Resources Addressing Food Insecurity
The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership announces a new tool (PDF) to help identify resources for addressing food insecurity.
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Breast Cancer Survivorship Navigation Virtual Learning Collaborative (VLC)
Every Tuesday from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST beginning Tuesday, September 5 – December 6, 2023VLCAVC bilingual flier
Registration Here
Integrative Oncology Patient Navigator Training Course
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is excited to share that we are launching an online Integrative Oncology Patient Navigator Training in partnership with The Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH).
This online self-paced professional training course for healthcare and integrative health practitioners provides in-depth education about integrative oncology and current complementary cancer therapies, how to review evidence for these therapies, body mechanisms targeted by various integrative approaches, and how to craft integrative care plans. Learners from various professions can earn a certificate of completion and up to 44 CEUs/Contact Hours including Nurses, Social Workers, Health and Wellness Coaches, and Nutrition Specialists.
For more information and to register visit Smith Center
Susan G. Komen® is conducting a research study to learn more about how to best meet the needs of MBC patients through patient navigation, and we need your help! We would like to hear the barriers MBC patients and patient navigators face so we can design a patient navigation training module to respond to these needs. See the flyer for eligibility requirements and more information.
For this study, you will be asked to participate in a 1-hour introductory call and 2-hour focus group, both on a virtual platform. The focus group conversations will be focused on the experiences of those diagnosed with MBC or the patient navigators serving MBC patients. You may be eligible to participate if you are:
- 21 years or older,
- a U.S. citizen
- an individual who has been diagnosed with MBC
OR a patient navigator (defined as individuals who identify and address barriers to accessing healthcare services in a fragmented healthcare system serving the breast cancer community)
If you are interested in participating, please complete the interest form found here.
For questions or to receive more information, contact the study team at PatientInsights@komen.org.
Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
Is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends patient navigation services to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings among historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations and people with lower incomes. The recommendation is based on a systematic review of 34 studies.
Cancer Screening: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening and Advance Health Equity
Systematic review evidence from #TheCommunityGuide shows patient navigation services increase #ColorectalCancer screening among historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations and people with lower incomes.
Cancer Screening: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Breast Cancer Screening and Advance Health Equity
CPSTF recommends patient navigation services to increase #BreastCancer screening among historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations and people with lower incomes.
Cancer Screening: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening and Advance Health Equity
Patient navigation services increase #CervicalCancer screening among historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations and people with lower incomes according to a systematic review from #TheCommunityGuide.
Oncology Navigation Standards of Professional Practice
The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+), along with other organizations of the Professional Oncology Navigation Task Force, created these standards to provide clinical oncology nurse navigators, social work navigators, and patient navigators with clear information regarding best practices in the provision of professional care.
Patient Navigation Services to Increase Breast Cancer Screening and Advance Health Equity
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends patient navigation services to increase #BreastCancer screening among historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations and people with lower incomes.