May 2024 | Vol 15 | Issue 5 

The GW Cancer Center is a training and technical assistance provider of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.

Our on-demand free online training incorporates improved patient-provider communication, cultural sensitivity, shared decision-making and attention to health literacy to help organizations implement quality improvements to advance equitable, accessible and patient-centered cancer care. The course is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for 4.5 continuing education contact hours until July 31, 2024.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, has co-authored a paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on the significance of SOGI data in cancer research. In an interview with the American Journal of Managed Care, Dr. Pratt-Chapman highlighted factors affecting adequate, accessible health care for transgender patients and explored the potential for policy-level changes to benefit transgender patient care and experiences in clinical settings.

National Cancer Survivor Month is right around the corner! Our toolkit offers evidence based, CDC approved data and easy to use downloadable social media posts for CCC programs, healthcare providers and coalitions

There's still time to use our toolkit this month for Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month! The toolkit provides coalitions and CCC programs ready to post social media content to raise awareness about melanoma and skin cancer, and to focus on research into their cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. 

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This work was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU58DP007539-01 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.