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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cancer Survivorship Symposium

Moving Toward Precision Cancer Survivorship: Shaping the Future of Personalized Care

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On Friday, May 1, 2026, the Cancer Survivorship Symposium will convene researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals to explore strategies for improving outcomes for cancer survivors. This year’s theme—Moving Toward Precision Cancer Survivorship: Shaping the Future of Personalized Care—will guide discussions on implementing best-practice models and advancing individualized approaches to survivorship. 

Event Details

Friday, May 1, 2026

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. CST
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8:45 a.m. – 3:55 p.m. CST
Program

VIRTUAL EVENT

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Agenda

Registration Fees

General Registration $25
Affiliate Registraton* $20
Student/Fellow Registration $0
Industry Registration $50

*Affiliates include Northwestern University, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern Medical Group, Lurie Children's, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Jesse Brown VA.

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Keynote Speaker

Jessica Macintyre

Jessica MacIntyre,
DNP, MBA, APRN, AOCNP, FAANP
Executive Director, Clinical Operations
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
2024–2026 Oncology Nursing Society President

Sessions

Keynote:
What’s Possible: The Untapped Potential in Personalized Survivorship Care

Other Sessions:

  • From One-Size-Fits All to Tailored Care in Survivorship
  • Survivorship Navigator: Personalized Survivorship Care Plan Generation Using Large Language Models
  • Meeting Cancer Survivors Where They Are: Dynamic Approaches to Exercise Promotion
  • Personalized Strategies for Managing Cancer-Related Physical and Functional Impairment
  • Community Engagement in the Era of AI and Precision Medicine
  • Treating Financial Toxicity as a Modifiable Risk Factor in Personalized Cancer Care
  • Knowledge is Empowerment: Assessing and Managing Long-Term Health Risks in AYA and Childhood Cancer Survivors
  • Panel: Patient Perspectives on Personalized Care

Symposium Co-Chairs

Sofia Garcia, PhD
Director, Cancer Survivorship Institute
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Christine Rini, PhD
Program Leader, Cancer Control and Survivorship
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Speakers

  • Ann Marie Flores, PT, PhD, MS, MA, CLT
  • Laila Gharzai, MD
  • Tara Henderson, MD
  • Sheetal Kircher, MD
  • David Liebovitz, MD
  • Tim Pearman, PhD, ABPP
  • Siobhan Phillips, PhD, MPH
  • Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, MBA

Target Audience

Researchers, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, physicians, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals who work with cancer survivors who have completed primary treatment for cancer.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss how precision care models assess survivor needs and direct individuals to appropriate, personalized care pathways
  • Examine how provider training and health system tools support the implementation of personalized survivorship care at a comprehensive cancer center
  • Learn how large language models streamline the creation of individualized, guideline-based Survivorship Care Plans, enhancing care delivery and patient outcomes
  • Describe current studies and initiatives that are shifting exercise promotion for cancer survivors from a one-size-fits-all model to individualized approaches
  • Discuss strategies for integrating education, referrals, and supportive resources into survivorship care to promote healthy behaviors and wellness
  • Identify ways AI-enhanced navigation services can address barriers such as health literacy and language accessibility among diverse cancer survivor populations
  • Explain the significance of financial toxicity in cancer care and summarize current approaches to measuring and screening for financial toxicity
  • Evaluate factors affecting use of digital health and risk prediction tools to manage long-term health risks in young adult cancer survivors
  • Analyze perceived benefits and risks of AI-driven strategies in tailoring cancer care from the survivor’s perspective.

Contact Hours

This activity has been submitted to VTL Center for Professional Development for approval to award contact hours. VTL Center for Professional Development is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Additionally, this continuing professional development conference will award contact hours for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and social workers.

Please email cancer@northwestern.edu for more information about contact hours.

Questions

For additional information about the event, please contact us at cancer@northwestern.edu

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