Prevent Cancer Foundation Webcast

Join us TOMORROW, May 1, for a free webcast on a topic that can help save lives: knowledge of family medical history. The webcast will be streamed live from the National Association of Broadcasters offices at 2pm Eastern time. Visit Prevent Cancer Foundation Webcasts to join in on the conversation.

The panel will be moderated by Dave Dubin, a three time cancer survivor and advocate for cancer screening and genetic testing. Panel members include:

Anna Maria Izquierdo, M.D., PhD, Primary Care Physician and former Medical Director of the Spanish Catholic Center

Beth N. Peshkin, MS, GCG, Associate Professor of Oncology and Senior Genetic Counselor at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Allyn Rose, Miss D.C., family medical history and cancer prevention advocate

The panel will cover a range of topics including:

•       The importance of knowing one’s medical history

•       How your family medical history can help reduce your risk of cancer and other chronic diseases

•       Strategies for learning about your medical history from family members

•       Genetic testing and genetic counseling

Before and during the panel discussion, audience members are encouraged to post questions for the panelists to answer on Facebook or twitter(@preventcancer).

April - May Issue of Cancer Stakeholder Available

Cancer Partners,

Please view the latest edition of our statewide newsletter, the Cancer Stakeholder. In it you will find information on topics including but not limited to:

Program Spotlight: National Minority Health Month (April), Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month (May)

State Update:The 2013 legislative session

Tools and Resources: Upcoming webinars & workshops, opportunities for continuing education credits, and the Surgeon General’s upcoming Symposiums

Cancer in the News: The latest articles from great resources such as Science Daily, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to name a few

Funding Opportunities: Ranging from gardening initiatives to obesity to cancer research grants

Events: Including local and national conferences of interest to our stakeholders

Smoking Cessation Resources: highlighting Tobacco Free Florida’s 3 easy and free ways to quit


Download here: http://www.cancerresourceguidencf.org/ncfcccdocuments/Stakeholder_April-May_2013.pdf

The People’s Scientific Conference to Promote Health and Eliminate Health Disparities

WHEN: Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15, 2013

WHERE: University of Florida | Gainesville, FL

WHAT: A novel, statewide conference that brings together community members, physicians and other health professionals, and researchers to teach and learn from each other ways to promote health and overcome chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and arthritis.

NOVEL ACTIVITIES:

• Panels of providers answering conference participants’ questions about diseases
• Panels of patients and family members speaking about influences on their health behaviors and treatment adherence and on ways to improve relationships with their health care providers
• Presentations by nationally known medical and research experts on the health problems that are most common in minority, low-income, and underserved communities

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

Community Members/CHWs: FREE

Professionals/Researchers: $60

Undergraduate/Graduate/Medical Students: $30

Webcast Only: FREE

Register onlineor by phone (1-866-290-5770) no later than June 10, 2013.                                                            

Continuing education will be provided by the Suwannee River AHEC.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For more information, please visit the conference websiteor contact:

Brittany Myers, Conference Coordinator

Email: bmyers@srahec.org     Phone: 386-462-1551 Ext. 105

OR

UF Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program

Email: ufhd@health.ufl.edu     Phone: 1-866-290-5770

CONFERENCE DIRECTORS: Dr. Carolyn M. Tucker & Dr. Linda B. Cottler

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Webinar: Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Competency in Cancer Care

On behalf of Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, Cancer Program and Office of Minority Health

APRIL IS NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH

Please join us for a special live webinar panel discussion in observance of Minority Health Month 2013 entitled: "Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Competency in Cancer Care"

Providing cancer care to members of different racial or ethnic groups and disadvantaged persons can pose tremendous challenges to healthcare providers. Members of the cancer care team must respect and be sensitive to issues related to a patient’s culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status while providing optimal cancer care.

