Prevent Cancer Dialogue

Continuing Education

Additional information about Dialogue 2020 educational credit opportunities will be posted as it becomes available.

Calling all nurses, nurse practitioners, and health educators: Looking to meet your goal for continuing education credits? The Dialogue can help!

This activity is pending approval by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health for 17 contact hours. Approval is also pending by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing for 17 entry-level CECH.

More About the Prevent Cancer Dialogue National Conference

The Prevent Cancer Dialogue is a program focused on increasing cancer screening as part of a comprehensive and coordinated cancer prevention strategy through:

An annual national conference
Projects with Native American tribes and urban Indian health organizations
Projects with states and regions

Since 1999, 17 states and 10 American Indian/Alaska Native teams have participated in the Dialogue process to increase capacity for CRC screening in their respective communities — whether large or small, and rural or urban. Outcomes of the projects have included statewide media campaigns, dissemination of tools for office reminder systems, support for CRC legislation and culturally appropriate educational materials.

The Dialogue emphasizes evidence-based cancer screening according to guidelines. All participants are encouraged to take the dialogue back to their communities and workplaces to promote appropriate screening.

In past years, the focus of the Dialogue has been on colorectal cancer screening. Since 2013, The Dialogue expanded to include the mandated guidelines-driven cancer screenings (colorectal, cervical, breast and now lung cancer screenings) and also covered issues related to other cancer screenings (prostate, oral and skin).

The conference features a mix of state-of-the-art presentations and interactive, dynamic “conversations” among participants. The Dialogue equips participants with concrete tools and effective strategies for use in both clinical and public health settings.

Participants include:

Primary Care Physicians (Internists, Family Physicians, Osteopaths)
Obstetrician/Gynecologists
Gastroenterologists
Dermatologists
Surgeons
Radiologists
Oncologists
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Quality Team Members in Hospitals, Insurance Companies, etc.
Advocates and Survivors
Patient Navigators, Care Managers, Case Managers
Social Workers
Health Services Researchers
Health Educators
Staff of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, CMS, IHS, AHRQ)
Staff of State Health Departments
Staff of Non-Profit Health Organizations
Third-Party Payers
Administrators

Questions? Contact Adrienne Harkness at adrienne.harkness@preventcancer.org.

Laurels Awards

The Latin name for the Bay Laurel plant, laurus noblis, is derived from the word “to praise” or to be renowned or famous. The laurel has long been a symbol of tribute, honor, victory, merit and reward. In Ancient Rome, heroes among the athletes, generals, emperors and poets received a wreath of laurels as homage to their service and accomplishments.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation^® created the Cancer Prevention Laurels in 2003 to recognize and celebrate innovators and leaders in the fight against cancer. View our past Cancer Prevention Laurels recipients below.

Awards are made in the following three categories to recognize work in any field of cancer prevention and early detection:

Cancer Prevention Laurel for National Leadership: Awarded to an individual who has shown exemplary leadership in cancer prevention or early detection at the national level in the U.S. An awardee will be an outstanding individual whose leadership and vision have inspired others to join him or her in working toward a shared goal which has made a difference in cancer screening or prevention.
Cancer Prevention Laurel for Dedication to Community Service: Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated unwavering commitment to enhancing cancer prevention or early detection on the community level in the U.S. An awardee will be a remarkable individual who has identified and addressed gaps in meeting community needs in cancer prevention and screening. This commitment can be demonstrated through development and implementation of educational, clinical or research programs.
Cancer Prevention Laurel for Increasing Health Equity through Innovation: Awarded to an individual or organization for innovative methods to increase health equity in cancer prevention and screening in communities across the U.S. An awardee will be an individual or organization that has identified and implemented innovations which increase health equity by improving or expanding services at the community level.

The nomination period for the 2020 Cancer Prevention Laurels Awards is now open! Please submit your nomination here. Nominations must be received by 5:00 PM ET Friday, January 24, 2020.

