September 8, 2026 When Extreme Weather Disrupts Cancer Care: The Time to Build Resilient Cancer Programs is Now

Presenter: Stacy Stanifer, PhD, APRN, AOCNS®, University of Kentucky

Stacy Stanifer, PhD, APRN, AOCNS® is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Dr. Stanifer’s research examines how extreme weather events disrupt cancer care and strives to discover innovative methods of creating resilient cancer programs that can plan, prepare, respond, and adapt to extreme weather-related threats. Dr. Stanifer also leads community-engaged and citizen science initiatives aimed at reducing cancer risk by addressing environmental exposures, particularly radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer. Dr. Stanifer is a member of the UK Markey Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Group, co-leads the Community Engagement Core of the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences, serves on the research board of the Indoor Environments Association, is President of the Bluegrass Oncology Nursing Society, and represents public health on the Kentucky Board of Radon Safety.

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