Triage Cancer - Medicare: What's New in 2025?
2025-01-30 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | WI
Wondering about changes to Medicare in 2025? On January 30, 2025 at 11AM-12:30PM CST, join Triage Cancer to learn about updated costs & coverage rules. Their experts will also share details about changes to the prescription drug benefit and the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan.
Course Level: Beginner
Register at: https://triagecancer.org/webinarreg-medicare-whats-new#registration

Gilda's Club Madison - Coping with Cancer (5 Week Series - Session 5)
2025-02-04 12:00 - 13:30 | WI
Gilda’s Club Madison Coping with Cancer – 5 Week Virtual Series
Tuesdays: Jan 7, 14, 21, and 28, and Feb 4 from 12-1:30pm via Zoom

Join Gilda’s Club Madison to learn practical tools to manage the challenge of life with cancer and cope even in the darkest days. This 5-week curriculum includes:

Steadying yourself in the face of common cancer concerns
Making complicated decisions under stress
Managing powerful emotions without being overwhelmed
Navigating relationships with love ones, colleagues and health care professionals
Finding ways to live meaningfully with cancer

The group is facilitated by author of Coping with Cancer, Elizabeth Cohn Stutz, LCSW, Ronda Reitz, PhD, and Kirsten Norslien, MS, LPC.
Registration is required – call 608-828-8880 or visit this link.

ACS - Public Awareness Strategies to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening
2025-02-05 14:00 - 15:00 | WI
Jumpstart the new year with fresh ideas by learning how four diverse community organizations and health systems developed innovative public awareness strategies to promote timely colorectal cancer screening in the communities they serve. Note: this session will feature much of the same content shared in a concurrent session held on Thursday, November 21st at the 2024 ACS NCCRT Annual Meeting.
Speakers:

Mark Kennedy, MBA, Boston Public Health Commission​
Nathan Merriman, MD, MSCE, Intermountain Health​
David Russo, Cheeky Charity​
LaToya Brave Heart, MPH, Great Plains Tribal Leader’s Health Board

Registration is free and is open to NCCRT members, 80% Pledge partners, CDC grantees, ACS and ACS CAN staff, and other partners working to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Pre-registration is required.
Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zH3alGdUSuSA7nkQWKa10A#/registration

Tricia's Troops Cancer Connection - Survivorship Wellness Sampler
2025-02-08 09:00 - 12:00 | Tricia’s Troops Cancer Connection, 2140 Milwaukee St. #C, Delafield, WI, 53018, United States
Tricia’s Troops Cancer Connection will be doing an event around the time of World Cancer Day and World Cancer Prevention Month focused on a sample of each of the components of Project Connect: healthy eating, active living, stress management and social connection. See flyer for more details.

Flyer for Project Connect Sampler

The event takes place on Saturday, February 8th 2025 from 9 am-12 pm at Tricia’s Troops Cancer Connection, located on 2140 Milwaukee St. #C, Delafield, WI, 53018. To sign up, visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050C4AAFAD22ABF49-54375142-survivorship

PHMDC - School Vaccination Clinics (Madison, WI)
2025-02-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Holtzman Learning Center, 333 Holtzman Road, Madison, Wisconsin
February 8, 2025 (Saturday) from 10:00am to 2:00pm: Holtzman Learning Center (333 Holtzman Rd, Madison)
In partnership with SSM Health, GHC, UW-Health, Madison Metropolitan School District, Sun Prairie Area School District, and Verona Area School District:

The vaccines are free.
For school aged kids 5 and older.
Appointments are strongly recommended.

They can vaccinate you if you:

Do not have insurance
Are under 19 and are Alaskan Native or American Indian
Have BadgerCare
Have Quartz, GHC, or Dean insurance

School Vaccination Clinics | Public Health Madison & Dane County

ACS - Genetic Risk and Knowing Your Family History Webinar
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00 | WI
This virtual webinar on February 11, 2025 at 12PM, hosted by ACS, will cover topics including:

What is familial cancer?
What does a genetic counselor do?
When should you seek genetic testing?
Genetic testing and your insurance?

Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC
Director, Genetic Counseling Program; Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin

To register: Meeting Registration – Zoom

Gilda's Club Madison - Young Adult Cancer Transitions Program (Session 1)
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed specifically to address the needs of young adults (ages 18-45). From navigating “new normal”, to relationships, school/work, meaning making and medical followup – this program covers so much. There is also time to set goals and make positive changes.
Topics include:

Taking Control in Survivorship – Session 1
Emotions & Relationships
Survivorship in Action
Medical Management in Survivorship

Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, February to 19 to March 12 @ 6-7pm CT via Zoom

Gilda's Club Madison - Young Adult Cancer Transitions Program (Session 2)
2025-02-26 18:00 - 19:00 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed specifically to address the needs of young adults (ages 18-45). From navigating “new normal”, to relationships, school/work, meaning making and medical followup – this program covers so much. There is also time to set goals and make positive changes.
Topics include:

Taking Control in Survivorship
Emotions & Relationships – Session 2
Survivorship in Action
Medical Management in Survivorship

Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, February to 19 to March 12 @ 6-7pm CT via Zoom

St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program - Vaccines in the U.S.: A Journey Through History
2025-03-03 12:00 - 13:15 | WI
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program is hosting a series of five virtual seminars on March 3rd-7th from 12-1:15PM CST leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, 2025. These include seminars on vaccination history in the U.S., HPV vaccination policy, best practices for rural communities, Southeast regional elimination planning, and HPV cancer prevention among men.

Vaccines in the U.S.: A Journey Through History: This virtual seminar will explore the fascinating history of vaccines and vaccination in the U.S. while highlighting their important contributions to the health and safety of our communities.

To register for one or all seminars, visit: Register Program – Webex

Triage Cancer - Online Insurance & Finance Intensive
2025-03-04 09:30 - 18:00 | WI
Join Triage Cancer for an all-day intensive on March 4th, 2025 from 9:30AM-6PM CST.
This session’s agenda includes:

Introduction to Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Cancer Survivorship, & Advocacy
An Overview of the U.S. Health Care System
Employer-Sponsored & Individual Health Insurance
Government Sponsored Health Insurance
Navigating Disability Insurance & Appeals

Content Level: Beginner
Audience: Advocates and health care professionals
To register and find more information, visit: Insurance & Finance Intensive – March 2025 | Triage Cancer

St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program - Promoting HPV Vaccination Policy to Prevent HPV Cancers
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:15 | WI
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program is hosting a series of five virtual seminars on March 3rd-7th from 12-1:15PM CST leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, 2025. These include seminars on vaccination history in the U.S., HPV vaccination policy, best practices for rural communities, Southeast regional elimination planning, and HPV cancer prevention among men.

Promoting HPV Vaccination Policy to Prevent HPV Cancers: This virtual seminar will focus on promoting HPV vaccination policies to prevent HPV cancers. To fully realize the potential and benefits of the HPV vaccine, it is essential to pursue policy changes that address the systemic barriers to vaccination coverage in the U.S.

To register for one or all seminars, visit: Register Program – Webex

St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program - Realizing a Regional Plan to Eliminate HPV Cancers, Starting with Cervical Cancer, as a Public Health Concern in the Southeast
2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:15 | WI
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program is hosting a series of five virtual seminars on March 3rd-7th from 12-1:15PM CST leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, 2025. These include seminars on vaccination history in the U.S., HPV vaccination policy, best practices for rural communities, Southeast regional elimination planning, and HPV cancer prevention among men.

Realizing a Regional Plan to Eliminate HPV Cancers, Starting with Cervical Cancer, as a Public Health Concern in the Southeast: This virtual seminar will describe the progress and potential of implementing a regional plan to eliminate HPV cancers, starting with cervical cancer as a public health concern, in the Southeastern U.S. as part of the HPV Vaccination Roundtable of the Southeast.

