15th Annual Western North Carolina Cancer Conference

描述(申请人提供)：北卡罗来纳州西部癌症会议将于2003年10月在北卡罗来纳州的阿什维尔举行第15届年会。北卡罗来纳州西部被认为是阿巴拉契亚地区的一部分。阿巴拉契亚地区以其农村人口而闻名，他们中的许多人年龄较大、受教育程度较低、较贫穷、没有保险，而且通常预防性护理水平较低。阿巴拉契亚地区的癌症死亡率高于整个美国。会议的目的是向临床医生介绍最有可能影响阿巴拉契亚地区人口的癌症的最新研究结果。会议旨在鼓励临床医生利用癌症合作小组或与癌症中心的伙伴关系来了解可以应用于他们的实践的研究。对与会者进行教育，使他们能够翻译所提供的信息，以影响他们基于社区的实践和他们提供的日常患者护理，这是至关重要的。通过这次会议，医生和相关的医疗保健提供者了解了各种癌症的当前治疗和姑息治疗的最新情况。这一知识对所有医疗保健提供者都很重要，但对初级保健领域的那些人更重要，因为大多数患者在治疗完成后会被送回他们的初级保健医生那里。对每个患者的生存和福祉至关重要的是，他们的医疗保健提供者知道患者治疗后会发生什么，如何处理任何副作用，以及应该进行什么类型的后续筛查。家庭医生和全科医生需要关于癌症的初步筛查和警告迹象的信息，因为他们通常是第一个为患者看病的人，必须提供教育。关于癌症的公众教育是必不可少的。通过对医疗保健提供者，特别是初级保健提供者进行癌症预防、检测和治疗方面的教育，北卡罗来纳州西部年度癌症会议使保健提供者受益，从而使农村地区的患者受益。这项提案寻求在未来两年为北卡罗来纳州西部癌症年会提供资金，以便它可以继续提供教育，填补北卡罗来纳州西部以前在癌症治疗、新研究发展和有效、有见识的演讲者更新方面的空白。资金还将使会议能够扩大到阿巴拉契亚地区更多的受众。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Western North Carolina Cancer conference will hold its 15th annual meeting in October 2003 in Asheville, North Carolina. Western North Carolina is considered a part of the Appalachian region. The Appalachian region is known for its rural populations, much of which is older, less educated, poorer, uninsured and generally has lower levels of preventative care. The Appalachian region has a cancer death rate higher than that of the overall United States. The purpose of the Conference is to update clinicians on the latest research results pertaining to cancers that are most likely to affect the population of Appalachia. The Conference aims to encourage clinicians to use Cancer Cooperative Groups or partnerships with cancer centers to learn about research that can be applied in their practice. Educating the attendees in a way such that they will be able to translate the information presented to influence their community based practices and the daily patient care they provide is essential. Through the Conference, physicians and allied healthcare providers are updated on current treatment and palliative care for a variety of cancer types. This knowledge is important for all healthcare providers, but more important for those in the areas of primary care because most patients are released back to their primary care physician once their treatment is completed. It is essential to each patient's survival and well-being that their healthcare providers know what to expect following the patient's treatment, how to handle any side effects and what type of follow-up screening should be done. Family and general practice physicians need information on initial screening and warning signs for cancer since they are usually the provider that sees the patient first and must provide education. Public education on cancer is essential. By educating healthcare providers, especially primary care providers, on cancer prevention, detection and treatment, the Annual Western North Carolina Cancer conference benefits the healthcare providers, and thus the patients, of rural areas. This proposal seeks funding for the Annual Western North Carolina Cancer Conference over the next two years so that it may continue to provide education that fills a previous void in Western North Carolina on cancer treatment, new research developments and updates by effective, knowledgeable speakers. Funding will also allow the Conference to expand its reach to a larger audience in the Appalachian region.