Oregon Colorectal Cancer Conference

Friday, March 20, 2020 (7:30 AM - 3:00 PM) (PDT)

Description


An education event for public health and health professionals to increase colorectal cancer screening awareness and utilization.

The Oregon 2020 CRC Conference is a statewide effort to reduce the number of preventable CRC cancers.

CRC is the second most deadly form of cancer. But it doesn’t have to be.
The CRC Conference is an educational event for public health and healthcare professionals to increase colorectal cancer screening awareness and utilization.

Our hope is to improve screening rates and reduce the number of CRC related deaths in Oregon; at the local, county and state level.

Lunch will be Provided. 

Keynote Speaker: Bill Willard - Director of Marketing Research for The American Cancer Society.
 

Some Key topics that will be covered throughout the day include:
FIT Kit Follow Up Success;
CRC Inequalities: Insights from Public Health
Where are we going, and how did we get there? Trends in Oregon’s CRC Screening Rates;
Improving CRC Screening by Changing the Law
Patient Navigation to Address Low Rates of Follow-up Colonoscopy;
Leveraging Research to Improve CRC Screening in Primary Care Practices and Medicaid Health Plans
Increasing Access to Genetic Testing for Lynch Syndrome in Underserved Populations through an Electronic Risk Assessment

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated  to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives , and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Pricing
$28.16 with fees ($25 admission, $3.16 fees)

If you are a student or cannot afford the ticketed rate or have further questions, please contact jenica.palmer@cancer.org.
 
Address
2720 SW Moody Ave
Portland, OR 97201 United States

Knight Cancer Research Building
2720 SW Moody Avenue
Portland, OR 97201

Friday, March 20, 2020 (7:30 AM - 3:00 PM) (PDT)

Registration 7:30AM
Start Time 8:30AM

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Member Events
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