and Other Blood Cancers
Stronger Together: Empowering Lives After Hodgkin Lymphoma and Other Blood Cancers!
Presented by Hodgkin’s International and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Join Hodgkin’s International and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center for an immersive educational and supportive experience for survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma and other blood cancers. Created for survivors by survivors, this gathering brings together long-term survivors from across the globe to connect, share their journeys, and draw strength from the power of shared experience.
Our symposium is uniquely dedicated to the complexities of long-term survivorship, offering an exceptional space for learning, community, and empowerment.
Open to survivors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates, the event features leading experts who will address the lasting effects of cancer treatments and share strategies to improve lives.
We look forward to coming together in Cincinnati, OH for this two-day experience that will inform, inspire and celebrate the diverse community of survivors, care partners, clinicians, trainees, and support professionals who walk this journey every day and prove that we are, indeed, stronger together.
We have extended the early bird discounted registration through July 31, 2026.
Location
Hyatt Regency Cincinnati
151 W 5th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Date & Time
Friday, October 16, 2026
1:00-9:00 pm; symposium
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:30 am-6:30 pm; symposium
6:30-9:00 pm; dinner, keynote speaker and awards
Find out more about the 2026 symposium
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Agenda • Register • Speakers • Sponsors • Sponsorship Opportunities • FAQs • Places to Stay and Visit
Schedule of Activities
In choosing our speakers and topics, we have endeavored to address some of the most pressing issues for long-term cancer survivors. They include:
- Addressing the short and long-term effects of treatments, and their prevention, including: cardiac and pulmonary disease, subsequent cancers, anxiety and depression, spiritual care, radiation fibrosis, exercise, yoga, sleep, pain management, sexual health, oncofertility, and financial hardships
- Advances in patient-focused survivorship care: the role of primary care physicians and oncology primary care
- Survivorship research and the impact on how Hodgkin Lymphoma is currently treated
This schedule may change over the next several months, but we will keep you updated at all times.
Register Today
This symposium brings together Hodgkin Lymphoma and other blood cancer survivors, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers to explore the latest in survivorship care, address long-term and late effects of treatment, and build community. Participants will leave with practical strategies, research insights, and connections that support life beyond cancer.
Connect
Survivors, clinicians, researchers, advocates.
Get Practical Tools
Screening checklists, and self-advocacy strategies. Evidence-based education on late and long-term effects.
Be Seen
Created for survivors, by survivors.
Keynote Speaker, Ethan Zohn knows what it means to be a survivor.
Ethan Zohn gave the word survivor a whole new meaning. Winning CBS Survivor: Africa’s $1 million prize was the springboard to an exceptional life of social purpose, advocacy and entrepreneurship. Ethan is a former professional soccer player, a two-time cancer crusher, TV personality, author, inventor and co-founder of Grassroot Soccer (GRS), an adolescent health organization that uses the power of soccer to educate, inspire and mobilize communities to improve health. Over the last 23 years, Ethan has been an important force in driving the strategic direction of GRS and building partnerships that have helped provide life-saving education for young people around the world.
That win was also the prelude to an incredible story, one of perseverance, accomplishment and enduring spirit in the face of once unthinkable challenges. A fit, active, 35-year-old former pro athlete who had traveled the world on behalf of the international health community, Ethan became an unlikely face of cancer. Diagnosed not once but twice with CD20+ Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, he endured years of aggressive treatment, including two stem cell transplants. Never losing optimism, spirit or humor despite extraordinary rigors and setbacks, Ethan used his journey and considerable platform to connect with others and offer much-needed inspiration, advice and comfort. He has since run eight marathons.
Since publicly sharing that journey, Ethan has been named a global ambassador for Stand Up 2 Cancer, Blood Cancer United, AKTIV Against Cancer, EO Care and others. That same experience made him a leading voice for safe, evidence-based plant-based wellness and for youth substance misuse prevention through the Safe Roots Foundation, which he co-founded.
