Agenda | 3rd Biennial Miami Precision Medicine Conference | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Miami Precision Medicine Conference

Patient / Patient Advocacy Groups Symposium

Empowering Patients Through Precision Medicine

Saturday, April 11, 2026 · 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

All Times are EDT · Program is subject to change

7:30 – 8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 AM	Welcome and Opening Remarks Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH — Conference Co-Chair, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Frank Penedo, PhD — Director of Survivorship and Supportive Care, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
8:10 – 8:50 AM	Panel 1: Empowering Prevention: How Germline Testing Shapes Cancer Care Moderator: Nicholas Borja, MD — Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Debbie Denardi, MBA — FORCE Kathy Baker, J.D. — My Faulty Gene Tracy Milgram — BRCAStrong Krista Brown, MS, RN, ONN Brittany Bueno — Patient Advocate Q&A
8:50 – 9:30 AM	Panel 2: From Test Results to Treatment: A Patient-Centered Precision Tumor Board Moderator: Marcelo Blaya, MD — Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Priscila Barreto, MD — Breast Oncology Gretel Terrero, MD — GI Oncology Carmen Gomez, MD — Pathologist Cristiane Takita, MD — Radiation Oncology Q&A
9:30 – 10:10 AM	WELLNESS BREAK: Rest, Restore, Reclaim: Wellness as Empowerment Massage Therapy — Lia Baker Music Therapy — David Cote Art Therapy — Lourdes Figueroa
10:10 – 10:50 AM	Panel 3: Empowering Choices: Biomarker Testing and Clinical Trials in Precision Medicine Moderator: Elisa Krill-Jackson, MD — Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Using Personalized Medicine for Clinical Trial Selection: the TAPUR Experience Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FASCO Understanding Personalized Medicine Trials from the Patient's Perspective Julia Maues — Patient Advocate, Co-Founder, GRASP (Guiding Researchers and Advocates to Scientific Partnerships) What Patients Need to Know When Choosing a Clinical Trial Karen Estrada — AML Cancer Survivor, Sylvester Patient and Family Advisory Council Q&A
10:50 – 11:20 AM	Panel 4: Empowering Survivorship: Supportive Care in Precision Medicine Moderator: Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, AOCNP — Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Survivorship Beyond Cancer David Cote (Music Therapy) · Lia Baker (Massage Therapy) · Federika Garcia (Nutrition) · Joann Santiago-Hepburn (Exercise Physiologist) · Lena Iglesias (Survivorship APRN) · LaShae Rolle, PhD Candidate (Cancer Survivor) Sexual Health, Intimacy, and Emotional Well-Being Abdulrahman Sinno, MD · Joycelyn M. Lee, PhD Symptom Management / Rehabilitation Diana Molinares, MD — Physical Rehabilitation
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM	Panel 5: Empowered Advocacy: Patients, Caregivers, and Partners Driving Change Moderator: Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH — Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Chris Draft — Lung Cancer Advocate, The White Ribbon Project Georgette Valls-Delgado — American Cancer Society Barbara Segarra — SWOG, Latino Patient Advocate Training Program Chris Conneran — KRAS Kickers Andrea Suarez — Patient Advocate, GRYTHealth Lysa Buonanno — ROS1 Lung Cancer Survivor, LCFA
12:00 – 1:00 PM	LUNCHEON & Roundtable Discussions Survivorship Beyond Cancer Sexual Health, Intimacy, and Emotional Wellbeing Symptom Management / Palliative Care Understanding My Test Results Patient Advocacy 101
1:00 – 1:50 PM	Keynote Address Strength in the Struggle: Reclaiming Identity and Resilience After Cancer Christine Handy Breast cancer survivor, mother, international speaker, and author — Christine uses her platform to uplift, inspire, and empower others to overcome adversity with grace and grit.
1:50 – 2:00 PM	Closing Remarks Carmen Calfa, MD — Conference Chair, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH — Conference Co-Chair, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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