Programs
Keynote Speakers
Supportive Care Sessions
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery & Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
College of Medicine Jacksonville
University of Florida
Scientific Sessions
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Cancer Prevention & Control Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Cancer Survivorship
Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Behavioral Scientist
Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
Session Title: Pediatric and AYA Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Marchak is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and a behavioral scientist at Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Marchak is also a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute. She received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Georgia. She completed a residency in clinical psychology at the Medical College of Georgia and the VA Medical Center and a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Marchak's research focuses on healthcare self‑management, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and psychosocial functioning. She also seeks to expand patient access to evidence‑based supportive‑care programs by leveraging technology and implementation‑science methods.
Dr. Marchak co‑chairs the Society of Pediatric Psychology's Hematology/Oncology/BMT SIG and the Psychosocial Guidelines Working Group for the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group. She serves on the Children's Oncology Group Supportive Care Committee and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Psychology Steering Committee. She has published extensively in peer‑reviewed journals and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Patricia A. Ganz, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Distinguished Professor of Health Policy & Management, at the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health as well as the Associate Director for Population Science Research, at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Ganz is a Fellow of ASCO and Fellow of AACR and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the Association of American Physicians.
Dr. Ganz is a medical oncologist and a founding member of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship in 1986. She is a pioneer in the assessment of quality of life in cancer patients and has focused much of her clinical and research efforts in the areas of breast cancer and its prevention. Her major areas of research include cancer survivorship, understanding the late effects of cancer treatment, measurement of patient reported outcomes in clinical treatment trials, and quality of care for cancer patients.
She has been engaged with NSABP/NRG Oncology for more than 30 years, leading various quality of life and outcomes studies starting with the breast cancer prevention trials in the 1990s and many treatment trials during the past two decades. Currently, she is co-leading NRG Oncology CC015 that is focused on testing three digital delivery strategies for training in mindfulness meditation in younger breast cancer survivors with increased depressive symptoms.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Cancer Survivorship
Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lidia Schapira, MD, is the inaugural Director of Stanford's Cancer Survivorship Program and Professor of Medicine (Oncology) at the Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford University. Dr. Schapira is a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Schapira leads a multidisciplinary clinical and research program focused on optimizing health outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer, with particular emphasis on survivorship care, patient–clinician communication, quality of life, and improving models of care delivery. Her work has advanced the understanding of the psychosocial dimensions of cancer and has contributed to the development of innovative educational programs that prepare healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based survivorship care. She is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of investigators and clinicians and has guided numerous trainees and early-career researchers in oncology and survivorship research.
Dr. Schapira has held national and international leadership roles dedicated to advancing supportive care, psychosocial oncology, and equitable access to cancer care. She served on the Board of Directors of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), chaired the Psychosocial Oncology Interest Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), and served on the International Development and Education Award Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), supporting the growth of oncology capacity worldwide. She has also played a pivotal role in educating patients, families, and the public through her leadership as Editor-in-Chief of Cancer.Net, ASCO's patient information website, and through other public-facing educational initiatives.
BC Cancer
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
Session Title: From Promise to Practice: The Future of AI in Supportive Cancer Care
Dr. John-Jose Nunez is the Associate Medical Director of Supportive Care at BC Cancer and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. A dual-trained cancer psychiatrist and computer scientist, his research uses artificial intelligence to improve outcomes for patients facing both cancer and mental illness. His work, published in leading journals and featured internationally, ranges from predicting cancer survival to identifying patients in need of counseling or psychiatric care, bridging the gap between data science and supportive cancer care.
Erin M. Mobley, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville. Dr. Mobley’s research focuses on cancer control and survivorship among childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors using health services research methods. Her research interests include access to care, insurance coverage, financial toxicity, employment and educational attainment, clinical trials, fertility concerns, and other disparities among young cancer survivors.
Prior to joining UF, Dr. Mobley completed a postdoctoral fellowship (T-32, NCI) in the Center for Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She received her PhD in Health Services and Policy from the University of Iowa and her master of public health and bachelor of science from Florida State University.
What an incredible two days!
Our 2025 event was a massive success, hitting new milestones with over 460 attendees and the introduction of the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute. Relive the energy and excitement in our compilation video!
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