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ACCCBUZZ BLOG

ACCCBuzz brings you the latest news and policy updates affecting US health care and oncology/hematology, while offering the how-to perspective in cancer care delivery, program and practice operations, and so much more.

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World Lung Cancer Day: ACCC Innovator Award Winners Tackling Challenges in Lung Cancer Care

World Lung Cancer Day: ACCC Innovator Award Winners Tackling Challenges in Lung Cancer Care

Gabrielle Stearns
August 1, 2025

In an effort to encourage prevention, screening, research, and advocacy, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies created World Lung Cancer Day, observed on August 1 each year, and many ACCC member organizations actively contribute to that work.

Leading With Grace: Learning to Fall and Rise With Love

Leading With Grace: Learning to Fall and Rise With Love

Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
July 30, 2025

Showing grace toward those who care for patients with cancer means recognizing and honoring the emotional weight they carry. These caregivers face heart-wrenching situations daily, requiring robust emotional resilience.

Improving Clinical Trial Access and Support: A Practical e-Course Designed for Patient Navigators

Improving Clinical Trial Access and Support: A Practical e-Course Designed for Patient Navigators

Rachel Radwan
July 23, 2025

Recognizing the weight of the barriers to trial participation, Susan G. Komen partnered with breastcancertrials.org to develop a free clinical trials navigation e-course designed to help patient navigators better support individuals in accessing trials.

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: Innovative Solutions for the Most Aggressive Brain Tumor

Glioblastoma Awareness Day: Innovative Solutions for the Most Aggressive Brain Tumor

Gabrielle Stearns
July 16, 2025

In recognition of Glioblastoma Awareness Day, ACCC invites its members to support ongoing advocacy and research aimed at transforming the outlook for patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor.

Shaw At Home: An Oncology Specific Home and Community-Based Palliative Care Program

Shaw At Home: An Oncology Specific Home and Community-Based Palliative Care Program

Rachel Radwan
July 9, 2025

After witnessing patients struggle to access comprehensive, in-home support services such as palliative care and hospice, the team at Shaw Cancer Center developed Shaw at Home, an oncology specific home and community-based palliative care program.

From Awareness to Action: Advancing Sarcoma Research and Treatment

From Awareness to Action: Advancing Sarcoma Research and Treatment

Gabrielle Stearns
July 2, 2025

While sarcomas present unique challenges in detection, treatment, and prevention, ongoing research and advocacy are paving the way for better outcomes.

Oncology Pharmacy Virtual Office Hours Highlight Emerging Strategies for Implementing Bispecific Antibodies

Oncology Pharmacy Virtual Office Hours Highlight Emerging Strategies for Implementing Bispecific Antibodies

Rachel Morrison Brown
June 30, 2025

This spring, ACCC hosted 2 virtual office hours sessions featuring oncology pharmacists with expertise in using bispecific antibodies. Participants shared practical insights, challenges, and strategies for implementing BsAb care models.

Precision at Scale: Expanding Rare Molecular Subtype Trials via the Decentralized Model

Precision at Scale: Expanding Rare Molecular Subtype Trials via the Decentralized Model

Nicole A. Colwell, MD
June 27, 2025

Fueled by advances in digital health technology and the growing need to address operational constraints in nonacademic settings, decentralized clinical trial designs are poised to redefine how (and where) clinical evidence is generated.

Climbing the Ladder of Inference: Self-Awareness and Authentic Leadership Through the Lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy

Climbing the Ladder of Inference: Self-Awareness and Authentic Leadership Through the Lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy

Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
June 25, 2025

At the intersection of cognitive science and humanistic psychology lie 2 powerful frameworks: the Ladder of Inference and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which provide critical insight into why self-awareness is foundational for authentic leadership.

Ambulatory Care Excellence (ACE): Charting a New Path in Ambulatory Care Model and Coordination

Ambulatory Care Excellence (ACE): Charting a New Path in Ambulatory Care Model and Coordination

Rachel Radwan
June 23, 2025

Fox Chase Cancer Center earned a 2025 ACCC Innovator Award for its Ambulatory Care Excellence Model, which improved efficiency, coordination, and patient outcomes in ambulatory cancer care while ensuring top-of-license scope of work for clinicians.

NCCN Policy Summit: Empowering and Shaping Primary Care and Oncology Partnerships

NCCN Policy Summit: Empowering and Shaping Primary Care and Oncology Partnerships

Gabrielle Stearns
June 17, 2025

The NCCN held a policy summit dedicated to exploring strategies to improve collaboration between primary care providers and oncologists to promote better patient outcomes.

