Publication

NCCRT Steering Committee Boston Site Visit Report

Date: 11/1/2008
Source: Boston Medical Center/Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Publication Type: Article
Description: The NCCRT in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health-Division of Public Health Practice, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Boston Medical Center convened local, state, and national leaders to discuss Colorectal Cancer (CRC) programs in Massachusetts, and in particular those in Boston. This discussion aimed to support the NCCRT in gaining an understanding of local CRC issues and how they are being addressed in an effort to share lessons learned with NCCRT members.
Intended Use: The conference was an incredibly productive session that launched many ideas of potential collaborations beyond the day’s activities. Some collaborative ideas were to include some items presented during the day in the CRC Clinician’s Guide, utilizing some of the programs in Boston to increase public outreach through the creation of templates for use in other communities, and exploring funding opportunities for screening projects, particularly around what we can learn about colorectal cancer scr
Task Group: Steering Committee

Additional Details:
This conference included a full day of activities. The morning session was hosted at the Harvard School of Public Health, Division of Public Health Practice. The session Co-Chairs were Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Director, Division of Public Health Practice and Karen Emmons, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, faculty member in the Center for Community-Based Research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Deputy Director of CCBR and Associate Director of The Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities of Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Cancer Center. The afternoon session Chair was Paul Schroy, MD, MPH, Director of Clinical Research for the Section of Gastroenterology, Associate Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Epidemiology/ Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health. Ten presentations were given throughout the day. Most presentations included a PowerPoint presentation, which is available upon request.

URL: http://www.nccrt.org/Documents/Publications/CRC%20Roundtable_Minutes_FINAL_11.5.08.pdf