Plus Pointers

We need to use caution when we tell people to make healthy lifestyle choices, as the systems may not be set up to make the healthy option accessible and affordable.
The GW Cancer Center has a webinar series on professional development for oncology navigators.
The GW Cancer Center’s Online Academy offers a number of training and education opportunities for healthcare and public health professionals to help advance patient-centered care and evidence-based public health practice.
This toolkit presents recommended standards and best practices for training healthcare providers and staff in LGBTQIA+ cultural competence.
GW Cancer Center offers free online training that is worth 5.6 nurse CEs and aims to facilitate equitable, accessible, and patient-centered cancer care.
The GW Cancer Center offers free, self-paced training on patient-centered survivorship care. Each module corresponds to 1 credit hour.
The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center developed a comprehensive, competency-based training that uses evidence-based information and case studies to prepare patient navigators to effectively address barriers to care for cancer patients and survivors.
To alleviate health disparities experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients, cancer care professionals need further education on the needs of SGM cancer patients and their loved ones and caregivers.
Development and use of tools to measure a patient-centered approach to quality survivorship care.
Payment reform that enables clinicians and organizations to address social barriers to health offers an opportunity to address inequitable health outcomes.