Ethan’s inspiration to help heal the world stems from being taught at an early age the importance of kindness, community and a connection to social good.
Our speaker lineup features nationally recognized clinicians, researchers, and survivorship thought leaders who bring deep expertise and compassionate insight to every aspect of long-term survivorship.
Rev. Amy Arnold, MDiv, is System Manager of Spiritual Care for UC Health. An ordained minister with more than two decades of experience in healthcare chaplaincy, her work has included hospice, palliative care, and blood cancer. She earned her Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary with an emphasis in family pastoral care and counseling. Her approach to spiritual care centers on supporting patients and families as they navigate illness, uncertainty, meaning, grief, hope, and survivorship.
Alan Balch, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer of Patient Advocate Foundation and National Patient Advocate Foundation. He has more than two decades of nonprofit leadership experience spanning healthcare access and affordability, health equity, prevention, early detection, and cancer research. His work focuses on ensuring that the patient perspective is represented in healthcare policy and decision-making and on helping people overcome financial and access barriers to care.
Meredith Barteck is a Senior Communications Consultant for UC Health. She is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller with a decade of communications and public speaking experience. Using multimedia platforms, Meredith tells the stories of our academic health enterprise with a focus on celebrating employees, patients, research, and innovation. In 2024, Meredith helped the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center internally launch the UC Blood Cancer Healing Center to the 10,000+ employees of UC Health. Previously, Meredith worked as a journalist and anchor in local news across the country, including WLWT News 5 in Cincinnati. In 2025, Meredith and her team at WLWT were awarded an Emmy for their documentary focusing on sex trafficking in Cincinnati. Since transitioning from news to UC Health, which includes the hospital where she was born, she is grateful to give back to the place where her story began through this new age of healthcare communications. Meredith is honored to be with you. She is excited to learn alongside brilliant, compassionate minds and explore ways we can empower the blood cancer community.
Andrew Bazemore, MD, MPH, serves as Senior Vice President of Research and Policy for the American Board of Family Medicine. His work focuses on primary care workforce and training, access to primary health care, health policy, and measures that matter for primary care. He has helped develop national and international research partnerships and leadership programs in family medicine. Dr. Bazemore is also a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor, bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to his keynote perspective.
Jonathan Bender, MD, is a pediatric oncologist on the Leukemia/Lymphoma Team and Associate Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. His clinical focus includes adolescents and young adults with hematologic malignancies, particularly Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His research examines cardiotoxicity associated with cancer therapies and strategies to identify survivors at greatest risk for late cardiovascular effects.
Jennifer Bernstein has practiced physical therapy for 12 years at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant care for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients. Board-certified in oncology since 2020, she has held program development and leadership roles representing the hospital’s occupational and physical therapists.
She serves as Specialization Chair for APTA Oncology, a mentor in its Oncology Mentorship Program, and Assistant Item Writing Coordinator for the ABPTS Oncologic Specialty Council. She has also been featured on The OncoPT Podcast and contributed to a MedBridge course on adolescent and young adult oncology.
Dr. Rynita Bohler is a family physician; her medical education was at Wayne State University before coming to Cincinnati for her Family Medicine Residency with the University of Cincinnati. She was a trailblazer in her subsequent palliative care fellowship, training also in oncology primary care. She currently splits her clinical activities between oncology primary care and palliative care. Hailed by her patients for her intelligence, listening skills, and insight, she provides the utmost in care to her patients.
Karen C. Burns, MD, MS, is Co-Director of the Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program and Co-Clinical Director of the Cancer Survivorship Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is also Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. A pediatric hematologist-oncologist, her clinical work spans cancer survivorship, leukemia and lymphoma, and fertility preservation. She helps patients and families understand and address the potential effects of cancer treatment on future fertility.
Ellen K. Chang, MD, is a physician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center whose work includes cancer survivorship and the role of physical activity and exercise in supporting health after cancer treatment. Her conference session focuses on practical ways survivors can use movement and exercise to support long-term health, function, and quality of life.
