Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Health Disparities (IRCHD)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is pleased to announce the third presentation in the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. – Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 2 – 3pm ET. During this interactive session, Cynthia Vinson from the NCI will preview the new tools available on the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. web site, and share exciting enhancements planned for 2010.   In addition, Josephine Crisostomo from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will highlight PLANET MassCONECT, a Community-Based Participatory Research project to disseminate P.L.A.N.E.T. tools to health program planners in three Massachusetts communities.  Chrasandra Reeves will describe how the Boston Health Alliance has participated in this project and offer their perspectives on moving research into the community.

• Understand challenges related to moving research into practice in a community setting.
• List the different steps for developing evidence-based cancer control programs
• Explore new and enhanced tools on Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T.
• Discuss how P.L.A.N.E.T. can be used to enhance moving research into practice.

Please click on the following link to register for this event at http://ccplanet.cancer.gov/cs_planet.html.  Following registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the toll free number, entry code, and participant URL.

This Spring, CancerCare, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, LIVESTRONG, Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer and National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, will present a four-part telephone workshop series, The Eighth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through & Beyond Cancer.

This free series, made possible by support from the National Cancer Institute and LIVESTRONG, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.

Part I, which takes place on Tuesday, April 13th, is entitled, Trouble Sleeping? Sleep Better to Feel Better: Tips You Can Use. The faculty for this program includes Elizabeth D. McKinley, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dean, Emily Blackwell Society, Case School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Director, Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego; and Stewart B. Fleishman, MD, Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital.

Part II, Communicating with Your Health Care Team After Treatment: Making the Most of Your Visit, will take place on May 18th. Part III, Survivorship and Workplace Transitions, will take place on June 22nd. And Part IV, Survivors Too: Communicating With and Among Family, Friends and Loved Ones, will take place on July 13th. All of the workshops take place from 1:30 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

These workshops are free – no phone charges apply. However, pre-registration is required. To register simply go to the CancerCare website, www.cancercare.org/connect.

The Principles and Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control Course is a 4 week course designed to give participants a broad-based perspective on the current state-of-the-science in the field of cancer prevention. Experts representing disciplines from across the entire spectrum of cancer prevention research will present lectures on timely topics. It will be held from July 12-August 6, 2010 in Rockville, Maryland, with lectures from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm on most days.

The Molecular Prevention Course is a 1 week course that helps participants gain a stronger background in the molecular biology and genetics of cancer. It provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research in molecular epidemiology, chemoprevention, biomarkers, and translational research. This course will be held from August 9-13, 2010, also in Rockville, MD, with lectures from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm on most days.

Please visit the website for more information and to view syllabus samples from the 2009 Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention at http://www3.cancer.gov/prevention/pob/courses/index.html.