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SUMMARY:MOLA Cancer Inequities Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Location: University of Texas at San Antonio – Downtown Campus – 501 W. César Chávez Blvd\, San Antonio\, TX\nDate: Thursday\, November 6th\, 2025\nTime: 11:00 AM – 3:10 PM \nREGISTER TODAY!  \nDescription of Event: \nMOLA is pleased to present the LHS+ (Latinx\,Hispanic\,Spanish-speaking and related identities) cancer disparities event scheduled for Thursday\, November 6th at this year’s NAMS-MOLA conference in San Antonio\, TX . This academic event promises to be an enlightening and impactful gathering aimed at addressing critical issues surrounding leukemia diagnoses experienced by the LHS+ community\, and fostering education\, awareness\, and collaboration. The series aims to connect practicing physicians\, researchers\, and other cancer services providing professionals and students. \n\nObjectives: \n\nUnderstanding Disparities: Recognizing and understanding the disparities faced by the LHS+ community in leukemia care\, with a focus on access to novel treatments and clinical trials.\nProposing Solutions: Identifying and proposing best practices to address equity and improve health outcomes through innovative approaches.\nLeveraging Community: Harnessing the unique skills\, experiences\, and assets of the LHS+ community\, including multilingualism and cultural diversity\, to overcome structural barriers and improve leukemia care outcomes.\nIncreasing Representation: Advocating for increased representation of LHS+ individuals in healthcare\, research\, and educational careers to promote better health outcomes for the LHS+ population\n\n\nTarget Audience: We are expecting around 500-800 LHS+ and Latinx affirming health professionals\, practicing MDs in primary care and several specialties\, faculty\, residents\, researchers\, and students. \n\nAgenda: \n \n\n\n\n\n11:00 AM \n\n\nOpening Remarks (Jonathan Moreira\, MD) \n\n\n\n\n11:10 AM \n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Efforts to expand pathway programs for vulnerable populations in Hematology; past successes and future directions \nBelinda Avalos\, MD \nAtrium Health \nAmerican Society of Hematology \n\n\n\n\n11:40 AM \n\n\nPredisposing biological factors and compounding barriers to care amongst Latino\, Hispanic and Spanish speaking patients with ALL \nJohn Molina\, MD \nCleveland Clinic Foundation \nCase Western Reserve University \n\n\n\n\n12:10 PM – 12:15 PM \n\n\nBreak \n\n\n\n\n12:15 PM \n\n\nDismantling barriers to access to care in the era of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for chronic myelogenous leukemia \nDaniela Urueta-Portillo\, MD \nUT Health San Antonio \n\n\n\n\n12:45 PM – 2:00 PM \n\n\nLunch \n\n\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:30 PM \n\n\nAllogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: indications and barriers to transplant \n\n\n\n\n25 minutes \n\n\nSpeaker panel/Q+A \n\n\n\n\n10 minutes \n\n\nConcluding Remarks \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER TODAY!  \n 
URL:https://www.chicagomola.com/event/mola-cancer-inequities-symposium/
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