Krista J. Childress, MD, is Co-Director of the Comprehensive Fertility Care and Preservation Program at Cincinnati Children’s and Fellowship Director for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Her academic and clinical interests include fertility preservation, complex reproductive tract differences, pelvic malformations, ovarian masses, and minimally invasive surgery. She has worked in multidisciplinary programs serving patients with complex medical needs and brings pediatric and adolescent gynecology expertise to fertility discussions for young people affected by cancer.
Youngjee Choi, MD, FACP, is a general internist and directs the Johns Hopkins Primary Care for Cancer Survivors Clinic. Her work focuses on the primary care needs of people living with and beyond cancer, including prevention, management of chronic conditions, and coordination between oncology and primary care. Her conference participation brings a primary care perspective to the multidisciplinary discussion of how survivors can receive comprehensive, coordinated care across the lifespan.
Sian Cotton, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, founding director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health, and the Turner Farm Foundation Chair at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. A professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Division Director for Integrative Medicine, her research focuses on mindfulness-based interventions, mind-body medicine, coping with chronic illness, and integrative health. She is a nationally recognized educator and speaker on stress reduction, prevention, wellness, and evidence-based approaches to whole-person care.
Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS, is an Associate Member in the Division of Cancer Survivorship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His clinical work includes caring for children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and long-term childhood cancer survivors. His research focuses on late effects of childhood cancer therapy and improving surveillance and follow-up care. He also helps develop survivorship recommendations through national and international groups, including the Children’s Oncology Group and International Guideline Harmonization Group.
Melissa Erickson, MD, is Medical Director of Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Services at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center and founder of UC’s Oncology Primary Care Clinic. A family medicine physician, she provides primary care tailored to people with a history of cancer or hereditary cancer risk and also cares for adult survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancers at Cincinnati Children’s. Her work focuses on integrating primary care with oncology and survivorship to support lifelong health after cancer.
José M. Flores, MD, MHA, is a urologic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specializes in male sexual and reproductive health. He cares for men before and after cancer treatment, addressing treatment-related changes in sexual function and fertility. His areas of expertise include erectile dysfunction, ejaculation and orgasm disorders, low testosterone, male infertility, Peyronie’s disease, and fertility-preserving procedures. His work focuses on helping patients understand and manage sexual and reproductive health concerns as an important part of quality of life during and after cancer care.
Elizabeth Geiger, WHNP, CNP, is a women’s health nurse practitioner with more than two decades of experience across labor and delivery, obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and urogynecology. She specializes in sexual health and menopause and has advanced training in pelvic pain and sexual health.
Kelly Hendershot, LGSW, LMSW, is Vice President of Network & Healthcare Partnerships at Cancer Support Community. A social worker and caregiver advocate, she works across Cancer Support Community’s network to strengthen partnerships and expand access to psychosocial support for people affected by cancer. Her perspective is informed by both professional experience and personal caregiving experience, with a focus on ensuring patients, survivors, and caregivers can connect with practical, emotional, and community-based resources.
Tricia Hernandez, MS, is Director of Community Engagement with Blood Cancer United and a Hodgkin lymphoma survivor. Her work connects patients, survivors, caregivers, and communities with education, support, and resources across the blood cancer experience. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, she helps strengthen community engagement and supports individuals as they navigate treatment, survivorship, and the transition back to ongoing primary and preventive care.
Peirce W. Johnston, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and Director of Medical Student Education. A board-certified psychiatrist, he oversees clinical psychiatry education for medical students while maintaining clinical and teaching responsibilities. His conference session addresses the role of psychiatry within cancer care and the importance of recognizing and treating mental health needs alongside the physical effects of cancer and its treatment.
