Michigan BCCCP/WISEWOMAN Program Annual Meeting News
"Keeping Our Direction," the joint 2010 Annual Meeting for the Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) and the Michigan Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program is Thursday and Friday, May 6 and 7 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City.
Download the registration brochure for this meeting (available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file).
Meeting Highlights
Poster Sessions
Has your BCCCP or WISEWOMAN program(s) or clinicians done a special project that you’d like to communicate to other BCCCP Coordinators, program staff and clinicians? This is an opportunity to “show your stuff!” This year’s meeting will feature exhibits/posters from organizations that highlight innovative programs and services found throughout Michigan. Posters and exhibits will be displayed throughout the meeting. Posters previously presented at other venues, if applicable to BCCCP, WISEWOMAN, FP/BCCCP, CVD, Diabetes, Smoking Cessation, Breast or Cervical Cancer are welcome. New this year – The Annual Meeting Poster Session will have dedicated, staffed viewing times and the opportunity for presenters to interact with meeting attendees!
Note: Deadline for exhibit/poster application is April 1, 2010.
Wellness Activities
The 2010 meeting will feature special wellness activities throughout the meeting. These activities are optional, but you are encouraged to join as many activities as possible. These activities have been developed to incorporate fun, networking and wellness for everyone. Please join us for:
Water Aerobics – Experience the Great Wolf Lodge with our group!
Group Walk – Join us as we explore Kids Creek wetlands and trails. The walk will leave from the trailhead at Great Wolf Lodge.
Complete a Physical Activity Card – Show us what you’ve done and have a chance to win a prize!
Yoga with gentle stretching and “Moves for your Cubes!”
Enhance Fitness Demonstration
Reception
Join us for a welcome reception on Thursday, May 6th. The reception will begin immediately following the afternoon concurrent sessions. Poster presenters will be available to discuss their projects. Light
hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.
Agenda — Thursday, May 6
8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks Paulette M. Valliere, PhD, Program Director, Breast & Cervical Cancer Control / WISEWOMAN Programs
9:00 am
Opening Keynote Herbert C. Smitherman Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, Assistant Dean, Community and Urban Health, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine/ Detroit Medical Center,
President and CEO, Health Centers Detroit Foundation
In the eyes of many, the U.S. health care system suffers from three major challenges: It does not cover and provide access to enough people, it functions inefficiently and it could provide a better quality of care. Dr. Smitherman will discuss the lessons learned in his recent book entitled Taking Care of the Uninsured: a Path to Reform that can be applied in every community, and the policy changes needed for real healthcare reform.
10:15 am
Break and Wellness Activity
Gentle Yoga and “Moves For Your Cube”
11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions I
Health Care Reform
Herbert Smitherman Jr, MD, MPH, FACP
This session will discuss evidence-based solutions that show by expanding health insurance coverage to the uninsured, we can improve access to care and actually decrease healthcare costs as oppose to increase costs.
Colposcopy Treatment and Follow Up
Glenn Taylor, MD; Ann Arbor Health Center
This session will focus on the pathophysiology of cervical cancer and precursors, indications for colposcopy procedures and the management of abnormal colposcopy findings.
WISEWOMAN Program Session – Creating Calm for a Happy Heart
Carley Reynolds, RN, BS; Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties
This fun and interactive session will include massage techniques, meditation and guided imagery, as well as discuss stress reduction and its impact on heart health. Tools will be provided for Lifestyle Counselors to plan and implement this program in their own communities.
Program Support: Monitoring Appropriateness of Clinical Services Provided to BCCCP Women
EJ Siegl, MA, OCN, RN; Nurse Consultant, Michigan Department of Community Health
This session is for all BCCCP staff responsible for monitoring screening and diagnostic services provided to program women. Using case study examples, the BCCCP medical protocol will be discussed along with program guidelines for accurately documenting program clinical care services and determining appropriate reimbursement for these services.
12:30 pm
Lunch and Keynote
Michelle Segar, PhD,
Researcher, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Producing Sustainable Health Behavior in Midlife
This keynote will review a new behavioral paradigm for counseling women about making lifestyle changes that they will desire to do and sustain.
2:00 pm
Enhance Fitness Demonstration
Poster Session Viewing and Meet the Presenters!
3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions II
Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines and the Importance of Early Detection
Suzette C. Walker, MSN, FNP-C, AOCNP, University of Michigan Cancer Center
This session will give overview of prevention, screening guidelines for colorectal cancer.
Cancer Survivorship Finding Hope and Help
Kelly Brittain, RN, PhD(c), Director, Patient Community Education & Support Services,
Karmanos Cancer Institute
This session will summarize available resources for Michigan women who are surviving cancer. Topics to be discussed include survivorship care plans, resource directories and navigating through treatment.
