9th Biennal Symposium on Minorities & Cancer

两年一度的少数民族、医疗服务不足者和癌症专题讨论会是跨文化癌症理事会（ICC）召开的主要方案。正如我们为以前的研讨会所做的那样，本申请的目的是为定于2004年3月24日至28日在华盛顿的Omni Shoreham酒店举行的第九届两年一度的研讨会寻求资金。 在美国，少数民族和低收入者的发病率、发病率和死亡率不成比例。因此，迫切需要发展知识和战略，在受影响社区的领导和充分参与下应对这一危机。两年一度的少数群体、医疗服务不足和癌症问题研讨会于1987年发起，目的是为此目的提供一个多文化论坛。该系列的总体目标，特别是第九届研讨会的总体目标是：（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）提高保健提供者、非专业人员和幸存者在初级和二级癌症预防、早期发现和治疗方面的能力;以及（3）促进文化上有能力的癌症护理和服务以及种族平衡的研究。第九届双年度专题讨论会的其他具体目标是：（1）讨论通过第八届双年度专题讨论会的评估数据和国际商会正在进行的规划进程新确定的专题;以及（2）为多个联邦机构提供论坛，例如卫生保健研究和质量机构（AHRQ），确定和讨论他们对少数群体和医疗服务不足人群中不平等的癌症负担的反应。跨文化癌症理事会沿着一批杰出的顾问和顾问正在设计一个项目，该项目将涉及来自癌症和少数民族健康研究、护理和政策制定的代表。研讨会的形式将包括科学报告，小组讨论，海报，观众参与问答环节，学生辅导和学生演讲。将有一个多媒体教育资源中心和网络机会。专题讨论会的编辑记录和选定的学生摘要和演讲将在专业期刊上发表。

The Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer is the main program convened by the Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC). As we have done for previous Symposia, the purpose of this application is to seek funding for the 9th Biennial Symposium, scheduled for March 24-28, 2004, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. There is a disproportionate incidence morbidity and mortality among minorities and persons of low level income in the United States. Consequently, there is a critical need to develop knowledge and strategies to address this crisis with the leadership and full participation of the affected communities. The Biennial Symposia on Minorities, Medically Underserved & Cancer were initiated in 1987 to provide a multicultural forum for this purpose. The overall goals of the series in general and the 9th Symposium in particular are to (1) exchange the latest scientific and treatment information and to 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; and (3) promote culturally competent cancer care and services and ethnically balanced research. Additional specific aims of the 9th Biennial Symposium will be to: (1) address topics newly identified through evaluation data from the 8th Biennial Symposium and the ongoing planning process of the ICC; and (2) provide a forum for multiple federal agencies, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to identify and discuss their responses to the unequal burden of cancer among minority and medically underserved populations. The Intercultural Cancer Council along with a distinguished roster of advisors and consultants are designing a program that will involve representatives from the continuum of cancer and minority health research, care, and policy development. The Symposium format will include scientific presentations, panel discussions, posters, audience participation in Q&A sessions, student mentoring and student presentations. There will be a multimedia educational resources center and networking opportunities. Edited proceedings of the Symposium and selected student abstracts and presentations will be published in professional journals.