The NYC Health Department will host the 10th Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition (C5) Summit on May 3, 2018. The C5 Summit brings together leading professionals and stakeholders in colon cancer prevention and control, including health care providers, hospital administrators, advocates and government representatives. The 2018 Summit aims to expand C5 partnerships with key health care sectors to facilitate collaboration, increase screening rates and decrease inequities in colon cancer in NYC.
DATE: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
TIME: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center
173 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032
COST: Free (transportation cost not included)
Afternoon workgroups will guide participants through structured activities to identify barriers to implementing high-quality colorectal cancer screening programs that address screening disparities, share best practices, and brainstorm solutions they can implement within their practice.
Choose your workgroup session by utilizing the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FDDC7K
PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAM
Sonia Villegas
Patient Navigation Program Manager, Special Projects, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, DOHMH
COMMUNITY CARES PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT
Daniel Napolitano, MD
C5 Community Health Center Committee Co-Chair
COLONOSCOPY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TOOLKIT
Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, Brett Bernstein, MD, & Felice Schnoll-Sussman, MD
C5 Colonoscopy Quality Improvement Committee Co-Chairs
NYC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES
Justin List, MD
Director of Clinical & Scientific Affairs, DOHMH