WISEWOMAN Program Session – Evidence-Based Methods to Facilitate Intrinsic Motivation and Prioritization of Self-Care among Women
Michelle Segar, PhD, Researcher, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
This session builds upon concepts presented in the luncheon keynote and will provide a tool Lifestyle Counselors can use to help women break through their barriers and internalize their desired lifestyle changes. This session will be “hands on” and include practice and discussion.
Navigating BCCCP / WISEWOMAN Reimbursement
Tory Phelps & Sam Burke, Program Technical Analysts, Michigan Public Health Institute
This session will focus on the BCCCP/WISEWOMAN reimbursement process. Participants will receive a brief history and overview of the BCCC Program, followed by reviewing important provider information, required information for claim forms, billing cycle information, how to trouble shoot claim problems and fiscal year end procedures. (No CE contact hours for this session.)
4:30 pm
Reception in Poster Area
Agenda — Friday, May 7
7:00 am
Wellness Activity
Water Aerobics in Waterpark
8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 am
Concurrent Sessions I
Radiation Therapy for Breast and Cervical Cancer
Linda D. Grossheim, MD, West Michigan Cancer Center
This session will focus on the various treatment options for different stages of breast cancer, including whole breast radiation, accelerated partial breast irradiation and post mastectomy radiation. Radiation treatment options for different stages of cervical cancer, including external beam whole pelvis radiation and brachytherapy will also be presented.
Breast Cancer Imaging
Mark Helvie, MD, Director, Division of Breast Imaging University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
This session will describe pros and cons of different imaging modalities used in screening and diagnosing breast abnormalities.
WISEWOMAN Program Session — Voices of Depression: What it Means and How to Help
Carla J. Groh, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, Professor, University of Detroit, Mercy
This session will review the signs and symptoms of depression, provide Lifestyle Counselors a toolkit for timely recognition of depression and present intervention strategies that can be implemented to manage depression in WISEWOMAN participants.
Program Support — The Basics of Discoverer Viewer
Cathy Blaze, Reimbursement Project Coordinator, Michigan Public Health Institute
This session is geared towards BCCCP and WISEWOMAN staff that are responsible for monitoring different aspects of the Programs and have never used Discoverer Viewer. Participants will learn how to access Discoverer Viewer, open and navigate reports, run and print reports and export report data into Excel. In addition, trouble shooting and what Discoverer can and cannot do will be covered. (No CE contact hours for this session.)
10:15 am
Break, Hotel Checkout and Wellness Activity
Group Walk at Kids Creek
10:45 am
Concurrent Session II
Breast Cancer Surgical and Diagnostic Treatments
Marianne Melnik, MD, FACS, American College of Surgeons
This session will present an overview of surgical diagnostic and treatment procedures for local therapy and staging in early stage breast cancer.
Family History and Your Patient
Ryan Rodarmer, MS, CGC, Spectrum Health Cancer Genetics Program
While most cancer occurs by chance, approximately 5-10% of cancers are due to a genetic mutation which can be passed down through the family. During this session, we will discuss genetic principles and how they apply to the cancer setting, identify key questions to ask the patient regarding their family cancer history, and learn to recognize patterns in the family cancer history that would suggest an inherited susceptibility to cancer.
WISEWOMAN Program Session — Domestic and Sexual Violence: Identification, Assessment and Intervention
Cheryl Rogers, Michigan Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
This session will provide an overview of the dynamics of domestic violence. Ms. Rogers will also offer practical suggestions for working with women you suspect might be victims of domestic violence. This session will cover a wide rage of resources for the professional as well as the survivor of domestic or sexual violence.
Program Support – Advanced Discoverer
Michael D. Carr, Statistician, Michigan Department of Community Health
This session is designed for BCCCP and WISEWOMAN staff who already feel comfortable using Discoverer Viewer. Advanced skills such as using the newer features of Discoverer, saving your own versions of reports, requesting new or custom reports, and confirming caseload counts will be addressed. Participants should already know how to run, navigate, and print reports, and also how to export report data into Excel.
12:15 pm
Lunch and Closing Keynote Robert A. Smith, PhD, Director of Cancer Screening, Cancer Control Science Department, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
In our closing keynote, Dr. Smith will give a review of current American Cancer Society guidelines and issues in cancer screening.
1:30 pm
Must-Be-Present-To-Win Raffle, Poster Presenter Awards and Closing Remarks
Visit our Annual Meeting Resource Archive to learn about the Plenary, Concurrent, and Keynote sessions at the 2009 Michigan BCCCP / WISEWOMAN Program Annual Meeting.
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