In an age of precision medicine, rapidly advancing biomarkers, and innovative cancer screening technologies, the demand for up-to-date information and tools is increasing like never before. The ACCC has been on the forefront of this demand for years, highlighting the expanding role of biomarkers in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment selection, as well as providing insights and tools to support multidisciplinary cancer care team members.
Through various educational initiatives, the ACCC deconstructs these complex advancements to deliver the clear and targeted information that multidisciplinary cancer care team members need to know. With access to these curated resources, team members can be confident in their ability to discuss the role of diagnostics and biomarker testing with their patients and caregivers, particularly those from underserved populations.
Key learning objectives for this area of focus include:
Discover how more than 400 patients with cancer have received life-changing, targeted treatment recommendations from the multidisciplinary team at Saint Luke’s Center for Precision Oncology—where care is tailored to the tumor, not just the diagnosis.1 To showcase their innovative work, ACCC presents a 5-part video series featuring insights from program champions and powerful stories from patient advocates.
Source: 1. https://www.saintlukeskc.org/center-precision-oncology
As the precision medicine testing landscape becomes increasingly complex, ACCC has curated actionable tip sheets to help cancer care teams navigate biomarker testing for gynecologic tumors, newly identified mutations, hereditary cancer syndromes as well as optimize the use of liquid biopsy and communicate biomarker test results effectively. Download these helpful guides today.
Consistent, affordable, and equitable access to biomarker testing remains elusive. Uneven coverage of guideline-concordant testing compounds anxiety and distress for patients insured by Medicaid. View a breakdown of states with pending or enacted legislation to expand biomarker testing access and find information on resources to aid its implementation, including a lexicon of relevant terminology for multidisciplinary care teams and a resource library with materials to support patients and providers alike.
Hear patient advocacy professionals discuss the impact of using patient-centered vocabulary during precision medicine conversations.
Watch an expert panel discuss the role of pathologists as part of the multidisciplinary care team and learn how collaboration through each stage of the cancer care continuum can help guide treatments and optimize care coordination in this recording from a LinkedIn Live broadcast.
View the recording from a livestreamed webinar about the challenges of clinical variant interpretation. Learn how the adoption of clinical support decision tools is streamlining precision oncology workflows as well as elucidating complex variants and the hierarchy of data organization.
