Prevention, and Surveillance
Kayla Ruiz, MS CommonSpirit & Kelsie Weigandt, MS, CGC St. Anthony (P12-2002)
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Current Research Initiatives
Exercise interventions to improve Quality of Life in cancer survivors Heather Leach, PhD, Colorado State University
Improving the Sleep of Cancer Patients in Colorado Benjamin Brewer, PsyD, CU School of Medicine
Psychedelics in cancer survivorship: A Long Strange Trip Stacy Fischer, MD, CU School of Medicine (P12-2007)
2:45 – 3 pmBreak
3 – 3:45 pm
3 Breakout Options
Caregiving
Peak wellness: How nature, physical activity and community help people heal from cancer’s challenges Dan Miller, JD Live by Living
Stronger Together: Supporting Partners and Caregivers in Cancer Care Lauren Zimmaro, PhD CU School of Medicine (P12-210/211)
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Pediatrics / AYA
Joan Slaughter, The Morgan Adams Foundation
Erica Berge, LCSW HCA HealthOne Rocky Mountain Children’s
Kelly Maloney, MD Children’s Hospital Colorado (P12-2002)
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CRC Screening Panel
Buttsavers – Super Size It! Hans Elzinga, MD Salud Family Health
Screening and Prevention Priority : Colon Cancer Ashley Wilson, MPH, Archuleta County Public Health Department
Colorectal Cancer Screening – Fit Kit vs Cologuard Lanie Heinz Sunrise Community Health (P12-2007)
3:45 – 4 pm
(P12-210/211)
Closing Michele Shimomura, MS Trailhead Institute