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Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS)
ACCSIS Overview
The Cancer MoonshotSM
was designed to accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer and achieve 10 years of progress in 5 years.
BLUE RIBBON PANEL RECOMMENDATION G: Expand use of proven cancer prevention and early detection strategies
Reduce cancer risk and cancer health disparities through approaches in development, testing and broad adoption of proven prevention strategies.
ACCSIS is improving colorectal cancer screening, follow-up, and referral for care among populations that have low colorectal cancer screening rates. ACCSIS focuses on underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minority populations and people living in rural or difficult-to-reach areas.
The two-phase projects in this program are designing multilevel interventions that increase colorectal cancer screening and healthcare delivery, as well as developing guidelines for scaling-up and implementing these multilevel interventions to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer. The first phase of these projects focuses on pilot studies that demonstrate the feasibility and potential effectiveness of multilevel interventions at increasing colorectal cancer screening and follow-up. The second phase involves testing the implementation and impact of the multilevel interventions in target populations with low colorectal cancer screening rates.
For more information, visit ACCSIS.
ACCSIS Centers
The ACCSIS Program is comprised of one Coordinating Center and eight Research Centers. The Coordinating Center supports organizational, administrative, scientific activities of the Program. The Research Centers develop and implement multilevel interventions.
| Center | PI(s) | PI/MPI Institution(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ACCSIS Coordinating Center | Sujha Subramanian | Research Triangle Institute |
| ACCSIS - Appalachia | Mark Dignan Electra Paskett |
University of Kentucky The Ohio State University |
| ACCSIS - Arizona | Jennifer Hatcher Peter Lance |
University of Arizona Cancer Center |
| ACCSIS – Chicago | Karen Kim | University of Chicago |
| ACCSIS – New Mexico | Shiraz I. Mishra Kevin English |
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center & Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center |
| ACCSIS – North Carolina | Daniel Reuland | University of North Carolina |
| ACCSIS – Oklahoma | Mark Doescher Dorothy A. Rhoades |
University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center |
| ACCSIS – Oregon | Melinda Davis Gloria Coronado |
Oregon Health & Science University Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research |
| ACCSIS – San Diego | Elena Martinez Sheila Castañeda Samir Gupta |
University of California, San Diego San Diego State University University of California San Diego |
Additional resources
NCI ACCSIS Staff
Sarah Kobrin, PhD, MPH
Lead NCI Scientist
Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch
Wynne Norton, PhD
Project Scientist
Robin Vanderpool, Dr.P.H.
Project Scientist
Genevieve Grimes, MS
Administrative Program Director
Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch