15th Annual Western North Carolina Cancer Conference

描述（由申请人提供）：西北卡罗来纳州癌症会议将于2003年10月在北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔举行第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，其中许多人年龄较大，受教育程度较低，较穷，没有保险，而且预防保健水平普遍较低。 阿巴拉契亚地区的癌症死亡率高于整个美国。 会议的目的是更新临床医生对最有可能影响阿巴拉契亚人口的癌症的最新研究结果。 该会议旨在鼓励临床医生使用癌症合作小组或与癌症中心的合作伙伴关系，以了解可以应用于实践的研究。 教育与会者的方式，使他们能够翻译所提出的信息，以影响他们的社区为基础的做法和他们提供的日常病人护理是必不可少的。 通过会议，医生和专职医疗保健提供者更新了各种癌症类型的当前治疗和姑息治疗。 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更重要，因为大多数患者在治疗完成后都会被送回初级保健医生那里。 对于每个患者的生存和健康至关重要的是，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随访筛查。 家庭和全科医生需要关于癌症的初步筛查和警告信号的信息，因为他们通常是首先看到病人的提供者，必须提供教育。 对癌症的公众教育至关重要。 通过教育医疗保健提供者，特别是初级保健提供者，对癌症的预防，检测和治疗，年度西北卡罗来纳州癌症会议有利于医疗保健提供者，从而病人，农村地区。 该提案旨在为年度西北卡罗来纳州癌症会议在未来两年的资金，使它可以继续提供教育，填补了以前在西北卡罗来纳州癌症治疗，新的研究进展和有效的，知识渊博的发言人更新的空白。 资金还将使会议能够扩大其影响力，吸引阿巴拉契亚地区更多的观众。

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.