PREVENT CANCER DIALOGUE CANCER PREVENTION LAUREL AWARD RECIPIENTS

YEAR	AWARD	RECIPIENT
2019	Laurel Award for Health Equity	Dr. Sanjeev Aurora
	Laurel Award for National Leadership	Dr. Cynthia Jorgensen
	Community Leadership	Chien-Chi Huang
	Special Award for Lifetime Achievement	Bernard Levin, M.D., FACP

2018	National Leadership	Dennis J. Ahnen, M.D., AGAF, FACG
	Dedication to Community Service	Reshma Khan, Ph.D.
	Increasing Health Equity	Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D.
	Lifetime Achievement	Paul F. Engstrom, M.D.

2017	National Leadership	Holly J. Wolf, Ph.D, M.S.P.H.
	Advocacy	Brian Hummell
	Special Award for Community Service	Gina M. Villani, M.D., M.P.H.

2016	National Leadership	James Hotz, M.D.
	Advocacy	Anjee Davis
	Special Award for Community Service	Ira F. Combs, R.N.

2015	Innovative Programs	Lynn F. Butterly, M.D.
	National Leadership	Durado Brooks, M.D., M.P.H.
	Advocacy	Councilmember LaToya Cantrell
	Special Award for Leadership in Skin Cancer Prevention	Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H.
	Special Award for Innovation in Health Information Technology	Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.

2014	Innovative Programs	Olga G. Sánchez
	National Leadership	Laurie Fenton Ambrose
	Advocacy	Thomas K. Weber, M.D., F.A.C.S.
	Special Award for Inspiration	The NewsBabes
	Special Award for Health Policy	Susan Dentzer

2013	Innovative Programs	Michael B. Potter, M.D.
	National Leadership	James L. Mulshine, M.D.
	Advocacy	Jo-Ellen Corkery De Luca

2012	Innovative Programs	Franklin G. Berger, Ph.D.
	National Leadership	Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., M.P.H, M.S.
	Advocacy	Ann E. Fonfa
	Lifetime Achievement	Sidney J. Winawer, M.D.

2011	Innovative Programs	Sanja Percac-Lima, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.D.
	National Leadership	Mary Doroshenk, M.A.
	Advocacy	Whitney Jones, M.D.

2010	Innovative Programs	Lina Jandorf, M.A.
	National Leadership	Laura Seeff, M.D.
	Advocacy	Susan Shinagawa

2009	Innovative Programs	Diane Dwyer, M.D.
	National Leadership	Tim Byers, M.D., M.P.H.
	Advocacy	Joe Arite

2008	International Leadership	Joseph Sung, M.D.
	National Leadership	Claudia Baquet, M.D., M.P.H.
	Advocacy	Anita Mitchell

2007	Innovative Programs	Claudia Christensen, R.N., F.N.P., C.G.R.N.
	National Leadership	David Lieberman, M.D.
	Advocacy	Amy Kelly

2006	Outstanding Advocacy	Barry Stein, Esq.
	Outstanding National Leadership	Harold P. Freeman, M.D.
	Outstanding Public Service	Linda Burhansstipanov, M.S.P.H., Dr.P.H.
	Honorary Cancer Prevention Laurel for Educational Outreach	Foghorn Leghorn

2005	Dedication to Community Service	Paul Limberg, M.D., M.P.H.
	National Leadership	Richard Wender, M.D.
	Advocacy	Dale Mintz, M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
	Dedication to Public Service	Congresswoman Louise Slaughter

2004	Dedication to Public Service	Nathaniel Cobb, M.D.
	Dedication to Community Programs	Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H.
	National Leadership	Robert A. Smith, Ph.D.
	Advocacy	Cindy Iverson
	International Leadership	Meinhard Classen, M.D.
		Paul Rozen, M.D.
		Sidney J. Winawer, M.D.

2003	Outstanding Public Service	Ernestine Hambrick, M.D.
	Innovation in Communications	Elmer Huerta, M.D.
	Outstanding National Leadership	Bernard Levin, M.D.
	Dedication to Community Programs	Robert Warren, M.D.

