Poster walk, Thursday - Equity in Cancer Screening 1
Tracks
Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
12:45 - 14:00 |
Smedien, Centralvaerkstedet |
Speaker(s)
Mr Scott Antle
Provincial Manager, Cancer Screening Programs
Newfoundland And Labrador Health Services
226 - Systems, Data and Equity Driven Approach to the Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Biography
Scott Antle is a Provincial Manager in the Cancer Care Program of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services where he manages the Newfoundland and Labrador Colon Screening Program, the Smoking Cessation in Cancer Care Program and co-manages the Cervical Screening Initiatives Program. He is a member of multiple screening networks with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and volunteer chair of the Board of Directors of the Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco.
Dr Silvia Deandrea
Head Of Service
Pavia Health Protection Agency
213 - Equity determinants of non-adherence to organized screening for colorectal and breast cancers in the pre-pandemic period (2018-2019) in Lombardy Region (Northern Italy)
Biography
Silvia Deandrea is a MD PhD specialised in Public Health. She is the director of the cancer screening programmes of Pavia province (Northern Italy) and the current president of the Italian federation of cancer screening scientific societies
Ms Pheena Kenny
Public Health Strategy & Development Manager
National Screening Service, Health Service Executive, Ireland
205 - To develop a community-based intervention for screening to reach under-screened communities in Ireland
Biography
Pheena Kenny is a Public Health Strategy & Development Manager in the National Screening Service (NSS) in Ireland. Pheena led the development of the Equity Strategic Framework and is leading out on implementing multi-annual action plans relating. Projects include focusing on population groups such as people with disabilities and developing community-based intervention for screening to reach under-screened communities in Ireland. She is also coordinating the EUCanScreen project from a NSS perspective. She has worked in the health sector for over 20 years in the statutory, community and voluntary sectors. Her work interests include screening and health inequalities.
Dr Ethna McFerran
Research Fellow
Queen's University Belfast
197 - Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation: Evaluating the Impact of Suggested Deadlines on Test Completion Rates in 'Hard to Reach Groups'
Biography
Dr. Ethna McFerran, a Cancer Health Economist at Queen's University Belfast, has specialised in oncology health economics since beginning her nursing career in 2003. With a PhD in cancer health economics (2018), her work drives evidence-based decision-making and policy to improve cancer outcomes.
She recently secured funding to model lung cancer screening health economics in Ireland/ Northern Ireland, focusing on health equity and early detection. A leader in cross-sector collaboration, Dr. McFerran has made significant contributions to cancer care policy, cost-effectiveness analysis, and digital health innovation, advocating for equitable healthcare and advancing health systems to support better cancer outcomes.
Dr Miriam Clarissa Ortíz Alvarado
Specialist In Prevention Of Cervical Cancer
Jhpiego
211 - Expanding access to cervical cancer screening among indigenous Maya women through self-collection for HPV testing in two community-based models in rural areas in the Western Highlands of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Biography
Miriam Ortíz, gynecologist and obstetrician, experience in public and private health care with a great passion for women’s health and the fight against cervical cancer. Currently supporting the SUCCESS project as a gynecologist monitoring and treating patients at community level.
Dr Electra Paskett
Professor
The Ohio State University
218 - Characteristics of those ever vs never screened for colorectal cancer among participants in a blood-based screening study
Biography
Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D., became the Marion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer Research at The Ohio State University in 2002. She is the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the College of Medicine, a professor in the Division of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health, Deputy Director for Population Sciences and Community Outreach and Founding Director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity at the James Cancer Hospital.
Mrs Agnes Rogel
Epidemiologist
Sante Publique France
194 - Median time between two breast cancer screenings in France
Biography
Agnès Rogel holds a PhD in biostatistics. She has been lecturer in French University, and employed at the Institute of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety. She joined the cancer team of Santé publique France in 2008. She worked on cancer surveillance using registry and health insurance data, and on cancers attributable to lifestyles and the environment. She is now responsible for evaluation of breast cancer screening. Its main activities are: production and analysis of the performance indicators of the national screening program; analysis of temporal and geographical variations; relationship between screening and social deprivation...
Dr Lori Sakoda
Rsch Scientist Ii Investigator
Kaiser Permanente - Dor
231 - Incidence and determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in referral for lung cancer screening
Biography
Lori Sakoda, PhD, MPH, is a translational epidemiologist and research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, who is dedicated to advancing early detection, control, and effective and equitable care of lung and other cancers. She is also an Associate Professor of Health Systems Science at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. Her research primarily encompasses evaluating patterns of care, health disparities, and outcomes along the continuum from pulmonary nodule evaluation to lung cancer treatment and survivorship, as well as assessing the application of risk prediction models to optimize cancer screening.
Dr Farida Selmouni
Public Health Officer
Iarc/who
268 - National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme: Experimentation of Direct Home Delivery of the Screening Kit Without Prior Order (KITCOLO)
Biography
Dr. Farida Selmouni is a public health researcher with a PhD from Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in cancer screening and early detection programs. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating integrated multi-cancer screening initiatives, with particular emphasis on improving access and reducing inequalities across different socioeconomic contexts. She coordinates multiple projects aimed at enhancing screening implementation and accessibility. Her research extends to evaluating innovative screening and triage methods for cervical cancer, with special attention to women living with HIV.
Dr Jo Waller
Professor Of Cancer Behavioural Science
Wolfson Institute Of Population Health, Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis
038 - Acceptability of using artificial intelligence in breast screening: a randomised online survey of screening-eligible women in England
Biography
With a background in health psychology, Jo Waller is professor of cancer behavioural science in the Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis at Queen Mary University of London. She leads a team of researchers exploring the acceptability, uptake and psychological impact of a range of existing and novel approaches to cancer screening and early diagnosis.
Mrs Kerryann Wyatt
Research and Evaluation Manager
Cancer Council Victoria
244 - Information needs to support self-collected cervical screening uptake: a comparison of knowledge, confidence, attitudes and intentions two years after the introduction of universal eligibility for self-collection in Australia
Biography
Kerryann Wyatt is an experienced researcher specialising in designing, evaluating, analysing and reporting health campaigns, programs and research. At the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, she leads behavioural research to inform state and national screening and early detection campaigns, including identifying underscreened groups, understanding audience profiles, barriers, facilitators and information needs, testing key messages and evaluating campaign and program impact. She works closely with program staff to shape and assess strategies to increase cancer screening participation rates in Victoria and nationally. Her contributions are essential to developing evidence-based strategies to improve public health outcomes and early detection of cancer.
Chair(s)
Sophie Mulcahy Symmons
Phd Researcher
University College Dublin
