National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week: Engaging the Generations

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  • Location
    Online
    (See details below) Atlanta, Georgia 30322
  • Event Type

    Community Event

  • Description

    The FDA Oncology Center of Excellence presents “National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week: Engaging the Generations," a public panel discussion in the Conversations on Cancer series. 

  • Details

    In accordance with the January 20, 2021 Presidential Executive Order “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government”, and in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) is engaging NCI-designated Cancer Centers, cancer advocacy groups, patients, social and community organizers, families and friends.

    Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021
    Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern Time

    Please register to attend this dynamic panel discussion using the following link: https://fdaoce.formstack.com/forms/ocecoca061721.

    Zoom details sent upon registration.

    This event is open to the public.

    Learn from thought leaders in cancer research, patient advocacy, and health equity. The ultimate mission of National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week #BlackFamCan is to increase cancer clinical trial awareness and to build knowledge of and participation in national genetic databases for cancer research.

    Featured Speakers:

    • Otis Brawley, MD - Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University
    • John Carpten, PhD, Professor and Chair of Translational Genomics at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
    • Chris Draft - Founder, President, and CEO of the Chris Draft Family Foundation
    • Ahmed Elmi, MPH – Program Officer, National Community Engagement Partners, NIH All of Us Research Program
    • Brian M. Rivers, PhD, MPH – Director, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
    • Robert Winn, MD – Director, NCI-designated Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center

    Moderator:

    Rea Blakey, Associate Director for External Outreach and Engagement, Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    Information about the Oncology Center of Excellence’s Project Community Initiative, National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is available at: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/oncology-center-excellence/national-black-family-cancer-awareness-week-blackfamcan.

    For inquiries regarding this Conversations on Cancer Program or National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, please send an email to: OCE-Engagement@fda.hhs.gov.