Improving Patient Outcomes Through Primary Care and Oncology Collaboration: An NCCN Policy Summit

Improving Patient Outcomes Through Primary Care and Oncology Collaboration: An NCCN Policy Summit

Rachel Radwan
June 12, 2025

In recognition of patients' struggle to navigate a fragmented health care system throughout their cancer treatment, the NCCN hosted a policy summit dedicated to strengthening coordination between primary care providers and oncologists.

Improving Care Between Clinic Visits: A Sustainable Model for Remote Patient Monitoring

Improving Care Between Clinic Visits: A Sustainable Model for Remote Patient Monitoring

Rachel Radwan
June 10, 2025

An early contributor to evidence supporting the impact of remote patient monitoring, Highlands Oncology received a 2025 ACCC Innovator Award for its sustainable, scalable remote patient monitoring model.

Mercy Receives PCORI Funding to Expand AI-Driven Smart Texting Program

Mercy Receives PCORI Funding to Expand AI-Driven Smart Texting Program

Rachel Radwan
June 3, 2025

Mercy is transforming cancer care through technology that is both innovative and patient-centric, and its 4-year funding award from PCORI positions this program to reach a broader patient population than ever before.

More Than Skin Deep: Elevating Prevention, Early Detection, and Innovation During Skin Cancer Awareness Month

More Than Skin Deep: Elevating Prevention, Early Detection, and Innovation During Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Gabrielle Stearns
May 30, 2025

May serves as Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a timely opportunity to highlight the importance of prevention, early detection, and treatment advances for the most common group of cancers both in the US and globally.

Harnessing AI to Empower the Community Oncology Workforce

Harnessing AI to Empower the Community Oncology Workforce

Nicole A. Colwell, MD
May 28, 2025

As we recognize National Cancer Research Month this May, it's important to acknowledge the continued need to strengthen the clinical trial workforce and to explore solutions that can expand access to potentially lifesaving clinical trials.

Honoring Oncology Nurse Navigators

Honoring Oncology Nurse Navigators

Molly Kisiel, MSN, FNP-BC
May 22, 2025

In celebration of National Oncology Nursing Month, ACCC recognizes the profound difference these nurses make every day. Their expertise and advocacy ensure that patients receive excellent care and compassionate guidance every step of the way.

Transforming Cancer Detection and Treatment With AI-Driven Healthy Person Program

Transforming Cancer Detection and Treatment With AI-Driven Healthy Person Program

Rachel Radwan
May 20, 2025

In this third blog of the 2025 ACCC Innovator Award series, Bart Daugherty from Lifepoint Health shares more about his program's initiative to improve the quality of preventive care for patients in rural communities.

An Unexpected Lesson to Live Intentionally

An Unexpected Lesson to Live Intentionally

Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
May 15, 2025

In the latest installment of her leadership series, Barbara Schmidtman delves into the unexpected gift that can come from illness: stillness and time for reflection.

Adopting Machine Learning-Enabled Decision Support to Improve Oncology End-of-Life Outcomes

Adopting Machine Learning-Enabled Decision Support to Improve Oncology End-of-Life Outcomes

Rachel Radwan
May 13, 2025

In this Q&A with WellSpan Cancer Institute, one of the six 2025 ACCC Innovator Award Winners, ACCCBuzz dives into the program's initiative that leverages machine learning-enabled decision support to improve end-of-life outcomes.

Precision in Progress: How Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies are Reshaping Ovarian Cancer Care

Precision in Progress: How Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies are Reshaping Ovarian Cancer Care

Nicole A. Colwell, MD
May 8, 2025

As we observe World Ovarian Cancer Day in 2025, health care professionals are encouraged to recognize how precision oncology is reshaping treatment paradigms and presenting new opportunities to personalize care and improve survival outcomes.

Implementing a Structured, Scalable Geriatric Oncology Program at Penn Medicine

Implementing a Structured, Scalable Geriatric Oncology Program at Penn Medicine

Rachel Radwan
May 5, 2025

This first installment in the ACCCBuzz Blog 2025 Innovator Award Winners series highlights Penn Medicine Princeton Health, Princeton Cancer Center, and the program's strategy to implement a structured, scalable geriatric oncology program.

Breaking Barriers With Digital Health Technologies: Advancing CRS Risk Prediction

Breaking Barriers With Digital Health Technologies: Advancing CRS Risk Prediction

Rachel Radwan
April 29, 2025

In support of the need for more advanced Digital Health Technologies, ACCC partnered with DiMe to create comprehensive resources that support the development of trustworthy CRS de-risking products.

Esophageal Awareness: Improved Survivorship Through Precision Medicine

Esophageal Awareness: Improved Survivorship Through Precision Medicine

Emily Wire
April 22, 2025

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, a time for increasing public awareness about the importance of early detection and facilitating emerging therapies for patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

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