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| ACS CANCER PROGRAMS UPDATES |
| NEW: CoC 2020 Standards webinar now available for viewing
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) provided an overview of its new accreditation standards in a free webinar this week. The webinar recording is available on the CoC 2020 Standards website.
Upcoming educational opportunities to learn more about Optimal Resources for Cancer Care (2020 Standards) include:
- Three in-person workshops on the 2020 standards and changes to the National Cancer Database (NCDB):
- CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Rosemont IL, November 21–22, 2019 (sold out)
- CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Rosemont IL, April 22–23, 2020 (registration opens December 2019)
- CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Denver, CO, August 28–29, 2020
- Workshop recordings available for purchase through the online learning management system (January 2020)
- A free online series of short webinars, including tips for each standard (early 2020)
- A series of six CAnswer Forum LIVE 2020 webinars addressing the CoC 2020 Standards as well as other program areas (premiering February 2020)
- Monthly highlights featured in The Brief
- Presentations at meetings and conferences of CoC member organizations (watch for additions to this schedule):
- Association of Cancer Executives (ACE), January 2020
- National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA), May 2020
To learn more about implementation timelines, education opportunities and other information related to the 2020 standards, please visit the CoC 2020 Standards website.
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| Submit abstracts for 2020 ACS Quality and Safety Conference
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The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has issued a call for abstracts to be presented at its 2020 Quality and Safety Conference, July 24–27 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 2, 2020.
Individuals at participating sites are encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract for poster and/or podium presentation. The abstract should relate to surgical quality improvement initiatives, including the development, implementation, or validation of best practices within one or more of the ACS Quality Programs. Submission categories for ACS Cancer Programs include the Commission on Cancer (CoC) and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
Note that abstracts that have been submitted or recently presented at other meetings are eligible for presentation at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. Previous presentation of a paper does not prohibit the presentation or publication of the material at the Quality and Safety Conference. Inquiries may be directed to acsqsconference@facs.org or 312-202-5319.
| Submit your questions for December 11 CAnswer Forum Live
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Registration is now open for the next CAnswer Forum LIVE webinar from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm CST on December 11. Have questions regarding the new CoC Standards? Please submit your questions by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, November 29.
If you missed the September 25 CAnswer Forum Live webinar, the session recording and slides are available on the CAnswer Forum LIVE web page.
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| ACS Cancer Programs offer career opportunities for CTRs
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The American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs has two exciting career opportunities at its home office in Chicago, IL, for Certified Tumor Registrars (CTR) or CTR-eligible professionals with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the National Cancer Database (NCDB).
For details, visit the American College of Surgeons website:
AJCC Technical Specialist
NCDB User Support Specialist
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online; however, if you have questions, please contact Cindy McWilliams, Talent Manager, at 312-202-5492 or cmcwilliams@facs.org.
| In memoriam: AJCC leader David Lee Page, MD
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American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Past-Chair David Lee Page, MD, passed away on October 17, 2019.
Dr. Page, who attended Yale University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, served as an academic surgical pathologist in the anatomic pathology department at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for more than 30 years. While there, he helped to establish the Fellowship in Surgical Pathology and, subsequently, in breast pathology. Throughout his career, Dr. Page’s contributions to developing diagnostic criteria for breast cancer revolutionized risk assessment and surgical therapy. He served as Chair of the AJCC from 2005 to 2007. In 1999, he was awarded the Susan Komen Foundation Scientific Award of Distinction for Medical Research
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| CoC October meeting presentations now available online
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Presentations from the October 27 Commission on Cancer (CoC) Plenary Session and State Chair Town Hall are now available on the CoC website. Topics included the CoC 2020 accreditation standards, upcoming changes to the National Cancer Database (NCDB) and new approaches to closing the quality gap in rural cancer care.
| University of Kentucky hosts CoC 2020 Standards Meeting
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The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network (MCCAN) is hosting a CoC 2020 Standards meeting in Lexington, KY, at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown on Friday, December 13, 2019.
The meeting will introduce CoC accreditation standards that have undergone significant change focusing on the provision of high-quality cancer care. Health care providers committed to providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary, high-quality, patient-centered care are encouraged to attend! Speakers include Erin DeKoster, Accreditation Standards Development Manager, ACS; Maureen Killackey, MD, FACS, Columbia University; and Timothy Mullett, MD, FACS, Medical Director, MCCAN, and CoC State Chair for Kentucky.
