Cancer and Environment Forum
Join the HICCC and Silent Spring Institute for a one-day, CME-accredited discussion on the state of the science in environmental carcinogenesis and the role healthcare providers play in reducing risk from exposure to environmental chemicals.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Who should attend?
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Advanced practice providers
- Trainees
- Public health practitioners
- Community partners interested in environmental exposures and cancer prevention and care
Program Panels
Panel 1 | What We Know about Environmental Exposures and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics
A review of evidence of environmental exposures with a focus on epidemiologic research of endocrine disrupting chemicals and their impact across the lifecourse.
Panel 2 | What We Know about Environmental Exposures and Primary Care & Internal Medicine
Exploring approaches for addressing exposure to common carcinogens like air pollution and metals and how physicians can play a role in reducing patient exposures.
Panel 3 | How Cancer Care Providers Can Address Patient Concerns
This panel will focus on how providers can address patient concerns with accurate information and guide discussions about risk reduction, survivorship and long term health.
Past Events
On June 21, 2023, researchers, patients, and community advocates came together for the HICCC’s Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) office’s first annual Cancer and the Environment Symposium. In a series of talks, experts from the HICCC and partner institutions discussed the state of the science of environmental carcinogenesis and the role physicians, nurses, community leaders, and public health practitioners play in engaging the public on environmental chemicals and cancer risk reduction.