2024 Conference Speakers & Topics
Cancer Survivorship & Beyond
Barb Regis PA-C, MS, FAAPA
Barb Regis PA-C, MS, FAAPA
Prior to becoming a Physician Assistant (PA), Barb was an accomplished musician and teacher. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees from Arizona State University in Education and Music Performance with her main instrument being the Euphonium.
As she has always had a passion for medicine, she graduated with her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from AT Still College of Osteopathic medicine -Arizona in 1997. She has dedicated most of her career as a primary care provider, preceptor and family practice owner while living in Arizona before moving to Seattle in 2021.
She currently is working at Fred Hutch for the Dept of Oncology serving as the provider for the Survivorship program and is responsible for program development. As a Stage 3c Melanoma patient in surveillance she hopes to support her patients not only as their provider, but fellow survivor. She is an advocate for others as she has hosted her podcast – “Best of Health” through Phoenix Business Radio X and is a certified Medical Professional Legal Consultant who has worked with law firms as a reviewer and expert witness. She is a speaker and author of her passion project – Surviving the Business of Healthcare -Knowledge is Power.
Palliative & Hospice Panel
Diane A. Faran, MD, FAAHPM
Diane A. Faran, MD, FAAHPM
Dr. Faran is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and has trained and worked in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Since 2010, Dr. Faran and an interdisciplinary team of colleagues have been providing in-patient Palliative Care consultation at Madigan Army Medical Center.
Susan Jouflas, MSW, PA-C
Susan Jouflas, MSW, PA-C
Susan has been in palliative medicine for over 15 years. She’s currently working at Northwest medical specialties, an Oncology practice serving Southend patients. Prior to that she worked in family practice for 15 years as a physician assistant. She has a masters in Social Work from university of Washington, as well as her PA degree from university of Washington school of medicine. Helping patients live the best life they can as long as they can is her passion.
Chaplain Emmet Hutchinson
Chaplain Emmet Hutchinson
Emmet Hutchinson is a board certified chaplain, in his tenth year with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and has served as an ordained minister in the community for about fifteen years. He and his wife of twenty years happily spend their time with the activities and adventures of their two boys, now nineteen and fourteen years old.
Maggie Eastman
Maggie Eastman
Maggie Eastman is a 10 year cancer survivor originally diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic invasive ductal carcinoma (breast, bones, and liver) in 2014. She subsequently had 2 additional cancer diagnoses and has since continued to thrive.
Maggie works as a therapist seeing cancer patients, caregivers, couples, and first responders in Puyallup, WA or via telehealth anywhere in WA. She also teaches yoga with Yoga For First Responders and provides education on the importance of facing challenges and building resilience.
Maggie has been fortunate to travel all over the world since beating terminal cancer. She has enjoyed volunteer trips to Tahiti, Costa Rica, Thailand, and Uganda.
Kajsa Anderson, MSW, LICSW
Kajsa Anderson, MSW, LICSW
Kajsa Anderson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She currently works in palliative care at Multicare Tacoma General. She is in her 10th year of hospital-based social work, having previously worked for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in both the ICU care management and palliative care departments. Kajsa was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest.
Suzanne McMurry, ND, FABNO
Suzanne McMurry, ND, FABNO
Dr Suzanne McMurry is a Naturopathic Doctor and Integrative Oncology Specialist. She graduated in 2011 from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington with a medical degree in Naturopathic Medicine. Followed by a 2 year integrative oncology residency at Indiana University in Goshen, Indiana.
At that time cancer had already touched her family. Her father had been diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer treatable only with conventional surgery. Soon after, her father-in-law was diagnosed with lung cancer. During her residency she collaborated with oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, primary care physicians, dietitians, mental health counselors and acupuncturists, delivering collaborative, evidence supported integrated cancer care to her patients.
She is excited to increase access to integrative oncology with on-demand, video appointments so her patients feel better, sooner.
Dr. McMurry is currently headquartered in Shoreline, Washington, where she lives with her husband, three beautiful children and dog.
2023 Speakers
Rosanne Feder Carter, LMFT
Rosanne Carter who will be speaking on “The 6 A’s to Protecting Your Peace and Creating Meaning Along the Way”.
Rosanne was diagnosed at 40 years old with stage 2b ER/PR+ breast cancer. A wife and mother to 2 young children at the time, Rosanne integrated her love for creating community and promoting awareness by publicly sharing her story on social media. Through authentically sharing, she learned that being vulnerable and sharing her own challenges helped others with their own survivor story. Rosanne’s motivation to re-write her story, heal, and lean into vulnerability is inspired by the young children and families she has worked with in her 23 years of working with families with young children.
Rosanne believes that protecting your peace, emotionally and physically, is an important pathway to healing, creating meaning, and re-writing your story.
Dr. Emily Stevens
Dr. Emily Stevens from Northwest Medical Specialties who will be speaking on “Biomarkers, Precision Oncology, and Personalized Approaches to Treatment Decisions”.
Dr. Stevens is a Hematologist and Oncologist with a focus on benign hematology, hematologic malignancies, and breast cancer. She has a special interest in cellular therapies, immuno-oncology, and precision oncology. She has been active in oncology and cancer research dating back to 1998. She completed the medical scientist training program (MD, PhD) at the University of Wisconsin, residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Prior to joining NWMS, she specialized in myeloid neoplasms, stem cell transplant, and using predictive features and biomarkers to identify which patients were most likely to benefit from novel cancer therapies studied in clinical trials and real-world data.
Dr. Stevens’ practice focuses on evidence-based individualized care that considers the whole person. She strives to meet patients where they are and support their goals and needs to make care decisions together. She finds human connection with patients and their support systems rewarding.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family playing board games, visiting Kauai, gardening, and training dogs.
Michelle Massey, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Michelle Massey, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C who will be speaking on “Fear of Recurrence”.
Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Oncology Social Worker who has spent the majority of her career working in medical social work at the University of Washington Medical Center, Gilda’s Club/Cancer Pathways, and her private counseling practice, Massey Counseling.
She has worked in Oncology Social Work for 23 years providing psychosocial care and mental health services specializing in patients and family members living with cancer survivorship, grief and loss, chronic and traumatic stress, medical trauma, depression, anxiety and PTSD.
