Register and attend the 2017 National Advocacy Summit!
National Advocacy Summit
September 27-28, 2017
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street N.W.
Washington, DC, 20008
What is the Summit?: At a time when access to healthcare is a priority for every American, our combined voices will help ensure that the fight against lung cancer remains a priority among our national policymakers. You will come together with others impacted by lung cancer to learn how to effectively share your story and educate Members of Congress about the disparities that exist for lung cancer. You will receive hands-on training with distinct calls to action to ensure increased research funding and better and affordable healthcare for all.
Who Should Come?: We need patients, survivors, caregivers and loved ones from across the country to join us in Washington, DC and make your voice heard in our unwavering commitment to fight lung cancer. No prior experience is needed, just your story.
Preliminary Agenda [Note: There will be a Pre-Summit Webinar Training in early September. Additional details will be sent to registered participants via email.]
Wednesday, Sept. 27
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Open Registration
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM General Session & Advocacy Training
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner Social
Thursday, Sept. 28
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Congressional Breakfast
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Advocacy Hill Day meetings with your legislators
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Capitol Reception & Congressional Awards
Registration Deadline: July 31, 2017
For more information and a link to registration: http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/events/2017-national-advocacy-summit.html
Webinar on Lung Cancer Screening Set for March 8
A March 8 webinar titled “Lung Cancer Screening: How to Save 712 Kentuckians This Year!” will focus on lung cancer screening, including patient eligibility, and conducting shared decision making, as well as recent updates.
The 12:30 p.m. EST state-wide webinar will feature a presentation by Anthony Weaver, M.D., of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, who will discuss a host of issues related to low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening in Kentucky. Webinar participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of Weaver and screening policy expert Angela Criswell of Lung Cancer Alliance.
The webinar is a CME/CE offering of Kentucky LEADS Collaborative at the University of Louisville. A $100 Amazon gift card will be sent to the first 100 eligible Kentucky providers who participate and complete a registration survey and a post-event survey. Those eligible are practicing primary care providers, cardiologists, pulmonologists and/or lung cancer screening navigators.
To register: http://www.cvent.com/d/t5q7b2
For more information call (502) 852-6318.
November 2016 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Events in Kentucky
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month! Below is a list of events and activities happening across Kentucky to raise lung cancer awareness, provided by the Kentucky Cancer Consortium's Lung Cancer Network. We hope to see you at some events!
All November:
Love Your Lungs (UK BREATHE)
Social Media Campaign
#loveyourlungs @kysmokefree
Promoting: NEW county level radon map infographics and virtual Train the Trainer seminars to use the new materials in the community
October 29th:
KentuckyOne Cancer Care Shine a Light
October 29, 2016, 9:00 AM
KentuckyOne Cancer Care Blazer Pkwy
3470 Blazer Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40509
Organizer: Lauren Whelan, laurenwhelan@kentuckyonehealth.org
Note: being held in conjunction with KYOne Cancer Screening Day
November 1
Baptist Health Cancer Care Shine a Light
November 1, 2016, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Cancer Center at Baptist Health
1 Trillium Way, Corbin, KY 40701
Organizer: Becky Garrison, Martha.garrison@bhsi.com
November 3
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
Annual Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Statewide Meeting
UK Boone Center
Lexington, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
November 3-4
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants
Hilton Downtown
Lexington, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
November 4
Robley Rex VA Medical Center Shine a Light
November 4, 2016, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Room E-005 (Located near West Entrance)
800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Organizer: Jennifer Pendleton, jennifer.pendleton@va.gov
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
2016 KMA CME Coordinator Conference
U of L Shelby Campus
Louisville, KY
For more info, contact Rachel Sender at KMA
November 6
The 6th annual Central Kentucky FREE TO BREATHE 5 K Run/Walk
November 6
2 PM
LFUCG Coldstream Park, Lexington, KY
freetobreathe.org/centralky #freetobreathe
More information in another event post below.
