Olubukola Ayodele: Absolutely delighted to formally announce the Cancer Health Disparities Day Event on November 15, 2024

Olubukola Ayodele posted the following on LinkedIn:

“I’m absolutely delighted to formally announce and extend a heartfelt invitation to you for the Cancer Health Disparities Day Event on November 15, 2024. This event serves as the culminating in-person gathering of the London Global Cancer Week and holds significant importance in our efforts to address cancer health disparities.

The Cancer Health Disparities Day program is designed with the utmost empathy and care to achieve the following key objectives:

1.Raising Awareness:

• Increase understanding among healthcare providers, community organisations, and the general public about the profound impact of cancer health disparities on affected populations.
• Shed light on the specific barriers to cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment faced by racial and ethnic minorities, low-income populations, and other underserved groups.

2.Educate and Inform:

• Provide the latest research and data related to cancer health disparities in a compassionate and accessible manner.
• Offer practical training sessions for healthcare professionals on providing culturally competent care, patient navigation, and effective communication strategies tailored to diverse populations.

3.Foster Collaboration:

• Bring together compassionate individuals from various sectors to share knowledge, resources, and strategies aimed at reducing cancer disparities.
• Facilitate networking opportunities to cultivate new partnerships and initiatives that prioritize empathy and understanding.

4.Empower Communities:

• Engage in meaningful discussions with community members about the challenges they face in accessing quality cancer care, with a deep sense of compassion and understanding.
• Provide resources and information to empower patients and their families to advocate for their own health with empathy and support.

5. Develop Actionable Strategies:

• Encourage the development of specific, actionable plans to address cancer health disparities at all levels, with a deep understanding of the human impact.
• Document the ideas and recommendations generated during the event and disseminate them with empathy and consideration to a wider audience, including policymakers and healthcare institutions.

Your insights and expertise are essential as we collaborate to identify and implement impactful solutions. Therefore, I kindly urge you to join us on the day. Registration opens next week, and tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so I encourage you to secure them promptly.

Link to agenda.”

Source: Olubukola Ayodele/LinkedIn

Olubukola Ayodele is a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, specializing in breast and genitourinary malignancies, including germ cell tumors. She is also an honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester and heads the Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Unit at the Leicester Cancer Research Centre. Dr. Ayodele’s work includes numerous publications, clinical trials, and collaborative research projects on molecular drivers and biomarkers in breast cancer. She is a member of ASCO, ESMO, ACP and UKBCG.