SCHEQ Presenting at Cancer Patient Lab’s Webinar Series about Disparities
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., will be presenting at the Cancer Patient Lab Meeting on Wednesday August 28, 2024 from 12 -1 PM (ET). His webinar will discuss “How disparities and workforce diversity impact cancer patients and caregivers”. He will discuss STEMM access, workforce diversity, cell line diversity, clinical trial diversity, and community engagemetn.
SCHEQ Speaking at NCCN Policy Summit
SCHEQ‘s Founder and CEO will be speaking at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Policy Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cancer Workforce on September 10, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. His panel will be discussing “Maintaining the Committment: Navigating the Policy Landscape to Advance Diversity, Equity, and […]
2024 National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly
August 3, 2024 – August 7, 2024 Start: August 3, 2024 7:30 AM (ET) End: August 7, 2024 1:30 PM (ET) SCHEQ will be attending the 2024 NMA Annual Convention in New York. This year’s theme is – “The Quest for Healthcare Transformation”. The NMA was founded in 1895 and is the oldest association of Black […]
2024 Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) Research Symposium
SCHEQ will be attending the 2024 Rutgers Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) Annual Research Symposium in New Brunswick, NJ at the Rutgers Cancer Institute (CINJ).
SCHEQ Founder accepted for Institute for Nonprofit Practice Core Certificate Program
SCHEQ (STEMM & Cancer Health Equity) Founder and CEO Dr. Eugene Manley, was recently selected to join the 2024 – 2025 cohort of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) New York City Thursdays Core Certificate Program. The INP equips social impact leaders with the skills, networks, and resources to lead and implement change. The Core […]
2nd Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress Recap
The STEMM & Cancer Health Equity (SCHEQ) Foundation participated in the second Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress, that occurred in Atlanta, GA on May 8-9, 2024 at the Westin Peachtree Street Hotel. This conference focused on increasing diversity in clinical trials by bringing together various stakeholders including pharma and biotech companies, clinical trial service providers, […]
ASCO 2024 Annual Meeting
May 31, 2024 – June 4, 2024 Start: May 31, 2024 1:00 PM (CT) End: April 10, 2024 1:00 PM (CT) SCHEQ will be attending the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. This year’s theme is – The Art and Science of Cancer Care: From Comfort to Cure. The ASCO Annual Meeting is one of the largest gatherings […]
Lung Cancer Screening Listening Session at Flint, MI Public Library
Dr. Manley from SCHEQ will be speaking on a panel with Dr. Jamie Studts on May 17, 2024 from 12- 3 PM at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library in Flint, MI as part of the Power Initiative. This is part of the Community Listening Sessions on Lung Cancer Screening that are organized by the Barbara Ann […]
2nd Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress
The 2nd Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress will take place at the Westin Hotel on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It is a great event to learn about community engagement, increasing clinical trial diversity, barriers to trials, and interventions that are successful.
AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) 2024 Annual Meeting Recap
This year the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting was held Apr 5-12, 2024 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. Attendance is approaching pre-pandemic levels again as 22,500 people attended. The theme was “Inspiring Science – Fueling Progress – Revolutionizing Care”. As usual, you needed to plan out your schedule in advance as the exhibit space and conference space was massive. One also needed good walking shoes, as the steps kept coming and coming and coming. That being said, the recap will highlight 4 areas of the meeting.