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2025 Cancer Care Conference

'Navigating Barriers to Local Cancer Care Equity and Access'

May 16, 2025  |  Oscar Bergos Conference Center  |  M State Moorhead Campus

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2025 conference highlights

M State’s 2025 Cancer Care Conference is a one-day conference designed for allied health professionals to explore the key challenges in providing equitable cancer care at the local level. This conference will focus on identifying and addressing the systemic, social, and economic barriers that contribute to disparities in cancer care access, with a particular emphasis on underserved communities.

Participants will engage in discussions about innovative strategies to improve collaboration across healthcare teams, and evaluate current access to clinical trials, focusing on ways to increase participation from diverse and underrepresented populations. Through expert-led sessions and interactive workshops, attendees will gain practical insights and actionable tools to advance equity and improve cancer care access in their local settings.

Objectives 

Upon completion of this conference, you will be able to:

  • Identify and analyze the barriers to equitable cancer care access

  • Explore factors contributing to disparities in cancer treatment and prevention

  • Discuss strategies for enhancing collaboration among healthcare providers to improve care delivery

  • Evaluate current access to clinical trials and developing strategies for increased participation

  • Provide actionable tools and resources for allied health professionals to improve cancer care outcomes in their communities

2024 conference speakers

2025 conference planning committee

  • Jenna Stammen, director of health training, Workforce Development Solutions, M State
  • Matt Flory, Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships manager, American Cancer Society
  • Kyra Kainz, Community relations specialist, Hospice of the Red River Valley
  • Melissa Lizakowski, Oncology educator, Sanford Health

2025 partners

American Cancer Society

Sanford Health

Hospice Red River Valley

Essentia Health