The Society for Clinical Trials is a unique group of representatives from government, academia, industry, for-profit and non-profit sectors that share is a common desire to learn, while advancing the field of clinical research. Contact Elizabeth Franks.

Antonio Tillis is associate professor and chair of African American studies at Dartmouth University. He can discuss cultural, economic, political and social influences on black men in the U.S., including personal relationships, sexuality, self-definition, criminal justice and media representations.

Cancer Patients Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization led by a Medical Director and a five-member scientific board of highly regarded specialists in oncology from around the world. Their mission is to promote awareness, increase education and further pancreatic cancer research.

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship advocates for quality cancer care for all people touched by cancer and provides tools that empower people to advocate for themselves

Helen Ann Halpin is director of the Center for Health and Public Policy Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an expert on access to health insurance and health care reform.

Frances Visco is the president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C.

Alain C. Enthoven is a professor emeritus at the Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research at Stanford University. His research focuses on financing and delivery of health care in the United States.

Sara Jarrett is a professor of nursing at Regis University in Denver and a member of the Colorado Nurses Association – Government Affairs and Public Policy Committee. The nurses association voted in 2005 to support single-payer universal health care. Jarrett’s work focuses on health care access for the poor.

Compassion & Choices helps people plan for and achieve a good death, working to change attitudes, practices and policies so that everyone can access the information and options they need to have more control and comfort at the end of life. It is the organization that is assisting Brittany Maynard through her end-of-life issues and […]