November 9-11
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
KY Primary Care Association Annual Conference
Embassy Suites
Lexington, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
November 10
Baptist Health Lexington Shine a Light
November 10, 2016, 6:00 PM
The Signature Club at Lansdowne
3256 Lansdowne Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Organizer: Sara Barker, sara.barker@bhsi.com
American Cancer Society
Palliative Care Forum, November 10th
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Louisville, KY
To register or for more information: Erica Palmer Smith, erica.palmersmith@cancer.org or call 859-260-8284
November 11
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Shine a Light
November 11, 2016, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Oak Room (located in the basement)
1000 Saint Christopher Drive, Ashland, KY 41101
Organizer: Leigh Holt: leigh_holt@bshsi.org
ARH Regional Cancer Center—Hazard Shine a Light
November 11, 2016, 12:00 PM
ARH Cancer Center-Hazard (to be held in Cancer Center Lobby)
110 Medical Center Drive, Hazard, KY 41701
Organizer: Shannon Morton, smorton1@arh.org
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
Norton Healthcare Primary Care Update
Louisville, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians 65th Annual Scientific Assembly
Campbell House
Lexington, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
November 12
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
St. Elizabeth Lung Cancer Symposium
Northern KY
For more info, contact:
Michele Kenner, FACHE
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Michele.Kenner2@stelizabeth.com
November 17
Baptist Health Paducah Shine a Light
November 17, 2016, 5:00 PM
Event Location: TBD
Organizer: Angie Timmons, angie.timmons@bhsi.com
American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/stayawayfromtobacco/greatamericansmokeout/toolsandresources/resources
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
Southern KY Fall Respiratory Conference
London Community Center
London, KY
Contact: Anna Jones, Southern AHEC
November 20
CINCINNATI 5K WALK & FUN RUN TO END LUNG CANCER
Friendship Park Plaza
Cincinnati, OH
Sunday, November 20, 2016
REGISTER & FUNDRAISE LUNGevity.org/cincinnati
Mid November
American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control Report Released
Contact: Heather Wehrheim, Heather.Wehrheim@lung.org
Late November
KY LEADS Collaborative, U of L, Provider Education Presenting/Exhibiting
Pikeville Medical Center Provider Dinner Program
Late Nov. - date TBD
Pikeville Medical Center
Pikeville, KY
Contact: Celeste Worth, cmtuck01@louisville.edu
2016 Central Kentucky Free to Breathe Run/Walk
Join us for the Central Kentucky Free to Breathe 6th Annual Lung Cancer 5k Run/Walk and 1-mile Walk!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 | 1:40 P.M.
You can help double lung cancer survival! By participating and choosing to fundraise, you’re helping us raise awareness and fund vital research programs dedicated to doubling lung cancer survival by 2022.
Help build the movement! Form a Free to Breathe team and ask friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers to join you. Register online here, and download pledge and donation forms here.
Join TEAM KY LEADS here!
LOCATION
LFUCG Coldstream Park
1850 Pisacano Drive
Lexington, KY 40511
EVENT SCHEDULE
12:30 p.m. - Registration & check-in
1:40 p.m. - Opening rally
2:00 p.m. - 5K run
2:05 p.m. - 5K walk
2:10 p.m. - 1-mile walk
3:20 p.m. - Closing rally
REGISTRATION FEES/DEADLINES
ONLINE (CLOSES NOV. 2)
$30/$15*
MAIL-IN (MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCT. 31)
$33/$18*
EVENT DAY (BEGINNING AT 12:30 P.M.)
$35/$20*
*youth ages 12 & under
REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES
Entry into the 5K run/walk or 1-mile walk, 2016 branded Free to Breathe event long sleeve shirt, refreshments and entertainment. All online and mail-in registrants who participate are guaranteed an event t-shirt. A limited quantity of t-shirts in limited sizes will be available for those registering on event day.
FUNDRAISING INFORMATION
Your registration fee counts toward your fundraising efforts and is your first step to your Hero Cape. Raise $100 and earn a Fundraising Hero Cape to wear on event day. Interested in morefundraising rewards? As a registrant, you'll gain access to our online fundraising tools that make fundraising easy, convenient and fun as you help fund research, patient education and awareness programs through Free to Breathe. Find out how your support helps.
The top three individual fundraisers and top three fundraising teams (based on totals as of 3 p.m. on November 4) will also be acknowledged on event day. Fundraising will remain open throughDecember 6.
For more information and to register, visit Free to Breathe.org or click here.
2016 Shine A Light Events in Kentucky
Shine a Light on Lung Cancer, the largest coordinated awareness event for lung cancer in the United States, provides a night of hope, inspiration, and support for those who are impacted by lung cancer, as well as an opportunity to continue to raise awareness and educate about the disease. Anyone is welcome to attend these free events.
