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ROCKVILLE, MD - After a nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) announced today the selection of Meagan O. O’Neill, MS, to be the new Executive Director. In the 50-year history of ACCC, O’Neill will serve as only the third Executive Director and the first woman in the role. ACCC, the leading education and advocacy organization for multidisciplinary …
As the first-ever Black female president of the Association of Cancer Care Centers, Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MPH, understands the impact she will have on the next generation to come. She is a nationally recognized leader in facilitating community/stakeholder and academic partnerships to advance health equity and develop training methods to address implicit bias and structural and systemic racism …
WASHINGTON - The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) and LUNGevity today announced the launch of the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Integrations for Biomarker Testing: Roadmap, a new virtual resource to support multidisciplinary cancer care teams prepare, implement, and evaluate electronic health record integrations for biomarker testing. Biomarker testing has revolutionized cancer …
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) today announced the winning cancer care programs for its 14th annual ACCC Innovator Awards. The awards recognize innovative and replicable solutions for oncology care from cancer centers nationwide. The 2024 Innovator Award winners feature visionary approaches to cancer care, such as new bispecific therapy programs, models for improved cancer …
Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced a new e-course, Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Bladder Cancer Care, as part of its resources for cancer care centers to access evidence-based health literacy principles and shared decision-making strategies to reduce disparities in bladder cancer care.
Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced a new e-course, Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Bladder Cancer Care, as part of its resources for cancer care centers to access evidence-based health literacy principles and shared decision-making strategies to reduce disparities in bladder cancer care.
ROCKVILLE, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) President Dr. Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, today released the following statement of support for the appointment of W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD to be the next Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI):
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the release of its new consensus-based Oncology Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines, a comprehensive framework developed to aid cancer programs and practices deliver services to patients that prevent, detect and mitigate financial hardship during cancer care.
Comprehensive cancer care encompasses a broad range of services that are commonly referred to as supportive oncology care. These services—which encompass the care continuum from patient navigation and fertility preservation to spiritual support and palliative care—are not just "nice to have" additions.
Awards recognize significant contributions to oncology care ROCKVILLE, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the 2022 Annual Award recipients at the ACCC 39th Annual National Oncology Conference. Oncology leaders across the country are convening this week at the association’s national conference to discuss innovation and ways to create positive change among …
Report includes proposed solutions to challenges with workforce shortages, patient engagement, virtual care delivery models, and more. Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today released its annual Trending Now in Cancer Care report, including actionable strategies in eight key areas: payer-driven challenges, patient engagement, new care delivery models, workforce …
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) — with its partners, the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) and the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) — is calling for sweeping improvements to mental health care services and support for patients, caregivers, and mental health care professionals experiencing psychological distress.
Senators Mike Crapo, Michael Bennet, Tim Scott, and Ben Cardin introduced the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 2085) last week. This important legislation provides Medicare with the authority to cover the latest innovative cancer screening technologies once they have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. With these MCED tests, clinicians will be able to …
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) is highly concerned about the ongoing shortages of platinum-based chemotherapy agents (e.g., cisplatin and carboplatin), two medications that (individually or in combination) treat and cure a wide range of cancers, including but not limited to gastric, pancreatic, colorectal, esophageal, cervical, and ovarian.
ACCC is announcing the release of a suite of powerful case studies from member institutions that highlight innovations to remove barriers and streamline precision medicine workflows.
Rockville, MD – The treatment of patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) has shifted substantially in the past five years from intravenous treatments (IV) to oral oncolytics. With this transition towards oral therapies, cancer care teams face different challenges such as medication adherence, polypharmacy, financial toxicity, and interruptions in continuity of care due to oral prescriptions …
Abstracts assess gaps in patient awareness of NSCLC biomarker test timing, the role of a precision medicine steward, perceptions and use of RPM technology in rural cancer programs Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) today announced the five abstracts and a poster presentation that will be showcased at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting June …
ACCC is announcing the release of a new tool intended to support the education of multidisciplinary care team members and adoption of technological and operational advancements.
Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has announced its new Executive Committee members and five new Board of Trustees members for the 2023-2024 term. Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, Chief Operating Officer at Highlands Oncology Group, PA, will lead the Executive Committee as the newly-elected ACCC President. Ajayi and his fellow members of the Executive Committee were elected …
Rockville, MD – The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) conferred its second class of Fellows of ACCC (F.A.C.C.C.) during its 49th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit. The ACCC Fellows program recognizes professionals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to ACCC’s mission to provide education and advocacy support in adapting and responding to complex changes …