Summit Speaker Series: Karen Sartell, MA, CCRP

The 2015 Nevada Cancer Control Summit brings together expert speakers from throughout Nevada and the nation to discuss the latest topics in cancer control. Our next installment in the Summit Speaker Series highlights Karen Sartell, MA, CCRP, presenting “Clinical Trials: Access, Enrollment and Disparities.”

Karen Sartell has been involved in oncology clinical trials for more than 30 years and is currently the Cancer Care Delivery Research Lead for the Nevada Cancer Research Foundation. She is also the President of the Nevada Patient Access Coalition and a member of the Executive Committee of the Nevada Cancer Coalition.

Sartell served as the Group Administrator for Cancer and Leukemia Group B, a national cooperative oncology group funded by the National Cancer Institute, for 11 years. She has served on national review committees for the Division of Extramural Activities within the National Cancer Institute, the North Central Cancer Treatment Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and has been a member of various policy committees for the National Cancer Institute.

Join us as Karen Sartell sheds light on disparities in clinical trials, challenges to access and enrollment in Nevada, and federal regulations concerning clinical trials. The presentation is part of Day 2 of the 2015 Nevada Cancer Control Summit. Registration is just $125 for both days and includes continuing education credit. Get details and explore the entire agenda here.