
Illinois Cancer Partnership Annual Educational Meeting (May 7, 2025)
Program Information
The Illinois Cancer Partnership Annual Education Meeting, held on May 7th, educated clinicians and organizations on reducing cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality, and enhancing survivorship with a focus on health equity and health disparities, thereby enhancing knowledge on Illinois' cancer burden, prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship through integrated, team-based care.
May 7, 2025 from 9am-1pm CT.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Social Workers
- Registered Dieticians
- Pharmacists
- Physicians' Assistants
- Behavioral Health
- Dental
- CHWs
- MAs
- Cancer Navigators
- Other members of the team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Understand current trends in cancer rates in Illinois
- Be knowledgeable in vaccine preventable cancers
- Gain understanding of cancer diagnosis, treatment and survivorship
Acknowledgement of Support
Illinois Department of Public Health, Comprehensive Cancer, $26,125
AMA Designation Statement
Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
May 7, 2025 from 9am-1pm CT.
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Presenters and planners who participate in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Presenters and Planners
- Gina Curry, MPH, MBA, Director Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Equity, University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Emily Orr, MA, Research Association, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois
- Leslie Carnahan, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
- Elise Dracos, Graduate Public Service Intern, Illinois Department of Public Health
- Lori Koch, Illinois State Cancer Registry, Registry Director, Illinois Department of Public Health
- Naila Al Hasni, MPH, Associate Director of Quality Improvement, Illinois Primary Health Care Association
- Rev. Sonja Williams, PhD, Director of Cancer Health Equity, Wellness House
- Jeremy Chia, Associate Director, Asian Health Coalition
- Diego Serafin, MD, MSPH, Research Project Manager, Cancer Prevention, Penn State College of Medicine
- Maddie Bernard, MPH, Program Manager Cancer Prevention, Penn State College of Medicine
- Mikayla Pittman, Manager Nationwide Lung Cancer Screening, American Lung Association
- Dr. Kristin Pascoe, Assistant Professor of OB/GYN, University of Chicago Medicine
- Andrew Lerch, DPT, PT, Office of Health Promotion, Men's Health Section Chief
- Kimber Harris, Cancer Survivor, Youth Cancer Advocate
- Betty Roggenkamp, MSHC, Teen Cancer America
- Linda Kasebier, MPH, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Manager, Illinois Department of Public Health
- Dr. Roderick Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Penn State Health
- Karen Ashley, EdD, Director of Education for the Weitzman Institute. She oversees all educational programming accredited by the Moses/Weitzman Health System
Disclosures
No planners or presenters indicated any disclosures of relevant financial relationships for this activity.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Illinois Primary Health Care Association and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 3.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 3.00 ACPEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
- 3.00 ADA CERPThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 3.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 3.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 3.00 CDRThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
- 3.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
- 3.00 Pharmacology

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