egrp-cehp (Agenda)

Welcome and logistics
Tram Kim Lam, National Cancer Institute

Opening remarks
Robert T. Croyle, National Cancer Institute
Eliseo Perez-Stable, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Overview of the landscape of changing demographics and trends in Hispanic populations
Rogelio Saenz, University of Texas at San Antonio

Overview of cancer-related burden in Hispanic populations
Mariana Carla Stern, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California

Who is considered Hispanic? Applying novel approaches on data collection for future research
Alice B. Popejoy, Stanford University

Oral Presentations

• Characterize the heterogeneity of U.S. Hispanic populations and associated challenges to cancer epidemiology research
  Scarlett Lin Gomez, University of California, San Francisco

• Cancer epidemiology research in Puerto Ricans
  Marcia Cruz-Correa, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Center

• What variables should be collected to enable advancing cancer research in Hispanics (including diversity of subgroups; pooling data) and what are the challenges and opportunities?
  Laura Fejerman, University of California, Davis

Panel Discussion (Moderator: Edward J. Trapido)
Panelists: Drs. Stern, Saenz, Popejoy, Gomez, Cruz-Correa, and Fejerman

Break

Oral Presentations

• Genetics and cancer in US Hispanic populations
  Luis G. Carvajal-Carmona, University of California, Davis

• Interplay of infection, co-evolution, genetics in gastric cancer risk
  Douglas Morgan, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

• Liver cancer and US Hispanic populations: incidence and mortality
  Amelie G. Ramirez, UT Health San Antonio, Texas

• Childhood cancer health disparities in Hispanic populations
  Adam de Smith, University of Southern California

• Cancer survivorship in Hispanics
  Frank J. Penedo, University of Miami, Florida

Panel Discussion (Moderator: Amelie G. Ramirez)
Panelists: Drs. Carvajal-Carmona, Morgan, de Smith, and Penedo

Welcome and recap of Day 1
Joanne Elena, National Cancer Institute

Cancer registries: What are the challenges in collecting Hispanic sub-population information?
Kathy Cronin, National Cancer Institute

Hispanic ethnicity, migration, and cancer survival in New York State
Margaret Gates Kuliszewski, New York Cancer Registry

Hispanic ethnic groups and the status of cancer surveillance data: current knowledge, challenges and opportunities
Paulo S. Pinheiro, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Panel Discussion (Moderator: Gabriel Lai)
Panelists: Drs. Cronin, Kuliszewski, and Pinheiro 

Fireside Chat: What are the lessons learned from epidemiology research in Hispanic populations and sharing of resources?
Investigators with expertise in developing and managing large-scale non-cancer and cancer epidemiology studies will share their expertise and lessons learnt. Invited NIH colleagues will share resources and relevant funding opportunities. 

• Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS-SOL)
  Greg Talavera, San Diego State University

• The Hispanic American Baseline Alcohol Survey (HABLAS)
  Raul Caetano, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

• Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC)
  V. Wendy Setiawan, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California

• NIH research support for Hispanic/Latino populations
  Rina Das, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  Damali Martin, National Institute on Aging
  Yuling Hong, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Break

International research collaborations in Hispanic populations
Jill Koshiol, National Cancer Institute
Laura Fejerman, University of California, Davis

Landscape of NCI research and opportunities 

• Overview of NCI-funded research on cancer in Hispanic populations
  Camille Pottinger, National Institute on Aging

• Overview of NCI-resources and funding opportunities
  Amy Kennedy, National Cancer Institute 

• Research and resources from the Division of Caner Epidemiology and Genetics
  Montserrat Garcia-Closas, National Cancer Institute 

Panel Discussion (Moderator: Lisa Gallicchio)
Panelists: Drs. Koshiol, Fejerman, Kennedy, Garcia-Closas, and Ms. Pottinger

Logistics for Day 3
Amy Kennedy, National Cancer Institute

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM 

Welcome and logistics for breakout sessions 
Shobha Srinivasan, National Cancer Institute 

Breakout sessions

Participants will be assigned to their pre-registered breakout sessions (Etiology or Survivorship) on Day 3. The breakout session will be facilitated with note-takers. Participants will then be automatically connected to a larger forum with all meeting participants. 

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Breakout sessions report back and discussion 
Moderator: Rachel Hanisch, National Cancer Institute

A designated person from each group will report back to the full meeting. 

Break

This session seeks to facilitate cross-discipline collaborations for attendees. Outputs will help inform concrete coordination from NCI program staff. Format may include area-specific sessions, e.g., etiology, survivorship, infrastructure, trans-NIH collaborations

• What could be accomplished in the short term?
• What are the long-term objectives?
• What are topics for future discussions and opportunities for collaborations?

Closing Remarks
Ned Sharpless, National Cancer Institute
Anna Maria Napoles, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Wrap-up
Tram Kim Lam, National Cancer Institute