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Delaware Cancer Consortium 2026 Annual Retreat

Influencing Change. Inspiring Innovation. Saving Lives.

Monday, April 20, 2026

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Bally's Dover Casino Resort
1131 N Dupont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901

Presentations & Slide Decks

Welcome, Opening Remarks, & Morning Sessions

Deborah P. Brown, CHES; Dava Newnam; Heather Bittner-Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Cathy Stafford; and retreat panel speakers

Combined retreat deck for the opening program, primary care session, and health literacy panel.

Primary Care Physicians: The Superheroes for Cancer Prevention

Heather Bittner-Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Senior Scientist, Primary Care, and Medical Director, Clinical Prevention, Department of Family and Community Medicine, ChristianaCare

From Disparities to Action: Health Equity in the Medical Profession

Wayne A.I. Frederick, MD, MBA, FACS

Interim President, President Emeritus, Howard University and Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery

Understanding Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers

Stephanie Guarino, MD, MSHP, FAAP, FACP

Medical Director, Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology, Nemours

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Oncology

Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, MD, MSEd, FACP

Co-Founder and Chief Medical AI Officer, Massive Bio, St. Luke's University Health Network

The Mission Isn't Done: Translating Evidence into Decisive Action to Reduce Delaware's Breast Cancer Burden

Scott D. Siegel, PhD, MHCDS

Director of Cancer Control & Population Sciences at Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, Community Health Worker Initiative

Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Delaware, 2018-2022

Stephanie Belinske, DrPH, MPH

Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Delaware Cancer Registry, Division of Public Health

Delaware Public Health of the Future

Steven Blessing

Director, Division of Public Health, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services