April 2021 │ Vol 12 │ Issue 4
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The financial burden of cancer treatment, also known as financial toxicity, affects people diagnosed with cancer and their families. As part of ongoing professional development for cancer patient navigators, the GW Cancer Center recently held a webinar on financial navigation that featured Clara Lambert, BBA, OPN-CG. Her presentation included the components of financial navigation, as well as case studies and resources and tools to address financial challenges. If you missed it, don't fret! You can access the webinar's recording and slides. |
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Are you a cancer survivor or healthcare professional? The GW Cancer Center is fielding two surveys to better understand how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people experience cancer continuum of care services. If you are a cancer survivor, would you take 5 minutes to complete this survey? If you are a clinical cancer care provider, would you take 10 minutes to complete this survey? |
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On April 13 at noon EDT, the GW Cancer Center Cancer Control & Health Equity Program will host a scientific seminar entitled, Addressing Rural Cancer Disparities: Applying What We Already Know More Effectively. The guest speaker will be Roger Anderson, PhD, the Associate Director for Population Sciences at the University of Virginia. Pre-registration is not required; simply join the live stream.
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4/9 Friends of Cancer Research Webinar: Modernizing Eligibility Criteria in Clinical Trials: How We Can Improve Patient Access and Representation Learn more and register
4/10, 4/24, 5/1 Cancer Support Community Webinar Series (through 7/10): What's In Your First Aid Kit? Learn more and register
4/13 The Rodham Institute: Opportunities to Decrease Health Disparities in Latinx Communities: A Bilingual Conversation with Dr. Elmer Huerta Join the conversation on Facebook at 6 pm EDT
4/26 - 4/28 Minority Quality Forum Event: Leadership Summit on Health Disparities and Health Braintrust Learn more and register
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RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS |
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Barriers to Care Faced by LGBTQ People With Cancer: An Expert Perspective This Cancer.Net blog post addresses barriers to cancer care for LGBTQ+ individuals, efforts to eliminate disparities, and resources.
Community Health Workers: Promoting Health Equity in the Pandemic and Beyond This infographic from the NIHCM Foundation shows how Community Health Workers promote health equity and improve public health.
Find A Disease Fund The PAN Foundation assistance programs help patients pay for their out-of-pocket costs, including deductibles, co-pays and coinsurance, health insurance premiums, and transportation expenses to get to treatment.
Health Workforce Diversity Tracker The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at the George Washington University has launched a new initiative to monitor progress (or lack thereof) toward the goal of greater racial and ethnic parity in the health workforce.
Legal & Financial Navigation Program Triage Cancer's new Legal & Financial Navigation Program serves individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals by answering questions through free, one-on-one navigation of cancer-related legal and financial issues.
Protect Young People from E-Cigarettes This national communication initiative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health is designed to educate staff working in school settings about the risks of youth e-cigarette use. In mid-April, social media will be available at the Media Campaign Resource Center.
#VaccineReady Campaign For National Minority Health Month, the HHS Office of Minority Health is focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities and underscoring the need for these vulnerable communities to get vaccinated.
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Jump in Cancer Diagnoses at 65 Implies Patients Wait for Medicare, According to Stanford Study - Read the press briefing or article
New Study Shows Difficulty of Identifying Transgender Individuals Using EHR Data - Read the press briefing or article
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