Patient Advocate Cynthia Bens attended the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference as a guest of CIBR. Please click here to read more about her experiences at the conference!
About Cynthia Bens: Cynthia is the Director of Public Policy at the not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research. Founded in 1986, the Alliance is the nation’s leading citizen advocacy organization for promoting a broad agenda of medical and scientific research to improve the health and independence of older Americans. For the past eleven years Cynthia has worked to inform federal policymakers and educate the public on a variety of issues. For more than half of that time her efforts have centered on the formulation of policies to expedite the development of interventions to treat and prevent many debilitating age-related diseases; to remove barriers to access for needed treatments and therapies; and to improve the coordination and quality of care seniors receive.
Advocate for consistent federal funding from Congress to the National Institutes of Health
Dramatically broaden awareness of the value of imaging and bioengineering research
Facilitate awareness and accessibility of resources containing pertinent information for Members of Congress and the imaging