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May 30 2023

We Will Overcome: Navigating Obstacles to Breast Cancer Prevention and Care in Our Community 2023

Join Tigerlily Foundation and Patient Power on August 13, 2023 from 2 pm – 6 pm CT, at Bridgeport Art Center’s Sculpture Garden in Chicago for a FREE in-person town-hall focused on navigating obstacles to breast cancer prevention and care in the community.

This afternoon of conversation and resource sharing about breast cancer prevention includes interactive panel discussions with healthcare experts and breast cancer advocates, resources from area medical centers including Northwestern and University of Chicago Comprehensive cancer centers, and local non-profit organizations.

Lunch will be provided.

Bridgeport Art Center, Sculpture Garden, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609

Free parking North Lot

Maimah Karmo

Co-Moderator
CEO, Tigerlily Foundation

We Will Overcome Program

2:00 – 2:30 PM | Guest Check-In

2:30 – 3:00 PM | Zip Codes & Access to Care

3:00 – 3:30 PM | Breast Cancer 101
Understanding Sub-Types & Early Prevention

3:30 – 4:00 PM | Luncheon

4:15 – 4:45 PM | Have the Chat: The Past (Family History)
Present (Genetic Testing) and Future (Clinical Trials)

4:45 – 5:15 PM | Stronger Together: Community Engagement and Health Equity

5:15 – 5:25 PM | Break

5:25 – 6:00 PM | Triple Negative Breast Cancer
& Clinical Research

6:00 PM | Closing

Dr. Paris Thomas

Co-Moderator
Executive Director, Equal Hope

Meet Our Panelists

Tarneka Manning

Administrative Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Lisa Weems

Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate/Patient Advocate

Dr. Yamile Molina, MS, MPH

Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

Dr. Ivy Abraham

Hematology Oncologist, University of Chicago Medicine

Umi Grigsby

Author, EmpowHERed Health, Chief of Policy and Advocacy, City of Chicago

Dr. Claudia Tellez

Medical Oncology, Northwestern Medical Group

Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade

The WISDOM Study, Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine

Angela Waller

Founder/CEO Elevated Survivorship

Kathryn Jackson

Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate/ MBC Patient Advocate

Jeanette González

Senior Research Specialist, University of Illinois Cancer Center

Dr. Abiola Ibraheem

Medical Oncologist Hematology & Oncology, University of Illinois Cancer Center

Regina Hopkins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Director of Health Education/Program Manager Advocates for Community Wellness

Nadine Willis

Patient Advocate, Sisters Working It Out

This program is presented by Tigerlily Foundation in collaboration with Remedy Health Media. Support for this series has been provided by Merck & Co., Inc., Seagen Inc., Pfizer Inc., Genentech, Inc., Eisai Co. ,Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.. Supported by grant funding from Gilead Sciences, Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc. has had no input into the development or content of these materials. Remedy Health Media and the Tigerlily Foundation maintain complete editorial control and are solely responsible for program content.