To register for one or all seminars, visit: Register Program – Webex

Gilda's Club Madison - Young Adult Cancer Transitions Program (Session 3)
2025-03-05 18:00 - 19:00 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed specifically to address the needs of young adults (ages 18-45). From navigating “new normal”, to relationships, school/work, meaning making and medical followup – this program covers so much. There is also time to set goals and make positive changes.
Topics include:

Taking Control in Survivorship
Emotions & Relationships
Survivorship in Action – Session 3
Medical Management in Survivorship

Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, February to 19 to March 12 @ 6-7pm CT via Zoom

St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program - Closing the HPV Vaccination Gap and Preventing HPV Cancers from Boys to Men
2025-03-06 12:00 - 13:15 | WI
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program is hosting a series of five virtual seminars on March 3rd-7th from 12-1:15PM CST leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, 2025. These include seminars on vaccination history in the U.S., HPV vaccination policy, best practices for rural communities, Southeast regional elimination planning, and HPV cancer prevention among men.

Closing the HPV Vaccination Gap and Preventing HPV Cancers from Boys to Men: This session will explore strategies to continue to narrow the HPV vaccination gap between boys and girls to reinforce efforts to prevent growing rates of HPV cancers in men

To register for one or all seminars, visit: Register Program – Webex

Gilda's Club Madison - Cancer Transitions Program (Session 1)
2025-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed to address the needs of adult cancer survivors. Topics include:

Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship – Session 1
Emotional Health
Eating Well and Staying Active
Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know

*Please plan to attend all four sessions.
Learn more and register:

Fridays, March 7-28 @ 10 – 11:30am CT via Zoom

St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program - Harvesting Best Practices to Prevent Rural HPV Cancers
2025-03-07 12:00 - 13:15 | WI
The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program is hosting a series of five virtual seminars on March 3rd-7th from 12-1:15PM CST leading up to International HPV Awareness Day on March 4, 2025. These include seminars on vaccination history in the U.S., HPV vaccination policy, best practices for rural communities, Southeast regional elimination planning, and HPV cancer prevention among men.

Harvesting Best Practices to Prevent Rural HPV Cancers: Rural life is a choice made by 1 in 5 people, but they do not choose to be at higher risk of cancers, including HPV cancers. HPV vaccination is cancer prevention. This virtual seminar will explore progress to prevent HPV cancers with rural communities in the U.S.

To register for one or all seminars, visit: Register Program – Webex

ACS HPV Roundtable - Preventing Cancer through HPV Vaccination: EHR Age 9 Case Studies
2025-03-11 13:00 - 14:00 | WI
Join the American Cancer Society HPV Roundtable on Tues, March 11 at 1PM CST to explore how optimizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) for Clinical Decision Support (CDSi) can boost HPV vaccination rates. Attendees will gain insights from two case studies on EHR enhancements for age 9 HPV vaccinations, covering vaccination outcomes, build processes, and lessons learned. Featured speakers include Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Dr. David Bar-Shain, and Dr. Thomas Schuch.
Register: Webinar Registration – Zoom

Gilda's Club Madison - Young Adult Cancer Transitions Program (Session 4)
2025-03-12 18:00 - 19:00 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed specifically to address the needs of young adults (ages 18-45). From navigating “new normal”, to relationships, school/work, meaning making and medical followup – this program covers so much. There is also time to set goals and make positive changes.
Topics include:

Taking Control in Survivorship
Emotions & Relationships
Survivorship in Action
Medical Management in Survivorship – Session 4

Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, February to 19 to March 12 @ 6-7pm CT via Zoom

Gilda's Club Madison - Cancer Transitions Program (Session 2)
2025-03-14 10:00 - 11:30 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed to address the needs of adult cancer survivors. Topics include:

Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship
Emotional Health – Session 2
Eating Well and Staying Active
Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know

*Please plan to attend all four sessions.
Learn more and register:

Fridays, March 7-28 @ 10 – 11:30am CT via Zoom

ACS/NRTCC/Wipe Out Cervical Cancer Alabama - Mobile Colposcopy: Bringing Change to a State Colposcopy Program
2025-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | WI
American Cancer Society, National Roundtable on Cervical Cancer, and Wipe Out Cervical Cancer Alabama are hosting a webinar on Thursday, March 20th at 12 pm CST/1 pm EST entitled Mobile Colposcopy: Bringing Change to a State Colposcopy Program.

