CACV Quarterly Meeting (In Person)
September 10, 2026, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: UVA Guesthouse, 2017 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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For more information, contact: cacv@cancercoalitionofvirginia.org
Agenda:
8:00 – 8:30 Breakfast, Registration & Exhibits
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome
8:45 – 9:55 Rural Disparities and Promising Solutions
- Research Discussion, Roger Anderson, PhD, Associate Director for Population Sciences, UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Central Virginia’s Approach to Rural Health, Tiffani Collins, DHA, MPH, Director, Navigation Services, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center COE
- Innovative ways that providers are meeting the community members’ needs and expanding treatment in Southwest Virginia, Ann Sweeney, MA, SSGB, CCMP, Blue Ridge Cancer Center
9:55 – 10:15 Virginia Rural Health Transformation Update
Matthew Ong, MPH, Director of the Office of Cancer Health Policy and Education, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center & Vice Chair, CACV
10:15 – 10:25 CACV Updates
10:25 – 10:40 Exhibit Break
10:40 – 11:45 Panel Discussion: Access to care in non-English speaking communities
- Nara Hojvat-Gallin, MPH, Cancer Screening Program Manager, Neighborhood Health
- Kennya Alvarado, MSN, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services, Arlington Free Clinic
- Fern Hauck, MD, MS, Professor of Family Medicine at the UVA School of Medicine and Founder and Past Director of the UVA International Family Medicine Clinic
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch & Networking
12:30 – 1:00 The State of Cancer in VA
Jackie Knight Wilt, PhD, MPH, Cancer Epidemiologist & Evaluator, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health