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Addressing Social Risks in Cancer Care Delivery Webinar Series
Webinar Series 2022-2023
This quarterly webinar series builds on the Addressing Social Risks in Cancer Care Delivery Workshop and explores important research topics related to improving equity in the delivery of cancer care for diverse cancer populations and communities. Webinar presentations and discussions will highlight innovative research approaches for social risk screening in cancer care delivery settings, interventions that inform clinical care for cancer patients and survivors experiencing social risks, models for connecting cancer patients and/or caregivers with social care resources, and creating clinical-community partnerships to increase availability and accessibility of social care resources.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how social risks impact cancer care delivery and outcomes
- Identify research opportunities to improve outcomes of cancer patients and survivors experiencing social risks and social needs
- Identify promising approaches for addressing social risks in cancer care delivery
Audience
This Webinar Series is intended for clinicians, researchers, community and health care leaders, cancer patients, survivors, and advocates.
Archived Webinars
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May 6, 2022 2:00pm EST |
Interdisciplinary Teams Addressing Social Risks: Workforce Models
In this session, speakers highlight the role of interprofessional teams working to address social risks and needs across the five activities of awareness, adjustment, assistance, alignment, and advocacy. Speakers review the current state of the literature on workforce models used to screen for and respond to patients’ unmet social needs, particularly within cancer care delivery settings. Presenters also discuss key recommendations for building a workforce to integrate social care into healthcare delivery. Presenters
Sahil Sandhu |
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May 25, 2022 3:00 pm |
Addressing Social Risks in Cancer Care Delivery: A Workshop Summary
In October 2021, the NCI’s Healthcare Delivery Research Program hosted a three-day workshop to discuss challenges and opportunities for conducting social risk research in diverse cancer care delivery settings. In this session, presenters summarize workshop content, discussions, and key recommendations for research. Invited speakers also highlight NIH funding opportunities for research aiming to address social determinants of health and reduce health disparities. PresentersBrenda A. Adjei, Ed.D., M.P.A. Janeth Sanchez, Ph.D., M.P.H. |
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June 29, 2022; July 29, 2022; August 8, 2022 |
NCI Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR): Software to Address SDOH in Oncology Practices (Three-Part Series)
There is a need for information technology (IT) that integrates social and cancer care in a manner that reduces the burden on patients, clinicians, and organizations. Well-designed IT can assist the clinical team(s) to comprehensively address social risks in their cancer patient populations. In this three-part mini-series, recipients of the NCI’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Topic 423
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July 14, 2022 2:00pm EST |
Addressing Social Risks at Cancer Diagnosis: An Interdisciplinary Teams Perspective (Case Study #1)
In this interactive session, panelists will discuss team-based care approaches for integrating social care into cancer care for newly diagnosed cancer patients. The panelists will also discuss provider and organizational barriers and facilitators of interprofessional collaboration and implementation of sustainable efforts. Moderator
Kameron Matthews Panelists
Ron Karni |
| October 27, 2022 |
Addressing Social Risks During Active Treatment and Survivorship: An Interdisciplinary Teams Perspective (Case Study #2)
In this interactive session, panelists will discuss team-based care approaches for addressing social risks of cancer patients who are receiving cancer treatment and may be transitioning into survivorship care. Panelists will also discuss barriers and facilitators for developing interdisciplinary social-oncology care teams across community and healthcare settings. Moderator
Raymond Osarogiagbon, M.D. Panelists
Tammy Glover, M.S.N., R.N., OCN
Case Study Materials (PDF, 433 KB)
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NCI Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR): Software to Address SDOH in Oncology Practices (Three-Part Series)
(S)hameful, (D)epressed, (H)opeless – Did someone just say SDH?
June 29, 2022
2:00pm ET
Pistevo Decision
is creating an IT tool to collect community and patient-level data on social determinants of health (SDH) within oncology practices. This tool will assist providers in identifying and delivering more appropriate cancer diagnostics and treatments – all in hopes of making SDH a Satisfied, Doable, Honorable tool to help those who are in need.
Speakers:
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Cupid Chan
Chief Executive Officer
Screening for Social Determinants of Health and Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Cancer
July 29, 2022
2:00pm ET
Pieces has partnered with NCORP Cancer Centers to develop a workflow and tools to identify patients with social determinants of health (SDoH) needs. The Pieces Connect software will assess and integrate a positive screening, enable closed-loop referral generation and access to a community based organization on a single platform.
Speakers:
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Nic deVoogd
Director of Account Management -
Lehanne Doyle
Vice-President Client Success -
Candice Garner
Director of Implementation -
Gina Garinger
Client Success Implementation Manager
Connecting individuals with cancer to needed social and community services
August 8, 2022
3:00pm ET
XanthosHealth System’s aims to design, develop, and pilot a novel electronic health record (EHR)-enabled mobile health IT to identify SDoH among individuals diagnosed with cancer. The technology will integrate SDoH data with an intelligent community referral system to match patient needs and connect them to social support services and community-based organizations.
Speakers:
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David Haynes
Chief Executive Officer -
Helen Parsons
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota