Peer-Reviewed Publications

Swenson, W., Schroeder, Z., Swenson, A., Westergard, E.  Geographic Distribution of Clinical Trials for Advanced-stage Cancers. JAMA Oncology. Published online June 3, 2024.

Swenson, WT, Lindow M, Reycraft J, Bjerga L, Schroeder Z, Swenson AP, Westergard E. The Case for Decentralizing Cancer Care: The Rural Oncology Home. NEJM Catalyst. 2024;5(5). DOI: 10.1056/CAT.23.0344

Swenson WT. Thank You for Being Here: Insights From Rural Oncology Practice. JCO Oncology Practice. Published online February 14, 2024. doi:10.1200/OP.23.00760

Swenson WT. Bridging The Rural Health Care Gap: The 340B Program. Health Affairs (Millwood). 2023; 42(12):1773. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01092

Swenson, W., Schroeder, Z., Swenson, A., Westergard, E.  "Human-Centered Design: A Possible Solution to Rural Clinical Trial Enrollment." Oncology Issues 38.5 (2023): 61-63. https://doi.org/10.3928/25731777-20230920-07

Schroeder Z. The struggles that are faced with a rural cancer diagnosis: My personal story. Journal of Rural Health. 2024;40(1):138-139. doi:10.1111/jrh.12778

Oral Presentations

Wade Swenson

“Building a Rural Cancer Program: The Case for Decentralizing Cancer Care”

Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health

June 4, 2024; Grand Forks, North Dakota

Wade Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Emily Westergard, Abigail Swenson

“Seeding Hope: Cultivating Rural Oncology Training for Rural and Community Care”

Rural Medical Training Collaborative 2024 Annual Meeting.

April 10-12, 2024; Asheville, North Carolina.

Zack Schroeder, Wade Swenson

“Enhancing Medical Residency and Fellowship: The Case for Rural Rotations”

Rural Medical Training Collaborative 2024 Annual Meeting.

April 10-12, 2024; Asheville, North Carolina.

Wade Swenson

“Building A Rural Critical Access Hospital Oncology Program”

Mayo Clinic Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2023.

September 18, 2023; Rochester, Minnesota

Emily Westergard, Wade Swenson, Abigail Swenson

“Rural Health Cancer Care: A Literature Review”

Wisconsin Association of Hematology and Oncology Annual Meeting.

September 24, 2022; Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Wade Swenson, Emily Westergard

“The Rural American Cancer Experience”

National Rural Health Association Annual Meeting.

May 11, 2022; Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Poster Presentations

Wade Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Abigail Swenson, Emily Westergard

“Geographic distribution and accessibility of clinic trials for advanced-stage pancreatic cancer in the United States: A focus on rural and minority health disparities.”

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2024 Annual Meeting

June 2, 2024: Chicago, Illinois

Emily Westergard, Aquino Williams, Abigail Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Andrew Armstrong, Brooke Gully, Sean Kelso, Sahil Prakash, Anika Eldien, Wade Swenson

“Barriers to Rural Veteran Clinical Trial Access”

29th Health Equity Conference National Rural Health Association

May 6, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana

Andrew Armstrong, Sean Kelso, Brooke Gully, Sahil Prakash, Abigail Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Aquino Williams, Andrew Armstrong, Anika Eldien, Elizabeth Armstrong, Wade Swenson, Emily Westergard

“Navigating Cancer Care: Rural Veterans at the Forefront”

29th Health Equity Conference National Rural Health Association

May 6, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana

Jeanie Troy, Andrew Armstrong, Sean Kelso, Brooke Gully, Sahil Prakash, Abigail Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Anika Eldien, Elizabeth Armstrong, Aquino Williams, Emily Westergard, Wade Swenson

“Enhancing Rural Oncology Care through Financial Navigation”

29th Health Equity Conference National Rural Health Association

May 6, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana

Wade Swenson, Zack Schroeder, Emily Westergard, Abigail Swenson

“Pioneering Cancer Care In Rural Settings: The Success Story of a Community-Centric Rural Oncology Home Model”

Rural Medical Training Collaborative 2024 Annual Meeting

April 10-12, 2024; Asheville, North Carolina

Emily Westergard, Wade Swenson, Abigail Swenson, Zachary Schroeder

“Equitable Access to Advanced-Stage Breast Cane Clinical Trials: Assessing Geographic and Demographic Disparities in the U.S.”

WAHO San Antonio Breast Review (Wisconsin Association of Hematology & Oncology)

February 3, 2024. Milwaukee, WI

Emily Westergard, Wade Swenson, Abigail Swenson, Zachary Schroeder

“Equitable Access to Advanced-Stage Breast Cane Clinical Trials: Assessing Geographic and Demographic Disparities in the U.S.”

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2023

December 7, 2023; San Antonio, Texas

Wade Swenson, Zachary Schroeder, Emily Westergard, Abigail Swenson, Joe Reycraft, Missy Lindow

“Decentralizing Cancer Care: A Rural Oncology Home Delivery Model in a Rural Critical Access Hospital”

Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2023

September 18, 2023; Rochester, Minnesota

Zachary Schroeder, Wade Swenson

“Breaking the Mold: The Blueprint to a Successful Rural Hospital”

Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2023

September 18, 2023; Rochester, Minnesota

Troy Scott, Wade Swenson, Julie Benson

“Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Program in a Rural Critical Access Hospital: A Project of the Lakewood Health System”

Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2023

September 18, 2023; Rochester, Minnesota

Wade Swenson, Emily Westergard, Zack Schroeder, Abigail Swenson

“The Oncology Workforce Shortage: Trends in ACGME Fellowship Positions”

2023 AAMC Health Workforce Research Conference

May 4, 2023; Washington D.C.

Swenson, Wade T, Emily Westergard, Abigail Swenson, and Zachary Schroeder "Geographic distribution of clinical trials for common advanced-stage cancers in the United States."

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

June 2, 2023; Chicago, Illinois

Wade Swenson, Jeanie Troy

“The Impact of Financial Navigation In A Rural Community-Based Cancer Program”

National Rural Cancer Control Conference: Addressing Policy and Structural Barriers to Improve Rural Cancer Health

Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University; August 11, 2022, Saint Louis, Missouri

Swenson, Wade T., Emily Westergard, and Abigail P Swenson

"Rural health cancer care: A literature review"

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

June 4, 2021; Chicago, Illinois