This webinar will provide an in-depth overview of Alabama’s mobile colposcopy program and its impact on cervical cancer detection and prevention in the state. Dr. Pugh will explore the program’s journey from its inception, including the training of Nurse Practitioner Seniors, to its current success. This innovative initiative has shown promising results and offers a bright future for cervical cancer detection in Alabama. Additionally, the program is adaptable and can serve as a model for other states, potentially transforming lives through improved access to critical screenings.

To register: Upcoming Webinars – NRTCC

Gilda's Club Madison - Cancer Transitions Program (Session 3)
2025-03-21 10:00 - 11:30 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed to address the needs of adult cancer survivors. Topics include:

Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship
Emotional Health
Eating Well and Staying Active – Session 3
Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know

*Please plan to attend all four sessions.
Learn more and register:

Fridays, March 7-28 @ 10 – 11:30am CT via Zoom

Triage Cancer - What to Know About Taking Time Off Work
2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:30 | WI
On March 27, 2025 from 12PM-1:30PM CST, this webinar will explain key laws related to taking time off work, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and state and local leave laws. Learn about your rights, the process for requesting leave, how laws work together, and what information you may need to disclose about your medical condition.
Course Level: Beginner
Register at: https://triagecancer.org/webinarreg-taking-time-off-work#registration

Gilda's Club Madison - Cancer Transitions Program (Session 4)
2025-03-28 10:00 - 11:30 | WI
This edition of Cancer Transitions is designed to address the needs of adult cancer survivors. Topics include:

Get Back to Wellness: Take Control of Your Survivorship
Emotional Health
Eating Well and Staying Active
Medical Management Beyond Cancer: What You Need to Know – Session 4

*Please plan to attend all four sessions.
Learn more and register:

Fridays, March 7-28 @ 10 – 11:30am CT via Zoom

MCW - 2025 Care for the Cancer Caregiver
2025-03-29 09:30 - 14:30 | ThriveOn King, 2153 N Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53212, United States
MCW Cancer Center Outreach is hosting an event on Saturday, March 29 from 9:30am – 2:30pm CDT (doors at 9am) called Care for the Cancer Caregiver.

Caregivers do tough and meaningful work. This event will bring together caregivers and expert presenters to share their stories and knowledge. Lunch is complimentary.

Location: ThriveOn King – 2153 N Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/care-for-the-cancer-caregiver-tickets-1107453145169

ACS and ASCO - Implementing and Maintaining Sustainable Patient Navigation Programs Webinar
2025-03-31 11:00 - 12:00 | WI
Join the American Cancer Society and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for a free, interactive webinar on March 31, 2025 11-12 PM CST entitled Implementing and Maintaining Sustainable Patient Navigation Programs.

This virtual panel discussion explores the world of patient navigation, focusing on funding structures, enhancing care delivery, and addressing potential challenges with top experts in the field. In this one-hour session, participants will gain valuable insights, strategies, and have the chance to engage in a Q&A.

