Annual Western North Carolina Cancer Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：西北卡罗莱纳州癌症年会将于2005年10月在北卡罗莱纳州的阿什维尔举行第十七届年会。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，其中大部分人口年龄较大，受教育程度较低，较贫穷，没有保险，通常具有较低的预防保健水平。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有关最有可能影响阿巴拉契亚地区人口的癌症的最新研究成果。会议的目的是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学习可以在实践中应用的研究。以这样一种方式教育与会者，使他们能够将所提供的信息转化为影响他们基于社区的实践和他们提供的日常病人护理是至关重要的。通过会议，医生和联合医疗保健提供者了解了各种癌症类型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人员更重要，因为大多数患者一旦治疗完成，就会被释放回初级保健医生那里。对于每个病人的生存和健康来说，他们的医疗保健提供者知道病人治疗后会发生什么，如何处理任何副作用，以及应该做什么类型的后续筛查，这是至关重要的。家庭医生和全科医生需要关于癌症的初步筛查和警告信号的信息，因为他们通常是第一个看到病人的医生，必须提供教育。对公众进行癌症教育至关重要。通过教育保健提供者，特别是初级保健提供者关于癌症预防、检测和治疗的知识，西北卡罗莱纳州年度癌症会议使保健提供者以及农村地区的患者受益。该提案寻求在未来两年内为北卡西部癌症年会提供资金，以便它可以继续提供教育，填补北卡西部以前在癌症治疗、新研究发展和有效、知识渊博的演讲者更新方面的空白。资金还将使会议能够扩大其在阿巴拉契亚地区的受众范围。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Annual Western North Carolina Cancer Conference will hold its seventeenth annual meeting in October 2005, in Asheville, North Carolina. Western North Carolina is considered part of the Appalachian region. The Appalachian region is known for its rural population, 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 such a way 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 treatments, 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.