We have exciting cancer survivorship related programs and events that are being held across Sylvester locations and in the community, with more to come. Announcements with additional details are circulated prior to each event.
Survivorship Community Events
2023 Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s second annual conference offered concurrent scientific and patient/caregiver tracks and attracted more than 300 attendees.
Annual Virtual Survivorship Celebration Event
A celebration of Cancer Survivors is held annually. The purpose of this event is to celebrate the cancer survivorship journey with other survivors and their loved ones. The celebration includes speakers, music, and the opportunity to meet with healthcare providers.
2022 Inaugural Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium
The Inaugural Sylvester Cancer Survivorship Symposium took place on November 11, 2022, at the THēsis Hotel Miami. The event featured speakers on survivorship topics ranging from symptom burden and quality of life in survivorship, disparities in survivorship outcomes, survivorship care coordination and technology implementation in supportive and survivorship care delivery.
2020 Survivorship Celebration Event
2019 Survivorship Celebration Event
Dolphins Cancer Challenge (DCC) & Living Proof
The Miami Dolphins are a proud partner of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) to support their mission to reduce the human burden from cancer through research, education, prevention, and the delivery of quality patient care. Launched in 2010, DCC participants can ride, walk, run or volunteer in the effort to raise funds for cancer research at the SCCC.
Cure by Design Miami is an event in which corporate community joins forces with local designers and cancer survivors to benefit the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives, celebrate lives and lead the fight for a world without cancer. The highlight of the evening is a program that celebrates local Sylvester cancer survivors of all ages and of all cancer types, who share their inspirational journal and rock the runway.
Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer Celebration
In partnership with the Miami Dolphins, The American Cancer Society and the NFL, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center takes part in the Crucial Catch celebration for cancer survivors in order to support the fight against cancer. Festivities included a brunch held for cancer survivors and their families, the Crucial Catch Halftime show where survivors were honored, and a check presentation to the Cancer Center.
As part of the Survivorship Provider Learning series, we invite experts in relevant cancer survivorship-related fields to bring knowledge and awareness to medical providers in order to better serve their patients’ survivorship needs. Experts range from clinical specialties to research investigators in order to expose providers to survivorship topics of interest.
We also offer educational modules intended for primary care providers when working with oncology patients in specific site disease groups including diversity, survivorship care, and available resources.
A Biobehavioral Approach to Caring for Allogeneic Transplant Survivors with GVHD 10/24
Speaker: Maria Rueda-Lara, MD
Medical Director of Psycho-Oncology Watch the Webinar Password: rh2s%eMC
Nutrition, Exercise and Relative Dose Intensity: Can Lifestyle modification improve treatment outcomes?
Speaker: Tracy Crane, PhD, RDN
ADirector, Lifestyle medicine, Prevention and Digital Health Watch the Webinar Password: sV.585?L
Pelvic Floor Disorders among Bladder Cancer
Speaker: Raveen Syan, MD & Katherine Amin, MD
Assistant Professors Clinical Urology, Desai Sethi Urology Institute Watch the Webinar Password: Y^jK0+uE
Long Term Complications of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors
Speaker: Trent Wang, D.O., MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Watch the Webinar Password: K42z7n*=
Caregiving in Cancer Survivorship
Speaker: Dr. Youngmee Kim
Professor of Psychology Watch the Webinar Password: 6*y874Ep
Ins and Outs of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
Speaker: Dr. David Goldberg
Associate Professor of Medicine Watch the Webinar Password: 24*X*3C.
Survivorship Cancer Issues
Speaker: Dr. Michael Antoni
Director, Center for Psycho-Oncology Research Watch the Webinar Password: Bbc7%r5B
Defining and Measuring Quality: Shared Lessons for Palliative Care and Survivorship
Speaker: Dr. Michael Huber
Medical Director, Ambulatory Palliative Care Watch the Webinar Password: zmt4%blA
Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning across the Cancer Survivorship Continuum: Improving Access and Care Delivery
Speaker: Dr. Patricia Moreno
Lead, Evidence-Based Survivorship Supportive Care Watch the Webinar Password: 5gl1*&UL
Advances in Microsurgical Management of Lymphadema
Speaker: Dr. Kyle Y. Xu
Director of University of Miami Comprehensive Lymphatic Center Watch the Webinar Password: 6sn?XFjv
Fertility Preservation Options for Cancer: A Review
Speaker: Dr. Pasquale Patrizio
Chief, Division Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Watch the Webinar Password: %mi8kf4H
Obesity in Cancer Survivors
Speaker: Dr. Michelle Pearlman
Gastroenterologist and Physician Nutrition Specialist Watch the Webinar
Movement Matters
Speaker: Dr. Laura Huang
Assistant Professor and Physiatrist Watch the Webinar
Unique Needs in GYO Patients
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Schlumbrecht
Gynecology Oncology Specialist, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Watch the Webinar
Investigators invited to discuss relevant survivorship research and related topics.
Cancer in a Dyadic Context: Family Communication and Involvement
Speaker: Amy Otto, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Health and Outcome Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center Watch the Webinar
Optimizing Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors: A focus on Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S.
Speaker: Patricia I. Moreno, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Watch the Webinar
