Poster walk, Wednesday - Communication Strategies and Outreach
Tracks
Track 4
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 |
16:00 - 17:15 |
Smedien, Centralvaerkstedet |
Speaker(s)
Nicole Kluz
Assistant Director For Cancer Prevention Research
University Of Texas At Austin
016 - Navigation to support lung cancer screening and follow-up care in a Central Texas Federally Qualified Health Center
Biography
Nicole Kluz, MPH, completed her master’s in public health from Emory University with a focus on global health and infectious diseases. She oversees multiple grant-funded research and initiatives to provided cancer screening and prevention services in colorectal cancer screening, lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation, alcohol use screening and treatment, and cervical cancer screening. Nicole has over 15 years of experience in clinical and health services research and has a strong interest in health equity.
Nicole Kluz
Assistant Director For Cancer Prevention Research
University Of Texas At Austin
015 - Patient navigation to ensure completion of colonoscopy in a mailed stool test program in the US
Biography
Nicole Kluz, MPH, completed her master’s in public health from Emory University with a focus on global health and infectious diseases. She oversees multiple grant-funded research and initiatives to provided cancer screening and prevention services in colorectal cancer screening, lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation, alcohol use screening and treatment, and cervical cancer screening. Nicole has over 15 years of experience in clinical and health services research and has a strong interest in health equity.
Ms Bernadine O'Leary
RN Screening Navigator
NL Health Services
142 - The Introduction of Registered Nurse Navigators in Population Cancer Screening: Meeting Strategic Priorities
Biography
Bernadine O'Leary has been a Registered Nurse in Cancer Care for 32 years. She received her Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing in 1993 and her Master's in Nursing in 2003. She has been a certified Oncology nurse since 1996. She has also been a professional Assoicate with memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador's faculty of Nursing. Her current position is RN Screening Navigator with the Population Screening Programs, Cancer Care, NL Health Services.
Dr Karen Wernli
Senior Scientific Investigator
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
061 - Education beyond shared-decision making improves patient knowledge on timeliness to return for annual lung cancer screening
Biography
Dr. Wernli is a Senior Scientific Investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington and Professor at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. She is a cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher whose work focuses on incorporating patient-centered outcomes to improve cancer care along the cancer care continuum, from prevention to survivorship. Her works spans several types of cancer, including lung, breast, and colorectal, and also explores the impact of cancer in special populations, such as adolescents and young adults. She leads a pragmatic trial to improve repeat lung cancer screening.
Dr Carlene Wilson
Professor Of Behavioural Oncology
University Of Melbourne
137 - Cultural Influences on Consumers Bowel Cancer Screening Preferences: Insights from Mandarin-Speaking Chinese Australians
Biography
Dr Lanxi Huang has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master of Education in language teaching and learning, a Master of Education in the professional development program evaluation, and a PhD in well-being science. She also has experience in counselling, research project coordination, and higher education teaching.
Lanxi aims to promote health for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in people-centred, contextually responsive, and systematic ways. Currently, she works on the Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance program as a research project officer at the Centre for Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CEB), School of Population and Global Health, the University of Melbourne.
Miss Anja Wittendorff Schack
Communicationconsultant
Danish Cancer Society
104 - An influencer-driven campaign to increase cervical cancer screening participation among women in their 20s
Biography
I hold a Master in Experience Design, and my current position is as digital communication consultant in the Prevention and Information Department at the Danish Cancer Society.
My primary focus area is population-targeted communication about cancer screening on digital platforms. I specialize in behavior-changing communication through national campaigns and targeted initiatives aimed at individuals with low screening participation rates. My passion lies in developing strategic and analytical communication with the target audience at the center. Through qualitative methods I gain insights in target groups and evaluate initiatives aimed at preventing cancer.
Chair(s)
Susan Sherman
Professor Of Psychology
University Of Sheffield
