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The UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network 2025 Cancer Care Conference is a learning and networking opportunity for healthcare professionals across the Commonwealth. UK faculty, regional and state cancer care leaders, and national speakers will present information to help improve the quality of cancer care at community hospitals.
Target Audience
Physicians, Pharmacists, Nurses, Social Workers, Public Health Professionals, Students, Administrators, and Program Coordinators.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Review quality performance standards, processes, and structure for ACoS Commission on Cancer accreditation to improve the quality of cancer care and treatment
- Discuss best practices for oncology services and programs among peers
- Describe recent events and trends in cancer care, research, and treatment
- Recognize social and cultural barriers to cancer care and health equity
- Identify opportunities to use cancer data to improve programs and services
Additional Information
MARKEY LUNG CANCER FORUM
Innovation, Integration & Impact
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 1:00–5:00 PM
The inaugural Lung Cancer Forum brings together primary care providers, nurses, and care teams dedicated to advancing best practices in screening and patient navigation. Sessions will feature early detection strategies, biopsy and treatment updates, and emerging research shaping the future of lung cancer care. With an emphasis on strengthening referral networks and communication between primary and specialty providers, the forum offers a unique opportunity to foster collaboration and improve outcomes for patients.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Identify quality standards and best practices in lung cancer care, with a focus on early detection and evolving treatment approaches.
Analyze strategies to enhance collaboration and coordination among care teams involved in screening and patient navigation.
Apply emerging research findings and educational resources to improve outcomes and support continuous learning for both providers and patients.
Agenda – Thursday, December 11
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Registration & Lunch
12:30 – 12:35 p.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Timothy Mullet, MD, MBA, FACS
Professor of Surgery; Medical Director, UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network
12:35 – 12:55 p.m.
Tobacco Use
Graham Warren, MD, PhD
12:55 – 1:15 p.m.
Early Detection & Screening
Ashish P. Maskey, MD
1:15 – 1:35 p.m.
Evaluation & Diagnosis of Suspicious Lung Nodules
Scott Yee, MD
1:35 – 1:55 p.m.
Single Anesthesia Events
Shari L. Meyerson, MD, MEd
1:55 – 2:15 p.m.
Single Port Lung Cancer Surgery
Mansi Shah-Jadeja, MD
2:15 – 2:35 p.m.
Break & Networking
2:35 – 2:55 p.m.
Commission on Cancer Operative Standard 5.8
Clinton Morgan, MD, PhD
2:55 – 3:15 p.m.
Surgery vs SBRT for Early-Stage NSCLC: Evidence, Selection & Shared Decisions
Weisi Yan, MD, PhD
3:15 – 3:35 p.m.
Advanced Bronchoscopy Procedure for Lung Cancer Management
Ashish P. Maskey, MD
3:35 – 3:55 p.m.
Biomarker Testing & Systemic Treatment for Resectable NSCLC
Zhonglin Hao, MD, PhD
3:55 – 4:25 p.m.
Collaborative Conversation - No Credit for this Session
Timothy Mullet, MD, MBA, FACS
4:25 – 4:30 p.m.
Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks
PALLIATIVE CARE SYSTEM
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 1:00–5:00 PM
Palliative care is a shared approach integrated across all roles in a cancer center. This interactive, interdisciplinary workshop explores primary palliative care skills for physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, administrators, and other team members.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Apply key palliative communication and symptom-management skills in oncology practice.
Identify psychosocial, spiritual, and practical needs using available resources.
Employ primary palliative care principles in care for advanced or relapsed malignancies.
Illustrate when to seek specialty consultation and strategies for building local capacity.
Integrate an opioid risk tool and safety consents when prescribing opioids.
Agenda – Thursday, December 11
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Registration Check-In
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Foundations & Communication Skills
Jessica McFarlin, MD
2:00 – 2:55 p.m.
Symptom Management Essentials
Katrina Nickels, MD, DFASAM
Marianne Carter, PharmD
2:55 – 3:10 p.m.
Break & Networking
3:10 – 4:05 p.m.
Psychosocial & Spiritual Care
Paige Walker, MSW, LCSW-S
Rev. Kyle Long
4:05 – 5:00 p.m.
Integration & Interdisciplinary Case Panel
Panelists: Carter, Long, McFarlin, Nickels, Walker
Cancer Care Conference – Friday, December 12, 2025
Each presentation includes Q&A to support interaction and clarification.
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast • Visit Exhibitors
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome & Announcements
Cheri Tolle, MAEd, CHES
Robert S. DiPaola, MD
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Cancer Incidence & Mortality Trends in Kentucky
Eric B. Durbin, DrPH, MS
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions 1
Panel: Best Practices in Bi-Specific Therapies
Moderator: Holly Chitwood, DNP, APRN
Panelists: Clemons, Darko-Mensah, Gates, Mueller, Roller, Sertich, Taj
Genetics, Genomics & Multidisciplinary Care
Terra Armstrong, MS, LGC
Bryan J. Brinda, PharmD, BCOP
Quitting Smoking After a Cancer Diagnosis
Leigh Ann Holt, MSN, RN, CTTS
Susan Aliff, MSN, APRN
A Neglected Risk: Alcohol in Cancer Prevention
Anne Ray, PhD, MEd
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break — Visit Exhibitors
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions 2
ACEs & Trauma-Informed Care – McClanahan; Chaffin
Burden of Cancer in Kentucky (2000–2022) – McDowell
Malignant Central Airway Obstruction – Maskey
Navigating Cancer Patient-Family Challenges – White
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch & Recognition
State of Markey Cancer Center – Mark Evers, MD
State of MCCAN – Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Break — Visit Exhibitors
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Engaging Kentucky Communities in Quality Lung Cancer Screening
Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS
Jennifer Knight, DrPH
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break — Visit Exhibitors
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Boarding the Same Boat: Clinician Engagement for Equitable Lung Cancer Screening
Jamie Studts, PhD
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks, Evaluations & Passport Challenge Winner
Cheri Tolle, MAEd, CHES
Timothy Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS
4:00 p.m.
Animal-Assisted Therapy & Safe Travels Home
In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME
This live activity is designated for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE
This knowledge-based activity will award 8.5 contact hours (0.850 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.
Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 8.5 hours of participation.
ASWB ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 8.5 general and or clinical continuing education credits.
CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 8.5 nursing contact hours.
CHES
Sponsored by Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 4.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. Provider ID# 105862 Event ID# 64052
Available Credit
- 8.50 ACPE
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This knowledge-based activity will award 8.50 contact hour(s) (0.100 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognize ACPE providers.
- 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Live activity is designated for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 8.50 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 8.50 nursing contact hour(s).
- 8.50 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course.
Social workers completing this course receive 8.50 clinical continuing education credit(s).
- 4.50 Certified Health Education Specialist Credit (Western Kentucky University Department of Public Health)
Sponsored by Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 4.50 total Category I continuing education contact hour(s). Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credit is 4.50. Provider ID# 105862, Event ID# .
- 8.50 IPCE
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 8.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit(s) for learning and change.
- 8.50 ParticipationUK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 8.50 hour(s) of participation.