2027 Translating Evidence to Action: Elevating Cancer Care

This innovative annual forum brings together healthcare professionals across disciplines to explore how evidence can be translated into meaningful improvements in clinical practice and patient care. Featuring more than 20 quality improvement projects and practice initiatives, the program highlights practical strategies, lessons learned, and successful approaches to implementing evidence-based change. Hear directly from project leaders as they share their experiences and demonstrate how evidence-based initiatives can strengthen clinical practice, improve care delivery, and enhance patient outcomes.

The 2027 program will highlight five key areas:

• Innovative Use of Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Organizational Impact

• Advancing Health Equity and Patient Screening

• Professional Development and Education

• Improving Patient Outcomes

Keynote Speakers 

We are pleased to welcome Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Consulting Associate at Duke University School of Nursing, and Ophelia Chiu, MHA, Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as keynote speakers for the 2027 program.

View the brochure for the complete program, including presentation topics and faculty.

2026 Conference Presentations Available On Demand

Selected presentations from the 2026 Translating Evidence to Action Conference, held on February 26, 2026, are available to view on demand with complimentary access. View the 2026 Presentations »

1. Identify methods used to gather high-quality evidence in order to make a practice change
2. Recognize successful implementation strategies for change management
3. Illustrate the importance of demonstrating the return on investment for evidence-based change
4. Discuss strategies used to translate research into daily practice

• Physicians (MDs, PhDs, DOs): $199

• Advanced Practice Providers: $149

• Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers: $99

• Residents and Fellows: $25*

• Industry Professionals**: $350

• MSK Employees: Complimentary

Discounted registration is available for specific groups, including healthcare professional students and registrants that reside and practice in low and lower-middle income countries. If eligible, you will receive further instructions and a promotion code to use during registration. View our policy on Registration Discounts for more information.

For details on our cancellation terms, please review our Cancellation Policy.

*The registration fee for residents and fellows is non-refundable.
**An industry professional is defined as any individual, irrespective of their provider type (such as MDs, PhDs, APPs, RNs, etc.) that is employed by an ineligible company. Please review our Registration Policy for Industry Professionals for more information.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

An application for ANCC Nursing contact hours has been submitted and is pending approval.

MSK Conference Director

Ashley Hole, DNP, FNP-BC, CPON®, EBP-C
Program Manager, Evidence-Based Practice; 
Head of MSK EBP Consulting

MSK Conference Co-Directors

Deborah Goldfrank, MD, FACOG
Head, General Gynecology;
Vice Chair for Quality & Safety, Department of Surgery

Dana Mazzella, BSN, RN, OCN®
Evidence-Based Practice Nurse Specialist

Kelly Preti, DNP, MBA, AGACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Anesthesia Pain Service

MSK Conference Planner

Debby Italiano, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN®
Nursing Professional Development Specialist

Featured Speakers

Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN®
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Consulting Associate, Duke University School of Nursing

Ophelia Chiu, MHA
Vice President, Strategic Innovation
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Guest Faculty 

Santina Abbate, PhD, MPA, MS, RN, NE-BC®
Stony Brook University

Yan Leyfman, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian 

Elizabeth McNulty, DNP, RN, NE-BC®
Catholic Health Services of Long Island

Alyssa Ramkissoon, RN, BSN
Mount Sinai/Hunter College

Jacob Rosenthal, MSc
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program of Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering

Faith Selchick, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC®, AOCNP®, OCN®, CPHQ
Westchester Medical

Katie Smith, DNP, MPH, RN, ACCNS-P®, CPN, CPHON®
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Junqiang Zhao, PhD
University of Rochester

MSK Faculty 

Kizzie Charles, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNOR
Tanner Dixon, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PCCN®
Kristen Fessele, PhD, RN, ANP-BC™
Jeanine Gordon, DNP, RN, OCN®, NE-BC®
Mary Kathryn Guenther, BSN, RN, OCN®
Raul Hernandez, ADN, BSc, RN
Tamiesha Huntley, BSN, RN, CCRN®
Alisa Jaganjac, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG®, CCRN®
Nickey Lee, MSN, RN, AGCNS, CCRN-CMC-CSC
Jessica Llamozas, MSN, FNP-BC, CPH
Anna Kristina Madrazo, MS, RN, CNS, OCN®
Sarah Matero, BSN, RN
Elwira Onysko, MSN, RN, OCN®
Claire Petchler, PhD, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Wayne Quashie, Ed.D., CNS, ACNS-BC, AOCNS®, EBP-C
Gina Rivera, BSN, RN-BC
Dong Say Tan, MS, RN, AGCNS, CCRN
Suhavi Tucker, MD
Alexa Watson, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC™, OCN®
Liana Yeung, DNP, RN, OCN® 
Nicole Zakak, MS, RN, CPNP, CPHON®

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.