Week of Events
Michael O’Malley Lecture: Applying a multi-level social determinants framework to address cancer health disparities
Michael O’Malley Lecture: Applying a multi-level social determinants framework to address cancer health disparities
Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD, professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at The University of California, San Francisco, director of the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry. The Michael O’Malley Lecture is sponsored by the UNC Lineberger Cancer Control Education Program. Please register to attend.
Caregiver Conversations
Caregiver Conversations
During these worrisome times, we know you may have things on your mind. Caregiver Conversations is a supportive program just for caregivers caring for a patient with a cancer diagnosis. Caregiver Conversations are held every Tuesday and are facilitated by N.C. Cancer Hospital staff. Given the current safety measures in place for COVID-19, these weekly … Read more
CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds: My Notebook, The Scarlet Letter, and Resiliency
CCSP/Palliative Care Grand Rounds: My Notebook, The Scarlet Letter, and Resiliency
J. Trig Brown, MD. This is a weekly presentation regarding palliative care. CME continuing education credit is available to qualified participants within the UNC School of Medicine.
Patient Centered Care Lecture: Making Exercise and Wellness Part of Cancer Care
Patient Centered Care Lecture: Making Exercise and Wellness Part of Cancer Care
Carly Bailey, MA, and Brianna Castrogivanni, MS, RCEP. This lecture will offer free CNE, ACPE and ASRT continuing education credits.
Machine Learning and Precision Analytics Mini-Symposium
Machine Learning and Precision Analytics Mini-Symposium
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care for Machine Learning & Precision Analytics, a free virtual mini-symposium. Presenters will explore information sources, data science tools that use the information, and the application of the resulting findings to health care. Another theme will be sources of bias in machine learning and how that bias can … Read more
UNC Lineberger Weekly Seminar Series: Making-faces – transcriptional enhancers and emergence of form and function during the development and evolution
UNC Lineberger Weekly Seminar Series: Making-faces – transcriptional enhancers and emergence of form and function during the development and evolution
Joanna Wysocka, PhD, is Lorry Lokey Professor, Stanford University and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The lab employs a broad combination of genomic, genetic, biochemical, biophysical, single-cell and embryological approaches to investigate functions of the non-coding and regulatory parts of the genome in regulation of cellular plasticity and differentiation, development and disease. Recent works were … Read more
Cancer Transitions Wellness Program
Cancer Transitions Wellness Program
Cancer Transitions is a free wellness workshop for adult cancer survivors and their caregivers after treatment. During the session, learn from experts about how to move forward and positively impact your life. Throughout the workshop, we’ll talk about nutritional wellness, physical activity and exercise, coping with stress, and medical management after treatment. Meet other survivors … Read more