SCHEQ 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit Recap
SCHEQ held our 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit Nov 18-19 in greater Atlanta at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia (PCOM) in Suwanee, GA. The theme of this year’s summit was “Black and Hispanic Populations Navigating Lung Cancer: Stepping Stones to Equity.” This theme was chosen because we often hear about the […]
2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit Discussion
Eugene Manley, Jr, PhD, SCHEQ (STEMM & Cancer Health Equity) Founder & CEO, recently spoke with Jill Squire on Episode 36 of the Everything Cancer Podcast. In this conversation we discussed the 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit that will be held at PCOM -Georgia Nov 18-19, 2024. The goal of this summit is to […]
SCHEQ 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit
The 2nd SCHEQ Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit will be held at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia in Suwanee, GA, Nov 18 – Nov 19, 2024. The theme is “Black and Latino Patients Navigating Lung Cancer: Stepping Stones to Equity”. The registration page can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/LCHES Poster Submission page is: […]
SCHEQ Founder Spoke at NCCN Policy Summit on Cancer Workforce Diversity
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Manley, spoke at the National Comprehensive Cacner Network (NCCN) Policy Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cancer Workforce on September 10, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. . His panel discussed way to still achieve DEI in the Cancer Workforce in the face of all of the […]
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 […]
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.
FLASCO 2023 Cancer Disparities & Health Equity Summit Recap
Eugene Manley, Jr., Ph.D., 12/5/2023 This was my first time attending the 3rd Annual Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) Cancer Disparities and Health Equity Summit held at the Diplomat Beach Hotel & Resort in Hollywood, FL on Nov 3-4, 2023. I was invited to attend and speak on behalf of the SCHEQ Foundation by […]
Satcher Health Leadership Institute – Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit: Informing, Educating, and Empowering
November 28, 2023 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM (ET) SCHEQ will be speaking at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) / Morehouse School of Medicine inaugural Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit: Informing, Educating, and Empowering that is sponsored by Genentech. The event will be held at Clark Atlanta University. The goals are to discuss challenges […]