You and your breast center are invited to
showcase your research.

The Goal of the NCBC Poster and Abstract program is to:

  • Facilitate communication between breast care centers
  • Disseminate knowledge that may be useful to our members and their patients
  • Give recognition to outstanding submissions.
ABSTRACT/POSTER CATEGORIES

Category 1 - Breast Center Operations, Administration and Programs
A. Breast Center Office Operations
  • Coordinating Clinical Programs
  • Multidisciplinary Breast Conference: Development and Management
  • Office Procedures: Scheduling, Registration, Billing & Coding
  • Efficiency, Productivity & Profitability
B. Administration
  • Staffing/Human Resources: Recruitment, Selection, Advancement, Problem-solving
  • Financial Resources
  • Accounting and Reporting
  • Fund Raising
C. Programs
  • Psychosocial: Counseling, Support Groups, Peer Volunteers, etc.
  • Education & Outreach
  • High Risk Program
  • Novel Patient Flow Algorithms

Category 2 – Patient Care and Support
A. Nursing
  • Nursing Care of Breast Cancer Patients
  • Innovative Nursing Roles
B. Breast Cancer Navigation
  • Roles of Nurse and Lay Navigators
  • Innovative Navigator Roles
C. Integrative, Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Nutrition
  • Exercise
  • Sexual Health and Sexuality
  • Other Integrative/Supportive Care Issues
  • Palliative Care
D. Breast Cancer Genetics/Screening
E. Complementary and Alternative Care
F. Survivorship Care

Category 3 – Breast Disease Diagnosis and Management
A. Diagnostic Imaging
  • Screening and Diagnostic Mammography
  • Ultrasound
  • MRI
  • Novel Imaging or Positioning Techniques
B. Pathologic Evaluation and Biomarkers
C. Breast Surgery
  • Surgical Techniques
  • New Surgical Approaches, including Oncoplastic Surgery
  • Nodal Evaluation
  • Plastic Surgery/Breast Reconstruction
D. Medical Oncology – Early Stage and Advanced Disease
  • Chemotherapy
  • Hormonal Therapy
  • Targeted and Biologic Therapies
  • Medical Oncology Decision Making
E. Radiation Oncology
  • Traditional vs. Partial Breast Radiation
  • New Radiation Technologies
  • Radiation Oncology Decision Making
  • Benign Breast Disease

DEADLINE to Submit:
midnight PST on January 10, 2020!
Click below for the Abstract Application and guidelines
for the Fellow/Resident/Student Award
NCBC Special Recognition
2019 Poster/Abstract Award Winners
Category 1 - From Paper to Tablet: Improving Effectiveness in Identifying High Risk Women in the Mammography Setting
J.Sieling, H.Lu, S.McLaren, K.Curiel

Category 2 - Longitudinal Study of Alterations in Cognitive Function and Brain Metabolites among Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer
R.Hurley, E.Giiman, J.Cerhan, K.Kantarci, P.Novotny, K.Ruddy, S.Kohli, S.Pruthi

Category 3- A Clinical Value of Mammography in Restaging Breast Cancer Without Associated Calcifications in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
B.Wang, K.Chang, C.Cai, T.Moseley, H.He

Fellow Winner - Investigating the Link Between Breast Cancer and Lynch Syndrome
M.Sheeham, L.Bolden, C.Moreno, C.Yanda, E.Downs-Kelly, M.Kalady, H.Penderson
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