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ACCC education and advocacy support offers our multidisciplinary membership a variety of diverse and enriching resources that address the complex changes and challenges in delivering quality cancer care.

Our ever-growing ACCC community of nearly 30,000 practitioners and healthcare professionals have access to member-driven education programs delivered in a wide range of formats. These formats include live national and regional meetings, webinars, workshops, publications, white papers, case studies, surveys, environmental scans, and literature reviews, as well as onsite learning opportunities, peer-to-peer learning, focus groups, and more.

ACCC members are invited to get involved. Contact us at resources@accc-cancer.org to learn more.

ACCC offers education and resources to help multidisciplinary cancer care teams stay informed of disease-specific advances, deploy strategies for effective integration into practice, and engage in bi-directional learning.

ACCC is dedicated to helping the oncology community advance new therapies, expand access to clinical trials, and to close the gap in cancer care delivery by offering the latest education and resources on real-world research, evidence, and clinical trials.

Cancer care services that address the full spectrum of a patient’s needs—physical, nutritional, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, and financial—have been found to greatly improve survivor’s quality of life and outcomes.

Through the Financial Advocacy Network tools and resources, ACCC's goal is to empower providers to proactively integrate financial health into the oncology care continuum and help patients gain access to high-quality care for a better quality of life.

By supporting our members and the entire oncology specialty, we can prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion in quality cancer care delivery, as well as within the oncology workforce.

ACCC is leading the way in transforming oncology practice management and operations resources that connect real-world challenges with real-world solutions.

Helping to bring personalized cancer care into focus, ACCC transforms complex science into clear and actionable education that brings clarity to patient care decisions.

ACCC offers a variety of webinars, continuing education opportunities, abstracts, presentations, the Oncology Issues journal, and more publications.

Webinars & E-Learning

The ACCCeLearning platform provides multidisciplinary education and resources that support the different needs of our members. With a variety of flexible online learning options that fit individual learning preferences, you have your choice of in-depth courses or shorter learning formats to gain quick knowledge.

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ACCCeLearning offers live and on-demand webinars, webcasts, and continuing education courses under the following topics:

Latest On-Demand Webinars

Foundation of Biomarker Testing Course

This 20-minute, self-paced eCourse offers financial navigators foundational knowledge of biomarkers testing, and insurance guidelines. Learners will gain access to financial and educational resources, practice clear communication strategies to improve patient comprehension and explore best practices for prior authorization.
Provision of High-Quality Ovarian Cancer Care Delivery Through Multidisciplinary Coordination and Communication

View this on-demand recording to explore the impact of ACCC’s quality improvement initiative on several ovarian cancer care programs and learn about the ovarian quality of care self-assessment tool.
From Process to Quality Improvement: Lessons Learned on Addressing Quality Care in Ovarian Cancer

Now available on-demand: Watch the recording of a recently live webinar to review key highlights learned during prior phases of an ovarian cancer care quality improvement initiative.

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Continuing Education Activities

ACCC’s mission is to promote the education and training of the multidisciplinary oncology care team, with the goal of improving the treatment and management of patients with cancer. Our portfolio includes education for all learners, regardless of the stage they are in their career.

Collaboration of Multidisciplines for Biomarker Testing Implementation Needed for Effective Treatment Decisions in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)

In this workshop, provided by the France Foundation, interactive formats will allow the multidisciplinary care team to continuously assess knowledge gaps. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to develop a personalized action plan for incorporating new insights and competencies into practice, learn to develop practical biomarker testing protocols for metastatic colorectal cancer, and how this information can support personalized treatment decisions for improved patient outcomes.

Credits Available: This activity is awarded 4.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and nursing contact hours. For additional CE information, please visit tffevents.com/crc.

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Emerging Therapies for the Management of Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Included in this course are data from the PEACE-1 phase 3 trial exploring triple therapy, ongoing trials in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer, and quality of life studies on systemic therapies.

