Prostate Cancer Survivorship Series: Health Equity Driven Approaches for Optimizing Outcomes in Low-Income Populations

Date: Nov. 13

Time: Noon Central

*Includes a brief Q & A session (10 minutes)

Curtiland Deville, MD

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Clinical Director, JH Sibley Radiation Oncology

Medical Director, JH Proton Therapy Center

Co-Director, JH Sibley Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic

The JH Kimmel Cancer Center

Sibley Memorial Hospital

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Brief Summary of Primary Topics Addressed:

• Best/promising practices, health system strategies and evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that can be implemented along the prostate cancer continuum (prevention, screening, *early detection, *diagnosis, *treatment, and *survivorship) to improve patient-centered care among prostate cancer patients and survivors.
• Overview of prostate cancer disparities associated with vital factors such as: socioeconomic status (SES), geographic location, health insurance status and health practice characteristics.
• Strengthening Community-Clinical Linkages: Best/promising practices, evidence-based interventions (EBIs) and health system strategies that can be implemented by healthcare systems, healthcare practices, and their partners such as: public health programs (including National Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs, county health departments) to reduce prostate cancer disparities among populations with low socioeconomic status characteristics (low-income, lower levels of health literacy, etc.).