Many professional associations have emphasized the need to provide culturally competent care; many have developed standards or guidelines for delivering culturally competent services to increasingly diverse patients and families. Effective cancer care is no longer possible without a working knowledge and understanding of a person’s or group’s culture and background.

Sponsored by: Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, Cancer Program and Office of Minority Health

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Time:  2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Local Viewing Location: Betty Easley Conference Center, Room 182, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, FL 32399Southwood Capital Circle Office Center (COCC)

To start or join the online meeting, go to:

https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/j.php?ED=175559157&UID=492596257&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

Call-in number 888-670-3525; Code 4951362721

Speakers: 

B. Lee Green, PhD, Vice President, Moffitt Diversity, Senior Member, Health Outcomes and Behavior Co-Director, Center for Equal Health

Richard Roetzheim, MD, Director and Professor, College Of Medicine Family Medicine, University of South Florida

Prado Antolino, M.A., CT, CMI, Manager, Language Services, Moffitt Cancer Center

Cancer Connections Meeting April 24th at the Hope Lodge

Please join us next week on Wednesday April 24th for a presentation by Dr. Thom George, Jr., Associate Professor and Director of the GI Oncology Program at the University of Florida.   Dr. George will discuss  "Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment."

We meet in the Hope Lodge conference room.  Please arrive before noon to allow time to help yourselves to lunch and find seats.
 

RSVP by Monday April 23rd if you would like to be included in the lunch count.  A $3 donation is requested, or you may bring a healthful dish to share. Brown baggers are welcome, too!
 

Feel free to pass along this invitation to anyone who might wish to join us: cancer patient, survivor, caregiver or cancer healthcare professional.

For more information, please send me an email.  
 
Barb

Hope to see you there!

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Best Practices in Navigation and Survivorship Survey Results Webinar

April 24, 2013 at noon ET

The GW Cancer Institute Center for the Advancement of Cancer Survivorship, Navigation and Policy (caSNP) recently administered the “Best Practices in Navigation and Survivorship Survey” seeking feedback from health care professionals who have developed patient navigation and/or clinical survivorship programs. GWCI staff will present the results of the findings. Topics covered will include:

• Tracking Constructs and Tools
• Program Funding Sources
• Return on Investment
• Financial Sustainability
• Survivorship Care Plan Tools
• Reimbursement Challenges

To register for the live webinar, please go to:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2KTGX87

For questions or more information, please email us at casnp@gwu.edu. 

5th Annual Tobacco Rural Summit: Tobacco and At Risk Populations

The next North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC) meeting will be held as a joint event with Suwannee River Health Education Center (SRAHEC) on March 22, 2013 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Lake City, FL. At the 5^th Annual Tobacco Rural Summit, there will be presentations and discussion on Tobacco and At-Risk Populations as well as E-Cigarettes. Free CEUs and lunch will be provided.

Full details on the Summit are included below. Please share with interested parties:

5^th Annual Tobacco Rural Summit: Tobacco and At Risk Populations

WHEN:

May 22, 2013

WHERE:

Holiday Inn & Suites,

213 SW Commerce Dr.

Lake City, FL 32025

TIME:

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

TOPICS & SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Tobacco and the LGBT Population by Gustavo Torrez, The Network for LGBT Health Equity
• Tobacco and Mental Health by Dr. Jamie Pomeranz, UF College of Public Health
• The Electronic Cigarette by Sarah Catalanotto, Suwannee River AHEC
• System Change and Reimbursement by Cathy Cook, Suwannee River AHEC

Free CEUs and lunch will be provided.

RVSP:

RSVP is required. Please RSVP to Sarah Catalanotto at sarahc@srahec.org by Wednesday, May 15^th.

QUESTIONS:

For questions and additional information, please contact Sarah Catalanotto, Tobacco Program Manager with Suwannee River AHEC, at 386-462-1551 or sarahc@srahec.org.

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On behalf of Suwannee River AHEC and the North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative, we look forward to seeing you on May 22!