The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series: Using and Accessing Florida Cancer Data

The Florida Department of Health Presents

The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series

Using and Accessing Florida Cancer Data

Overview

This webinar will provide an overview of the various sources of data related to cancer in Florida. Specific details will be provided about the strengths and limitations of these different sources, resources and tools for accessing data, and how data can be used to provide a deeper understanding of the burden of cancer and associated risk factors across the state.

Learning objectives

• Introduce the various types of cancer data available in Florida
• Describe the Florida Cancer Data System and mandatory reporting requirements
• Explain the Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cancer data
• Discuss additional sources for Florida data relevant to cancer prevention and control
• Demonstrate how to access and utilize Florida cancer data 

Intended Audience: Health Care Professionals, Interested Stakeholders

This webinar and teleconference is hosted by The Florida Department of Health Cancer Program

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Featured speakers:

Tara Hylton, MPH

Cancer Epidemiologist, Florida Department of Health

Jamie R. Forrest, MS 

Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Evaluation Administrator, 

Florida Department of Health

One hour of continuing education units (CEUs) is available in all Children's Medical Services approved boards of practice including: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology and Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. 

To register for the online meeting:

Please register for Using and Accessing Florida Cancer Data using the following link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2462409428921726977

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Cards for Hospitalized Kids

Cards for Hospitalized Kids(CFHK) is an internationally recognized charitable organization that spreads hope, joy & magic to hospitalized kids across America through uplifting, handmade cards.

Anyone can get involved with us, from anywhere. Individuals and groups across the United States, and world, donate time and creativity to make handmade cards and send them to us for distribution in hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses across the nation.

Over 40,000 kids in hospitals in all 50 states have received cards from us. We believe this is just the beginning.  We hope you will get involved and help us brighten the days of as many hospitalized kids as possible.


For more information and to get involved, visit http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/.

The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series - Developments in Lung Cancer: Screening Guidelines, Payments and the Role of Patient Navigators

The Florida Department of Health Presents

The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series

Developments in Lung Cancer: Screening Guidelines, Payments and the Role of Patient Navigators

In recognition of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, this webinar will highlight efforts to reduce the burden of lung cancer utilizing the new screening guidelines. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Early-stage diagnosis of lung cancer has a better prognosis and can be treated more effectively. This webinar will highlight effective practices leading to earlier diagnosis.

Learning objectives

• Discuss the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for lung cancer screening released in December 2013 and their effect on treatment and access to care
• Discuss the current status of coverage for lung cancer screening, including private insurance and Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
• Identify how community programs, services and health navigators can support lung cancer screening programs, treatment programs and healthcare professionals

Intended Audience: Health Care Navigators and Professionals, Community Health Workers, Administrators and Interested Stakeholders

This webinar and teleconference is hosted by The Florida Department of Health, Cancer Program

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Featured speakers:

Amy Copeland, MPH

Director of Medical Outreach, Lung Cancer Alliance

and

Matthew Schabath, PhD

Assistant Member, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

One hour of continuing education units (CEUs) is available in all Children's Medical Services approved boards of practice including: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology and Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.

To join the online meeting

Please register for the webinar use the following link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/993055074804678146

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Cancer Stakeholder October-November 2014

Dear Cancer Partners,

To view the latest issue please either visit: http://issuu.com/floridahealth/docs/october-november_2014

A PDF is attached to this email and also available as a downloadable link under the "Share” link below the publication.

This issue includes:

Program Spotlight: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

State Update: Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Announces the Reach and Connect Project

Cancer Survivor Tips: Healthy Behaviors and Programs to Support Survivors

Tools and Resources: Upcoming webinars, workshops and opportunities for continuing education credits

Cancer in the News: The latest articles from great resources such as American Institute for Cancer Research, HealthDay, Science Daily, and Medical News Today

Funding Opportunities: For initiatives focused on well-being, palliative care, healthcare access, disparities, diversity, physical activity, epidemiology, and research

Events: Local and national conferences for cancer stakeholders 

Please share with your partners!