Registration for the one-day meeting is $125 for MCCAN members/$225 for non-MCCAN members. Guest rooms at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown are $129/night plus tax. Registration will be capped at 300 participants.
The information covered at this event will also be presented at the November 21 CoC meeting in Chicago, IL. There is no need to register for both meetings. CME/CE Credit will NOT be offered for the Kentucky event.
| CoC announces 2019 paper competition winners
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The CoC announced the winners of its annual Cancer Research Paper Competition at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2019.
Jennifer Leiting, MD, a general surgery resident at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, was named the 2019 winner for her paper titled “Temsirolimus Is Effective Against Patient-Derived Metastatic Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Vitro and In Vivo.” Dr. Leiting received a $1,000 honorarium plus travel expenses to present her research at the CoC Plenary Session on October 27.
Pamela Lu, MD, a general surgery resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, won second place in the competition for her paper “Systemic Chemotherapy Does Not Prolong Survival in Patients with Metastatic Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma.” Stephen Abel, DO, MHSA, of Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, was awarded third place for his paper “Utilization of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Resected Colon Cancer and Its Effect on Outcome.”
The annual Cancer Research Paper competition is a collaborative activity of the CoC and the American Cancer Society and is open to all residents and fellows-in-training. More information on the 2020 competition will be available in January.
| NCDB reporting tools, RQRS unavailable November 25
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Commission on Cancer (CoC) Datalinks will be unavailable for Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) file submissions, dashboards, alerts and case list and National Cancer Database (NCDB) reporting tools on Monday November 25, 2019, due to IT server maintenance. Please contact us with any questions at NCDB@facs.org.
| The NCDB PUF application is now open
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The NCDB Participant User File (PUF) application process is now open. The NCDB will accept submissions for site-specific files, which include cases diagnosed between 2004 and 2016. The application period will now be open year-round, except for brief
scheduled maintenance or brief updates. The 2017 PUF data is anticipated to be available in early 2020.
One change of note in this release of the PUF is that applicants will have the option of requesting a technical review of proposals for feasibility. Although it is not required to request a technical review, applicants are encouraged to do so, especially if they are new PUF users.
More information on the PUF submission process is available on the Cancer Programs website or by e-mailing the NCDB technical staff at NCDB_PUF@facs.org.
| HEALTH CARE NEWS AND UPDATES |
STAT News
The first two patients to receive a CRISPR-based treatment for the inherited blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia have benefited from the experimental therapy and experienced only temporary and treatable side effects, the companies developing the treatment announced recently.
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OncLive
An unavoidable tension exists between the roles of a treating oncologist and an investigator when a patient is asked to participate in a clinical research study. This state of affairs is certainly not a recent development. In his 1982 autobiography, Morris Abram, a civil rights lawyer who had leukemia, described this conflict during his care by a prominent clinical cancer investigator.
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News-Medical.Net
Characterizing tumors can be difficult when they are located inside an organ, often requiring elaborate biopsy procedures to collect tumor tissue. However, tumors release characteristic compounds into the bloodstream that could serve as biomarkers, such as extracellular vesicles that bud from cells.
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Targeted Oncology
The emergence of resistance mutations in patients with cancer who receive targeted therapies is an expected development that will require new diagnostic methods of identifying the mechanisms through which these alterations occur, according to Fei Dong, MD.
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ScienceDaily
In the world of cancer biology, not all biomarkers are created equal. These molecules that alert doctors that an abnormal process may be underway can appear as an array of aberrant proteins, such as hormones, enzymes or signaling molecules, and vary from patient to patient. Because they are a mixed bag, no one drug exists to attack them. But now, a University of Houston College of Pharmacy associate professor has discovered a new biomarker in cancer stem cells that govern cancer survival and spread, and it's raising hope that drug discovery to kill cancer stem cells could follow suit.
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| IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES |
| Date |
Event |
| Nov. 21-22 |
CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Rosemont, IL
(Sold out) |
| Dec. 11 |
CAnswer Forum LIVE |
| Dec. 13 |
CoC 2020 Standards Update, Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 2 |
ACS Quality and Safety Conference abstract submission deadline |
| April 22-23, 2020 |
CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Rosemont, IL |
| July 22-24, 2020 |
CoC Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, MN |
| July 24-27, 2020 |
ACS Quality and Safety Conference |
| Aug. 28-29, 2020 |
CoC 2020: A Glimpse into the Future, Denver, CO |
| Oct. 4, 2020 |
CoC Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL |
| Oct. 4-8, 2020 |
ACS Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL |
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