Smilow Town Halls
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | September 24, 2024
Yale New Haven Health, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall with New Clinical Announcements, Awards and Accolades, Q & A and Discussion. Please submit questions in advance at canceranswers@yale.edu.
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | May 22, 2024
New Clinical Announcements: Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA and Tracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML
National Oncology Nurses Month: Celebrating Our Oncology Nurses: Tracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML
Smilow RN/APP Fellowship Program: Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCN
Extended Care Clinic: Opportunities and Challenges: Brianna Flanagan, BSN, RN, OCN and Vanna Dest, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | April 24, 2024
New Clinical Announcements, Awards and Accolades, Advances in Facial Nerve Reconstruction, Q & A and Discussion
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | March 27, 2024
Hosted by: Dr. Kevin Billingsley
Topics include: New Clinical Announcements, Workplace Safety, and a presentation on Harnessing the Power of Cellular Therapies.
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | February 21, 2024
Topics:
New Clinical Announcements
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA, and Tracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML
U.S. News & World Report Rankings: What do they mean and what can we do?
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Critical Policy ChangesCapacity Management & Length of Stay
Tracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML, and Jensa Morris, MD
Tumor Board Transition to Epic
Jennifer Watkins, MMS
Patient and Family-Centered Care Providing Social Work Support to our Patients and Families
Angela Khairallah, MSW, LCSW
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | January 24, 2024
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD, and Lori Pickens, MHA
New Clinical Announcements
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Tracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML
Latest Advancements in Patient Care
RefleXion Radiotherapy: Exclusively in the Northeast at Smilow
Henry Park, MD, PhD
Critical Policy Changes
Genetic Testing Referrals & Ordering
Veda Giri, MD
Early Release of Medication Orders
Man Yee Merl, PharmD, BCOP
Patient and Family-Centered Care
Improving Patients’ Quality-of-Life through Supportive Care
Madelyn Kaehler
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | November 29, 2023
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD, and Lori Pickens, MHA
Clinical Announcements and News
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBATracy Carafeno, MS, RN, CNML
SAFER - Our New Safety Event Reporting Platform
Corey Champeau, PA-C
Smilow Quality and Safety Goals for FY24
Scott Huntington, MD, MPH, MScMichele Kelvey-Albert, MPH
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | October 25, 2023
Hosted by: Lori Pickens
Clinical Announcements and News
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBAKim Slusser, RN, MSN
Strengthening the CORE and Goals for FY24
Pamela M. Sutton-Wallace, MPHExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Yale New Haven Health
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | September 27, 2023
Cancer Center Support Grant Submission
Eric Winer, MD
Clinical Announcements and News
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBAKim Slusser, RN, MSN
Addressing Patient Wait Times
Michele Kelvey-Albert, MPHTara Sanft, MD
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | August 23, 2023
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD, and Lori Pickens, MHA
Clinical Announcements
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Kim Slusser, RN, MSN
Smilow Classical Hematology at Orange
Robert Bona, MD
Paula Pike, RN, BSN, MSN/A, MBA/HC
APEx Accreditation
Christin Knowlton, MD, MA
Sharlene Hench
Clinical Trials Office
Ian Krop, MD, PhD
Alyssa Gateman, MPH, CCRP
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | June 28, 2023
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD, and Lori Pickens, MHAClinical Updates and Announcements
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Kim Slusser, RN, MSN
ASCO Medical Home
Michele Kelvey-Albert, MPH
Scott Huntington, MD, MPH, MSc
Medical Oncology Consult Transition
Elizabeth Prsic, MD
Oncology Drug Shortages and Smilow's Response
Eric Cabie, RPh
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | May 18, 2023
Clinical Announcements
Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Kim Slusser, RN, MSN
Oncology Nursing
Kim Slusser, RN, MSN
An Update on Imaging
Daniel Alexa, MBA
Rob Goodman, MBBCh, MBA, BMSc
Smilow East
Jensa Morris, MD
Cece Calhoun, MD, MPHS, MBA
Tracy Carafeno, RN, MS, CMNL
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | April 26, 2023
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD
Announcements- Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA
Introduction to Access, Integration, and Regionalization- Eric Winer, MD; Lori Pickens, MHA
YNHHS/YM Access Initiative- Margaret McGovern, MD; Cynthia Sparer, MPA
Smilow Access Planning- Sarah Schellhorn, MD; Lisa Shomsky, MBA, BSN, CNML
Smilow Clinical Integration-Elizabeth Herbert; Jeremy Kortmansky, MD
Q&A Discussion
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | March 22, 2023
Hosted by Eric Winer, MD, and Lori Pickens, MHA
Smilow Updates and Clinical Announcements: Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA, FACS, and Kim Slusser, RN, MSN.
The Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers: Pamela Kunz, MD, and Anne Mongiu, MD, PhD.
The Colon Cancer Screening Pathway: Xavier Llor, MD, PhD.
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | March 2, 2023
Hosted by Dr. Eric Winer | Presentations from: Drs. Kevin Billingsley, Kiran Turaga Kim Slusser, RN, BSN.
Smilow Cancer Hospital Town Hall | January 26, 2023
The leadership of Smilow Cancer Hospital will begin holding monthly Town Halls to review timely updates and address questions and concerns from our providers and staff.
Smilow and Yale Cancer Center Town Hall | February 3, 2022
Hosted by Dr. Eric Winer | Presentations by: Dr. Kevin Billingsley, Osama Abdelghany, PharmD, MHA, BCOP, Lisa Barbarotta, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCNS, and Cary Gross, MD
Smilow and Yale Cancer Center Town Hall | October 2021
Hosted by Dr. Nita Ahuja | Presentations by: Drs. Kevin Billingsley, Stephanie Halene, Jane Kanowitz, Kerin Adelson, and Robert Fogerty
Smilow and Yale Cancer Center Clinical and Research Town Hall | September 2, 2021
Hosted by Dr. Nita Ahuja
Presentation by: Drs. Kevin Billingsley and Roy S. Herbst, Jenna Kostka, MSN, RN, and Dean Nancy Brown, MD
Smilow and Yale Cancer Center Clinical and Research Town Hall | July 1, 2021
Hosted by Dr. Nita Ahuja
Presentation by: Drs. Marcus Bosenberg, Roy S. Herbst, Barbara Burtness, and Monica Fradkin, RN, MPH
Smilow and Yale Cancer Center Clinical and Research Town Hall | June 3, 2021
Hosted by Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA
Presentations by Daniel DiMaio, MD, PhD, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD and Nathan Grubaugh, PhD, Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Lynn Wilson, MD, MPH, Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA and Kim Slusser, MSN, RN, and Tara Sanft, MD
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients: What We Know & What We Don't Know | May 27, 2021
Hosted by Dr. Stuart Seropian
Presentation by: Drs. Jeffrey Topal, Maricar Malinis, Marwan Azar, Inci Yildirim, and Lisa Barbarotta, RN
Smilow Town Hall | May 6, 2021
Hosted by Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA Presentations by: Kevin Billingsley, MD, MBA, Kim Slusser, RN, Michael Holmes, MSA, Roy Decker, MD, PhD, and Daniel DiMaio, MD, PhD