Dr. Sara Kleinschmidt is an Assistant Professor of Clinical in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Cincinnati and Program Director of the UC Oncology Primary Care Fellowship. Her clinical interests include primary care, cancer survivorship, oncology, and palliative medicine. She earned her medical degree at Northwestern University and completed her family medicine residency and palliative medicine fellowship at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
Tahir Latif, MBBS, MBA, is Professor of Clinical Medicine in the University of Cincinnati Division of Hematology and Oncology and Director of Infusion Services at UC Medical Center. A practicing hematologist and medical oncologist, his clinical and research interests include hematologic malignancies, lymphoma, and gastrointestinal cancers. He is actively involved in clinical trials and quality improvement efforts aimed at advancing cancer care and improving healthcare delivery.
Meriden McGraw, MS, MPH, combines graduate education in mental and public health with training in mind-body practices, mindfulness, and positive psychology. Through the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati, she teaches individuals and groups practical techniques to support mental well-being. Her work has reached a wide range of audiences, including professional athletes, corporate leaders and teams, veterans, mental health professionals, families, and community groups.
Rohit Moudgil, MD, PhD, is a cardiologist in Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine with expertise in cardio-oncology, heart failure, and clinical cardiology. He completed specialized training in clinical onco-cardiology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His clinical and research interests include cardiovascular complications of cancer therapy, chemotherapy- and radiation-related heart disease, heart failure, and the biology of cardiac aging and inflammation. He works within a multidisciplinary cardio-oncology team supporting patients before, during, and after cancer treatment.
Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Clinical Director of Internal Medicine for Cancer Survivors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A general internist with extensive expertise in cancer survivorship, she has spent more than two decades working to improve care for survivors across oncology and primary care settings. Her research, education, and clinical work address coordination of care, long-term health needs, and empowering survivors and caregivers throughout the cancer care continuum.
Sharon Noll, PT, MPT, CLT, is Director of ReVital Cancer Care for the Cincinnati-Dayton-Northern Kentucky market and a treating physical therapist and center manager with NovaCare. She is a certified lymphedema therapist with experience helping patients improve function through individualized exercise, manual therapy, and other rehabilitation techniques. Her work in cancer rehabilitation focuses on helping people manage treatment-related limitations and return to meaningful activities with greater comfort, strength, and confidence.
Robin Norris, MD, MS, MPH, is Director of Clinical Research for Oncology and Co-Director of the Young Adult Oncology Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, as well as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. A pediatric hematologist-oncologist, she specializes in leukemia, lymphoma, and cancers affecting adolescents and young adults. Her clinical and research work is focused on improving treatment and outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer.
Zulfa M. Omer, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the University of Cincinnati and serves as Disease Research Group Leader for Malignant Hematology at the UC Cancer Center. Her research focuses on innovative early-phase clinical trials, including small-molecule inhibitors and T-cell therapies, with the goal of improving outcomes and quality of life for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphoma.
Thomas D. Ryan, MD, PhD, is Director of the Cardio-Oncology Program and Associate Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. A pediatric cardiologist, he specializes in cardiomyopathy, heart failure, transplantation, and cardiovascular complications related to cancer and cancer therapy. His research includes strategies to better understand and prevent treatment-related heart dysfunction in children, adolescents, and young adults.
Worth the Wait
Megan Scherer is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Worth the Wait, an organization focused on oncofertility for adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors. Through advocacy, education, and direct support, Worth the Wait addresses the financial and practical barriers survivors may face when exploring fertility preservation, assisted reproduction, adoption, and other paths to parenthood.
Erin Scott, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at The Ohio State University. As an outpatient palliative care physician, she helps people with solid-tumor and hematologic cancers manage symptoms, pain, and cancer-related stress. She also serves in fellowship leadership for Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Shaughnessy hails from the Chicago Metropolitan area. She obtained her BS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In Honors Biology before completing medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed her residency in general surgery in Chicago before her fellowship in surgical oncology at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in California. There, she was introduced to the concept of cancer survivorship, which intrigued her. She brought that interest with her to the University of Cincinnati where she helped in the early formation of Cancer Survivorship. Later, as a cancer survivor, she joined forces to assume administrative responsibilities and grow educational and research programs.
