We Will Overcome: Navigating Obstacles to Breast Cancer Prevention and Care in Our Community 2023
Join Tigerlily Foundation and Patient Power on August 13, 2023 from 2 pm – 6 pm CT, at Bridgeport Art Center’s Sculpture Garden in Chicago for a FREE in-person town-hall focused on navigating obstacles to breast cancer prevention and care in the community.
This afternoon of conversation and resource sharing about breast cancer prevention includes interactive panel discussions with healthcare experts and breast cancer advocates, resources from area medical centers including Northwestern and University of Chicago Comprehensive cancer centers, and local non-profit organizations.
Lunch will be provided.
Bridgeport Art Center, Sculpture Garden, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
Free parking North Lot
VIEW the We Will Overcome Impact Report:
![Maimah Karmo Co-Moderator
CEO, Tigerlily Foundation](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Maimah-Headshot-300x400.webp)
Maimah Karmo
CEO, Tigerlily Foundation
We Will Overcome Program
2:00 – 2:30 PM | Guest Check-In
2:30 – 3:00 PM | Zip Codes & Access to Care
3:00 – 3:30 PM | Breast Cancer 101
Understanding Sub-Types & Early Prevention
3:30 – 4:00 PM | Luncheon
4:15 – 4:45 PM | Have the Chat: The Past (Family History)
Present (Genetic Testing) and Future (Clinical Trials)
4:45 – 5:15 PM | Stronger Together: Community Engagement and Health Equity
5:15 – 5:25 PM | Break
5:25 – 6:00 PM | Triple Negative Breast Cancer
& Clinical Research
6:00 PM | Closing
![Dr. Paris Thomas Co-Moderator
Executive Director, Equal Hope](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Paris-Thomas-300x400.jpg)
Dr. Paris Thomas
Executive Director, Equal Hope
Meet Our Panelists
![Tarneka Manning Administrative Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tarneka-Manning-240x240.jpg)
Tarneka Manning
![Lisa Weems Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate/Patient Advocate](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lisa-Weems-Headshot-240x240.jpeg)
Lisa Weems
![Dr. Yamile Molina, MS, MPH Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-Yamile-Molina-240x240.jpg)
Dr. Yamile Molina, MS, MPH
![Dr. Ivy Abraham Hematology Oncologist, University of Chicago Medicine](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-Ivy-Abraham-240x240.jpg)
Dr. Ivy Abraham
![Umi Grigsby Author, EmpowHERed Health, Chief of Policy and Advocacy, City of Chicago](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Umi-Grigsby-240x240.jpg)
Umi Grigsby
![Dr. Claudia Tellez Medical Oncology, Northwestern Medical Group](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-Claudia-Tellez-240x240.jpg)
Dr. Claudia Tellez
![Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade The WISDOM Study, Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-Olufunmilayo-Olopade-240x240.jpg)
Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade
![Angela Waller Founder/CEO Elevated Survivorship](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/angela-k.-waller-240x240.webp)
Angela Waller
![Kathryn Jackson Tigerlily ANGEL Advocate/ MBC Patient Advocate](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kathryn-Jackson-Headshot-240x240.jpg)
Kathryn Jackson
![Jeanette González Senior Research Specialist,
University of Illinois Cancer Center](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jeanette-Santana-Gonzalez-240x240.jpg)
Jeanette González
![Dr. Abiola Ibraheem Medical Oncologist
Hematology & Oncology, University of Illinois Cancer Center](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-Abiola-Ibraheem-240x240.jpg)
Dr. Abiola Ibraheem
![Regina Hopkins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Director of Health Education/Program Manager
Advocates for Community Wellness](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/R.Hopkins_Headshot-240x240.webp)
Regina Hopkins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
![Nadine Willis Patient Advocate, Sisters Working It Out](https://tigerlilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nadine-Willis-240x240.webp)
Nadine Willis
This program is presented by Tigerlily Foundation in collaboration with Remedy Health Media. Support for this series has been provided by Merck & Co., Inc., Seagen Inc., Pfizer Inc., Genentech, Inc., Eisai Co. ,Ltd., Eli Lilly and Company, Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.. Supported by grant funding from Gilead Sciences, Inc. Gilead Sciences, Inc. has had no input into the development or content of these materials. Remedy Health Media and the Tigerlily Foundation maintain complete editorial control and are solely responsible for program content.
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