Cancer Disparities: Biennial Symposia & Education Forums

本申请旨在为贝勒医学院慢性病研究中心提供会议补助金，以支持2005-2009年跨文化癌症理事会（ICC）赞助的一系列科学传播会议。 具体目标是：（1）召开第10和第11次双年度专题讨论会;（2）在双年度专题讨论会之间召开半年一次的国家教育论坛会议;（3）利用国际商会国家网络，落实和加强双年度专题讨论会和教育论坛会议的成果;以及（4）利用ICC国家网络传播与少数民族和医疗服务不足人群癌症相关的循证研究成果和资助机会。 背景和意义。 在美国，少数民族和低收入人群的癌症发病率和死亡率不成比例。为了解决这种不平等的癌症负担，两年一次的专题讨论会和国家教育论坛会议代表了专业发展和网络以及传播循证研究和最佳实践的巨大资源和机会。 此外，沟通渠道是双向的，为国家癌症研究所和其他联邦机构提供了听取基层组织和地方机构代表意见的机会。 因此，两年一次的专题讨论会和教育论坛会议是妥善解决癌症差异所必需的公私伙伴关系的极好例子。 方法.两年一次的少数民族专题讨论会、医疗服务不足与癌症会议和半年一次的国际商会教育论坛会议包括正式介绍、小组讨论、问答会议、海报、建立网络/核心小组的机会以及关于国家癌症政策的会议。 这些会议的计划和目的是：（1）交流最新的科学和治疗信息，并分享减少美国少数民族和医疗服务不足人群癌症发病率和死亡率不成比例的战略;（2）提高医疗保健提供者、外行和幸存者在初级和二级癌症预防、早期发现和治疗领域的能力;（3）促进文化上胜任的癌症护理和服务以及种族平衡的研究;（4）处理通过以往两年期专题讨论会和国际商会教育论坛会议以及正在进行的国际商会规划进程的评估数据新确定的主题;以及（5）为NCI等联邦机构提供一个论坛，以分享他们的战略和应对少数民族和医疗机构之间不平等的癌症负担。服务不足的人群。 评价 传统的硬拷贝评估表在研讨会和教育论坛会议现场完成。 截至2004年，我们还使用在线电子调查软件，其答复率超过50%。 此外，半年度的教育论坛会议是有目的地安排在两年期专题讨论会之间的间歇期，以便在规划今后会议的过程中能够评估和利用前一次会议的活动和成果。

This application seeks conference grant funding to the Chronic Disease Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine to support a series of scientific dissemination conferences sponsored with the Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) over the years 2005-2009. Specific Aims are to (1) convene the 10th and 11th Biennial Symposia; (2) convene semi-annual national Educational Forum meetings, scheduled between the Biennial Symposia; (3) utilize the ICC National Network to follow-up and reinforce accomplishments of the Biennial Symposia and Educational Forum meetings; and (4) utilize the ICC National Network to disseminate evidence based research results and funding opportunities related to cancer in minority and medically underserved populations. Background and Significance. There is a disproportionate incidence of cancer morbidity and mortality among minorities and persons of low-level income in the United States. To address this unequal burden of cancer, the Biennial Symposia and national Educational Forum meetings represent a tremendous resource and opportunity for professional development and networking as well as dissemination of evidence based research and best practices. Furthermore, the communication channel is two-way, providing an opportunity for NCI and other federal agencies to hear from representatives of grass-roots organizations and local agencies. The Biennial Symposium and Educational Forum meetings are thus excellent examples of the public-private, partnerships that will be necessary to properly address cancer disparities. Methods. The Biennial Symposia on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer and semiannual ICC Educational Forum meetings include formal presentations, panel discussions, question and answer sessions, posters, networking/caucusing opportunities, and sessions on national cancer policy. These conferences are planned and designed to (1) exchange the latest scientific and treatment information and share strategies for reducing the disproportionate incidence of cancer morbidity and mortality among minorities and the medically underserved in the United States; (2) enhance the competency of health care providers, laypersons and survivors in the areas of primary and secondary cancer prevention, early detection and treatment; (3) promote culturally competent cancer care and services and ethnically balanced research; (4) address topics newly identified through evaluation data from the previous Biennial Symposia and ICC Educational Forum meetings as well as the ongoing ICC planning process; and (5) provide a forum for federal agencies such as NCI to share their strategies and responses to the unequal burden of cancer among minority and medically underserved populations. Evaluation. Traditional hard copy evaluation forms are completed onsite at the Symposium and Educational Forum meetings. As of 2004, we are also using online electronic survey software which is providing response rates of > 50%. In addition, the semi-annual Educational Forum meetings are purposefully scheduled in the interim between Biennial Symposia so that the activities and results of the preceding meeting can be assessed and utilized in the planning process for future meetings.