This activity provides guidance on the optimal management of mCSPC to oncologists, urologists, oncology advanced practitioners and other members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team. The program addresses some of the challenges in optimal sequencing of care in mCSPC and provides an opportunity to discuss with leading oncology experts and colleagues how new research clinical updates can be translated into new patient care strategies.

Speakers:

Archana Ajmera, MSN, ANP-BC-AOCNP, Advanced Practice Provider Supervisor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSD Moores Cancer Center
Pedro C. Barata, MD, MSC, Assistant Professor, Deming Department of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, Genitourinary Cancers Tulane University, Tulane University
Erik Castle, MD, FACS, Professor of Urology, Tulane University
Lisa M. Holle, PHARMD, BCOP, FHOPA, FISOPP, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Department of Pharmacy Practice, UConn School of Medicine

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Optimizing Advanced NSCLC Biomarker Testing, Treatment, and Management

This enduring material was recorded from an interactive, virtual (live) summit to enhance coordination of patient care and gain deeper scientific knowledge, skills, and competence in biomarker testing practices, treatment selection, and management of adverse events in patients with advanced NSCLC.

Session 1:  Learn what factors influence testing selection for patients with advanced NSCLC.
Session 2:  Gain clarity on biomarker testing methodology and recommendations.
Session 3:  Hear insights on advanced NSCLC treatment opportunities and optimizing patient care.

Credits Available: This activity offers up to 4.5 hours of CME/CMLE credit.
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Presentations and Abstracts

ACCC presents oral and poster presentations that represent the spectrum of cancer care at international conferences throughout the year.

Integrating Age-Friendly Care Into the Oncology Continuum Nov 10, 2023

This is a visual representation of an online publication from the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November 8-12, 2023.
Learn more about the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.
[Abstract 1582 and Poster 175] Differences in Perceptions and Use of Remote Patient Monitoring Technology in Rural Cancer Programs Jun 26, 2023

This is a visual representation of an online publication from the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2023 Annual Meeting, June 2 - 6, 2023.
[Abstract] Enhancing Coordination around Cancer Biomarker and Hereditary Genetic Testing among Members of the Multidisciplinary Care Team Sep 2, 2022
Presented at The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 2022 Annual Meeting, September 7-9, 2022.

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Publications

ACCC members consistently give ACCC publications high marks for their timeliness and usefulness. Experts in the field of oncology contribute to ACCC's publications and provide a solution-based approach to educating oncology healthcare professionals about streamlining and improving cancer services, practice management trends and strategies; implementing new treatments and technology; and planning for regulatory and legislative change.

Oncology Issues

Oncology Issues is the official journal of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC). As one of the only non-clinical, programmatic journals covering cancer, Oncology Issues provides “how-to” articles for the entire multidisciplinary oncology care team, on a wide range of topics.

Developing a Disease-Site Specific Oncology Patient Navigation Program

By Stephanie Bonfilio

Based on the understanding that patients diagnosed with cancer need unique support and resources, this community-based cancer program implemented and grew a disease-site specific oncology patient navigation program. To date, this navigation program has received over 2100 referrals from more than 259 providers.

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Also In This Issue:

Trending Now in Cancer Care Part 2
A deep dive into 4 topics discussed during a series of interactive sessions at the ACCC 49th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit: business and artificial intelligence technology, research and clinical trials, and precision medicine.
Development of a Cancer Center Support Group Training Program
Discover how this Missouri-based cancer center standardized processes, reduced barriers to patient access, and increased the number of support groups offered to patients with cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer and Community Engagement: A Scoping Review of the Literature
This scoping review aims to explore the community-engaged research that has been carried out in the setting of pancreatic cancer.
Human-Centered Design: A Solution to Rural Clinical Trial Enrollment
Adopting a human-centered approach to designing clinical trials that considers the preferences and experiences of rural patients with cancer and providers could increase patient enrollment and close care gaps.
Examining Small Cell Lung Cancer Through Multiphase Effort
ACCC examines the current landscape of small cell lung cancer through this multiphase education project, including best practices for treatment as demonstrated by member programs.