NCCN Policy Summit to Address Primary Care and Oncology Collaboration to Improve Patient Outcomes

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) is hosting an #NCCNPolicy Summit on how primary care and oncology care providers can coordinate better to improve treatment and outcomes.

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --

What:
The summit will provide perspectives from patients, advocates, providers, payers, and other experts on the role of primary care practitioners in cancer prevention, treatment, and survivorship. Speakers will focus on how to strengthen collaboration between primary care and oncology. The program will also include breakout sessions and a fireside chat.

"The best way to 'treat' cancer is to prevent it from occurring in the first place," according to Alyssa Schatz, DrPH, MSW, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for NCCN. "After that, the best option is to detect cancer as early as possible and provide optimal, guideline-adherent care based on the best available evidence, patient preferences, and expert consensus. Primary care physicians play a crucial role in advancing cancer prevention and long-term survival, but our healthcare systems often don't facilitate streamlined collaborations across specialties. This summit will explore the current policy and practice landscape and identify opportunities to improve primary care and oncology collaborations."

Where:       
The National Press Club – 13^th Floor
529 14^th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

*** Virtual Attendance Also Available ***

When:   
Tuesday, May 6, 2024, 9:25 am – 3:00 pm EDT
(Breakfast begins at 8:30 am for in-person attendees)  

Speakers will Include:

• David Garcia, PhD, FACSM, Associate Professor, Health Promotion Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Director, Zuckerman Family Center for Prevention and Health Promotion, Director, Nosotros Comprometidos A Su Salud
   
• Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH, General Internist/Primary Care Physician, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
   
• Linda Overholser, MD, Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Cancer Center
   
• Veronika Panagiotou, PhD, Director of Advocacy and Programs, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
   
• Andrea Porpiglia, MD, MSC, FACS, Surgical Oncologist, Fox Chase Cancer Center
   
• Stephanie Quinn, Senior VP, External Affairs and Practice Experience, American Academy of Family Physicians
   
• Dorothy Rhoades, MD, MPH, Director, Native American Center for Cancer Health Excellence
   
• Candice Roth, MSN, RN CENP, Executive Director, Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators
   
• Asal Sayas, Former White House Senior Advisor on Health Outcomes, Biden Administration
   
• Skyler Taylor, MD, Hematology/Oncology Fellow, The Mayo Clinic

Visit NCCN.org/summits for the full agenda and to register. Members of the media are welcome to contact Rachel Darwin at [email protected] for complimentary press registration.

About the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network^® (NCCN^®) is marking 30 years as a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to defining and advancing quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives. The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^®) provide transparent, evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations for cancer treatment, prevention, and supportive services; they are the recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer management and the most thorough and frequently-updated clinical practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The NCCN Guidelines for Patients^® provide expert cancer treatment information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through support from the NCCN Foundation^®. NCCN also advances continuing education, global initiatives, policy, and research collaboration and publication in oncology. Visit NCCN.org for more information.

Media Contact: Rachel Darwin
267-622-6624 | [email protected]

SOURCE National Comprehensive Cancer Network