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Braving blustery March winds, an energetic contingent of ACCC members headed to Capitol Hill yesterday to speak up on behalf of access to quality cancer care in nearly 100 congressional meetings with their legislators, covering 44 unique house districts and 52 unique senate districts. “I definitely felt like we were heard at both [of our] meetings,” said Robin Hearne, MS, RN, from The Outer Banks …
In this installment of our ongoing conversations with members of the ACCC Board and Executive Committee, we talk to ACCC Board of Trustees Member S. Michelle Shiller, DO, MSPT. Dr. Shiller serves as the co-medical director of the Division of Molecular Medicine and Pathology at Baylor Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas. A recent addition to ACCC’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Shiller earned her medical …
As we struggle to respond to fluctuating COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates, it is important to consider whether some of the initiatives developed in response to the pandemic are worth keeping. One such initiative is Moffitt Cancer Center's Oncology Curbside Clinic.
ACCC President Dr. David R. Penberthy's final Tech Talk featured 4 panelists, who shared their perspectives on how technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the use of big data are currently impacting cancer care delivery, as well as their vision of the ideal future state.
January 27, 2021
Optimal care delivery changes from place to place—what works best for one location and patient population may not be ideal for another. The same applies to cancer research. Understanding the needs of your patient population is critical to trial design and implementation. How can you proactively involve your community in cancer research activities? (January 27, 2021)
On June 27, 2018, ACCC convened the sixth Institute for the Future of Oncology forum in Washington, D.C., to bring together interdisciplinary experts and key stakeholders to discuss my Presidential theme: “Reflect, Renew, Reignite: Creating a Resilient Oncology Team in Your Community.”
ACCC recently partnered with Hallmark Health Care Solutions to host a live broadcast, where expert panelists discussed barriers and effective practices to ensure the recruitment and retainment of a quality workforce.
November 17, 2020
Francinna Scott-Jones, Financial Coordinator, Northside Hospital Dan Sherman, MA, LPC, The NaVectis Group Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Financial advocates who serve radiation oncology departments require specific knowledge and skills to help patients avoid financial toxicity. Expert panelists will discuss the unique financial concerns for radiation oncology …
At the risk of repeating a phrase that has been exhausted this year, the dawn of 2020 brought with it unprecedented times. Whereas a pandemic on its own would have dominated everything else, this year also brought on an economic depression; a racial awakening; record-breaking wildfires, hurricanes, and floods; political turmoil on an extraordinary scale; and a host of additional unique phenomena. …
Gossip. Infighting. Complaints. Cliques. Drama is what occurs when team members aren’t given the tools or support they need to rise above stress, selfishness, and disagreements. Team drama wreaks havoc on organizational health. It damages morale, productivity, engagement, and retention. Drama leads to customer complaints, lost revenue, and a talent exodus. —No More Team Drama, by Joe Mull, …
Association of Community Cancer Centers’ ICLIO Initiatives Support Multidisciplinary Cancer Teams to Better Deliver New and Emerging Cancer Therapies Rockville, Md. — The Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology (ICLIO) has launched two unique initiatives that support community cancer programs in implementing and advancing access to new and emerging immunotherapies for cancer. Through these …
May 1, 2020
Jenna VanGilder, MHA, RN, OCN, CENP, Edward Elmhurst Health, shares best practices in treating COVID+ patients with cancer, including the use of screening algorithms, approaches to patient and staff protection, communications planning. (May 1, 2020)
Carla Strom, MLA, speaks with ACCCBuzz about her role as an advocate, how this role has evolved, and why listening to the community's voice early and often in clinical trial development and cancer research is vital.
Presenting another perspective on the cancer patient experience, ACCC 36th National Oncology Conference featured speaker Laura Holmes Haddad shared her autobiographical story of what many might view as a “not typical” cancer patient. When she was diagnosed with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer, Holmes Haddad was a 37-year-old mother of young children. Her experiences and those of others diagnosed …
COVID-19 has highlighted how challenging it is for cancer care providers large and small when healthcare resources are limited. One oncologist shares her experience on a task force that drafted a series of recommendations for moving forward in cancer care as the pandemic recedes.
On September 16, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network convened experts and stakeholders in D.C. for a policy summit spotlighting today’s cancer screening and prevention landscape. Learn what speakers discussed, including what changes need to happen to create an equitable future for all people at risk—or not—for cancer.
As the price of new cancer treatments continues to rise, physicians in both the inpatient and outpatient settings need to factor cost as well as efficacy into treatment plans. Julie Kennerly-Shah, PharmD, MS, MHA, facilitates the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, determining which agents will be available to providers …
The title of my final ACCC President’s Message column, which ran in the March–April 2017 Oncology Issues, was “Together We Are Stronger.” As I begin my two-year term as the first Editor-in-Chief of this now peer-reviewed journal, I’d like to revisit these important words.
The 2019 hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)proposed rules are out, and the ACCC Government Affairs Committee and policy team are hard at work analyzing the significant changes and draft comments and how they may impact our membership.
This next year, as we emerge out of COVID-19’s shadow and into a landscape that has been forever altered by the worldwide pandemic, it is important that we reflect on what we witnessed this past year—not only the suffering but the “wins.”