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Video: 2025 Fall Summit for Bladder Cancer Patients and Families

BCAN’s 2025 Fall Bladder Cancer Summit for Patients and Families brought the bladder cancer community together in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, October 17, and Saturday, October 18, 2025. Over two meaningful days, patients, caregivers and families gathered to learn from trusted experts, connect with others who understand and gain practical guidance for navigating life with bladder cancer.

If you weren’t able to join us—or if you’d like to revisit a session that resonated—we invite you to explore the library of Summit recordings below. You can also review the agenda to see the range of topics and voices that shaped this powerful experience.

Click on the + symbol to see all the videos from each day.

Summit Videos:

Day 1, Friday, October 17th, 2025

Welcome and Walk Through BCAN Resources

With Patricia Rios, Director of Education and Advocacy, unveiling the newest offerings from BCAN designed to empower and support you through your journey.

Walk-Through Today’s Standards of Care for Bladder Cancer

Diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring for NMIBC, MIBC, and advanced disease. Speaker: Yusra Shao, MD, Medical Oncologist, Karmanos Cancer Center.

Physical Health After Bladder Cancer: Challenges and Solutions

Managing post-treatment pain and fatigue. Tips on how to handle common ostomy diversion-specific complications (leaks, infections, blockages) and how to manage them. Speakers: Elizabeth Smith, MPAS, PA-C, University of Kentucky; Christy Terrell & Miriam Quinn, WOC RNs, Ohio State University; Najma Ansari, PharmD, Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Karmanos Cancer Center.

Bladder Cancer and Clinical Trials: A Patient’s Roadmap

Understand the clinical trial process and how to find and evaluate a
clinical trial. Speakers: Kendall Lewis, Senior Clinical Research Specialist, Ohio
State University; Katharine Collier, MD, Medical Oncologist, Ohio State University.

Shared Decision-Making and Personalizing Care

Discussion on how care plans are tailored and how patients can make decisions that reflect their personal values and goals. Speaker: Mary W. Dunn, RN, MSN, OCN, NP-C, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Day 2: Saturday, October 18th, 2025

Step Into Awareness: The Walks to End Bladder Cancer

Learn about the Walks to End Bladder Cancer with BCAN patient advocates Jim Rieker and Sandy Weicher.

Redefining Limits: A Discussion with Bladder Cancer Patient Advocates

Patient advocates will share real world tips, encouragement, and ways to elevate the patient voice in care, research, and advocacy. Speakers: Charles “Chuck” Schotten, Carlos Glender and Colleen White.

From Gut Health to Bladder Health: The Microbiome Connection

Current research findings on the relationship between the microbiome and treatment outcomes. Potential ways lifestyle factors (diet, antibiotics, probiotics, etc.) may impact the microbiome and bladder cancer treatment. Speaker: Jason Scovell, MD, Cleveland Clinic.

New Therapies on the Horizon for Bladder
Cancer: A Q&A with Experts

Discussion on the latest therapies in development and recently approved treatments for bladder cancer. Speakers: Kamal Pohar, MD, Urologist, Ohio State University; Tareq K. Salous, MD, Medical Oncologist, Indiana University Health.

Summit Reflection

Discussion on the latest therapies in development and recently approved treatments for bladder cancer. Speakers: BCAN Leadership Team.

Watch highlights from the 2025 Spring Summit for Patients and Families.

We would like to thank the following corporate partners who helped make this Summit possible. They are: Astellas/Pfizer Alliance, AstraZeneca, Bicycle, Bristol Myers Squibb, CG Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo, EMD Serono, Ferring, ImmunityBio, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Natera, Photocure and UroGen.

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