EVENT INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 7:30am-3:00pm
Location upon RSVP.
Registration: Due to security requirements, only confirmed RSVPs will be granted access to the site.
Please register at https://dwscancersummit.eventbrite.com/
Airport: For those flying in, FLL is about 15-30 min away, and MIA is 45 min to 1 hr away.
Security: TBA will be handling security on-site. Participants should
expect airport-style security, meaning no large bags, umbrellas, signs, or backpacks, etc. will be allowed without
prior authorization
PROGRAM INFORMATION
For every survivor, cancer will be a very different and personal experience. Cancer survivors are some of the most vulnerable patients in the health care system and their care and the cancer journey do not end once active treatment ends.
With more than 18 million cancer survivors in the United States, and 26 million expected by 2040, the Cancer Survivorship Summit is a collaborative opportunity to shine a light on all those impacted by cancer throughout this journey, and discuss critical gaps in survivorship care, key policy proposals, and providing national, state and community-based resources and support services.
The Summit will provide education and awareness about survivorship; highlight the survivorship journey for survivors, their family members and caregivers, and providers; ensure survivors are not lost along their journey and gain an in-depth understanding of what they will face and how to navigate their diagnosis; offer support through hope and community resources; and bring together like-minded individuals and organizations with the same goals and mission to forge connections and generate collaborative opportunities.
The Summit will host the following features:
1. Keynote: The Summit will feature a keynote speech from Bill Zito, President and General Manager of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club.
2. Fireside Chat: The Summit will feature a fireside chat with Kristen Dahlgren, Founder and CEO of Cancer Vaccine Coalition and Dr. Duane Mitchell, Director of the UF Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of Florida College of Medicine, to discuss the role and hope of cancer vaccines.
3. Special Guests: The Summit will feature a survivorship story from Lainie Jones.
4. Panels: The Summit will feature two panel discussions covering care planning and social determinants of health.
5. Speakers: The Summit will four speakers, each focused on a specific topic, including early detection, hereditary cancer, pediatric cancer, and mental health.
6. Workshops: The Summit will feature three interactive workshops focusing on Survivorship Connections, Thriving After Cancer: Healthy Living in Survivorship, and Financial Toxicity.
7. Resource Fair: The Summit will have a Resource Fair ongoing throughout the event. The fair will provide survivors, their families and caregivers, and providers with relevant information about resources in the community, education and awareness, and opportunities for networking and further outreach.
8. Mobile Vans: The Summit will host mobile units providing services to attendees. Services include primary care, health education, blood pressure check, glucose screening, HIV testing, and cancer screenings.
Video Messages: Throughout the Summit there will be video messages from survivors, advocates, caregivers, and more.
INFORMATION ON SPEAKERS & PANELISTS CAN BE FOUND HERE
Keynote Speech
The Summit will feature a keynote speech from Bill Zito, President and General Manager of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club.
Panels
The Summit will feature two panel discussions.
Survivorship Care: Planning and Supporting the Patient’s Journey
Purpose: This segment will begin the discussion on the survivorship journey after diagnosis. We will discuss the importance of survivorship care planning and care coordination, as well as how survivors can prepare to transition to post-treatment care. The speakers will talk about the importance of obtaining and using a robust care plan and what comes next, so survivors are not lost in transition, where they can get support, and how providers and their patients interact during this phase.
Moderator: Shelley Fuld Nasso, Cancer Nation
Speakers:
1. Dr. Frank Penedo, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2. Dr. Jonathan D. Licht, University of Florida Health Cancer Center
3. Dr. Susan Vadaparampil, Moffitt Cancer Center
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
Purpose: This segment will begin the discussion on the survivorship journey after diagnosis, beginning with a discussion on survivorship care plans. This segment will address care coordination and survivors' expectations and questions when transitioning to post-treatment care. The speakers will discuss the importance of obtaining and using a robust care plan to prevent them from feeling they are “lost in transition,” while discussing quality of care concerns and communication with their care team.
Moderator: Shelley Fuld Nasso, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
Speakers:
1. Dr. Alejandra Perez, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2. Dr. Michael Hall, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Presentations
The Summit will feature four presentations.
