AACI

Welcome

The cancer centers represented by the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) form America’s cancer research infrastructure and are the hubs of critical discoveries, treatment advances and improvements in patient care. AACI and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum (CCAF) jointly formulated the program for the 2011 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC on October 16-18, 2011.

This three-day event convenes AACI cancer center directors and executive-level administrators with leaders of national cancer research and advocacy groups, industry, and government health agencies to develop solutions to common challenges and to share best practices. No other program presents information on cancer research and patient care issues as they pertain to the leaders of the nation’s cancer centers and provides them a forum to discuss common issues with their peers.

The theme of this year’s meeting is, “The Power of Partnerships.” Meeting sessions will focus on collaborations with industry and the FDA to advance development of new cancer therapies, partnerships within cancer center networks to expand access to promising new treatments, partnerships with patient advocacy organizations and delivery and payment systems for quality cancer care.

Your participation in this national meeting helps us chart a course for AACI’s work on behalf of its cancer center network. We look forward to seeing you in Washington!

2011 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting Program Committee

Chair: Nancy E. Davidson, MD
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Centers

Mary Beckerle, PhD
Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Utah

William L. Carroll, MD
NYU Cancer Institute

Vijayalakshmi C. Gandhi, PhD, MBA
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Cancer Centers

Ira S. Goodman
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center University of California at San Diego

Lauren E. Hackett, MPA
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Alan McClelland, PhD
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Paul Okunieff, MD
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center

Barbara Duffy Stewart, MPH
Association of American Cancer Institutes

Jeanine H. Stiles
UC Davis Cancer Center
The University of California, Davis Medical Center

Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Cancer Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

George Wilding, MD
University of Wisconsin
Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center