Cancer Screening News You Can Use - December 2021 |
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Dear Patient Navigators for Cancer Peer Group Members,
Happy Holidays! I hope that you all are doing well. Here are announcements for the month, including two requests for your input as well as upcoming events and resources for cancer screening and care.
Thanks for all that you do!
Sabah and the DCPCA QI team
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Funding for f/up colonoscopy? DC Health is looking to gain insight from your experience supporting patients that require a follow-up colonoscopy and to understand the need for funding to assist patients with cost for follow-up colonoscopy including co-pay. This could lead to new resources for DC so please provide your input!
Please complete this 6-question survey by December 15, 2021.
Thank you in advance for your valuable input!
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Seeking Chaperone Programs! Do you know of any chaperone programs, meaning people that are able to join someone’s rideshare home after a colonoscopy or someone who can pick up and escort someone home after a colonoscopy? We are seeking to compile chaperone resources in the DMV. If so, please contact Megan Loucks mloucks@dcpca.org
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Join DC ScopeItOut 5K on Sunday, March 27, 2022: You can register today, fundraise and build your team, and get ready to run during colorectal cancer awareness month. For those not able or not yet comfortable being in person, run in your own neighborhood as a virtual ScopeItOut Coast to Coast runner. Register here.
Time
8:30am Opening Ceremony
9:00am Race Start
10:30am Closing Ceremony
Location
Freedom Plaza
1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
AllyCon 2021 Conference
Watch recordings from AllyCon 2021 Conference: Patients, survivors, and caregivers virtually attended the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s AllyCon national conference November 15 - 16, 2021. The Alliance welcomed experts from across the cancer care continuum who provided the latest updates in treatments, research, and tips to make the cancer journey a little easier. Click Here for video recordings from each session.
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Watch EBONY Magazine’s discussion on increasing cancer screening rates and access to care in the Black community. Ebony teamed up with ACS and Novartis on November 18, 2021 to hold a discussion.
Watch the Live Stream:
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Register for the 2021 DC Health Equity Summit: “Building the Roadmap to a Just Post-Pandemic Future” will be held virtually on Thursday, December 9, 2021 10am-4pm. Nationally renowned advocate, speaker and author, Daniel E. Dawes, J.D of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Morehouse School of Medicine will be the keynote speaker. Register here: http://DCHealthequity.com.
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Watch the November 3rd webinar “What Do the Data Tell Us: What Can We Learn from The Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate Trends Over Time?” This webinar provided a look at the latest data that informs how we are doing as a nation with our efforts to reach an 80% colorectal cancer screening rate. The webinar included a review of the key colorectal cancer screening data sets: BRFSS, NHIS, HEDIS, and UDS. Participants heard from experts as they gave an update on where we are progressing and where we still need to focus, to help inform your work ahead. Presentation slides are available now and the webinar recording will be available soon here.
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Download resources for Cancer Screen Week, a public health campaign founded by Genentech, and in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Stand Up to Cancer and Optum (formerly Rally Health), to increase public awareness and foster understanding of the potentially lifesaving benefits of early cancer detection and prevention. Learn more and obtain multilingual resources at
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Review focus group findings from local partner on breast health promotion: The National Capital Area Breast Health Quality Consortium (BHQC) is a multi-year project, led by the Primary Care Coalition (PCC)’s Breast Health Initiative. The goal of the BHQC is to identify and reduce racial/ethnic disparities in breast health service delivery in the DC Metro Area. A series of focus groups were conducted to better inform the BHQC’s breast health promotion strategy in the National Capital Area. See attached reports for further details: African-Americans; Muslim; Latina; Chinese.
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Use American Cancer Society Conversation Cards: These cards provide single-page informational sheets covering the most-used CRC screening tests (FIT, Cologuard, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and CT colonography) to help patients select the option that is right for them. Each easy-to-read “card” has helpful graphics with succinct, useful information about how each test is done, how often, how much it will cost, if time off of work is required, and what happens if the chosen test is positive. Download the cards here: English (PDF) Spanish (PDF)
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Contribute to the Taskforce process of updating their Cervical Cancer Screening recommendations. The Task Force routinely updates existing screening recommendations and develops new recommendations. Click here to review the draft research plan.
Read the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) “11th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services.” In this annual report, the USPSTF calls attention to high-priority research gaps related to health equity from recent recommendations on cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention. Read the full report here.
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Refer patients to Doctors Community Hospital: DCH’s compassionate and experienced team provides free colonoscopies to people who are:
· Prince George's County residents
· Ages 50 or older
· Under 50 if they have family history
or symptoms
· Uninsured or underinsured
· Do not have transportation
For more information or to refer a patient, please contact Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening and Treatment (CPEST) program at 301-552-7915.
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Provide input on Healthy DC 2030: DC Healthy People 2020 (DC HP2020) serves as the city’s shared agenda and Community Health Improvement Plan. Amplify your voice in the Community Health Improvement Process and the forthcoming development of DC Healthy People 2030 by joining Our Healthy DC, an online tool where you can help guide the conversation and completing this survey to voice your priorities for improving community health.
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Celebrate World AIDS Day on December 1: An opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Cancer screening is an important component of health maintenance in HIV clinical practice. Read more about Cancer Risk and Screening in HIV positive patients here.
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