The Foundation for Women’s Cancer - Patient and Advocates Education Forum

The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) is pleased to host a Patient and Advocate Education Forum on​​ Friday, March 15, 2024, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. PT, in San Diego, CA, at the San Diego Convention Center the day before the start of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. The organization welcomes all gynecologic cancer (cervical, endometrial/uterine, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar) patients, advocates, family members, and providers.

The Forum is complimentary, and attendee registration is now open. This event will provide an opportunity for the creation of meaningful connections among patients, advocates, and healthcare professionals, all centered around a community learning experience where participants will: explore recent developments and breakthroughs in gynecologic cancer from renowned experts, share health and wellness best practices through a cancer journey, and join together in group movement activities.

Agenda for the Patient and Advocate Education Forum can be accessed here.

Forum Presenters – Gynecologic Cancer Survivors and their Associated Organizations:

- Debbie Janes
- Rachel Miller-Garcia
- Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
- Adrienne Moore
- Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans
- Kimberly Richardson
- Black Cancer Collaborative; Special Commission on Gynecologic Cancer
- Jackie Smith
- Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance; Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego
- Angelica L. Thomas
- Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans

Forum Presenters – Health Providers and/or Researchers in Gynecologic Oncology and their Associated Institutions:

- Ginger J. Gardner, MD
- Chair, Board of Directors, Foundation for Women’s Cancer
- Memorial Sloan Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Angeles Alvarez Secord, MD, MHSc
- 2023-2024 President, Society of Gynecologic Oncology
- Duke University, Durham, NC
- Lisa Barroilhet, MD, MS
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- Joshua Cohen, MD
- City of Hope, Irvine, CA
- Ramez Eskander, MD
- University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
- Lynn Parker, MD
- Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY
- Premal Thaker, MD
- Washington University, St. Louis, MO
- Jessica Walchonski, PA-C, MMS
- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Christina Washington, MD
- University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

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