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GW Cancer Center News
Updated Patient Navigation Training Now Available
GW Cancer Center staff have spent one year working through and updating this training. Newly reformatted for the best learner experience, the revised Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals is NOW OPEN!
With 14 hours of continuing education credits available to nurses, physicians and Certified Healthcare Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES), this FREE training equips the patient navigation workforce to provide informed care.
New Patient Navigation Training Aligned to CMS Requirements
The revised Patient Navigator training aligns with the CMS requirements for training for navigator reimbursement. We also ensured our training incorporates competencies from many different leading navigation organizations, including CMS, PONT,GW, Community Health Workers Core Census and ACS. You can click here (PDF) to download our competency alignment chart.
GW Cancer Center's Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman Receives Award
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, has received the 2025 Clinical Research Award from the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC). The award honors her significant contributions to the field of oncology through her pioneering research and work in patient navigation and health equity, particularly for intersectional LGBTQIA+ populations.
Listen to the ACCC podcast that discusses how Dr. Pratt-Chapman's research has impacted oncology and paved the way for better patient care.
Early detection and prevention continue to be proven tools to reduce the burden of melanoma in the United States. The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Toolkit includes messaging around melanoma and skin cancer prevention behaviors.
GW TAP is currently in the process of revising and updating this toolkit and will be sharing the revised version upon completion.
Take the opportunity in April during National Minority Health Month to raise awareness about health disparities affecting populations that have been marginalized, discriminated against or excluded in American culture. Download our ready-to-use graphics and social media captions all with just the click of a button.
This work was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU58DP007539-02 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC.
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