2024 ZERO Support Group Leader & MENtor Training

Registration & Hotel:

Registration closes July 26, 2024. Space is limited.

Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park
267 Marietta St NW
Atlanta, GA 30313

REGISTER NOW:
Register here

RESERVE YOUR ROOM: 

OUR ROOM BLOCK IS NOW CLOSED

If you need a room, please reach out to Terri Likowski at terri@zerocancer.org to see if we have any cancellations.

Important Items to Remember:

• ZERO will cover the costs for Friday and Saturday hotel rooms. Please click on the link above to reserve your room at the Embassy Suites. You will be asked for a credit card for incidentals, but you will not be charged for your room. 
• ZERO Staff will not make your hotel reservation, so be sure to book your room before the July 26 deadline.
• Registering for the event does not reserve your room. Be sure to register for the event AND book your hotel room. 
• You are encouraged to attend this event only if you can attend the entire training.

Agenda:

(All times are in Eastern Time)

Please continue to check back for agenda updates and details.

Friday, August 16, 2024 

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Check-In
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Welcome, Introductions, & Icebreaker	Courtney Bugler, CFRE Terri Likowski Sean Kramer
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm	Racial Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Prostate Cancer: Role of Chronic Toxic Stress/Allostatic Load, Diabetes and Rurality	Avirup Guha, MD, MPH, RPVI, FICOS, FACC
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Care Partners Breakout Session - "Self-Care Reimagined"	Angelique Soulakos, MA, LPC, NCC
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm	ZERO Leadership Team: "Looking to the Future"	ZERO Leadership Team
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Reception with heavy appetizers and cash bar	Dinner On Own

Saturday, August 17, 2024

*Saturday’s sessions and meals are for Support Group Leaders and MENtors only.

TIME	TOPIC	SPEAKER
8:00 am - 8:45 am	Breakfast and Visit Sponsor tables
8:45 am - 9:00 am	Opening Remarks	Terri Likowski Sean Kramer Angie Hawk
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Cultivating an Inclusive Culture in Peer Support Programs	Latesha Byrd,  CEO and Executive Coach, Perfeqta
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Break
11:10 am - 12:30 pm	Ask the Expert Panel Discussion	Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH Chuck Ryan, MD Alison Sachs, MSW, LSW, OSW-C Elisabeth Heath, MD, FACP Moderated by Shelby Moneer
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm	Lunch and Visit Sponsor Tables
1:15 - 1:30 pm	Update from Pfizer Oncology	Sherri May Rogers
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm	Leaders Who Serve - An Interactive Workshop	Michael Capaldi
2:45 - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	What’s New in Dr. Moyad's World in 2024	Mark Moyad, MD, MPH
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	How to Be Your Own Best Advocate Panel Discussion	Amanda Goodstadt, Esq., Triage Cancer Alison Sachs, MSW, LSW, OSW-C Monica Dean AONN+ Moderated by Terri Likowski
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm	Closing Remarks & Group Photo

Travel Information:

Travel Stipend Policy

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located approximately 12 miles south of Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park. Depending on traffic and time of day, you should expect the trip to be between 20-30 minutes by taxi, Uber/Lyft, or car. 

Alternatively, MARTA is available to take from the airport to the nearest station to the hotel. 
You will be able to use the Red or Gold Line and ride it until the Peachtree Center Station, Then it will be ten blocks to Embassy Suites.

Marta Information:

Getting to the Airport

Train Stations and Schedules

Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park is in the heart of Atlanta, within a 5-minute walk of the College Football Hall of Fame and State Farm Arena, 0.3 mi from World of Coca-Cola, and 0.5 mi from Centennial Olympic Park.

Hartsfield-Jackson Guide:

https://atlanta-atl.worldairportguides.com/maps.php

Attire: 

Business Casual for both days. Please wear BLUE if you'd like!