Sophia Smith, PhD, MSW, FAOSW, is an Associate Professor with tenure at Duke University School of Nursing. Her research explores ways to improve cancer care, survivorship, palliative care, and behavioral health, with particular interest in using technology to deliver supportive interventions in the community. She has contributed to national survivorship efforts through organizations including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and her research has received support from the NIH, American Cancer Society, and other organizations.
Michael D. Stubblefield, MD, is Medical Director for Cancer Rehabilitation at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and National Medical Director for Select Medical’s ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program. An internationally recognized leader in cancer rehabilitation, he specializes in identifying and treating neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, pain, and functional problems caused by cancer and its treatment, including radiation and neurotoxic chemotherapy. He is a clinical professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and an advocate for integrating rehabilitation into cancer care and survivorship.
Emily Tonorezos, MD, MPH, is Director of the Division of Cancer Survivorship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A general internist and nationally recognized survivorship leader, she previously served as Director of the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship. Her research and clinical interests include late effects of cancer treatment, survivorship care delivery, health behaviors, and risk-based cancer surveillance. She has contributed to numerous national and international survivorship guideline initiatives.
Dr. Alique Topalian, PhD, MPH, is a Research Scientist in the Division of Survivorship and Supportive Services at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Her research focuses on cancer survivorship, supportive care, implementation science, and community-engaged research, with an emphasis on improving quality of life and care delivery. A two-time Acute Myeloid Leukemia survivor and nationally recognized cancer advocate, Dr. Topalian holds leadership roles with the Children’s Oncology Group, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, and National Cancer Institute’s INSPiRE network. She is a 40 Under 40 in Cancer honoree and an OncoDaily 100 Influential Women in Oncology honoree.
Tina Walter, C-IAYT, is a Mind-Body Intervention Specialist at the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati. A certified yoga therapist with advanced training in yoga for cancer and chronic illness, she provides evidence-based yoga and meditation interventions for patients and caregivers across the cancer journey. For more than a decade, she has developed oncology-focused practices designed to help manage treatment effects, support function, and improve quality of life.
James Weeks, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and owner and lead physician of One Heart Medical. After years of practice in hospital and intensive care medicine, he transitioned his clinical focus to cannabinoid medicine. Dr. Weeks has counseled thousands of patients in Ohio and Kentucky regarding medical cannabis and provides education to patients, students, and healthcare audiences on its potential applications, risks, and individualized use.
Eric Zhou, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and a Staff Psychologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research focuses on understanding and treating sleep disorders in pediatric and adult populations, particularly among people living with chronic illness and cancer. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, and other organizations. Dr. Zhou’s clinical and research interests include cancer survivorship, insomnia, and expanding access to evidence-based behavioral sleep interventions.
What makes this symposium different?
- Survivor-centered and survivor-informed
- Focused on long-term survivorship and late effects
- Multidisciplinary faculty and lived experience
- Practical, actionable, and community-driven
Thank You to Our 2026 Symposium Sponsors and Volunteer Leaders
The following individuals’ and organizations’ generous support has helped make this year’s conference a reality.
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Sponsorship opportunities range from community access scholarships to program and meal sponsorships, allowing partners to align their support with the impact they care most about.
Cancer treatment may end, but survivorship does not. For many survivors, the years and decades after treatment bring complex medical, emotional, and financial challenges that too often go unseen. The 2026 symposium exists to change that. As a sponsor, you help remove barriers to education, foster meaningful connections, and amplify the voices of survivors who have been “lost to the system.” Your support sends a powerful message that survivors matter, their lives matter, and their long-term health deserves attention.
