Session Details
Date & Time
Monday, April 19, 2027, 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Name
01. Lessons Learned for Rural Oncology Access: What's Working and What's Not
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Bridget LeGrazie, RN, Vice President, Oncology Service Line, Virtua Health
- Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, Executive Director, Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Service Line, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Frantz M. Berthaud, MPH, FACHE, Senior Vice President, Oncology Services, University Medical Center of El Paso
- Kristin Brooks-Shrum, RPh, MBA, Regional Director, Pharmacy, Cardiopulmonary and Oncology, Deaconess Illinois
Description
Rural communities continue to face persistent gaps in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Oncology leaders share hard-won lessons from telehealth expansion, mobile screening units, and staffing partnerships, discussing candidly which access strategies have delivered measurable results and which have fallen short despite significant investment and sustained effort.