Food Day Cooking Demo

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Zen Pumpkin Soup Cooking Demo

Where: Downtown Union Street Farmers Market

When: 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Contact: van@foginfo.org

Through outreach of our EBT program, we also provide nutrition education and cooking demonstrations, highlighting local, seasonal produce and teaching healthy cooking methods to farmers market shoppers. Alternating between the Union Street and Alachua County Farmers Market, we offer a nutrition education table which accompanies our EBT booth in which we pass out samples of easy to prepare dishes made from local, seasonal produce. We also distribute recipes and nutritional facts for whatever we’re highlighting. The nutrition education table will also be accompanying the cooking demo next Wednesday and is run by UF Dietetics students in which we will be offering samples of pumpkin butter made from local Seminole pumpkin. You can stay updated about our nutrition education events through the Florida Organic Growers facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FLOrganicGrowers.

"Tea for a Cure" benefiting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

When: Saturday October 18, 2014
Where: The North Florida Regional Medical Center Cancer Center
Time: 12:00 – 2:00

Benefiting: Making Strides for Breast Cancer

Cost: $30.00

Please join us for High Tea at The North Florida Cancer Center located behind North Florida Regional Medical Center. You will be served tea, mimosas, finger sandwiches and desserts. Seating is limited, so please purchase your tickets early.

I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer on May 16, 2012. Since then it has been my passion to help others fighting Breast Cancer. This will be my 3rd year walking with Making Strides and this year I’ll be joined by one of my sisters, a niece, daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

To purchase tickets, please go to the Making Strides web-site:http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=30266406&pg=personal&fr_id=62525&fl=en_US&et=Ejmn2-zkq4Vaqflq_s81Q choose Donate, enter my name (Terry Weber), click on Donate below my name, fill-in the necessary fields. In the “Private note for the person or team you are supporting” type in TEA so I know you’ll be attending. If you are buying multiple Tea tickets enter the names of all attending the Tea.

NFRMC Cancer Center located at 6420 West Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL 32605 is located behind The North Florida Regional Medical Center. Turn onto 66th Street (across from Oaks Mall) you’ll notice signs for the Emergency Department. Pass the Emergency Department and continue past Invision Imaging and Pre-op Services. You’ll see the Cancer Center on your left. Park in the large lot. Enter the front entrance of the building.

Wear your favorite hat and dress! There will be a “Best Hat” contest. If you have any questions, please contact me at 352-278-3764. Hope to see you there.

Thank you,

Terry Weber
purplesoftail@gmail.com

Cervical Cancer-Free Florida Coalition

http://www.cervicalcancerfreecoalition.org/partners/partner-states/florida/

Florida has the nation’s 3rd highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States. Minority, low income, and underinsured women remain at exaggerated risk of being diagnosed with and dying from cervical cancer largely due to underutilization of routine screening and timely follow up for detected abnormalities. 

The Cervical Cancer-Free Florida (CCFFL) Coalition is led by Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer. We will develop necessary infrastructure to support patient-centered translational inquiry to eliminate cervical cancer disparity throughout the state. We will accomplish this end by fostering unprecedented collaboration between diverse stakeholder communities throughout Florida now largely working in “siloes” to generate solutions for health and social change. Through engaging diverse stakeholders, we will enable greater coordination of efforts and resource sharing across Florida by creating a cadre of stakeholders working within a common paradigm focused on patient centered outcomes research.

The objectives for CCFFL are:

• To identify key patient/caregiver, provider, policy/payer stakeholders necessary to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Florida
• To engage key patient/caregiver, provider, policy/payer stakeholders in the development of a statewide network reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Florida
• To create a state level agenda to reduce incidence, morbidity, and mortality of cervical cancer in Florida thorough sustained collaboration with key patient/caregiver, provider, policy/payer stakeholders. 

For more information, contact Susan Vadaparampil (susan.vadaparampil@moffitt.org) and Erin Kobetz-Kerman (EKobetz@med.miami.edu).

First Annual Survivors Scholarship Now Accepting Applications

From Chalik & Chalik Law Offices in Florida:


A new college scholarship has been announced by Chalik & Chalik Law Offices. Aimed at those who have survived a serious medical diagnosis and are moving forward in their lives, the $1,000 scholarship is open to anyone attending college or law school in the U.S. this spring.

“Because our firm handles medical malpractice and negligence cases, we often see the enduring tragedy that serious medical conditions can create,” said attorney Debi Chalik. Debi is one-half of the team for which the firm is named – her husband, Jason is the other founding partner. “Whether the diagnosis is cancer or any other life-threatening illness, the immediate focus is on getting better. That’s as it should be, but all the money and effort comes at the beginning of what will be a life-long process of recovery. We want to help survivors achieve their goals and overcome the next challenge in their lives.”

