CCDR Brief Updates
What’s New in Cancer Care Delivery Research?
On an annual basis, the Harvard Cancer Consortium Population Science Programs invite members to give an overview of the exciting scientific innovations and progress being made. The goal of this “Brief Updates” series is to share scientific advancements, facilitate active communication, build new collaborations, and show synergy across the Population Sciences programs.
APRIL 7, 2026 (3:00-5:30PM)
In-person Event | MGH, Grey Building, Room 856
| TIME | DETAILS |
| 3:00-3:05pm | Welcome and Introductions Nancy Keating, MD, MPH Jenny Mack, MD, MPH Jennifer Temel, MD |
| Serious Illness Care in Oncology: Surgery, Supportive Care, and Survivorship Needs Discussant: Areej El-Jawahri, MD | |
| 3:05-3:12 | Elizabeth Lilley, MD, MPH (BWH) – Surgery for Patients with Incurable Cancers |
| 3:12-3:19 | Richard Newcomb, MD (MGH) – Primary Palliative Care and Scalable Supportive Care Efforts in Transplant |
| 3:19-3:26 | Laura Petrillo, MD (MGH) – Defining and Addressing the Needs of Advanced Cancer Survivors |
| 3:26-3:45 | Discussion |
| Advancing Survivorship Care for Patients and Caregivers Discussant: Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH | |
| 3:45-3:52 | Kelcie Willis, PhD (MGH) – Advancing Supportive Care for Neuro-Oncology Caregivers: Findings from the NeuroCARE RCT and Future Directions |
| 3:52-3:59 | Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, PhD (MGH) – Refining a Mind-Body Sexual Well-Being Program for Female Colorectal and Anal Cancer Survivors |
| 3:59-4:06 | Rahela Aziz-Bose, MD, MPH (BCH/DFCI) – Building a Food-Is-Medicine Model for Childhood Cancer Survivors: From Screening to Intervention |
| 4:06-4:25 | Discussion |
| Data-Driven Insights into Cancer Care: Quality Measurement, Large Language Models, and Patient Experiences Discussant: Michael Hassett, MD, MPH | |
| 4:25-4:32 | Miranda Lam, MD, MBA (BWH) – Trends and Statistical Reliability of Radiation Quality Measures |
| 4:32-4:39 | Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN (DFCI) – Using Large Language Models to Identify Symptoms Documented in Visit Notes |
| 4:39-4:46 | Katie Post, PhD, RN (MGH) – Navigating Oral Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer: Patient Challenges and Experiences in a Mixed Methods Study |
| 4:46-5:05 | Discussion |
| 5:05-5:30 | Reception |