On March 1, 2024, ACCC elected a new president and board of trustees for the 2024 -2025 term. CANCER BUZZ interviews outgoing President, Lekan Ajayi, and incoming President, Nadine Barrett, about their respective ACCC President’s Themes, the programs and resources ACCC developed in the past year, the state of the oncology workforce, ACCC’s role in improving health equity, the Association’s 50th Anniversary, and more.
Guest:
Lekan Ajayi
Immediate Past President, Association of Cancer Care Centers
Chief Operating Officer
Highlands Oncology Group, Fayetteville, Arkansas
“[Last year] ACCC set out to rebuild and upskill the workforce to deliver the next generation oncology care...it’s been enlightening, and there's been so much learning that’s been made available…I think through the power of sharing, we can all be better together.”
“The oncology workforce. currently is at a point of inflection really. I think what we know now is that we need to invest to be better…what we've been able to do is create a popular awareness amongst leaders in the industry of the need to invest in the workforce and also to give them tools to be able to do exactly that.”
Nadine Barrett
President, Association of Cancer Care Centers
Professor of Social Science and Health Policy
Senior Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Equity Research
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest School of Medicine
“Health equity is part of the core of ACCC, to want to advance equity, to want to think about what health equity and cancer looks like…ACCC is very much committed to recognizing that it takes a national and global community to create the change.”
Resources:
Reimagining Community Engagement and Health Equity in Cancer
Re(Building) the Oncology Workforce to Deliver Next Generation Care
The Importance of Developing Health Equity Initiatives
Social Drivers of Health: The Role or Representation in the Health Care Workforce
A Look at the Emerging Role of Health Equity Institutes
Population Health Navigators: An Innovative Approach for Supporting Underserved Patients
Leveraging Technology to Develop an Express Symptom Management Program & Prevent Oncology ED Visits
Strategies to Address Regional Barriers to Care in CLL
Combatting Caregiver Isolation Through Awareness and Education
The Role of the Clinical Trials Navigator
Collaborative Care: A Model for Embedding Counseling in Oncology and Palliative Care
Practical Tips for Providers to Empower Caregivers
Standardizing Comprehensive Biomarker Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
There is No One-Size-Fits-All Care Plan for Caregivers
e-Consults for Immune-Related Toxicities Improve Patient Access and Reduce Costs
The Role of Nursing in Post-Pandemic Care of SCLC
A Model for Demonstrating Sustainable Outreach for Cancer Screening
Caregiving: Examining Psychosocial Care for Those Who Experience Distress Due to Their Caregiving Role
Developing an Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist Role
Leveraging Technology to Streamline Biomarker Testing
Building Support for Patients with NTRK Gene Fusion-Positive Cancer
Critical Conversation Strategies for Patients with AML
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer Through Multidisciplinary Enhanced Supportive Care
Medical Hypnosis: A Complimentary Therapy for Patients in Active Treatment
Strategies to Addressing Disparities in Patients with AML
A New Registry Study for a Rare Form of Breast Cancer
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