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In an era of increasing health misinformation, it is more important than ever to craft messages that help academic and medical institutions secure—and in some cases, regain—public trust. "Establishing Academic Integrity and Public Trust in the Misinformation Era" will be held at at 1:45 pm central time Monday, October 21, during the 2024 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Chicago.

The session will explore the question of what life would be like without cancer research and share tips on delivering complex information in clear, simple terms to enhance the public’s understanding of why clinical research is important and how it has helped accelerate progress against cancer.

About the Panelists

Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and a member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Research Program at the University New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also the inaugural director of the newly established Center for Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science at UNM. As an implementation scientist, Dr. Adsul uses community-based and participatory research approaches focused on health equity.

Carrie Cameron, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on the role of communication skills in social-cognitive development of research careers and acculturation into the research environment.

William (Bill) Dalton, MD, PhD, is the past president, CEO, and director of Moffitt Cancer Center and the founder of M2Gen (now called Aster Insights), a national biotechnology subsidiary of Moffitt. His research interests include development of information systems to allow aggregation, organization, and sharing of patient data in real time to enhance discovery and delivery of evidenced-based precision medicine; his basic and translational research focuses on molecular mechanisms of drug resistance and drug discovery. 

Krista Longtin, PhD, is an assistant dean for faculty affairs and professional development at the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, where she leads health communication training programs for faculty, medical students, residents, and graduate students. Dr. Longtin holds a dual appointment as an associate professor in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Communication Studies at IUPUI. Her research focuses on communication education and faculty development in the sciences and health professions, specifically using improvisational theater and creative reflection to teach physicians and scientists to communicate more effectively in interdisciplinary teams and with the general public.

As senior vice president of strategy and public engagement at Research!America, Jenny Luray leads the communications team and several grant-funded programs related to civic science. While in leadership positions in government, industry, and the nonprofit sector, Luray has championed a range of significant policy issues across the medical, scientific, and public health ecosystems.

Registration is now open for the meeting, October 20-22, at the Loews Chicago Downtown Hotel.

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