2027 Annual Meeting Agenda
Day 1 • Sunday, February 7
1:15pm-1:30pm
Welcome, Introductory Remarks & The 9th Annual Marsha Fountain Award for Excellence in Oncology Administration Ceremony
1:30pm-2:00pm
Keynote Speaker:
Jennifer Bickel, Chief Wellness Officer, UT MD Anderson
2:00pm-2:45pm
From Sites to System: An approach to building a multisite Oncology Service Line
Marcia Ekworomadu, Vice President, Oncology Service Line, UnityPoint Health
Greg Kennedy, CMO, Oncology Service Line, UnityPoint Health
2:45pm-3:15pm
Networking Break
3:15pm-3:45pm
LeanTaas Diamond Sponsored Session - From Chart Chasers to Care Navigators: Scaling AI to Transform Cancer Center Workflows
Aleksandar Zafirovski, Vice President, Cancer Service Line, Northwestern Medicine/Lurie Cancer Center
Aura Reitneris, Vice President- Academic Medical Center, Northwestern Medicine/Lurie Cancer Center
3:45pm-4:30pm
Diagnostic Hematology Clinic: Maximizing Access and Maintaining Referral Volumes in Hematology Oncology Clinics
Jennifer Vaughn, Associate Professor, Hematologist, The James Comprehensive Care Center at Ohio State University
Christine Harsh, Service Line Administrator for Hematology, The James Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State University
4:30pm-5:15pm
HR1/340b Updates
Jonathan Williams, VP of Federal Government & Regulatory Affairs, Sutter Health
5:30pm-6:00pm
Invite-Only Sponsors Reception
6:00pm-7:00pm
Welcome Reception sponsored by LeanTaas
Day 2 • Monday, February 8
8:00am-9:00am
EXPO Breakfast
9:00am-9:45am
Reimagining "Rurban" Oncology Care
Frantz Berthaud, SVP, Oncology Services, University Medical Center of El Paso
Vanessa Bramble, Oncology Service Line Administrator, Beaufort Memorial Hospital
John Montville, Executive Director of the Oncology Service Line, Bon Secours Mercy Health / Paducah Cancer Center
9:45am-10:30am
From Vision to Value: Building, Launching, and Sustaining a Mobile Cancer Screening Unit
Kelly Batista, Executive Administrator, Cancer Services, UF Health
Alison Ivey, Associate Director for Administration, University of Florida Health Cancer Institute
10:30am-11:00am
EXPO Break
11:00am-11:45am
From Strategy to Standard Work: Using AI to Operationalize Same-Day Oncology Access
Kristin Mensonides, System Administrative Officer, Cancer ICCE, MUSC Health
Kevin Becker, Medical Director, Ambulatory Oncology & Infusion Services, MUSC Health
Matt Long, Executive Director, Enterprise Patient Access, MUSC Health
11:45am-12:30pm
From Reporting to Strategy: Structuring Cancer Data Programs to Drive Care Transformation
Ashley Oates, Director, System Cancer Service Line, Sutter Health
Joanne Sexton, Manager, Cancer Registry, Sutter Health
Jessica Mackie, Clinical Performance Improvement Consultant, Sutter Health
12:30pm-1:45pm
EXPO Luncheon
1:45pm-2:30pm
The Oncology Command Center Model: Coordinating Cancer Care During System Disruption
Nina Hart, Program Manager, Oncology Strategy, Transformation and Analytics, Mount Sinai Health System
Jane Wallace, Vice President, Oncology and Therapeutic Infusion Services, Mount Sinai Health System
Nicole Hall, Director of Nursing, Dubin Breast Center and Breast Surgical Services, Mount Sinai Health System
2:30pm-3:15pm
From Vision to Value: Building and Growing a High-Impact Supportive Care Program
Jennifer Bires, Executive Director, Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Krista Nelson, Oncology Social Work Manager, Providence Cancer Institute
3:15pm-3:45pm
EXPO Break
3:45pm-4:30pm
Radiation Oncology at an Inflection Point: Reimbursement, Value, and the Future of Care Delivery
Amar Rewari, Chief of Radiation Oncology and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Luminis Health / Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Anthony Paravati, Executive Medical Director, Oncology Services, Kettering Health
Najeeb Mohideen, Radiation Oncologist, Endeavor Health
4:30pm-5:00pm
Pearl Sponsored Session - Transforming Infusion Operations Through Acuity-Based Assignment
Katie Lassiter, Director of Clinical Operations - Infusion, UVA Health
Kelly Morris, Nurse Manager, UVA Health
5:00pm-6:30pm
EXPO Reception
Day 3 • Tuesday, February 9
8:00am-8:30am
Breakfast
8:30am-9:15am
Launching and Scaling an Ambulatory Cellular Therapy Program Across an Academic–Community Health System
Donna Berizzi, Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Health System
Jamie Bachman, Chief Administrative Officer, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Health System
Kathy Mooney, Clinical Program Director Cellular Therapy, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Health System
9:15am-10:00am
From Proven Value to Sustainable Practice: Advancing Supportive Cancer Care Through PIN Billing
Valerie Csik, Director of Quality and Care Transformation, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center-Jefferson Health
Jackie Miller, Director of Oncology Navigation, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center-Jefferson Health
10:00am-10:30am
Networking Break/Check Out
10:30am-11:15am
The Immunotherapy Management Clinic: A Dyad Model of Rheumatology–Oncology Co‑Pilot Care to Sustain Cancer Treatment and Improve Quality of Life
Alexa Meara, Physician and Associate Professor, Division of Oncology Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital
Krista Maxey-Kohn, Service Line Administrator, The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital
11:15am-12:00pm
The People Side of Operations: Leadership Strategies to Strengthen the Radiation Oncology Workforce
Tiffany Hughes, Administrative Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Neil Hughes, Clinical Manager, MD Anderson Cancer Center
12:00pm
Annual Meeting Adjourns
Please note the agenda is subject to change.