Host Rose Gerber, MS, will be joined by COA's Director of Clinical Initiatives, Christine Pfaff, RPh, MBA, as they discuss how PBMs fit into the care equation. Created to manage pharmacy benefits for employers, PBMs have ballooned into Fortune 100 companies that are blocking critical care in the name of profit.

COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education and Advocacy Chat host, Rose Gerber, MS, and COA’s Director of Practice Support, Shiela Plasencia, will discuss the need for community oncology practices to address food insecurity. Patients in low-income or rural areas may live in "food deserts," or places where healthy food is hard to access.

COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education and Advocacy Chat host, Rose Gerber, MS, will be joined by Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP, the CEO of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Rose and Shelley will discuss the common aspects of cancer survivorship and the latest results from the annual State of Survivorship Survey, which asks patients and survivors for their perspectives on the treatment journey and related factors.

Rose Gerber, MS, Advocacy Chat host and COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education, were joined by Shannon Besselman, RN, BSN, a clinical manager for Northwest Medical Specialties on a discussion of the roles that oncology nurses play in community oncology practices.

COA’s Director of Patient Advocacy and Education and CPAN host, Rose Gerber, MS, and COA’s Director of State and Policy James Lee will lead the April Advocacy Chat, exploring the growing importance of state level advocacy. They will talk about current issues being explored at the state level, like PBM reform, effective ways to establish working relationships with elected officials, and ways you can get involved with advocacy efforts at COA.