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Please fill out the survey you were sent on Cancer Patient Navigator
Communications & Networking
We will share the results of the research with you!
To take the survey,
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GASCO is working with Medical Association of Georgia (MAG)
on legislative issues.
If your organization has "top priority" issues with Medicaid,
email Karen Beard
about them by clicking here. |
NCONN Conference presentations online | |
For virtual lectures from NCONN's October 9 conference and other continuing education opportunities, click here.
Courses are FREE, but you must register to get continuing education credits. |
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Click here to see Venus Gines, founder of "Dia De La Mujer" (formerly of Atlanta) talking to CNN about the role of promotoras in increasing health screening in a multicultural community. |
CPNG 
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Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia is a new statewide membership organization for individuals of diverse backgrounds who navigate cancer patients across the continuum of care. |
CPNG is supported by GASCO and the Georgia Cancer Coalition |
Join CPNG Today
Thanks to the Georgia Society for Clinical Oncology, there is NO CHARGE to join the Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia in 2011! However, you MUST complete the application form here. This offer is only available to Georgia residents working in cancer patient navigation. |
FOR MORE INFORMATION
GASCO Director (770) 951-1018
GCC Public Relations (404) 584-0527
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2011 CPNG Leadership
Steering Committee Co-Chairs
 Deborah Kemp is an Adult Nurse Practitioner at the Nancy N. & J.C. Lewish Cancer and Research Pavilion in Savannah, an NCI designated Community Cancer Center Program.
Gail G. McCray is a faculty member at Morehouse School of Medicine, a Community Health Educator, and an avid supporter of Community Health Workers.
Committee Chairs
Education: Tamara Mason, Grady Hospital and Kathleen Gamblin, Northside Hospital
Communications: Alice Kerber, St. Joseph's Hospital Atlanta
Advocacy: Courtney Bugler, Young Survival Coalition and Patty Aiken, Memorial University Medical Center
Community Outreach: Esther Familia-Cabrera, Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership and Carolina Casares, American Cancer Society |
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CPNG Members-Only Website Coming Soon!
Look for an email in the next few days giving you your log in and password for the Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia Members-Only website. Here you will have the opportunity to check the directory for other navigators thorughout the state; join a special interest group; list a cancer patient navigation job; check presentations from recent conferences; or find resources you need in your work. Let us know your suggestions on how this tool can be most useful for you. Click here for the website. |
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2012 ACOS COC Standards To Address Patient Navigation & Cancer Survivorship Care Plans
The American College of Surgeon's Commission on Cancer is developing new Cancer Program Standards for accreditation, including new requirements for Patient Navigation. The proposed requirement, which will be effective January 1, 2012 (to be phased in by 2015) would require that "once during each three-year survey cycle, the Cancer Committee conducts an assessemnt and provides a patient navigation process to address barriers to care for the cancer patient. " Requirement details, documentation and compliance measurement can be found here.
The Cancer Committee must also "develop and implement a process to disseminate a comprehensive care summary and follow-up plan to cancer patients completing cancer treatment," according to another new standard. This process must be monitored, evaluated, presented and documented. For details on proposed revisions to COC standards, click here.
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CDC Cancer Prevention & Control Includes Navigation in Comprehensive Cancer Control
 Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Director, Divison of Cancer Prevention and Control for the CDC, recently addressed the Georgia Cancer Coalition Board of Trustees about "Emerging Issues in Cancer Prevention and Control." In discussing the policies of grantees in cancer prevention, he indicated that strategies included:
-Support patient navigation
-Reduce Structural Barriers to Cancer Screening
-Implement Reminder Systems
-Interface with Health Systems
-Promote Cancer Treatment Summaries/Care Plans for Cancer Survivors |
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ACS to Train CHWs March 23-24 in Macon
The American Cancer Society is seeking partnerships with Community Health Worker organizations to train CHWs to educate the public on breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings. The goal is for each CHW to educate 150 people and have at least 50 screened. ACS covers training expenses and offers financial incentives for involvement. For details, click here. Contact Olga Lucia Jimenez for details; email here or 404-949-6454.
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Dr. Mumber named to ASCO Editorial Board  Matthew P. Mumber, M.D., Past President of GASCO and the physician liaison to Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia, has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Oncology Practice published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). As such, he will review clinical research articles to determine if they merit publication and distribution.
ASCO is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer. ASCO publishes the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Oncology Practice and several other research-focused publications.
Dr. Mumber was interviewed by the ASCO Post-Journal for an article about CPNG which should be published in March. |
Community Health Worker Text Published
 Foundations for Community Health Workers by Tim. Berthold, Jennifer Miller, and Alma Avila-Esparza, is the first textbook on, by, and for community health workers (CHW), providing a foundation for this increasing workforce. The 22 chapters cover the changing world of the community health worker and core competencies for work with clients and with communities. "This is an essential contribution to the development of the CHW workforce," according to Gail McCray and Joyce D. K. Essien, MD, MBA who published a review of the book in Health Promotion Practice.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Update
 To increase colorectal cancer screening, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has developed a model focusing on public education and outreach; provider education and training; systems change through partnerships; and patient support. For Georgia, the CDC grant was awarded to the Department of Community Health's (DCH) Division of Public Health (DPH). They have contracted with the Regional Cancer Coalitions of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Coalition.
GCC is charged with coordinating participation in Metro Atlanta and Northeast Georgia. According to GCC Chief Financial Officer Alan Wills, four hospitals have been selected to kick-off the program: Dekalb Medical Center, Grady Hospital, Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Northside Hospital. Providers there will be trained in the evidence-based "Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Program" designed by Morehouse School of Medicine. Over the next few years, ten additional hospitals will be added.
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