2019 Dialogue for Action^® on Cancer Screening & Prevention

View 2019 Agenda

View 2019 Toolkit

April 24-26, 2019
Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport
Arlington, VA

2019 Hotel & Travel Information

Posters

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Dialogue 2018 Top-Ranked Poster

2018 Dialogue Top-Ranked Poster [PDF]

Photo Gallery

Looking for photos from the April 2018 Dialogue for Action^® on Cancer Screening and Prevention? Check out our photo gallery for a snapshot of the Dialogue experience.

Dialogue Archives

The Dialogue Archives contains materials to start and continue conversations with Dialogue colleagues and in your community about cancer screening and prevention.

To learn about evidence-based interventions and collaborations in communities working on cancer screening and prevention, view the presentations, posters and other materials that were presented throughout the 2019 Dialogue.

Want to discuss new cancer screening modalities or advocacy campaigns? Download the Networking Resource Guide to network with past Dialogue professionals on a variety of cancer screening issues.

2018 Blogs

Cancer prevention: Seize the low-hanging fruit, then work upward, Mar. 29, 2018
This post comes from Susan Dentzer, president and CEO of the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation and one of the nation’s most respected health and health policy thought leaders and journalists. The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is excited to welcome Ms. Dentzer to moderate the closing keynote panel “Visions for the Future of Cancer Prevention” at the 2018 Dialogue for Action® on Cancer Screening and Prevention. Read more

Reducing colorectal cancer rates in Alaska, March 29, 2018
We spoke to Ms. Christensen about her work to improve colorectal cancer screening rates and the value of this conference for nurse practitioners and other primary care providers. Read more

Dialogue with Project ECHO’s Erika Harding, Feb. 22, 2018
Project ECHO’s Erika Harding will present the opening keynote address at the 2018 Dialogue for Action® on Cancer Screening and Prevention. We talked to Ms. Harding about her work at Project ECHO to bring specialized care to rural and underserved communities around the world. Read more

2017 Blogs

Leading up to the 2017 conference, Dialogue speakers and attendees will be talking about their work to improve cancer screening and prevention in monthly blog posts.

Addressing equal access to preventive care in Tunisia, Apr. 4, 2017
As a member of the Tunisian Association for Defending the Right to Health, Dr. Amna Khalfaoui plans to travel from North Africa to attend this year’s Dialogue for Action® conference. Read about the challenges Tunisia faces in improving health care and what she’s most looking to take home with her from this year’s Dialogue in her blog post. Read more

Come to Dialogue with Aetna Foundation’s Garth Graham, Mar. 9, 2017
Garth Graham, MD, MPH, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Dialogue for Action® conference. We talked to Dr. Graham about his work to improve health equity across the country. Read more

Why you should attend the 2017 Dialogue for Action®, Feb. 24, 2017
We are two months away from the 19th annual Dialogue for Action® on Cancer Screening & Prevention. This cutting-edge conference is being held in an exciting new location, the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, right outside Washington, D.C. Read more

No woman should die of cervical cancer Jan. 19, 2017

In the United States, cervical cancer is becoming less common thanks to increased vaccinations, improved screening rates and better treatments. But incidence and death rates remain high among women in underserved areas across the country. Read more

Past articles

2016

21st Century Cures Act: Where are we now? Apr. 11, 2016

On April 6^th the Prevent Cancer Foundation kicked off our annual Dialogue for Action®, bringing together community health leaders, government staff, oncologists, researchers, and advocates to discuss issues of cancer prevention, screening and early detection. Read more

Join Dr. Kristi Funk, breast surgeon to the stars, at the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 2016 Dialogue for Action® Mar. 22, 2016

While I’m known for caring for some high-profile patients such as Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow, my career goal is to ensure that all women, regardless of circumstance or ability to pay, are receiving high-quality breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment. Read more

A Multi-State Coalition is formed at the 2015 Dialogue for Action® Feb. 18, 2016

Roy J. Duhé, Ph.D., is Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Associate Director for Cancer Education at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Read more

2015

Cervical cancer screening technology comes to Rwanda Nov. 19, 2015

What do a cancer researcher from New York City and a CEO from a biotech firm in Israel have in common? Read more

