2026 ZERO Support Group Leader & MENtor Training August 14-15, 2026 | Minneapolis Register Now Jump To Jump To Speakers Registration Reserve Your Room Important Items to Remember Learning Opportunities Join us August 14-15, 2026, in Minneapolis for our fifth annual Support Group Leader & MENtor Training. Speakers Shawn Olds Treasurer, ZERO Prostate Cancer Board of Directors boodleAI Mark Moyad, MD, MPH Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Preventive & Alternative Medicine University of Michigan Health System Dr. Charles Ryan Member, ZERO Prostate Cancer Board of Directors Memorial Sloan Kettering Alison Sachs, MSW, LSW, OSW-C Director, Patient Support Services & Community Outreach Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center Hakim Asadi Certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Bridges Out of Poverty Trainer, and Life Coach & Founder Beyond Living Lisa A. Hall Director, Health Equity, Community Organizing, & Engagement ZERO Prostate Cancer Courtney Bugler President & CEO ZERO Prostate Cancer Dr. Tim Malouff Radiation Oncologist Mayo Clinic Adam Murphy MD, MBA, MSCI Associate Professor of Urology & Surgeon Scientist Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Brian Bragg Chief Mission Officer ZERO Prostate Cancer Jean Rowe Clinical Social Worker & Certified Journal Therapist All Souls Counseling Center Registration & Hotel:Mark your calendars for August 14-15, 2026. REGISTER NOW HotelHilton Minneapolis1001 Marquette Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55403, USRESERVE A ROOMWe invite you to extend your stay in Minneapolis. To extend your stay at the hotel, simply select your preferred dates while making your reservation through the provided booking link. Ensure that you complete the reservation for both your meeting dates and any additional nights you'd like to stay. The group rate is subject to availability, so we encourage you to book early. Reserve Your Room Book your stay at Hilton Minneapolis for the 2026 ZERO Support Group Leader & MENtor Training on August 14-15, 2026. Book Now Important Items to Remember: ZERO will cover costs for Friday and Saturday hotel rooms. Please click on the link above to reserve your room at the Hilton. 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 Tuesday, July 13 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 attend the entire training.There are travel stipends available, but they are limited. Please contact terri@zerocancer.org to inquire to see if you qualify. Attire: Business Casual for both days. Please wear blue or your ZERO attire! All the Top Things to Do in Minneapolis: https://www.minneapolis.org/things-to-do/Hotel Location & Nearby Attractions:A stay at Hilton Minneapolis places you in the heart of Minneapolis, within a 15-minute walk of Minneapolis Convention Center and Target Center. This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Target Field and 10.2 mi (16.4 km) from Mall of America. Transportation from Airport to Hotel: The Hilton does not offer shuttle service, but Taxi Fare is $28-30, 18 minutes, 9 miles. Uber and Lyft are available, but pricing is determined at the time of booking. 2026 Learning Opportunities: Session Descriptions Expand All The Latest in Prostate Cancer Care: Straight from the Experts Speakers: Chuck Ryan MD, Adam Murphy MD, Tim Malouff MD, Alison Sachs MSA, LSW, OSW-CThis expert-led panel will deliver an up-to-the-minute overview of advances shaping prostate cancer care today. Leading clinicians and researchers will discuss innovations in imaging and diagnostics, next-generation systemic therapies, focal treatments, and evolving surgical and radiation techniques. The conversation will explore how genomics and biomarker-driven decisions are refining personalization, what’s new in active surveillance and disease monitoring, and practical strategies to support quality of life across the survivorship continuum. Participants will:Gain clarity on the newest diagnostics, imaging, and treatment options across disease stagesDiscover strategies to address side effects and support quality of life during and after treatmentExplore the role of clinical trials, real-world evidence, and patient advocacy in advancing careStrengthen skills for communicating complex treatment choices to support group members and MENtors The Why Behind the Numbers: Measuring Impact to Honor Our Mission Speakers: Courtney Bugler, Brian BraggThis session invites Support Group Leaders and MENtors to reflect on why measuring impact is an act of care, not just a task. Together, we’ll explore how paying attention to outcomes builds trust with the people we serve, shows accountability to our