Community Conversations on Cancer

Community Conversations on Cancer

Community Conversations in Cancer aims to connect the community to Karmanos Cancer Institute scientists. Researchers and physician scientists share information about the latest updates in cancer care and cutting-edge research discoveries taking place at Karmanos. It is meant to bring scientists together with the community to engage in bi-directional dialogue to ask and answer questions.

To watch previous Community Conversations on Cancer, please visit our webinar library.

Join us for an upcoming Community Conversation on Cancer - Black Men, Medical Mistrust, and Cancer: How can Cancer Care be more Trustworthy?

 

 

For decades, medical mistrust has been viewed as a problem among Black men that keeps them from cancer screening and care. Often, proposed solutions focus on changing men’s attitudes. This special Community Conversation on Cancer flips the focus and explores the question, “How can we change cancer care systems and make them more trustworthy?” Please join us for a morning of dynamic presentations and dialogue, hosted by the Black Men’s Cancer Action Council of Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University. 

Date and time: Saturday, May 20, 2023 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM 

Location: Fellowship Chapel - 7707 Outer Dr W, Detroit MI 48235

Registration link: https://bit.ly/CCCBlackMen2023

Masters of Ceremonies: Jim Scott, Dwayne Barnes – Black Men’s Cancer Action Council

 

AGENDA

 

9:00 AM

Registration+ Check-In

9:30 AM

Breakfast

10:00 – 10:20 AM

Welcome + Introduction

Black Men’s Cancer Action Council Members

10:20 – 10:50 AM

Medical Mistrust and Trustworthiness of Healthcare Systems: Researcher Perspectives

Sirry Alang, Ph.D., M.A., Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Human Development at University of Pittsburgh

Andrew Anderson, Ph.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Tulane University 

Moderator: Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D., M.S., Professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University, Associate Center Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at Karmanos Cancer Institute, Director of Wayne State’s Center for Health Equity and Community Knowledge in Urban Populations

10:50 – 11:20 AM

A Deep Dive into Michigan’s Implicit Bias Requirement for Healthcare Providers

Marlon Brown, D.P.A, M.A., Chief Administrative Officer of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

Rhonda Dailey, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University, Director of the Office of Community Engaged Research

Moderator: Lauren Hamel, Ph.D. M.A., Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology at Wayne State University

11:20 – 11:30 AM

Break

11:30 AM -12:10 PM

Black Men’s Roundtable: Real Talk between Cancer Survivors and Physicians

Isaac Powell, M.D., M.S., Professor in the Department of Urology at Wayne State University, Urologic Oncologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute, DMC Harper Hospital

Jim Scott, Karmanos Cancer Institute Black Men’s Cancer Action Council

Ralph Williams, M.D. Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Wayne State University, Director of the Robert R Frank Student Run Free Clinic 

Robert Winn, M.D., Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center

Moderator: Eddie Connor, Ed..D., Founder of Eagles Academy, Boys 2 Books, Gifted for Greatness, Cancer Survivor

12:10 -12:40 PM

Breakout Sessions: Developing a Community-Informed Action Plan

All participants

12:40 – 1:00 PM

Full Group Discussion and Wrap-up

All participants

This event is hosted by the Karmanos Cancer Institute Black Men’s Cancer Action Council

Members

1. Cornelius Wilson
2. Dwight Blakey
3. Henry McKee
4. Jim Scott
5. Kenneth Harlin
6. Marvin Pettway
7. Robert Thomas
8. Eric McCloud
9. Dwayne Barnes 

Download Speaker Biographies

For questions, please contact Mikayla Harrison, harrisonm@karmanos.org