Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Initiative Symposium
In This Section
10:00 AM   Greeting  
John Letterio, M.D.
Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, The Ireland Cancer Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 

10:30 AM  

Patients & Families
Ryan O’Donoghue
Founder & President
Rise Above It (RAI)

Paul O’Donoghue
Board Member
Rise Above It (RAI)

Nathan Mumford
Chairman & Founder
Karen E. Mumford Cancer Foundation

11:00 AM  

Government Relations – Advocacy  
Heidi Gartland
Vice President of Government Relations
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

The Honorable Mike Skindell
State Representative
Ohio General Assembly 

The Honorable Jim Carmichael
Member & Founder, Ohio Cancer Caucus
State Representative
Ohio General Assembly

11:45 AM  Break 

12:00 PM    Lunch 
Stan Gerson, M.D.
Director, Ireland Cancer Center, University Hospitals
Professor Director of Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Case Western Reserve University

12:30 PM  

Medical/Clinical Issues Unique to AYA population / Clinical Trials
Brandon Hayes-Lattin, M.D.
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute
LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance 

1:00 PM  

Communications/Media - Awareness
Loree Vick
Director of Media & Public Relations
University Hospitals

S. Craig Watkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radio-TV-Film, Sociology
University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Zachary
Founder & Executive Director
“I'm Too Young For This!” Cancer Foundation
Host, The Stupid Cancer Show

1:50 PM  Closing
John Letterio, M.D.
Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, The Ireland Cancer Center
Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
 
2:00 PM   End