donors and partners, and advances equity by making sure no one’s experience is overlooked or unheard.Led by our CEO and Chief Mission Officer, this conversation explores why measurement is essential to mission. Participants will leave with a renewed sense of purpose and a shared language for why making our impact visible truly matters. Awareness to Action: Leading with Health Equity in Every Interaction Speaker: Lisa Hall, MHADescription: This session introduces support group leaders and MENtors to the foundational principles of health equity and what it means to lead inclusively in the prostate cancer space. Through honest dialogue, real-world examples, and reflective activities, participants will examine how race, culture, socioeconomic status, and the social determinants of health shape the experiences of the men and families they serve and discover how their role as a leader can be a powerful force for change.Participants will:Define health equity and distinguish it from equality in the context of prostate cancer supportExplore disparities in prostate cancer outcomes, with a focus on Black men, rural communities, low-income patients, and LGBTQ+ individualsIdentify how social determinants of health show up in the lives of support group members and MENteesRecognize personal assumptions and unconscious bias that may affect how they lead and engageConnect health equity principles to their everyday actions as a support group leader or MENtor Caregiver Breakout Session: Journal Writing for Caregivers: Thinking Outside of the I’ll-Just-Do-It-Myself Box Facilitator: Jean Rowe LCSW + CJTDescription: Expressive writing has been studied for over 40 years. The bottom line is that research shows that writing down our thoughts and feelings can be good for us! Cancer Caregivers take on new and numerous roles when their loved ones are diagnosed. Sometimes, those roles can become all-consuming, and caregivers can develop symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout. Join Jean in this session to learn a simple and elegant tool for setting self-loving intentions, practical self-care tools and reframing our thoughts through the journal. The Benefits of Expressive Writing and Self-Care Facilitator: Jean Rowe LCSW + CJTDescription:If you knew that 5 minutes of writing might change your perspective, your mood, your feelings, would you do it? Expressive writing is more than a chronicling of daily events. Join Jean to learn more about how expressive writing helps in more ways than just getting it out on paper (although that counts)! When we serve in supportive roles, we can carry a lot. This practice has been shown to help with self-support and self-care. 1-2 short timed prompts will be offered for attendees to experience this simple, powerful act. Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor
Jump To Jump To Speakers Registration Reserve Your Room Important Items to Remember Learning Opportunities
Join us August 14-15, 2026, in Minneapolis for our fifth annual Support Group Leader & MENtor Training.
Speakers Shawn Olds Treasurer, ZERO Prostate Cancer Board of Directors boodleAI Mark Moyad, MD, MPH Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Preventive & Alternative Medicine University of Michigan Health System Dr. Charles Ryan Member, ZERO Prostate Cancer Board of Directors Memorial Sloan Kettering Alison Sachs, MSW, LSW, OSW-C Director, Patient Support Services & Community Outreach Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center Hakim Asadi Certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Bridges Out of Poverty Trainer, and Life Coach & Founder Beyond Living Lisa A. Hall Director, Health Equity, Community Organizing, & Engagement ZERO Prostate Cancer Courtney Bugler President & CEO ZERO Prostate Cancer Dr. Tim Malouff Radiation Oncologist Mayo Clinic Adam Murphy MD, MBA, MSCI Associate Professor of Urology & Surgeon Scientist Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Brian Bragg Chief Mission Officer ZERO Prostate Cancer Jean Rowe Clinical Social Worker & Certified Journal Therapist All Souls Counseling Center
Registration & Hotel:Mark your calendars for August 14-15, 2026. REGISTER NOW HotelHilton Minneapolis1001 Marquette Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN 55403, USRESERVE A ROOMWe invite you to extend your stay in Minneapolis. To extend your stay at the hotel, simply select your preferred dates while making your reservation through the provided booking link. Ensure that you complete the reservation for both your meeting dates and any additional nights you'd like to stay. The group rate is subject to availability, so we encourage you to book early.
