Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network

04/16/2026

🩸 Blood Cancers 101: Training in Spanish — For Community Health Workers — Open to Community Outreach Workers 🩸
The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at Moffitt Cancer Center, together with BloodCancer United, invites you to an in-person training session designed specifically for community health workers and team members who support patients and families within the community. During this community gathering, we will learn—using clear, accessible language—about the various types of blood cancers and how they affect our Hispanic community; we will also share resources and tools to better support those in need. We invite you to participate to gain information, exchange experiences, and work together to strengthen the support network connecting organizations and the community.

➡️ Click here to register for the event: https://forms.gle/AnEefn1uRy98mTSy7

🩸 Los Cánceres de la Sangre 101: Capacitación en Español _ para Promotores de Salud_Abierto a Trabajadores Comunitarios 🩸
La Oficina de Alcance y Participación Comunitaria de Moffitt Cancer Center, junto con BloodCancer United, te invitan a una capacitación presencial pensada especialmente para promotores de salud y miembros de equipos que acompañan a pacientes y familias en la comunidad. En este encuentro comunitario aprenderemos, en un lenguaje claro sobre los distintos tipos de cáncer de la sangre y como afectan estos a nuestra comunidad hispana, y compartiremos recursos y herramientas para apoyar mejor a quienes lo necesitan. Te invitamos a participar para informarte, intercambiar experiencias y fortalecer juntos una red de apoyo entre organizaciones y comunidad.

04/14/2026

The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement was pleased to welcome Dr. Vanessa B. Sheppard, Professor and the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Chair in Cancer Prevention and Control at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and Senior Advisor at the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for our recent Health Disparities Grand Rounds.

Dr. Sheppard’s talk, “Amplifying the Patient Experience to Transform Cancer Care,” spotlighted the complexities survivors experience after treatment and areas for growth in research and community engagement along the survivorship journey.

Thank you to those who helped coordinate this special event and to those who participated in the sharing of knowledge relevant to reducing cancer health disparities for all communities.

Nominations are open for our next Health Disparities Grand Rounds, scheduled for October 2026. If you would like to nominate a speaker, please email COE-office@moffitt.org.

04/09/2026

The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, in partnership with Discovery Science and the Patient and Family Advisory Program, presents a Patient Researcher Forum focused on brain cancer, taking place on Friday, May 8th. This event is taking place in SRB on the Moffitt Magnolia campus, with an online option as well.

This program will feature a caregiver perspective, presentations by Dr. Patrick Grogan, Dr. Derek Duckett and Dr. Smitha Pillai, and a lab tour. The lab tour will be reserved for patients and caregivers attending in person.

The Patient Researcher Forum fosters an intimate conversation between Moffitt patients and caregivers with faculty researchers and clinicians. These events are open to all.

Registration for the in-person event can be accessed here: https://www.moffitt.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D199004235

Zoom registration can be accessed here: https://www.moffitt.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D199004240

04/07/2026

📢 Men’s Health Summit on Saturday, April 25 from 9 AM – 2 PM at Crossover Church in Tampa 📢

The event will include free health screenings, educational breakout sessions, panel discussions, and lunch for registered participants. This event aims to increase awareness about men’s health, cancer prevention, and early detection while connecting community members with healthcare resources.

Preregistration is required for some screenings. Please register using the QR code on the flyer or click here: https://crossoverchurch.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/687/responses/new

04/02/2026

Cancer treatments come in many forms: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and more recently immunotherapy. While there are many types of treatment, they all undergo the same important checks to assess effectiveness and safety through clinical trials. But what is a clinical trial? Why should patients participate? And how can patients trust that they are the best option for them? To answer this and more, we spoke with Research Community Health Educator Delilah Hernandez to learn more about her and her work.

For further information about clinical trials, check out the Moffitt website: https://www.moffitt.org/clinical-trials-research/clinical-trials/

Learn more about Delilah’s work with Dr. Susan Vadaparampil on the team’s website: https://lab.moffitt.org/crisp/meet-our-team/

And the ACT WONDER2S program: https://lab.moffitt.org/act-wonder2s/

Follow Delilah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delilah-hernandez-mhs-169a10183/

03/31/2026

The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is excited to present the next Cancer Health Disparities Grand Rounds speaker: Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD from Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Please join us for an engaging presentation and discussion titled "Amplifying the Patient Experience to Improve Cancer Care" on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:00pm in-person at the Stabile Research Building (SRB). Lunch will be provided to the first 50 attendees.

If you want more information or have any questions, please email coe-office@moffitt.org

03/26/2026

Moffitt’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is seeking a qualified Community Health Educator to plan and deliver cancer prevention education in rural communities. If you have experience in program planning and evaluation, partnership development, and working with underserved populations; we encourage you to apply!

Apply to be a Community Health Educator, or share the listing with someone who may be a good fit:

COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR in Tampa, FL - Moffitt Cancer Center Careers

03/24/2026

March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about kidney health and the factors that influence disease risk, and risk of developing into kidney cancer. Our latest infographic examines how kidney disease diagnoses differ between rural and urban counties across Florida. Take a look to see what these patterns may reveal about geographic health disparities.

03/20/2026

Moffitt’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement is seeking a highly organized, enthusiastic Executive Assistant to support two Assistant Center Directors. If you are a problem solver with experience in calendar management, travel coordination, and meeting preparation; we encourage you to apply!

Apply to be an Executive Assistant here, or share the listing with someone who may be a good fit:

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO VP ACD in Tampa, FL - Moffitt Cancer Center Careers

03/18/2026

As part of Colorectal Awareness Month, there are two upcoming presentations on "Colorectal Cancer", presented by the Ponce Health Sciences University-Moffitt Cancer Center partnership Outreach Core.

The presentations will be conducted via Zoom and will be offered in English and Spanish on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

The presentation in English will be held on March 25 at 5:00pm; the presentation in Spanish will be held on March 25 at 6:00pm.

The speaker for the presentation in English is Clement Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN.
The speaker for the presentation in Spanish is Brenda Ramos, MPHE.

These virtual events are free and open to the public!

Click to register for the English presentation: https://redcap.aws.moffitt.org/surveys/?s=XA3JDP3CYNRCJPFC
Click to register for the Spanish presentation: https://redcap.aws.moffitt.org/surveys/?s=D4KTEAPDH3XADJRH

03/16/2026

Hosted by Sara Kavanaugh and Dr. Marleah Dean Kruzel, a new webinar series called "Previvor Perspectives" will focus on conversations with and for people living with hereditary cancer risks. The first session will be held virtually via Zoom on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 7:00pm Central/8:00pm Eastern and will highlight general education about Lynch Syndrome and hereditary cancer risks with featured panelists Dr. Tuya Pal and Katie Lang from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Participants are encouraged to submit general questions when registering. Personal medical questions cannot be addressed.

Register for free: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/oYwBX46tSGqBmq2qCeV_Rw #/registration

03/13/2026

In a recent interview with "The American Journal of Managed Care", Dr. Kathrin Dvir discussed the different significant disparities to accessing breast cancer screenings and outlined meaningful strategies to help close the gaps. Click to watch the interview:

Kathrin Dvir, MD, MSc, concludes by highlighting the importance of outreach, education, and trusted messaging to improve breast cancer screening adherence.