The Association for Value-Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) will once again be meeting in person at the New York Athletic Club. The live event will be invitation-only, limiting the number of guests to follow safety guidelines. There will be a virtual simulcast of the entire Summit for those who cannot join us in New York.

The One Conference That Covers It All

Join us for this exclusive invitational forum that provides invaluable time with more than 200 diverse experts representing every stakeholder of the cancer care ecosystem. Nearly 100% of attendees agreed the content, topics, sessions, and information were relevant and up-to-date.

Top Reasons to Participate in the 2021 Summit

• LEARN to stay competitive in the ever-changing field of oncology.
• EXPLORE cutting-edge methodologies you can implement in your company or institution immediately.
• ACCESS timely and accurate information from sources you can rely on.
• GAIN insights from a diverse range of practitioners, pharmacists, payers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders.
• NETWORK with nationally recognized thought leaders.

Registration

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The live event is available on a first come, first served basis due to limited capacity. Sponsors will be guaranteed the opportunity to attend live. The general public is encouraged to request an invite to join and will be notified when accepted.

In alignment with the New York Athletic Club, live attendees will be required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. If you are traveling to the conference from out of state, please be prepared to show proof of vaccination. For questions and concerns, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thank You, Essential Workers!

We are pleased to share that we are again offering free virtual conference registration to essential workers! Fill out the form below to request your free virtual conference pass.

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The AVBCC Summit continues to empower all oncology care professionals to maximize value in cancer care by focusing on clinical, cost, and access issues. Secure your seat at the table today!

Take a look at the exciting lineup for the 2021 Summit! Sessions feature experts and respected faculty from across the field. This is a must-attend event for all stakeholders in the cancer-care value equation. Secure your spot today!

• Wednesday, October 13
• Thursday, October 14
• Friday, October 15

• Wednesday, October 13
  9:00am - 9:15am	Value-Based Contracting Workshop Welcome and Introduction Workshop Chairs: Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt. Michael Kolodziej, MD Jeff Berkowitz, JD William McGivney, PhD
  9:15am - 9:45am	Report on the State of Value-Based Contracting in Cancer Care Moderator: Michael Kolodziej, MD Faculty: Linde Wilson, MBA Rafi Dodo
  9:45am - 10:00am	Will Oncology Ever Be Managed? Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Roger Longman
  10:00am - 11:00am	Panel Discussion: Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Barriers to Value-Based Contracting Agreements Moderator: Roger Longman Faculty: Kjel Johnson, PharmD Ameet Malik, MS, MBA Jeffrey Scott, MD Michael Kolodziej, MD
  11:00am - 11:55am	Panel Discussion: The Voice of Cancer Care Providers, Health Plan and Self-Insured Employers Express Views on the Prospects Ahead Moderator: Rob O'Brien Faculty: Arif Khan Magda Rusinowski Bhavesh Modi, RPh
  11:55am - 12:00pm	AM Wrap-up – Summary of Key Insights Moderator: Michael Kolodziej, MD Faculty: Jeffrey Scott, MD Roger Longman Jeff Berkowitz, JD
  12:00pm - 1:00pm	Networking Lunch
  1:00pm - 1:30pm	Keynote: Understanding and Surviving the Transition to Value-Based Oncology Moderator: William McGivney, PhD
  1:45pm - 3:00pm	Value-Based Agreements: Risk-Sharing, Products, and Models from Outside Cancer Moderator: Jane Barlow, MD, MPH, MBA Faculty: Tolga Tanguler, MBA Ammar Qadan Michael Sherman, MD, MBA
  3:00 pm - 3:30pm	Legal and Regulatory Issues Impacting Value-Based Care Agreements Moderator: Jeff Berkowitz, JD Faculty: Jeffrey Handwerker, JD
  3:30pm - 4:15pm	Can/Do VBAs Work in Oncology? A Case Study Moderator: Jane Barlow, MD, MPH, MBA Faculty: Todd Grisco Brian Ragan, PharmD, BCPS Sebastian Guth, PhD, MBA
  4:15pm - 4:45pm	Operationalizing and Managing Value-Based Contract Agreements Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Rob O'Brien Scott Kornhauser
  4:45pm - 5:00pm	Final Perspectives Faculty: Michael Kolodziej, MD Jeff Berkowitz, JD William McGivney, PhD Roger Longman

