FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Conversations on Cancer, "Advancing Equity in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities: Racism and Injustice

There is an upcoming FDA Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) public panel discussion in the Conversations on Cancer series: Conversations on Cancer: Advancing Equity in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities: Racism and Injustice is a 1 ½ hour conversation that will explore the surge of racism and hate crimes against AAPIs that is often linked to rhetoric blaming AAPIs for the spread of COVID-19. This is an important problem affecting many AAPI communities across the U.S. The panel discussion is informal and will address the following topics: Impact of COVID-19 on racism and healthcare in the AAPI population Disparities in cancer care in AAPIs Patients' perspective on disparities in cancer care in the AAPI community Barriers to seeking medical care for AAPIs Speakers: Richard J. Lee, MD, PhD:  Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Director of the Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers Van Ta Park, PhD, MPH: Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems Ravi Madan, MD:  Clinical Director, Genitourinary Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Moon Chen, PhD, MPH: Professor and Associate Director, Community Outreach/Engagement, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California Tracy Sun: Community Engagement Manager, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) Susan Matsuko Shinagawa: Cancer Survivor/Advocate & Community Health Activist Co-Founder & Past Chair Asian & Pacific Islander National Cancer Survivors Network Moderators: Rea Blakey: Associate Director for External Outreach and Engagement, Oncology Center of Excellence, US Food and Drug Administration Jennifer Gao, MD: Medical Oncologist and Associate Director for Education, Oncology Center of Excellence, US Food and Drug Administration Please register at:  https://fdaoce.formstack.com/forms/ocecoca072921 Live stream webcast link provided upon registration. This program is open to the public. For any inquiries regarding this program, please send an email to OCE-Engagement@fda.hhs.gov. Please follow the Oncology Center of Excellence on Twitter @FDAOncology.         Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Food and Drug Administration ·  10903 New Hampshire Ave · Silver Spring, MD ·  20993-0002 ·  1-888-INFO-FDA