April 30-May 2, 2015: Provided by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the Missouri Cancer Consortium
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia, MO
Keynote Speaker: Anne Katz, PhD, RN, FAAN from CancerCare Manitoba
The purpose of this conference is to enhance knowledge of the learner in the area of evidence-based cancer care with the end result of improving the quality of life of the cancer survivor. Medical and health professionals will present on a wide variety of topics including cancer and sexuality, mammography quality, disparities in primary care systems, cancer registry, oncology rehab and physical therapy, genetics and hereditary cancer, lung cancer screening, life after surgery – recovery and reconstruction, and promoting a smokefree Missouri.
Health care professionals involved in the care of people with cancer, regardless of setting or practice specialty, are encouraged to attend along with those interested in organizing or participating in a local smokefree initiative. Continuing education credits for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Social Workers, Registered Dieticians, Dietetic Technicians and Mammography Technologists have been requested.
Summit Presentations
-Day 1 Presentation Materials
- Promoting a Smokefree Missouri (Reliford, Martin)
- Comprehensive Smokefree Ordinances (Kennedy)
- Coalition Building for Policy Change (Warren)
- Working with City and County Officials (Reliford, Martin, Warren)
- Guide to Power Mapping
- Sample Strategic Plan Guide
-Day 2 Presentation Materials
- Comprehensive Cancer Care – Is Sexuality In There? (Katz)
- Measuring Mammography Quality to Decrease Breast Cancer Mortality Disparities (Tossas-Milligan)
- Facing Disparities in Primary Care Systems (Grotefendt)
- What is a Cancer Registry? (Currence)
- Oncology Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Restoring Function, Health, and Wellness (Stout)
- Working in Cancer/Nutrition Trenches: Nuts and Bolts of Effective Patient-Centered Care (Borchardt)
-Day 3 Presentation Materials