Frequently Asked Questions
This symposium is open to all cancer survivors, particularly long-term and AYA survivors, regardless of diagnosis, as well as caregivers, healthcare professionals, students, researchers, cancer advocates, and anyone interested in long-term and late effects of cancer treatment. While it is hosted by Hodgkin’s International & University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, and includes many Hodgkin Lymphoma survivors, it is not restricted to Hodgkin Lymphoma survivors only.
Yes. You are welcome to attend just the Saturday evening dinner, keynote presentation, and awards ceremony on Saturday, October 17, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Tickets for the dinner are $80 per person and can be purchased through the registration link.
Early-bird registration (before July 31, 2026) for the full conference is $150 per person. Beginning August 1, 2026 the standard conference registration is $200 per person and includes access to all sessions, panels, and conference materials. Additional details about what is included will be shared as the event approaches.
Registration fees are non-refundable, but they are fully transferable.
Hodgkin’s International is largely an all-volunteer organization operating on a tight budget. A non-refundable policy allows us to keep registration costs as low as possible while making firm commitments to our venue and vendors.
That said, we understand that life happens. If you are unable to attend, you may:
- Transfer your registration to another person
- Donate your registration to someone who may not be able to afford to attend
- Apply the registration as a tax-deductible donation to Hodgkin’s International
Our goal is not profit, but to break even while delivering a meaningful, high-quality conference. We truly appreciate your understanding.
Yes. UCCC has secured a special room rate at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, which is co-located with the conference. The hotel is centrally located in downtown Cincinnati. Reduced-rate rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend booking early. The booking link is here. Please note, the last day to book rooms is Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Yes. Cincinnati has a vibrant downtown with museums, parks, restaurants, and riverfront attractions. A list of recommended places to visit is included below on this page.
Meals are provided during the conference, including dinner and cocktails on Friday evening, breakfast, boxed lunch, and a sit-down dinner on Saturday. We will do our best to accommodate common dietary needs (there will be a place to indicate/include any restrictions during registration). More details will be shared closer to the event.
We anticipate making session recordings available after the conference. Final details will be confirmed and shared closer to the event.
Yes. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible conference experience. The venue is ADA-accessible, and quiet or rest areas will be available for attendees who need breaks. If you have specific accessibility or wellness needs, please contact us in advance so we can do our best to accommodate you.
We will continue to update this page and share information on our social media as the event approaches. If you have questions not answered here, please email us at info@hodgkinsinternational.org
Register Today
This symposium brings together Hodgkin Lymphoma and other blood cancer survivors, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers to explore the latest in survivorship care, address long-term and late effects of treatment, and build community. Participants will leave with practical strategies, research insights, and connections that support life beyond cancer.
Places to Stay in Cincinnati
Hyatt Regency Cincinnati
151 W 5th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Guest rooms are available at a discounted rate through our reserved room block. The last day to book rooms is Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Places to Visit in Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden: One of the oldest and most beloved zoos in the U.S., home to rare species, beautiful gardens, and seasonal events.
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Powerful museum and cultural center highlighting the history of the Underground Railroad and struggles for freedom and civil rights.
- Cincinnati Museum Center: Located in historic Union Terminal, this complex houses multiple museums, exhibits, and an OMNIMAX theater.
- Cincinnati Art Museum : World-class art museum with a huge collection spanning centuries and cultures (free admission on many days).
- American Sign Museum: Quirky, colorful museum dedicated to vintage signs and neon – a favorite for photography and design lovers.
- Taft Museum of Art : An elegant historic mansion with an outstanding art collection, right in downtown Cincinnati.
- Eden Park : Beautiful hilltop park with river views, walking paths, and cultural sites – ideal for a morning stroll.
- Krohn Conservatory : Stunning botanical greenhouse in Eden Park with seasonal plant shows – great for a relaxed visit.
- Devou Park (Covington, KY): Across the river with panoramic skyline views and trails – perfect for photos and sunset vistas.
- American Legacy Tours: Walking tours focused on Cincinnati’s history, architecture, and local stories.