• Thursday, October 14
  7:15am - 7:30am	Opening Comments Faculty: Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt.
  7:30am - 8:10am	Future Proofing Cancer Care Against Pandemics, Applying COVID-19 Lessons Moderator: Ira Klein, MD, MBA, FACP Faculty: Sophie Shen, DrPH, CFA
  8:15am - 8:55am	Economic Trends in Cancer Moderator: Deborah Kamin, RN, PhD Faculty: Murray Aitken, MBA Bruce Pyenson, FSAA, MAAA Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Value-Based Care Moderator: Bruce Feinberg, DO Faculty: David Billiter Iuliana Shapira, MD Jonathan Kish, PhD, MPH
  9:00am - 9:40am	An Independent Look and Review of Cancer Care As It Stands Today and Where It Should Be in the Future Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Lee Newcomer, MD Michael Kolodziej, MD
  9:45am - 10:40am	Value-Based Programs: What Worked, What Failed, and What Is Needed Moderator: Michael Kolodziej, MD Faculty: Jeffrey Scott, MD Bo Gamble Tim Kubal, MBA, MD Nathan Walcker, MBA Sibel Blau, MD Oncology Nursing and Cancer Care: The Transformation as COVID Subsides Moderator: Sharon Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN Faculty: Andrea Dwyer, BS
  10:45am - 11:40am	Drug Benefit Reform Faculty: Kjel Johnson, PharmD Mostafa Kamal Joel Brill, MD, FACP, AGAF, FASGE, FACG Telehealth/Digital Health Tools in Cancer Care Moderator: Chevon Rariy, MD Faculty: Bob Gold Lee Fleisher, MD Melissa Dillmon, MD, FASCO The Evolving Role of Social Determinants of Health in Value-Based Care Moderator: John Frownfelter, MD Faculty: Ajeet Gajra, MD, MBBS, FACP Sibel Blau, MD
  11:45am - 12:40pm	Legal Issues Ahead Impacting Cancer Care Moderator: Johnathan Levitt, Esq. Faculty: Lili Brillstein, MHP Tyrone Squires, MBA, CPBS Employers' Positions on Cancer Care Moderator: Art Taft, MBA, MEng Faculty: Joey Dizenhouse, FSA, MAAA James Startare Karen van Caulil, PhD Navigation: A Critical Long-Term Investment in Patient Care Moderator: Sharon Gentry, MSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN Faculty: Monica Dean, HON-OPN-CG Emily Gentry, BSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN
  12:45pm - 1:40pm	Keynote Moderator: Barbara McAneny, MD, MACP, FASCO Faculty: Gregory Simon, JD
  1:45pm - 2:30pm	Data Information Needs and Requirements for Future Cancer Care Faculty: Lalan Wilfong, MD Brian Bourbeau Ross Maclean, MD Advocacy Programs Update Moderator: Elizabeth Franklin, MSW, PhD Faculty: Patricia Goldsmith Amy Niles Marianne Gandee Rose Gerber Cancer Care and Site of Care Options Moderator: Linde Wilson, MBA Faculty: Connie Sullivan, BPharm Erin Denholm, RN, MSN, RWJENF Barbara McAneny, MD, MACP, FASCO Personalized Medicine Technologies and the Future Ahead for Cancer Care Moderator: Lucio Gordan, MD Faculty: Jamie Holloway, PhD Josh Ofman, MD, MSHS Mark Hiatt, MD Joel Brill, MD, FACP, AGAF, FASGE, FACG
  2:35pm - 3:20pm	Practice Transformation Through Value-Based Analytics Moderator: James Hamrick, MD, MPH Faculty: Sibel Bleu, MD Lee Schwartzberg, MD Lalan Wilfong, MD Jeffrey Scott, MD Medically Integrated Oncology Pharmacy Moderator: Michael Reff, RPh, MBA Faculty: Ray Bailey, BPharm, RPh Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP Scott Freeswick, MS, PharmD Randy Falkenrath, MBA Stacey McCullough, PharmD Chris Marcum, PharmD The Future of Oncology Revenue Cycle Management and Challenges on Systems Value-Based Contracting Initiatives Ahead Represent Faculty: Brian Gockerman Parag Shah Ron DiGiaimo, MBA, FACHE Christine Hall Nirav Shah, MBA Cancer Care and New Carve-Out Cancer Care Programs Moderator: Linde Wilson, MBA Faculty: Oren Cahlon, MD Harlan Levine, MD Robert Baird, RN, MSA
  3:25pm - 4:10pm	Drug Pricing Transformation, the Realities, and Implications on the Road Ahead for Value-Based Contracting Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Peter Bach, MD, MPP Sarah Emond, MPP Kent Rogers, MBA Patient Centricity & Connectivity in Oncology Support Services Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Peter Bach, MD, MPP Sarah Emond, MPP Kent Rogers, MBA Biosimilars and the Road Ahead Moderator: Charles Stevens, JD, MBA Faculty: John Hennessey, MBA Kelly Franchetti, RN, CCRN, CEN Ankita Batla, MBA, MBBS Susan Raiola Surgery and Value-Based Care Moderator: Sean McGowan
  4:15pm - 5:00pm	Radiation Oncology Moderator: Jordan Johnson, MSHA Oncology Drug Supply Chain Channels and the Move to Value Pediatrics and the Future in Cancer Care Faculty: Robyn Gartrell, MD, MS Cell and Gene Therapy Market Updates Moderator: Joe DePinto Faculty: Bruce Feinberg, DO Erin Satterwhite
  5:05pm - 5:45pm	Key Cancer Research
  5:50pm - 8:00pm	Reception Sponsored by Premier

