A Message from the Chair: A roadmap to shape PAMN

Hello friends and colleagues! I hope everyone is soaking up the last few weeks of summer and settling into the new routines this time of year brings. The PAMN steering committee has been busy since returning from our planning meeting with NACCDO and the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City in July. We spent…

Member Spotlight: Jane Kollmer

Jane Kollmer is the director for communications at the University of Chicago Health Comprehensive Cancer Center. She joined PAMN in 2018. What led you to work in cancer communications? I kind of fell into working in cancer communications, but I have stayed with it so long because of my personal connection with the purpose and the…

Overheard on AI at #NACCDOPAMN23

By Karen Gehrman, Associate Direction of Communications, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center From chatbots to voice transcription to data review, our centers are already using AI to expedite common processes. Like many of my colleagues, I see AI working its way into my role managing digital communications for cancer at UCSF. At this…

Member Spotlight: Kanna Rook

Kanna Rook is a associate director of strategic communications at Siteman Cancer Center. She joined PAMN in 2022. What led you to work in cancer communications? I had a background in nonprofit (American Cancer Society) and healthcare communications, so this role at Siteman Cancer Center seemed to be the perfect blend of both – and…

Recapping the 2023 Atlanta NACCDO-PAMN Conference

A record-setting 671 participants came together April 24-27 in Atlanta for the annual NACCDO-PAMN conference, hosted by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. This year’s conference had up to 9 concurrent tracks offering specialized content, making it our most robust programming ever. PAMN also debuted new Affinity Groups, designed to offer members year-round networking opportunities…

Member Spotlight: Madeline Brophy

Madeline Brophy is a communications program coordinator at Siteman Cancer Center. She has been a PAMN member for one year. What led you to work in cancer communications? My background is in public health and film/media so it was a tale of two love stories coming together – and I couldn’t be happier helping people…

Member Spotlight: Kayla Clay

Kayla Clay is a Senior Marketing Specialist at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has been a PAMN member for just over a year. What led you to work in cancer communications? I began my journey in health care supporting public relations for a national, publicly traded post-acute care company. During my five years…

Introducing OncLive®: Partnerships to Build Your Institution’s Brand and Advance Care

By Noelle Stango, Manager, Strategic Alliance Partnerships, OncLive® Over 10 years ago, OncLive® introduced a one-of-a-kind partnership program that highlights the research, faculty, and messaging from top cancer centers across the nation. Today, we are partnered with 40 of the top 50 ranked cancer centers in America! Through a partnership with OncLive®, institutions build their…

Member Spotlight: Amy Kleger

Amy Kleger is Associate Director of Marketing at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. She has been a PAMN member for seven years. What do you like most about working in the cancer field? The most rewarding part of my job is working with patients. They show incredible strength, resiliency and vulnerability. I have learned so…

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