PAMN is supporting our members by providing a Marketing and Communications benchmarking program this year and next. In collaboration with SHSMD and Endeavor Management, we are able to gather and share data through a dashboard tool that allows us to compare cancer program budgets to our true peers. But we need your support to get…
On Sept 29, 10AM CT, our friends at The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC) are hosting a special live “Bench to Bedside” Facebook Live. NCI Director Dr. Ned Sharpless and Office of Cancer Centers Director Dr. Henry Ciolino will join Dr. Roy Jensen, director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center. They will discuss…
Ready to arrive in the City of Fountains? Whether you’re returning after a few years or coming to KC for the very first time, there are a few essentials everyone should know. IN THE HEART OF IT ALL Known to many as the Heart of America, Kansas City is in the center of it all—and…
The COVID-19 pandemic placed a pause on routine health checkups and cancer screenings in an effort to keep people safe. More than a year later, we know delays in cancer screening and diagnosis will have long-term impacts on cancer mortality, as it is much more challenging to treat cancers detected at later stages. The National…
We are pleased to announce the election of several new and continuing members to the Public Affairs & Marketing Network (PAMN) Steering Committee. They join the others on our board in helping to shape our organization and in planning for next year’s annual conference in Kansas City. Our thanks go out to them and their…
It’s that time of year again, friends and colleagues! It’s time to reconnect at the annual NACCDO-PAMN conference. Although we will be coming together this year virtually, we are still coming together—such an accomplishment! I’m excited to connect with long-time friends and see each of you from afar. The steering and joint programing committees have…
We are pleased to announce the election of eight new members and re-election of two to the Public Affairs & Marketing Network (PAMN) Steering Committee. They join the others on our board in helping to shape our organization, including our year-round and 2021 annual conference programming. Our thanks go out to them and their sponsoring…
If this year has taught us anything it is that we can do virtually anything, right? By now, we have settled into Zoom meetings and working in new ways, but we still long for a new normal. Mike and I, along with Leslie and our steering committees, made the difficult decision to pivot to an…
I’ve been thinking about the theme of our 2021 annual meeting—the work we do matters. You may be like me working from home, going from Zoom to Zoom. Others of us might be trying to balance a little of both or going back to the office full-time, taking on new challenges each day. No matter…
With in-person oncology conferences canceled due to the COVID pandemic, many cancer researchers have tuned in to virtual meetings, such as the two-part American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference and the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), among other cancer centers, also made the leap…