Accountability for Cancer Care Through Undoing Racism & Equity (ACCURE)

This lecture discuss accountability and transparency in cancer care. The focus of this presentation will be on the ACCURE study, which is a systems change intervention trial to increase racial equity in treatment of early stage breast and lung cancer at two cancer centers. This study determined the need for real-time electronic signals to notify the navigator of delayed treatment milestones. These signals will improve early intervention of these "pressure points" and will ultimately aid cancer patients in completing their treatments.
Learning Outcomes:
• Define the concepts of transparency and accountability, and explain their relevance for health equity interventions and evaluation.
• Identify potential criteria to identify pressure points within cancer care systems.
• Describe some trends in cancer patient navigator services that resulted from the ACCURE study.
This lecture was presented as a part of the RN and Allied Health Lecture Series.