Training Development &
Facilitation Technical Assistance Provision

“Social Justice to Increase Community Literacy about Cancer Clinical Trials.“ Webinar hosted by the northwest region of the Cancer Information Service. July 2008.

“Educating Health Care Providers about Cancer Clinical Trials.“ Teleseminar hosted by South Central Region of the Cancer Information Service. April 2008.

Presentations at C3 Colorectal Cancer Coalition’s GI Research Advocate Training. Sessions included: From Concept to Protocol; New Product Launch: Romance vs. Reality; Wearing Many Hats: the Role of the Patient Advocate; Reviewing a Protocol; Accrual; Getting your Voice Heard, and Drawing on Your Own Experience. January 2008.

Advised Massachusetts General Hospital, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and University of Massachusetts at Boston. “Community Health Worker Curriculum: Learning about Cancer Clinical Trials.“ (U56 Partnership funded by NCI) 2007.

Developed and delivered culturally appropriate training program for community outreach staff. ‘Imi Hale Cancer Network, Papa Ola Lokahi, Honolulu. November 2007.

Developed new program for oncologists “Recruitment Considerations for Cancer Trials.“ Elsevier Oncology for Pfizer. August 2007.

Advised on minority outreach for University of Virginia Cancer Center’s Community Advisory Board for Health Disparities. December 2006.

Assisted in the development of “Understanding Process, Supporting Change to improve Cooperative Group Research,“ a new training workshop for advocates. Cancer Clinical Trials Summit. November 2006.

Advised on speakers and agenda for Finding Cures’ Clinical Trials Recruitment and Retention Conference, “Best Practices and Promising Approaches to Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention.“ September 2006.

Advised on participants and agenda for Intercultural Cancer Council’s Eliminating Disparities in Clinical Trials (EDICT) roundtable. September 2006.

Co-facilitated C3 Colorectal Cancer Coalition’s GI Research Advocate training. January 2006.