Registration is open for an NCCRT webinar on Improving Links of Care: How to Increase Access to Specialists for Community Health Center Patients in the Delivery of Colorectal Cancer Screening & Follow-up Care.  The webinar will be held on Monday, August 17th from 3:00pm to 4:00pm EST.

Description of Event:

This webinar, “Improving Access to Specialists for Community Health Center Patients in the Delivery of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up Care: Advice from Model Programs”, will examine the common features of model programs that have demonstrated success in delivering colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and follow-up care to uninsured, underinsured, and low-income adults in their respective communities.

We will hear directly from leaders of the model programs, who will describe elements that were crucial to their success in building strong relationships with gastroenterologist, hospitals and other specialists in the delivery of screening.

 Speakers:

 James Hotz, MD

NCCRT Steering Committee

Co-Chair, NCCRT Community Health Centers Task Group

Nat’l Association of Community Health Centers

 Lynn Butterly, MD

NCCRT Steering Committee

Director Colorectal Cancer Screening

Dartmouth – Hitchcock Medical Center

Jason Beers

NCCRT Member

President & CEO Operation Access

Audience:

This webinar is open to NCCRT members, 80% by 2018 partners, CDC grantees and ACS Health Systems staff.

Save the Dates!

This webinar is a part of a webinar series on key topics related to colorectal cancer that the NCCRT is hosting this summer.  Please hold the follow dates for the other webinars in the series:

Thursday, September 10th at 1:00pm EST – 80% by 2018 Exemplary Program Series: What Health Plans Can Do to Achieve 80%

Monday, September 21st 1:00pm EST – Evaluating Systems Change focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening

Many thanks, and we hope you will be able to join!  If not, a replay will be made available shortly after the webinar.