Ashland, KY
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital Shine a Light
November 11, 2016, 12:00 – 1:30 PM
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Oak Room (located in the basement)
1000 Saint Christopher Drive, Ashland, KY 41101
Organizer: Leigh Holt: leigh_holt@bshsi.org
Corbin, KY
Baptist Health Cancer Care Shine a Light
November 1, 2016, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Cancer Center at Baptist Health
1 Trillium Way, Corbin, KY 40701
Organizer: Becky Garrison, Martha.garrison@bhsi.com
Hazard, KY
ARH Regional Cancer Center—Hazard Shine a Light
November 11, 2016, 12:00 PM
ARH Cancer Center-Hazard (to be held in Cancer Center Lobby)
110 Medical Center Drive, Hazard, KY 41701
Organizer: Shannon Morton, smorton1@arh.org
Lexington, KY
Baptist Health Lexington Shine a Light
November 10, 2016, 6:00 PM
The Signature Club at Lansdowne
3256 Lansdowne Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Organizer: Sara Barker, sara.barker@bhsi.com
Lexington, KY
KentuckyOne Cancer Care Shine a Light
October 29, 2016, 9:00 AM
KentuckyOne Cancer Care Blazer Pkwy
3470 Blazer Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40509
Organizer: Lauren Whelan, laurenwhelan@kentuckyonehealth.org
Note: being held in conjunction with KYOne Cancer Screening Day
Louisville, KY
Robley Rex VA Medical Center Shine a Light
November 4, 2016, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Robley Rex VA Medical Center, Room E-005 (Located near West Entrance)
800 Zorn Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Organizer: Jennifer Pendleton, jennifer.pendleton@va.gov
Paducah, KY
Baptist Health Paducah Shine a Light
November 17, 2016, 5:00 PM
Event Location: TBD
Organizer: Angie Timmons, angie.timmons@bhsi.com
Kentucky LEADS at the statewide meeting of the Kentucky Cancer Program Regional Cancer Coordinators
Dr. Jamie Studts, Celeste Worth, Morel Jones, and other Kentucky LEADS team members presented on Kentucky LEADS to the Regional Cancer Coordinators of the Kentucky Cancer Program at their statewide meeting in Louisville last week. The Regional Cancer Coordinators are part of the communities that LEADS serves, and are an essential part of the LEADS team!
Celeste Worth presenting to the Kentucky Cancer Program Regional Cancer Coordinators.
Dr. Jamie Studts speaking with Kentucky Cancer Program Regional Cancer Coordinators.
Morel Jones speaking with Regional Cancer Coordinators of the Kentucky Cancer Program.
Dr. Studts of UK represents U of L by wearing his Cardinals tie!
Shine A Light events in Kentucky
Dr. Jamie Studts and Angela Criswell of Kentucky LEADS attended Shine A Light events in Louisville and Lexington this week. The next Shine A Light event is November 12th in Somerset, KY. This free event is open to anyone touched by lung cancer. It will be one of many vigils throughout the country held in November to increase awareness of lung cancer, support lung cancer patients and caregivers, and remove the stigma of the disease.
From the Lung Cancer Alliance: Shine a Light on Lung Cancer provides our amazing community with hope, inspiration and support for those impacted by lung cancer and those at risk--from survivors to the newly diagnosed to loved ones to healthcare professionals to those simply wishing to help.
Please see the Shine a Light listings below to find an event near you and RSVP today!
Somerset, KY
Thursday, November 12th - 6:00pm
Lake Cumberland Cancer Treatment Center
112 Tradepark Drive
Somerset, KY 42503
Event Organizer: Deborah Carey - deborah.carey@lpnt.net
Please Note: Celebrating the strength and courage of lung cancer survivors.
5th Annual Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk
5TH ANNUAL LUNG CANCER 5K RUN/WALK AND 1-MILE WALK
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 | 8:40 A.M.
PRESENTED BY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HEALTHCARE
You can help double lung cancer survival! By participating and choosing to fundraise, you’re helping us raise awareness and fund vital research programs dedicated to doubling lung cancer survival by 2022.
Help build the movement! Form a Free to Breathe team and ask friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers to join you. Register using the links above, and download pledge and donation forms here.