To Register: https://acslion.windrosemedia.com/

March 2025 ACSASCO LION Webinar Flyer

ACS and Immunize VA - 2025 Coalition Collaboration: Shared Learnings for Increasing HPV Vaccination Rates
2025-04-03 11:00 - 12:30 | WI
Please join ACS and Immunize VA for the second annual Coalition Collaboration webinar on April 3rd from 11am-12:30pm CST. The webinar will explore various efforts state immunization programs, immunization coalitions and cancer coalitions are taking to increase HPV vaccination rates. HPV vaccination advocates will be presenting on promising practices from across the country, to include:

‘Starting at 9′ campaign
Creating a Statewide HPV Action Plan
Including oral health providers in HPV vaccination education and awareness
Leveraging adolescent immunization dashboards
Improving vaccination collaboration efforts

Registration Link: https://institutephi-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/9EC3UJnPSNq4e5Tdua1NjA#/registration
Coalition Collaboration Webinar 4.3.25

UW Carbone Cancer Center - Open House
2025-04-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53726, United States
Join UW Health and UW Carbone Cancer Center’s open house on Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 12-4PM at the Health Sciences Learning Center. This is a FREE public event open to all ages.
The event will feature 20+ interactive displays and inflatables, behind-the-scenes science lab tours, cake and Babcock ice cream celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Breast Cancer Research
Advisory Network (BCRAN), live podcasting (Cancer Clear and Simple), and community presentations, including:

In Due Season movie screening – Exploring the Medicaid Coverage Gap
Ask Our Cancer Doctors Anything Panel
Breast Cancer Panel: Learn How Researchers and Advocates Partner to Advance Science

See this website for more details or view the flyer below.
Carbone Cancer Center Open House Flyer

UW-CTRI - Adolescent Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use: An Update on Devices, Trends, Prevention, and Treatment
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | WI
This webinar, hosted by UW-CTRI on April 9 from 12-1pm, will describe the latest trends in adolescent tobacco/nicotine use with a focus on the newest generation e-cigarettes, pouches, and how to help young people live free from nicotine addiction. This includes “smart” vapes.
At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

Describe the latest trends in nicotine product use amongst adolescents
Describe ways to engage young people in conversations about tobacco and nicotine
Provide basic treatment and/or treatment referrals for individuals addicted to nicotine

Presenter: Dr. Brian Williams is a clinical assistant professor at UW, trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics. He works as a pediatric and adult hospitalist at UW Health and also spends time as a tobacco researcher at UW-CTRI. He enjoys helping inpatients of all ages at their times of need and he also has a passion for prevention. Dr. Williams’ tobacco research focuses on identifying and assessing treatment for young people who vape. He has been active in keeping up with the evolution of the e-cigarette marketplace and the changing trends in tobacco use.
To register: go.wisc.edu/45g02f
For more information: UW-CTRI April 9 Flyer

Gilda's Club Madison - Caregivers Cancer Transitions Program (Session 1)
2025-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | WI
Caregivers have their own unique, yet often overlooked, needs in survivorship. Each week we’ll meet as a group to hear presentations, engage in discussion, and together we will address the emotional and social hurdles faced during this transitional time. We will discuss medical care, healthy lifestyle, emotional support, relationships, and practical needs.
This program is designed to help you improve your quality of life by focusing on lifestyle skills and habits related to:

Re-focusing on You – Session 1
Health & Wellness
Emotions & Relationships
Looking into the Future

*Attendance at all 4 sessions is strongly recommended.
Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, April 16 to May 7 @ 6 – 7:30pm CT via Zoom

Gilda's Club Madison - Caregivers Cancer Transitions Program (Session 2)
2025-04-23 18:00 - 19:30 | WI
Caregivers have their own unique, yet often overlooked, needs in survivorship. Each week we’ll meet as a group to hear presentations, engage in discussion, and together we will address the emotional and social hurdles faced during this transitional time. We will discuss medical care, healthy lifestyle, emotional support, relationships, and practical needs.
This program is designed to help you improve your quality of life by focusing on lifestyle skills and habits related to:

Re-focusing on You
Health & Wellness – Session 2
Emotions & Relationships
Looking into the Future

*Attendance at all 4 sessions is strongly recommended.
Learn more and register:

Wednesdays, April 16 to May 7 @ 6 – 7:30pm CT via Zoom