Early Detection
Purpose: This set will provide education and awareness that highlights the importance of early detection. It will address different barriers to accessing preventive care that may reduce patients’ chances of being diagnosed and treated quickly. It will also provide an overview of different programs and resources available for people to seek preventive care.
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Temkin, ACS-CAN
Hereditary Cancer
Purpose: This set will focus on genetic disposition and hereditary cancers. The speakers can discuss how some people have higher predisposition to cancer, such as Ashkenazi Jews, Black women, and Hispanics, and talk about the value of genetic testing, as well as who should consider getting counseling or testing and when.
Speaker: Dr. Sue Friedman, FORCE and Dr. Carman Calfa, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pediatric Cancer
Purpose: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and this set will be dedicated to discussing the unique challenges children face, especially during transition to adulthood. It will focus on side effects and patient impact, such as socialization, employment, fertility, and quality of life.
Speaker: Dr. Haneen Abdella, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Mental Health
Purpose: This set will focus on mental health in cancer care, including common struggles patients encounter like the side effects of treatment. It will discuss follow up care and management of persisting side effects after various treatments.
Speakers: Dr. Timmy Nguyen, Cleveland Clinic
Special Guests
Lainie Jones
Loriana Hernandez Aldama
Video Messages
*Please note that there may be additional videos featured in the program. Videos are subject to change.
1. Ambassador Nancy Brinker
2. Senator Amy Klobuchar
3. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick
4. Congressman Jamie Raskin
5. Congresswoman Lucy McBath
6. State Representative Marie Woodson
7. Katie Couric
8. Alonzo Mourning
RUN OF SHOW
7:30am Doors Open / Registration Open
8:00am-3:00pm Resource Fair Open - Mobile Vans Available
9:00am-9:15am Set 1: Welcome Messages
Harry Moon, President of NSU
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, FL-25
9:15am-9:30am Set 2: Early Detection
Dr. Sarah Temkin, ACS-CAN
9:30am-9:35am Set 3: Survivorship Story
Lainie Jones, The Early Detective
9:35am-10:20am Set 4: Survivorship Care: Planning and Supporting the Patient’s Journey
Shelley Fuld Nasso, Cancer Nation
Dr. Frank Penedo, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Jonathan D. Licht, University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Dr. Susan Vadaparampil, Moffitt Cancer Center
10:20am-10:35am Set 5: Hereditary Cancer
Dr. Sue Friedman, FORCE
Dr. Carmen Calfa, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
10:35am-10:45am Short Break
10:45am-11:00am Set 6: Mental Health
Dr. Timmy Nguyen, Cleveland Clinic
11:00am-11:45pm Set 7: Social Determinants of Health
Maray Salina, Memorial Cancer Institute
Dr. Alejandra Perez, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Michael Hall, Fox Chase Cancer Center
11:45am-12:00pm Set 8: Pediatric Cancer
Dr. Haneen Abdella, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
12:00pm-12:30pm Set 9: Fireside Chat: Are we on the Cusp of a Cancer Free Future? How AI and Immunology are Creating Hope for Survivors
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, FL-25
Kristen Dahlgren, Cancer Vaccine Coalition
Dr. Duane Mitchell, University of Florida College of Medicine
12:30pm-12:55pm Set 10: Keynote Remarks
Bill Zito, Florida Panthers Hockey Club
12:55pm-1:00pm Set 11: Closing Remarks
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, FL-25
1:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm-3:00pm Workshops Begin
Survivorship Connections
Thriving After Cancer: Healthy Living in Survivorship
Financial Impact and Toxicity
1:30pm-2:15pm Session A
2:15pm-3:00pm Session B
RESOURCE FAIR
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
American College of Gastroenterology
Area Agency on Aging of Broward County
Baptist Health
Blood Cancer United (formerly LLS)
BRCAStrong
Broward Community and Family Health Center
Cleveland Clinic Weston
Feeding South Florida
FORCE
Gilda's Club South Florida
Holy Cross Health
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
LUNGevity Foundation
Memorial Cancer Center
Moffitt Cancer Center
My Faulty Gene
Nova Southeastern University, Department of Nutrition
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Promise Fund
RosAboveCancer Inc.
