You still have time to join us for today's caregiver support webinar! As part of ongoing professional development, the GW Cancer Center invites patient navigators to register to attend the session today at 1:00 EDT. Presented by Sarah E. Hopkins of Winthrop University’s Department of Social Work, "Taking Care of Self, While Taking Care of Others," will validate the experiences of many professional cancer caregivers during the pandemic; provide opportunities for self-reflection about pandemic experiences; and offer resources for a self-revitalization plan moving forward. Click here to join us!
In this Newsweekopinion piece, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, Mandi Pratt-Chapman, discusses efforts that can be made by
researchers and clinicians to help counter health inequities faced by the LGBTQ+ community and to build a culture of inclusion.
The National Cancer Institute recently relaunched Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) as Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP). Visit the EBCCP website to find programs tested in a research study, publication(s) of the study findings, program materials used with particular study populations in specific settings, new case studies, and more!
UPCOMING EVENTS
7/10 Foundation for Women's Cancer Webinar: SGO 2021 Annual Meeting Scientific Debrief: What Patients Should Know Learn more and register
7/15 Trust for America's Health Webinar: Caregiving as a Public Health Priority Learn more and register
7/16 American Psychosocial Oncology Society Webinar: Providing Psychosocial Support to Bereaved Parents in the Pediatric Oncology Setting Learn more and register
7/20 County Health Rankings & Roadmap Webinar: Exploring Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Identity and Health Equity Learn more and register
7/20 Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Training: Cultural Humility - Communication and Family Matters Learn more and register
7/21 Living Beyond Breast Cancer Webinar: Ask the Expert: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Learn more and register
7/22 National Rural Health Resource Center Webinar: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Value-Based Payment Models: A Rural Perspective Learn more and register
7/22-7/24 Mazzoni Center Event: Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference Learn more and register
7/26-7/27 NASEM Health and Medicine Event: Cancer Care and Cancer Research in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Learn more and register
7/28 National Lung Cancer RoundtableWebinar: Lessons Learned from a Lung Cancer Screening Program: Shared Decision Making, Smoking Cessation & Adherence Learn more and register
8/11 Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered Event: American Sign Language Support Meeting Learn more and register
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
New & Updated Resources
Empowering Patients to Understand Cancer Genetic Testing and Counseling In the latest Educated Patient® Webinar, Cure and the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island presents a panel discussion for patients, caregivers and advocates.
Get Screened This new American Cancer Society website provides cancer screening information by age, resources, and a quick reference guide to take to a doctor’s appointment.
Health Workforce Diversity Tracker This new tool from the George Washington University Mullan Institute increases the visibility of deficiencies in racial and ethnic parity in health professions and educational programs.
Highlights from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting, with Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCOThis video from Living Beyond Breast Cancer presents research from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting and its possible impact on breast cancer care.
Inclusion of Individuals with Cancer on COVID-19 Vaccine Trials The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Friends of Cancer Research assert in a joint position statement that individuals with cancer or a history of cancer should be eligible for clinical trials—including COVID-19 vaccine trials—unless there is safety justification for exclusion.
The Journey to Personalized Cancer Vaccines The future of cancer vaccines is addressed in this podcast from Cure®.
Your Stories Podcast: Making Advocacy Count In this podcast from Conquer Cancer®, the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network urges doctors and allies to ask the uncomfortable questions to begin dismantling the implicit bias some LGBTQ+ patients face.
Resource Reminders
Executive Training on Navigation and Survivorship Have you visited the GW Cancer Center's Online Academy lately? Among our other free courses, you will find our Executive Training on Navigation and Survivorship, which teaches the nuts and bolts of navigation and survivorship program development and implementation. Based on a popular in-person training, the program walks participants through brief interactive presentations, supplemental written content that summarizes the latest research and best practices, case studies, and customizable activities to create a program plan. Access the training today!
WHAT WE'RE READING
How Does Occupational Status Affect Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors? - Read the press briefing or article
Inherited Risk of Early-Onset Cancer Higher Among Racial Minorities - Read the press briefing or article
Some Young Cancer Survivors Express Hesitancy on COVID Vaccine - Read the press briefing or article
