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2026 Oncology Conference: THMA Oncology Forum

May 6-8, 2026

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Today’s oncology market is shaped by rapid therapeutic innovation, pathway standardization, tighter access controls, health system consolidation, and increasing financial and operational pressure.

The THMA Oncology Forum connects pharma commercial leaders with senior oncology service line executives in a closed-door, peer-level setting designed for candid, strategic dialogue.

With a strict 1:1 health system-to-industry ratio, engage directly with the decision-makers who shape:

  • Clinical pathway inclusion, treatment sequencing, and real-world prescribing behavior

  • Formulary positioning, utilization management, and access execution workflows

  • Operational rollout and implementation across health system networks and sites of care

Gain early, provider-validated insight into what accelerates adoption, where uptake stalls, and how to align brand, field, and access strategies with real-world oncology realities.

Healthcare executives networking during The Health Management Academy’s oncology conference

Key Oncology Forum Topics:

Service Line Strategy and Evolution: Explore specialty service line governance, portfolio optimization, and how organizations evaluate where to invest, expand, or partner as markets grow more complex.

Care at the Intersection of Policy, Practice, and Economics: Examine how payment models, coverage design, and utilization management intersect with pathway governance, prior authorization, and site-of-care considerations.

Breaking Barriers: Expanding Oncology Clinical Trial Access Across Health Systems: Learn proven strategies for overcoming fragmented enrollment and limited patient awareness through infrastructure investments, workflow redesigns, and cross-site coordination that enable research excellence.

Assessing and Advancing Precision Medicine Initiatives: Hear oncology executives share real-world experiences on how they assess products and partnerships, determine investment priorities, and design funding models that support accessible, scalable precision medicine.

Redesigning Patient Access Through Coordinated Care Models: Discover how organizations are redesigning care delivery to expand patient access while controlling costs. Explore effective care coordination approaches and how AI supports access without adding incremental staff.

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The Oncology Forum Experience

At the Oncology Forum, you will discuss:

  • How pathway governance and cost pressures are reshaping prescribing decisions

  • Where evolving access requirements are creating friction or opportunity

  • What health systems need to efficiently adopt and sustain new therapies

These insights directly inform commercialization strategy, enabling faster traction, stronger pull-through, and more durable market impact.

Candid peer-to-peer conversation between oncology service line executives at an oncology conference

Health System Forum Members

Providence health system logo featuring a green and blue cross-shaped emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Northwell Health health system logo featuring a grid of multicolored triangles to the left of the words "Northwell Health" in blue text.
Ochsner Health health system logo with a blue and gold abstract emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Intermountain Health logo with stylized red and purple symbol and navy text.
Mass General Brigham industry logo with teal icon and blue text.
Novant Health health system logo with a bold purple "N" and two vertical squares, followed by the words "Novant Health" in gray text.
UnityPoint Health logo featuring a white cross within a blue square followed by the name "UnityPoint Health" in black text.
WellSpan Health logo featuring a rising sun graphic above the word “WellSpan” in blue with “HEALTH” in bold blue text below.
Yale New Haven Health logo featuring the words “Yale New Haven Health” in a stacked format with gradient blue tones on a transparent background.
Cedars-Sinai health system logo with two interlocking red rings on the left and gray text on the right.
Cone Health health system logo with a teal abstract figure on the left, followed by the words "CONE HEALTH" and the tagline "The Network for Exceptional Care" beneath.

What Sets Oncology Forum Apart

  • The Right People, in the Right Room: All participants are carefully vetted and hand-selected to ensure meaningful contribution and strategic relevance. Attendees include senior Oncology Service Line Executives from leading health systems such as Mayo Clinic, Yale New Haven Health, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Health, and other nationally recognized organizations, alongside select industry leaders.

  • Purposeful Industry Participation: Industry partners are thoughtfully curated to support high-value dialogue and shared learning, creating an environment focused on insight generation rather than transactional networking.

  • Provider-Validated Intelligence: Gain unfiltered perspective on how oncology decisions are truly made, where implementation challenges emerge, and what drives sustainable adoption across health systems.

  • Relationships Built on Trust: The Forum is designed to foster long-term, credible relationships with oncology leaders through both structured engagement and informal connection, enabling continued collaboration beyond the event itself.

Oncology conference discussion among senior health system leaders and industry executives

What Participants Are Saying

The Oncology Forum creates a purpose-built space for executive-level engagement. Every session, social setting, and touchpoint is curated to foster meaningful, candid dialogue between fellow Oncology Service Line Executives and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.

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Extending Value Beyond the Oncology Conference 

Members gain access to a year-round ecosystem of insights and engagement through THMA’s Executive Insights Hub. This digital platform discusses trends and challenges unique to strategic planning, as well as trending CXO priorities, from large health systems across the country. Our other year-round resources include:

  • Quarterly Trend Reports: Digestible insights and follow-ups from live briefings and proprietary research.

  • Executive Edge: A Sunday evening digest with quick-read summaries of industry-impacting events.

  • Post-Forum Debriefs: Key takeaways and insights from our Forums - useful even for teammates who did not attend.

  • Healthcare Bootcamp: A library of short videos and modules to onboard new team members or sharpen your team’s healthcare knowledge.

Industry Forum Members

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GE Healthcare logo featuring the classic GE monogram inside a circular emblem followed by the text "GE Healthcare" in blue.
Accenture logo featuring the company name in bold black font with a forward-pointing purple greater-than symbol above the "t".
Johnson & Johnson logo in classic red cursive script, representing the global healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
Qventus logo with the company name in dark gray lowercase letters and a red accent mark above the "s."
Microsoft logo featuring a four-colored square icon (red, green, blue, yellow) to the left of the word "Microsoft" in gray text.
KPMG logo with bold blue letters beneath four outlined rectangles, symbolizing the global professional services firm.
Cedar logo featuring a stylized red pinecone graphic to the left of the company name in lowercase navy blue font.
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Our Convening Experiences

Upcoming Event Dates and Locations

The Oncology Forum is hosted twice a year in thoughtfully selected locations across the country. Each event is timed to align with evolving industry priorities, providing a fresh opportunity to reconnect with peers, gain new insights, and advance your healthcare financial strategy.

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May 6-8, 2026

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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About The Health Management Academy

Since 1998, The Health Management Academy has cultivated the premier membership-based community of healthcare’s most influential CXOs from top U.S. health systems, as well as decision makers from innovative industry companies.

We cultivate exceptional peer groups, providing original market insights, world-class leadership development programs, and novel member alliances to more than 2,000 health system senior executives and 200 industry organizations.

2,000+

Health System Executives

600+

Health System C-Suite Members

200+

Exec Industry Members

75%

Of U.S. Physicians

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