Save Our Sisters
Sharsheret:The Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer Community
South Florida Hunger Coalition
The Women's Breast & Heart Initiative, FL Affiliate
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
UF Health Cancer Center
Young Survivor Coalition
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s Office
MOBILE VANS
1 – BAPTIST, MCI
The Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan travels throughout South Florida to provide early breast cancer detection services and breast health education. The MammoVan combines comfort and high-quality care. The customized exam suites offer the most advanced 3D mammography in a lovely, calming setting. The MammoVan is an extension of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute and the Schmidt Family Center for Breast Care. For more information, please visit: www.baptisthealth.net/mammovan
2 - BROWARD COMMUNITY & FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER (BCOMM), MOBILE UNIT
BCOMM’s Mobile Unit goes out to the community at large in Broward County and provides services like health education, blood pressure check, glucose screening, and HIV testing. They serve everyone in general while focusing on those with no or insufficient health coverage. For more information, please visit: www.BCOMMHealth.org
3 – LA LIGA CONTRA EL CANCER
La Liga Contra el Cancer partners with organizations like Florida Mobile Mammography to provide accessible mammogram screenings. These mobile units are crucial for reaching underserved populations and increasing screening uptake. For more information, please visit: https://ligacontraelcancer.org/es/
4 - MAMMOLINK
Mammolink is a mobile breast cancer screening service that brings advanced 3D mammography and breast ultrasound directly to workplaces, schools, medical offices, and community locations. We have 5 buses that serve a big portion of the state of Florida. Appointments take 10 minutes, require no prescription, and are read by a fellowship-trained breast radiologist, Dr. Ryan Polselli. We accept all insurance plans, medicare and medicaid and there’s no cost for organizations to host us on-site. Our goal is to make early detection easy, convenient, and accessible... helping more women get screened without the barriers of travel, time off work, or complicated scheduling. For more information, please visit:
https://www.3dmobilemammography.com/
5 - MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, PRIMARY CARE MOBILE HEALTH CENTER
The Memorial Healthcare System Primary Care Mobile Health Center provides free healthcare services to uninsured adults residing in South Broward Hospital District. The Mobile Health Center provides the following services: COVID-19 Vaccines, general medical exams, screening, and sick visits, prevention screening examinations, general medical exams, and video telehealth appointments available for sick patients. For more information, please visit: https://www.mhs.net/locations/memorial-mobile-health-center
6 - MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
The Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Mobile Health Center provides free, pediatric healthcare services to uninsured children residing in South Broward Hospital District, including: School physicals and vaccines, Vision and hearing screenings, Flu vaccine, Immunizations, Primary care physician referrals, Video telehealth appointments are available for sick patients. For more information, please visit: https://www.jdch.com/locations/mobile-health-center
7 - UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, GAME CHANGER VAN
The University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, through its Outreach and Engagement team, is dedicated to bridging critical gaps in access to cancer education, prevention, and research, especially within underserved and underrepresented communities. One of our flagship initiatives is the Sylvester Game Changer mobile clinic, which delivers free cancer screenings and prevention education across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Our services include free screenings for cervical, colorectal, liver, and prostate cancers, informative educational sessions, and referrals for additional health-related needs. To learn more and attend an event where we can offer these screenings, visit SylvesterGameChanger.com. For more information, please visit: https://umiamihealth.org/en/sylvester-comprehensive-cancer-center/research/community-outreach-activity/game-changer-vehicles
8 - UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, FIREFIGHTER CANCER INITIATIVE (FCI) MOBILE CLINIC
The Firefighter Cancer Initiative (FCI) Cares-to-Go Mobile Clinic is a community-based health service designed to bring cancer prevention, screening, and education directly to fire departments. By meeting firefighters where they work, the mobile clinic reduces barriers to care, promotes early detection, and supports the long-term health and wellness of the fire service. Individualized appointments focus on comprehensive health screenings for prevention and early detection of cancer. The dedicated medical staff is trained to address active and retired firefighters’ unique needs. Screenings will include, but are not limited to, breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, thyroid, and skin cancers. For more information, please visit: https://umiamihealth.org/en/sylvester-comprehensive-cancer-center/research/firefighter-cancer-initiative
