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Rockville, Md. — Thomas A. Gallo, MS, MDA, was named 2018-2019 President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) during its 44th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit on March 16, 2018, in Washington, D.C. He is executive director of the Virginia Cancer Institute in Richmond, Virginia, where he manages all aspects of a 24-provider medical oncology practice with 7 medical …
Annual Report Association of Community Cancer Centers A Model for Tissue Banking in the Community Setting | 36 This publication is a benefit of membership Association of Community Cancer Centers July | August 2017 Bringing Staff & Families Together to Celebrate Loved Ones | 32 Appropriate Imaging Through Decision Support | 12 ISSUES ONCOLOGY A Cognitive Approach to …
OrientationManul2016-2017.indd ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2018 - 2019 Orientation Manual Board of Trustees Orientation ACCC is the leading education and advocacy organization for the multidisciplinary cancer team. ACCC Strategic Plan: Core • Core Purpose: To be the leading education and advocacy organization for the multidisciplinary …
What is the greatest opportunity for innovation to ensure that cancer care will be accessible, affordable, and convenient? Opening last week’s ACCC 44th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (AMCCBS) in Washington, D.C., Harlan Levine, MD, President Strategy and Business Ventures, City of Hope, moderated a distinguished panel challenged with answering this question: Barbara McAneny, …
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 …
1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 7:00 – 9:00 AM Capitol Hill Day Registration, Breakfast, and Issues Overview 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Congressional Meetings and Lunch 3:00 – 6:00 PM Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit Registration Open 5:00 – 6:00 PM ACCC Member Meet and Greet 6:00 – 7:00 PM Welcome and Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall THURSDAY, MARCH …
Si� Element� of Grea� Advocac� Storytellin� 2. The Opening Help Legislators Understand the Impact of Federal Health Policy on Your Patients and Program Blend personal  & data points for impact Keep the story short so there is time to talk Memorize opening & closing lines Tips to Tell Memorable Stories Fou� 1. The Want 3. Paint a Picture Begin …
ACCC Capitol Hill Day Issues Briefs—March 14, 2018 THE CANCER DRUG PARITY ACT OF 2017 (H.R. 1409) BACKGROUND: Traditionally, intravenous (IV) and injected treatments were the primary methods of chemotherapy delivery. Today, patient-administered chemotherapy has become more prevalent and is the standard of care for many types of cancer. But insurance coverage has not kept pace …
For diagnoses that require intensive nutritional support, such as head and neck, esophageal, or gastric cancer, a registered dietitian nutritionist can effectively serve as a patient’s principal navigator,
issues Another Wild Ride? BY LEAH RALPH Congress rang in the New Year with a massive tax overhaul and a government shutdown over immigration—another unpredictable year in Washington, D.C., seems like a foregone conclusion. Now several months into 2018, is the turbulence slowing down or ratcheting up? Although MedPAC’s January vote recom- mended that Congress eliminate the Merit-Based Incentive …
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2017 ACCC Innovator Award winner Mitchell Cancer Institute developed a universal oncology nurse navigation acuity tool that measures 11 factors directly impacting the need for and level of navigation services, including staging and diagnosis, co-morbidities, hospitalizations, and family support.
It has been a year of turmoil and uncertainty for cancer care providers, and ACCC will continue to be a platform for collaboration that helps us all to envision a future that will create value for and improve the lives of our patients.
OI | March–April 2018 | accc-cancer.org 65 action UVM Medical Center University of Vermont Cancer Center Burlington, Vt. Delegate Rep: Katherine Sanborn Michaud Website: uvmhealth.org/medcenter Trinity Regional Medical Center Trinity Cancer Center Fort Dodge, Iowa Delegate Rep: Mrs. Christen Sewell, MHA, BS, RT (R)(T) Website: unitypoint.org/fortdodge/ cancer-center McLaren Bay …
Through its Breast Care ACCESS Project, Summa Health redesigned its breast cancer care continuum to address disparities in treatment, reducing patient outmigration, increasing procedures and referrals, and lowering wait times.
Read about the integrative and complementary therapies WellStar Cancer Network provides for its patients. These services act as a “hub for healing” at the new WellStar Cancer Center.
Learn how Inova Schar Cancer Institute’s Life with Cancer program, with more than 40 multidisciplinary staff members, comes together to offer psychosocial support and survivorship care.
tools Approved Drugs • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Cabometyx® (cabozantinib) (Exelixis, Inc., exelixis.com) for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Boehringer-ingelheim.com) has announced that the FDA has granted approval to Gilotrif® (afatinib) for a broadened indication …
Discover how 2017 ACCC Innovator Award winner Advocate Medical Group developed and implemented an immunotherapy program, lessons learned, and tools created to educate staff and patients.