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Gibbs Regional Medical Center

Gibbs Regional Medical Center. Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC. Why GRCC Is Interested In Being Part Of The Pilot Program ?. To build on our 24 years of experience as a CCOP to increase accrual to Phase I/II trials To expand access to Minorities in our community

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Gibbs Regional Medical Center

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  1. Gibbs Regional Medical Center Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC

  2. Why GRCC Is Interested In Being Part Of The Pilot Program? • To build on our 24 years of experience as a CCOP to increase accrual to Phase I/II trials • To expand access to Minorities in our community • To use our status as “TOP WIRED” hospital to expand into the National Cancer Databases including CaBIG™ • To enhance linkages to NCI designated Cancer Centers (such as our current Network Affiliation with MDACC)

  3. Why interested cont, II? • To be a part of Tissue Banking that would lead to Translational Research Opportunities • To be a part of a new NCI initiative to further advance patient care by research • To provide Optimal Care for our Cancer patients, including Benchmarking & Concordance Studies • To Network with other Similar Community Hospitals to Develop Cancer Care for the Future • To Share with NCI on a face to face basis the Real Needs of the Community

  4. Why interested? cont, III • To Interact with NCI Designated Cancer Centers & to Provide Input into Policy Making Decisions • To Bring Increased Knowledge to the Teaching Programs of Our Surgical, Family Practice, Transitional Residencies, Radiation Therapy Technical School & Nursing Schools • To Proactively expand and integrate multi-disciplinary care through our Breast Health program as evidence by our new BREAST CENTER that is to be opened Oct 08

  5. Breast Center Oct, 2008

  6. What Factors Influenced Our Decision To Join In This Partnership With NCI? • Part of Appalachian Community • 20% AA Population • 45 % Minority Population with one of fastest growing Hispanic population • <1 % Hispanic Population enrolled on Clinical Trials • 15 % AA Population enrolled on treatment trials • 25 % AA Population enrolled on Chemoprev. trials • Can share our Success in Minority Recruitment with others

  7. What Are The Major Challenges And Opportunities We Envision In Participating In The Pilot? • Funding for Cancer Care in the presence of CMS changes to clinical research • Decreasing Pool of Medical Oncologists • Appropriate Funding for this Pilot and resources required by the supporting hospitals • Opportunity to place NCI Trials in Additional areas of SC/rural NC

  8. What “Local” Factors Do We Anticipate As Influencing These Challenges And Opportunities To Our Local Organization & Community)? • # of Medical Oncologists Currently Available • # of Uninsured & Underinsured Pts • Rate of unemployment • Local CMS rules • Recently Published-SC finished 50th in SAT scores—EDUCATION level

  9. What "extra-local" factors will have an important influence? • Good relationship with Susan Komen Foundation, ACS, Local Minority Groups • Several Health Disparity Organizations already started for Breast Cancer • Health Science South Carolina • South Carolina Cancer Alliance

  10. Our Experience With Community (Patients) And Experience With Community Providers (Physicians)? • 33 % pts on Clinical trials in 2006 • CCOP includes Upstate SC, NC, GA • SELECT included 1338 men • Community Physicians who volunteer services include: • Med. Onc., Rad. Onc., Urology, FP, Derm., Surgeons, OB/GYN

  11. Community Involvement with Physicians • Prostate Screening • Relay for Life • SELECT • Skin Cancer Screening • Cancer Survivor’s Day • SCCA • Pt Advocates • Support Groups • Bi-Monthly Educational Meetings for MDs/Staff

  12. Survivor’s Day

  13. Prostate Screening

  14. SELECT TEAM

  15. SELECT BBQ

  16. Hospice Golf Tournament

  17. Relay for Life

  18. Gardening Therapy From One of Our Patients

  19. Donation of The “BELL”From a Patient

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