• Friday, October 15
  7:15am - 7:55am	Near-Term Oncology Pipeline Review Faculty: Cheryl Allen, PharmD Jeffrey Bockman, PhD AVBCC Annual Report Moderator: Linde Wilson, MBA Faculty: Rafael Dodo
  8:00am - 8:35am	Key Cancer Ecosystem Stakeholder Support Group Update Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Clifford Hudis, MD Ted Okon, MBA Christian Downs, MHA, JD Robert Carlson, MD
  8:40am - 9:15am	Disparities and the Impact on Cancer Care Faculty: Barbara Bierber, MD Edith Mitchell, MD, MD, MACP, FCPP, FRCP (London) AI and Decision Support Moderator: Ira Klein MD, MBA, FACP Faculty: Ray Page, DO, PhD, FACOI, FASCO Michael Diaz, MD Lyn Fitzgerald Carla Bach, AA, BPS, MS Louis Culot, MLA Amy Valley, PharmD
  9:20am - 9:55am	Community Providers' Perspectives on Cancer Care Moderator: Nick Ferreyros Faculty: Barbara McAneny, MD, MACP, FASCO Jeff Patton, MD Vivek Kavadi, MD, FASTRO Stephen Divers, MD
  10:00am - 10:35am	Cancer Centers of Excellence Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Al Benson, MD Tim Kubal, MBA, MD
  10:40am - 11:15am	Payers' Perspectives on Cancer Care Moderator: Michael Kolodziej, MD Faculty: Lee Newcomer, MD
  11:20am - 11:55am	Pharma Moderator: William McGivney, PhD Faculty: Andy Schmeltz, MBA Annette Powers, PharmD, MBA
  12:00pm - 1:55pm	Keynote: Cancer Care, the Look Ahead Moderator: Cliff Hudis, MD Faculty: Scott Gottlieb, MD Seema Verma, MPH
  2:00pm - 2:35pm	Washington and Public Policy Moderator: Jayson Slotnik, JD, MHP
  2:40pm - 3:15pm	Migrating from OCM and Preparing for Next-Generation Alternative Payment Programs Faculty: Lara Strawbridge, MPH Sibel Blau, MD Jeff Patton, MD Barry Russo Michael Diaz, MD
  3:20pm - 4:00pm	Wall Street and Capital Markets and the Influence on Cancer Care Moderator: Johnathan Fassberg

*Agenda subject to change.

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