2024 Annual Meeting Agenda
Day 1 Sunday, February 4, 2024
Time
Session & Speaker
12:30pm - 12:45pm
Welcome, Introductory Remarks & Marsha Fountain Award Ceremony
12:45pm - 1:15pm
ACE Fellowship Capstone Candidate Presentations
Caitlin Campbell, Director of Operations & Strategy, Allina Health Cancer Institute at Allina Health
Broc Pollinger, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, Manager of Patient Support Services and Independent Consultant
Session Moderator: Mark Liu, Mount Sinai Health System
1:20pm - 1:50pm
Health Equity
Robin Yabroff, Scientific Vice President, Health Services Research, American Cancer Society
Session Moderator: Vanessa Bramble, MS, MBA, FACHE, CRA, RT (R)(M), Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
1:55pm - 2:25pm
Implementation of APP Subspecialty Clinics to Increase Patient Throughput, Surgical Yield, and Surveillance Practices: A Case Study in Cancer Care Teams
Rebecca J. Davis, FACHE, Engagement Manager at Chartis Oncology Solutions
Session Moderator: Rebecca Stephens, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center
AI and EMR Integration
Jian Bian, Ph.D, Professor and Division Director of Biomedical Informatics; Chief Data Scientist and Chief Research Information Officer, University of Florida Health
Session Moderator: Warren Smedley, The Kinetix Group
2:30pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:20pm
Networking Break
3:25pm - 3:55pm
Building a Quality Improvement Structure to Drive Sustainable Outcomes
Debbie Fernandez, Director of Quality Oncology Service Line, University of Kansas Cancer Center
Session Moderator: Jessica Wolff, Director Oncology Service Lines, UMC Health Systems
4:00pm - 4:30pm
eHealth Technologies Platinum Sponsorship Session: 4 Ways to Improve Workflow Efficiency and the Patient Experience
Blake Herring, MSN, RN, OCN, NE-BC, UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chris Coleman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, eHealth Technologies
Session Moderator: Ashley Kerr, Associate Director, Nursing Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:35pm - 5:05pm
Interoperability of Clinical Informatics
Peter Paul Yu, MD, FACP, FASCO, Physician-in-Chief, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute of Clinical Member Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Session Moderator: Nick Jaidar, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
5:15pm - 5:45pm
Private Reception for Platinum & Gold Sponsors - ACE BOD, New Members and Fellows
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcoming Reception with a Special Appearance by Charles Esten
(All Attendees Welcome to Attend)
Day 2 Monday, February 5, 2024
Time
Session & Speaker
8:00am - 9:00am
EXPO Breakfast
9:00am - 9:30am
Burnout Session
Dan Shapiro, PhD, Director, Chartis Center for Burnout Solutions
9:30am - 10:00am
LeanTaas Platinum Sponsorship Session - From Silo to Symphony: Orchestrating Infusion Scheduling with a Multidisciplinary Team Model
Justin Ngai, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC, Operations Manager, Adult Infusion Centers, New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Celsus Auguiste, MSN, RN, Patient Care Director, New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Session Moderator: David M. Gosky, MA, MBA, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:00am - 10:30am
New Care Models; Integrating Clinical Trials in Clinical Care
Nicole Bansavage, DNP, RN, OCN, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Speaker & Moderator: Vanessa Bramble, MS, MBA, FACHE, CRA, RT (R)(M), Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Amy Overby, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
10:30am - 11:00am
EXPO Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Panel Discussion: Preparing for the Silver Tsunami’s Impact on Cancer Care
Speaker & Moderator: Elizabeth Liebow, ECG Management Consultants
Nida Shekhani, Fred Hutch
Cody Boyd, Varian Medical Systems
Katie Zacher, AdventHealth
11:45am - 12:45pm
Developing Dyad Partnerships for Operational Excellence
Speaker & Moderator: Amber Campbell, DBA, MBA FACHE, Ambulatory CEO, Greater Central Valley Market, Sutter Health
Rochelle Lonn, DNP, RN, NE-BC, OCN, Service Line Executive Oncology, Greater Central Valley Market, Sutter Health
David Adkins, MD, Medical Director of Oncology Services, Greater Central Valley Market, Sutter Health
12:45pm - 2:15pm
EXPO Luncheon
2:15pm - 2:45pm
AMC and Community Cancer Center Integration – A One-Year Post-Merger Look Back
Marcy Cent, Senior Managing Consultant at PYA, P.C.
Jeff Wright, Senior Vice President, Cancer Services, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Session Moderator: Meagan O’Neill, ECG Management Consultants
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Supplementing the Process of Starting Patients on New Therapies
Matthew Malachowski, Pharm.D., MHA, BCPS, Ochsner Health Pharmacy
Session Moderator: Warren Smedley, The Kinetix Group
3:30pm - 4:00pm
EXPO Break
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Population Health Session presented by Platinum Sponsor Guideway Care: A “Whole Person Approach”: Finding the Missing Business Case for Health Equity
Katie Kaney, DrPH, MBA, FACHE, Founder, Whole Person Index
Session Moderator: Ashley Kerr, Associate Director, Nursing Division of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
4:45pm - 5:30pm
When the Tables Turned: How the Oncology Administrator Adapted to being the Patient
Melissa Threlkeld, FACHE, Principal, Sg2 Consulting
Session Moderator: Cindy Chavira, John Muir Health
5:30pm - 7:00pm
EXPO Hall Reception
Day 3 Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Time
Session & Speaker
7:30am - 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am - 8:30am
Keynote Speaker
Anne Loehr, Generational Guru, Author & Transformational Leader
8:30am - 9:00am
Atlas Health Pearl Sponsorship Session: Current state overview on patient assistance efficiencies for NCI-designated Cancer Centers and Accredited Commission on Cancer hospital programs
Moderator - Patricia Falconer, Strategic Advisor Atlas Health
Nick Jaidar, Senior Director of Oncology Operations. University of Maryland Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lisa Philipp, Executive Director, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Blake Herring, Administrator UVA, Emily Couric Comprehensive Cancer Center
9:00am - 9:15am
COC Update
Timothy Wm. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network
9:15am - 10:15am
Panel Discussion: Growth Strategies—Differentiation through Innovation
Moderator - Matt Sturm, Partner and Oncology Services Practice Co-Leader, ECG Management Consultants
Amber Campbell, DBA, MBA FACHE, Ambulatory CEO, Greater Central Valley Market, Sutter Health
Dax Kurbegov, MD, FASCO, Vice President and Physician in Chief, Clinical Programs; Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute
Karline Peal, MBA, Associate Operating Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Josh Eaves, Chief Development & Strategy Officer, Florida Cancer Specialists
10:15am - 10:45am
Diagnostic Clinic – Pathway for Accelerating Cancer Care
Erin Heuser, Administrator, Service Lines, The James/OSUWMC
Session Moderator: Kelley Simpson, Cancer Concierge, LLC
10:45am - 11:30am
Four Reasons Why Cell Therapy in the Community is “when” not “if”?
Beth Price, MBA, accellapy, Dr. Madan Jagasia, accellapy
Session Moderator: Cindy Chavira, Cindy John Muir Health
(Please note the agenda is subject to change.)