Looking towards the 2016 Dialogue for Action® conference Jul. 22, 2015

Next year’s “can’t miss” Dialogue for Action on Cancer Screening will take place April 6 – 8, 2016, at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore. Read more

Technology and health disparities Apr. 16, 2015

Minorities and other underserved or vulnerable communities have often experienced both concentrated poverty and isolation from knowledge and resources, and thus we see higher rates of cancer incidences and deaths than from other populations. Read more

Highlights from Day 3 Apr. 25, 2015

The final day of the conference kicked off with a humorous and enlightening presentation by the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States, Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. Last year while serving as Surgeon General, RADM Lushniak issued the Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer. Read more

Highlights from Day 2 Apr. 24, 2015

President and founder, Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé opened the conference today by highlighting the recent public figures who spoke publicly about taking preventative measures and getting screened on cancer prevention and early detection, including Taylor Swift, Angelina Joli-Pitt and Rita Wilson. Read more

Highlights from Day 1 Apr. 23, 2015

The 2015 Dialogue for Action® conference on cancer screening started out with a bang. Read more

2014

Claudia Henschke to speak at 2014 Dialogue for Action® Jan. 10, 2014

The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is excited to announce that Claudia Henschke, Ph.D., M.D., will speak on “Lung Cancer Screening: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going” at the 2014 Dialogue for Action®: Right-Sizing Cancer Screening. Read more

Best ever Dialogue for Action®! Mar. 25, 2014

The Prevent Cancer Foundation held its 2014 Dialogue for Action® conference gathering a diverse group of cancer screening stakeholders from 33 states and the District of Columbia, 9 American Indian/Alaska tribes and organizations, Japan and Israel. Read more

Podcasts

Join us as we continue the dialogue on cancer screening with podcasts featuring Dialogue speakers and other noted cancer professionals exploring critical issues in cancer screening.

Serving the Community with Client Navigation Services featuring Olga Lucia Jimenez, Georgia Director of Community Outreach with American Cancer Society and Lina Jandorf, a research professor at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City.

Do you work with an underserved community or are you interested in helping eligible women get screening and follow-up for breast and cervical cancer? This podcast dives into the Client Navigation Program funded by the American Cancer Society in partnership with the Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. We hope that the lessons shared may help you start or sustain a client navigation program for your community.

Following the 2014 Dialogue, we produced four podcasts:

A Successful Health Insurance Exchange: Kentucky’s Kynect featuring David Woodmansee, Associate Director of State & Local Campaigns at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and Audrey Haynes, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for Kentucky.

Is your state one of the 17 which have state-based health insurance marketplaces? This podcast takes us down South to Kentucky as she has a unique place among southern states: she has both expanded Medicaid coverage and set up her own state-based health insurance exchange. This podcast focuses on Kynect, Kentucky’s state-based health insurance exchange highlighting their current successes and how they’re preparing for 2015 open enrollment.

How to Implement a Successful Lung Cancer Screening Program featuring Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lung Cancer Alliance, a national nonprofit, and Andrea B. McKee, M.D., Chief of the Radiology Oncology Department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Part 2 of our podcast on lung cancer screening explores the implementation of Lahey Hospital and Medical Center’s successful lung cancer screening program with lessons that you can take back to your organization.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Lung Cancer Screening featuring Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lung Cancer Alliance, a national nonprofit, and Andrea B. McKee, M.D., Chief of the Radiology Oncology Department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts.

This podcast was so rich with information that we decided to use it all by breaking it into two parts! Tune in to learn all about lung cancer screening, what low-dose computed tomography is and the debate that’s underway regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services coverage of lung cancer screening.

E-Cigarettes and How to Advocate for a Tobacco-Free Future featuring Cathy Callaway, Associate Director of State & Local Campaigns at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and Erika Sward, Assistant Vice President for National Advocacy at the American Lung Association.

This podcast focuses on electronic cigarettes and tobacco-control advocacy. We’ll hear more about the public health concerns from our tobacco-control advocates as they talk about advocacy at the state and local levels.

If you have trouble listening to any of the podcasts on this page, visit our page on SoundCloud.

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