Implementing Colorectal Cancer Screening
- When:
- Monday, February 25, 2008 - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (8:30 AM)
- Where:
- National Academy of Sciences Building • 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 Map
- Topic(s):
- Biomedical and Health Research, Diseases, Health Care Workforce, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Quality and Patient Safety
- Activity:
- National Cancer Policy Forum
- Board(s):
- Board on Health Sciences Policy
The NAS Building
2101 Constitution Ave, NW - Lecture Room - Washington, D.C.
February 25 and 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Introduction to Colorectal Cancer Screening Workshop
Dr. Ralph Coates, CDC, Dr. William Lawrence, AHRQ, and Tom Kean, C-Change
9:15 AM Natural History and Epidemiology
Dr. Michael Pignone, University of North Carolina
Dr. Bernard Levin, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Link to Background Paper: Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Screening
9:45 AM Evidence for Effectiveness of Screening Technologies
Dr. Evelyn Whitlock, Oregon Health and Sciences University
10:15 AM Cost-Effectiveness and Outcomes of Screening Strategies
Dr. Ann Zauber, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
10:45 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Evidence for Effectiveness of Community and Office-Based Interventions
Dr. Shawna Mercer, CDC
11:30 AM Health Insurance Company: Barriers and Measure to Increase Screening
Dr. George Isham, HealthPartners Inc.
12:00 noon LUNCH
12:30 PM Public and Patient Interventions to Implement Screening
Dr. Sally Vernon, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
1:00 PM Primary Care Practice Interventions to Implement Screening
Dr. Robert Fletcher, Harvard Medical School
1:30 PM GI Specialty Practice Interventions to Implement Screening
Dr. David Lieberman, Oregon Health and Science University
2:00 PM BREAK
State Initiatives to Implement Screening -- 3 Presentations
2:15 PM 1. Public State Initiatives
Dr. Tim Byers, University of Colorado
2:45 PM 2. Private Initiatives
Dr. Alan Thorson, Creighton University
3:15 PM 3. Population Based Screening Programs
Dr. Laura Seeff, CDC
3:45 PM Employer Perspectives on Barriers and Measures to Increase Screening
Ann Skye, Quintiles Transnational Corp.
4:15 PM Reflections from Participants Who Will Not Be Present for Day Two: 2-3 Priority Areas
Meeting Participants; Tom Kean, facilitator
4:30 PM ADJOURN DAY ONE
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM Effectiveness of strategies to monitor performance and provide feedback to providers
Dr. Phil Renner, NCQA
9:00 AM Interventions to Address Costs of Developing and Maintaining Screening Programs -- 3 Presentations
1. Practice Models for Delivering Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care and their Cost Implications
Dr. Carrie Klabunde, NCI
9:30 AM
2. Addressing Costs of Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs in Medical Practice
Dr. Richard Wender, Thomas Jefferson University
10:00 AM
3. Developing and Maintaining Public Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs
Dr. Florence Tangka, CDC
10:30 AM
12:00 noon Priority Actions Needed to Increase Recommended Screening Services
Meeting Participants; Tom Kean, Facilitator
Adjourn Workshop