American Association for Cancer Education Annual Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：要求资金为美国癌症教育协会（AACE）年会提供部分支持。外界对本次会议的支持对于提供高质量的项目和吸引新的研究人员进入癌症教育领域至关重要。2003年的会议将在阿肯色州的小石城举行，这将是该协会的第37届年会。即将举行的会议的主题是“癌症教育-健康差距的解决方案”。这适用于有关文化能力的专业和患者癌症教育，以及侧重于特定人群中存在的与不利健康状况有关的癌症发病率、患病率和死亡率差异的社区癌症教育。美国癌症教育协会（AACE）成立于1947年，其宗旨是促进世界各地出于职业义务或个人兴趣参与癌症教育的个人进行癌症教育。该协会为关注本科、研究生、继续专业和准专业水平癌症教育的研究和改进的专业人士提供了一个论坛。年会不仅是AACE成员的年会，我们还积极向所有对癌症教育感兴趣的个人推广这次会议。会议通常会吸引150至200名与会者。会议在完全无障碍的会议设施中举行，并为有视力或听力障碍的人提供服务。演讲者和参与者来自不同的学科，包括医生、牙医、护士、科学家、健康教育者和其他对癌症教育感兴趣的专业人士。癌症教育工作与预防、早期发现、治疗和康复有关。会议包括会前讲习班、特别全体会议以及由提交可接受摘要的与会者提供的讲台和海报介绍。奖项颁发给最佳海报、最佳论文和最佳学生论文。AACE的特别部门也会举行早餐会，让与会者有机会聚在一起讨论共同感兴趣的话题。年会不仅是学习独特的教育方法或癌症教育新技术应用的场所，也是新思想的“孵化器”。它提供了一个在癌症教育方面建立网络和试点创新方法的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to provide partial support of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE) Annual Meeting. Outside support for this meeting is critical in providing a high quality program and to attract new investigators to the area of cancer education. The 2003 meeting, to be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, will mark the 37th annual gathering of the Association. The theme for the upcoming meeting is "Cancer Education - A Solution to Health Disparities". This applies to professional and patient cancer education regarding cultural competency as well as community cancer education that focuses on the differences in the cancer incidence, prevalence, and mortality of cancer related to adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups. The object of the AACE, founded in 1947, is to foster cancer education by individuals throughout the world who either due to professional obligations or personal interest involved in cancer education. The association provides a forum for professionals concerned with the study and improvement of cancer education at the undergraduate, graduate, continuing professional, and paraprofessional levels. The Annual Meeting is not just for AACE members as we actively promote this meeting to all individuals interested in some facet of cancer education. The meeting typically attracts 150 to 200 participants. Meetings are held in fully accessible conference facilities with provisions made for those with visual or hearing impairments. Speakers and participants are from diverse disciplines, including physicians, dentists, nurses, scientists, health educators, and other professionals interested in cancer education. Cancer education efforts are related to prevention, early detection, treatment and rehabilitation. The meeting consists of pre=conference workshops, special plenary sessions as well as podium and poster presentations proffered by participants who submitted acceptable abstracts. Awards are given to the best posters, best paper, and the best student paper. Breakfast meetings are also held by the Special Sections of the AACE thus affording participants an opportunity to gather and discuss topics of mutual interest. Not only is the Annual Meeting a venue to learn about unique educational methods or new technological applications in cancer education, but it also serves as an "incubator" for new ideas. It presents an opportunity to network and pilot innovative approaches in cancer education.