Reserve Your Room Book your stay at Hilton Minneapolis for the 2026 ZERO Support Group Leader & MENtor Training on August 14-15, 2026. Book Now
Important Items to Remember: ZERO will cover costs for Friday and Saturday hotel rooms. Please click on the link above to reserve your room at the Hilton. 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 Tuesday, July 13 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 attend the entire training.There are travel stipends available, but they are limited. Please contact terri@zerocancer.org to inquire to see if you qualify. Attire: Business Casual for both days. Please wear blue or your ZERO attire! All the Top Things to Do in Minneapolis: https://www.minneapolis.org/things-to-do/Hotel Location & Nearby Attractions:A stay at Hilton Minneapolis places you in the heart of Minneapolis, within a 15-minute walk of Minneapolis Convention Center and Target Center. This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Target Field and 10.2 mi (16.4 km) from Mall of America. Transportation from Airport to Hotel: The Hilton does not offer shuttle service, but Taxi Fare is $28-30, 18 minutes, 9 miles. Uber and Lyft are available, but pricing is determined at the time of booking.
2026 Learning Opportunities: Session Descriptions Expand All The Latest in Prostate Cancer Care: Straight from the Experts Speakers: Chuck Ryan MD, Adam Murphy MD, Tim Malouff MD, Alison Sachs MSA, LSW, OSW-CThis expert-led panel will deliver an up-to-the-minute overview of advances shaping prostate cancer care today. Leading clinicians and researchers will discuss innovations in imaging and diagnostics, next-generation systemic therapies, focal treatments, and evolving surgical and radiation techniques. The conversation will explore how genomics and biomarker-driven decisions are refining personalization, what’s new in active surveillance and disease monitoring, and practical strategies to support quality of life across the survivorship continuum. Participants will:Gain clarity on the newest diagnostics, imaging, and treatment options across disease stagesDiscover strategies to address side effects and support quality of life during and after treatmentExplore the role of clinical trials, real-world evidence, and patient advocacy in advancing careStrengthen skills for communicating complex treatment choices to support group members and MENtors The Why Behind the Numbers: Measuring Impact to Honor Our Mission Speakers: Courtney Bugler, Brian BraggThis session invites Support Group Leaders and MENtors to reflect on why measuring impact is an act of care, not just a task. Together, we’ll explore how paying attention to outcomes builds trust with the people we serve, shows accountability to our donors and partners, and advances equity by making sure no one’s experience is overlooked or unheard.Led by our CEO and Chief Mission Officer, this conversation explores why measurement is essential to mission. Participants will leave with a renewed sense of purpose and a shared language for why making our impact visible truly matters. Awareness to Action: Leading with Health Equity in Every Interaction Speaker: Lisa Hall, MHADescription: This session introduces support group leaders and MENtors to the foundational principles of health equity and what it means to lead inclusively in the prostate cancer space. Through honest dialogue, real-world examples, and reflective activities, participants will examine how race, culture, socioeconomic status, and the social determinants of health shape the experiences of the men and families they serve and discover how their role as a leader can be a powerful force for change.Participants will:Define health equity and distinguish it from equality in the context of prostate cancer supportExplore disparities in prostate cancer outcomes, with a focus on Black men, rural communities, low-income patients, and LGBTQ+ individualsIdentify how social determinants of health show up in the lives of support group members and MENteesRecognize personal assumptions and unconscious bias that may affect how they lead and engageConnect health equity principles to their everyday actions as a support group leader or MENtor Caregiver Breakout Session: Journal Writing for Caregivers: Thinking Outside of the I’ll-Just-Do-It-Myself Box Facilitator: Jean Rowe LCSW + CJTDescription: Expressive writing has been studied for over 40 years. The bottom line is that research shows that writing down our thoughts and feelings can be good for us! Cancer Caregivers take on new and numerous roles when their loved ones are diagnosed. Sometimes, those roles can become all-consuming, and caregivers can develop symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout. Join Jean in this session to learn a simple and elegant tool for setting self-loving intentions, practical self-care tools and reframing our thoughts through the journal. The Benefits of Expressive Writing and Self-Care Facilitator: Jean Rowe LCSW + CJTDescription:If you knew that 5 minutes of writing might change your perspective, your mood, your feelings, would you do it? Expressive writing is more than a chronicling of daily events. Join Jean to learn more about how expressive writing helps in more ways than just getting it out on paper (although that counts)! When we serve in supportive roles, we can carry a lot. This practice has been shown to help with self-support and self-care. 1-2 short timed prompts will be offered for attendees to experience this simple, powerful act.
