Join the Iowa Cancer Consortium’s Research and Clinical Trials Workgroup for a virtual roundtable. This FREE session is open to everyone and may especially be applicable to research administrators and coordinators; healthcare providers and administrators; public health practitioners; survivors; advocates; and anyone else with an interest in cancer clinical trials and health equity.

Speakers:

Carmen E. Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E., F.A.C.P.

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor

Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine

Associate Director of Diversity and Outreach, Abramson Cancer Center

University of Pennsylvania

William Schpero, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Division of Health Policy and Economics

Department of Population Health Sciences

Co-Associate Director for Research

Cornell Center for Health Equity

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College

Cornell University

Speaker bios can be found here.

Participants will learn to:

• Design and develop strategies to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in cancer clinical trials.
• Examine the role of Medicaid in addressing barriers to clinical trial participation.

Questions: Please contact Powell@canceriowa.org