Navigating Survivorship Care
February 22 at 12pm ET
The Life Raft Group invites cancer patients and survivors and their caregivers to register for a webinar taking place on February 22, 2022. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has created guidelines specifically for patients and caregivers to help them navigate survivorship care. During this webinar, NCCN’s Dr. Crystal Denlinger and Dottie Shead will review general principles of appropriate survivorship care and how to access and understand patient guidelines related to survivorship care, so that all can ensure they are getting the appropriate care as cancer survivors.
About the Presenters
Dr. Crystal Denlinger
Senior Vice President, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Crystal Denlinger joined the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) as Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer in April 2021. She oversees NCCN’s Oncology Research Program and the Drugs & Biologics and Biomarkers Compendia, and provides
input into NCCN’s other programs. Prior to joining NCCN, Dr. Denlinger was an Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. In this capacity, she served as the Chief of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology where she managed the program’s clinical and research efforts, the Deputy Director of the Early Phase Drug Development Program, and Co-Director of the Survivorship Program.
Dr. Denlinger is a graduate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and The College of New Jersey, where she earned her medical degree and bachelors of science. She completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and her fellowship in hematology/oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
Dr. Denlinger is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a member of several medical societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO). She has an extensive lecture and publication history, with clinical and research interests including gastrointestinal cancers, early phase drug development, and cancer survivorship.
Dottie Shead
Senior Director of Patient Information, National Comprehensive Cancer Network
In this role, Ms. Shead is responsible for production of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients. She monitors and maintains tracking schedules representing the status of the NCCN Guidelines for Patients in the development process and web publication. In addition, Ms. Shead oversees the production of NCCN Programs affiliated with the NCCN Guidelines for Patients, including the NCCN Know What Your Doctors Know Webinar series and NCCN Animations for Patients.
Ms. Shead joined NCCN in 2000 and served as a Guideline Coordinator responsible for the development, update and publication of assigned NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines. Dottie has a Master’s degree in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s University, and a B.S. in Biology from Arcadia University.
