NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences

The NCI’s Healthcare Delivery Research Program (HDRP) invites you to read a recent paper entitled, “Bridging clinical informatics and implementation science to improve cancer symptom management in ambulatory oncology practices: experiences from the IMPACT consortium.” (https://go.nih.gov/eTQba9n). Co-authored by Drs. Sandra A. Mitchell, Roxanne Jensen, and Ashley Wilder Smith, this paper highlights the crosstalk required between informatics and implementation scientists within the Improving the Management of symPtoms during And following Cancer Treatment (IMPACT) Consortium to scale up the use of electronic health record (EHR)-based symptom surveillance and evidence-based symptom management interventions in routine oncology care. HDRP promotes research that aims to understand the experiences of people affected by cancer and to facilitate optimal care and outcomes across the care continuum. Funded by the Cancer MoonshotSM, HDRP leads efforts supporting research that would “minimize cancer treatment’s debilitating side effects” via the Consortium. IMPACT is designed to evaluate?the implementation of systematic symptom management in cancer care delivery.?The consortium’s overall goal is to develop evidence that will guide efforts to improve symptom control for cancer patients during treatment and survivorship to build a foundation for effective cancer symptom management in routine clinical care. For more information on IMPACT, visit https://go.nih.gov/0QQpSA5.

Join AcademyHealth and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET for the webinar, "Exploring Unmet Patient and Caregiver Needs: Analysis of End-of-Life Inquiries to the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service." This webinar will feature the work of 2023-2024 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholar, Dr. Virginia LeBaron. Dr. LeBaron’s project provides a descriptive and exploratory network analysis of inquiries to the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (CIS) by patients and informal caregivers related to end-of-life care. Register today: https://go.nih.gov/rgoK5ZV

Biospecimens are an integral part of epidemiology studies and cancer research. Learn more about best practices for biospecimen resource collection and management, suggested elements of research sharing plans for biospecimen management and sharing in grant applications, as well as potential sources of biospecimens for investigators: https://lnkd.in/exHe5TiF????

Discover insights from over 25 public health experts who gathered at NCCOR’s first OPUS workshop to discuss Policy, Systems, and Environment (PSE) strategies in obesity prevention. This event highlighted the importance of community engagement and whole system approaches to address childhood obesity. Check out the full summary for actionable insights. www.nccor.org/opus-I?#OPUS #ObesityPrevention #NCCOR #PublicHealth

NEW DATA AVAILABLE Do you do #CancerResearch or use cancer statistics for your work? Our SEER*Explorer tool now has an option to view Preliminary Cancer Incidence Rates and Trends from 2000 to 2022. This is a chance to preview patterns we expect in the official data release, which is not until April. We invite you to take a look at SEER*Explorer and register for our upcoming webinar on December 18th to review the new data. Please see a few relevant links in the comments. SEER is grateful to our cancer registries for timely data submission, making this release possible! ??

REGISTER NOW! The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hosting a virtual workshop on?Friday,?November 22, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET. The workshop, "Implementation Research and Next Steps for Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth: Understanding Current Utilization, Lessons Learned & Opportunities,"?aims to assess the current evidence of direct-to-consumer telehealth, identifying gaps and opportunities to inform and advance future implementation and dissemination research. The workshop will address the evolution of telehealth, sustainable health care delivery, health equity in rural and underserved areas, transformative technologies like AI and remote monitoring, and data-driven decision-making. The event is open to researchers, health care providers, policymakers, technologists, and community organizations interested in improving telehealth practices and policies through evidence-based insights and collaborative strategies. Esteemed speakers from various fields will share their expertise, ensuring a rich learning experience for all attendees. Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. ET on November 20, 2024: https://lnkd.in/eFNWFARx

Today, our nation’s Surgeon General released a new report on commercial tobacco-related health disparities. This Surgeon General’s report – the 35th?on smoking and health – summarizes the multiple factors that can influence who uses tobacco and experiences harmful health consequences. The report highlights how racism, discrimination, poverty, and targeted marketing by the tobacco industry all drive commercial tobacco-related disparities in the US. Read the report:?https://lnkd.in/gA2ju_9q

Join the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) on December 17 at 2 p.m. ET for this OCS Director’s Series webinar. Dr. Scherezade K. Mama of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present Mind your BEAT: A Community-based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Psychosocial Distress in Rural Cancer Survivors. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eBMtWPZh

The NCI’s Healthcare Delivery Research Program’s (HDRP) Veronica Chollette and Sallie Weaver co-authored a paper assessing the impact of multidisciplinary cancer consultations and the critical role they play in delivery of quality cancer care via collaborative decision-making. HDRP invites you to read their article entitled, “Assessing the Impact of Multidisciplinary Cancer Consultations on Cancer Quality Metrics” (https://go.nih.gov/Iys3vfP) to learn more about how adjuvant cancer treatment is more likely among patients receiving multidisciplinary cancer consultation in spite of persistent racial and ethnic disparities that exist. Multidisciplinary cancer care aims to reduce cancer morbidity and mortality. This requires interactions between patients, caregivers, clinicians, and clinical staff from primary care and multiple specialties. Challenges to and breakdowns in communication and coordination across the cancer continuum are common, diminish patient outcomes, and contribute to patient, caregiver, and clinician workload.? ? To address these challenges, HDRP is stimulating research addressing scientific gaps and recommendations identified by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to deliver well-coordinated care across the cancer care continuum. Through the Healthcare Team initiative, HDRP advances research that supports the development and implementation of evidence-based strategies. This initiative aims to improve healthcare team functioning, care coordination, and cancer-related outcomes. This work involves promoting generation of evidence-based interventions that strengthens teaming and care coordination (across the cancer care continuum), particularly among underserved populations and during care transitions. Learn more about HDRP's Healthcare Teams activities and initiatives here:?https://go.nih.gov/8mKx4T7 ?

We are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE) Webinar Series! Join us for a special webinar on December 3, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET to mark this exciting milestone. Speakers Drs. Melissa B. Davis, Kim Doheny, and Alexander Gusev will reflect on lessons learned, opportunities and challenges, and their vision for the future of sequencing in cancer epidemiology https://lnkd.in/eFgjqWJd?? ? #NextGenSequencing #CancerEpidemiology