The first annual Survivors Scholarship asks applicants to submit a short personal essay about how their cancer or significant medical issue influenced their choice to pursue a higher education . Applications can be found at the bottom of this page. The deadline for submission is 1/12/2015 and the winning applicant will be notified by 2/1/2015.

“I find a great deal of hope and encouragement in the stories of people who have overcome real health setbacks,” said Chalik. “The Survivors Scholarship is our firm’s way of returning some of that encouragement to a student, a way to give them a little recognition for what they’ve accomplished.”

Academic requirements are set at a current GPA of 3.0 or above. Students entering college for the first time will have to document acceptance at an accredited institution, and all applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents. The award will be paid directly to the college in the student’s name to help with tuition or materials costs.

The first annual Survivors Scholarship was inspired by the Chalik’s interaction with a local charity, Debbie’s Dream Foundation. DDF was started by Debbie Zelman, a stomach cancer survivor, and her foundation is now one of the most active cancer research advocates in the U.S., lobbying to increase federal and state funding for research. The scholarship was also inspired by Debi’s mother, Eva Weissberger, who is a breast cancer survivor, and another family member, Royce Sagenkahn, who succumbed to appendix cancer two months ago.

At the heart of DDF is the Patient Resource Education Program. PREP networks newly diagnosed cancer patients with mentors who can guide them through their treatment and recovery. Debbie is a neighbor of the Chalik family and Jason Chalik sits on the foundation’s board of directors.

Chalik & Chalik Law Firm is a firm specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, and negligence cases. With offices across Florida, the bilingual firm serves Florida’s diverse community at all income levels and without regard to race, gender, or ethnicity. This includes everything from acting as a buffer between the firm’s clients and insurance companies, all the way to aggressive representation in court. The goal is the same – achieving a full and fair settlement for their clients. Initial consultations are free and no fees are collected unless.


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Panera Goes Pink for Women's Cancer Research

On Friday, Oct. 17, 100 percent of every Pink Ribbon Bagel sold in Panera's Gainesville and Ocala cafes will benefit women's cancer research right here at UF Health. You can place your order in advance by downloading the pre-order form and dropping the form off at your local Panera cafe or order online at panera-tampa.com.

If you order online, be sure to select Pink Ribbon/Cherry-Vanilla Bagels.

Order your Pink Ribbon Bagels today.
Download the pre-order form here.

The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series: Utilizing Community Health Workers to Reach Underserved Populations

The Florida Department of Health Presents
The Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series

Utilizing Community Health Workers to Reach Underserved Populations

Overview

In recognition of October Breast Cancer Awareness month, this webinar describes how the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program developed the Reach and Connect Project, an initiative to increase breast and cervical cancer screenings and HPV vaccination.

Learning objectives

• Describe the development of the project
• Understand use of data to direct programmatic implementation
• Describe the transition from a screening only program to a population-based project
• Understand barriers and resources from a county perspective in areas of high need
• Describe revisions to the Reach and Connect Project as a result of the pilot evaluation and lessons learned

Intended Audience: Community Health Workers, Health Care Professionals, and Interested Stakeholders

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time

Featured speakers:

Linda Greis, RN, BSN and Hope Wood, RN

Nursing Consultants, Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, Florida Department of Health

Clarence Gyden, BS

Regional Coordinator, Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, Florida Department of Health

One hour of continuing education units (CEUs) is available in all Children's Medical Services approved boards of practice including: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.

To join the online meeting:

Please register for Patient Navigation and Community Health use the following link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4024097470411507970

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Lunch and Learn - Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Current Practice and Future Promise

WHEN: October 29, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Hope Lodge – Gainesville

FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Lisa Spiguel

Dr. Lisa Spiguel will lead the discussion on Triple Negative Breast Cancer. As assistant professor at the department of surgery at the University of Florida in the division of surgery oncology, Dr. Spiguel's focus is on the surgical care of breast cancer, the assessment of high risk cancer patients and overall breast health. Her expertise as an experienced breast cancer surgeon will explain the components of triple negative breast cancer, current practicies for triple negative breast cancer, and future directions in this subfield of cancer.

COST: Free

OTHER INFO:
Lunch will be provided
Continuing Education Credits will be provided by Suwannee River AHEC

SPONSORED BY: The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation (FBCF), The North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC) and Cancer Connections

RSVP REQUIRED. Please RSVP to lvagelakos@wellflorida.org by Friday, Oct. 24th at 5 p.m.