National Minority Quality Forum, in collaboration with the Alliance for Cancer Care Equity, invites you to hear from three experts in cancer patient navigation who will discuss what the new cancer patient navigation billing options mean for equity and community health partnerships.

The Alliance for Cancer Care Equity is a partnership between the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, National Comprehensive Cancer Network®, and National Minority Quality Forum.

Join us we discuss new payment through CMS; patient navigation across communities; collaboration between healthcare systems and community-based organizations; and more.

Moderator

Shonta Chambers, MSW
Executive Vice President, Health Equity and Community Engagement
Patient Advocate Foundation

Shonta transitioned back to the non-profit sector in 2014 by joining PAF. She leads the development and execution of strategic initiatives to expand PAF's approach to achieve health equity through community and national level partnership engagement and mobilization. These initiatives are designed to link limited income communities to resources to abate financial, logistical and social access to care barriers. She brings to this role nearly 20 years of non-profit and public sector middle and senior level experience that spans public health, women's health and behavioral health.

Panelists

Bonny Morris, PhD, MSPH, RN
Senior Director, Patient Navigation
American Cancer Society

Dr. Bonny Morris is leading the development and implementation of ACS CARES, the first national cancer navigation support program; ACS LION, a new nonclinical navigation credentialing program; and the enterprise strategy for patient navigation at the American Cancer Society.


Darcie Green
Executive Director
Latinas Contra Cancer

Darcie Green is the Executive Director of Latinas Contra Cancer and brings with her 20 years of community activism and public policy experience. Latinas Contra Cancer works to ensure just and equitable access to health and healthcare for the Latino community around issues of cancer. While working for a nonprofit health insurance and hospital system, Darcie led local efforts on health policy, often bringing together unlikely allies and resources to support improved health outcomes for uninsured or underinsured populations.


Elizabeth F. Franklin, PhD, MSW
Head, US Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy
Oncology at Sanofi

Dr. Elizabeth Franklin is an advocate for people impacted by cancer and is passionate about ensuring that patient voices are the north star in health care decision and policy making. She grew up in Kentucky where cancer, cancer mortality, and poverty rates routinely rank among the highest in the country, and as a result was drawn to social work and health equity by witnessing people being left behind and systems that resulted in inequitable care. These values have driven Dr. Franklin throughout her career in patient advocacy.