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Shoutout to CCSI and friends for their NCI R01 to test a pharmacy-based colorectal cancer screening program called PharmFIT hpdp.unc.edu/2024/03/hpdp-r… @alison_brenner @StephWheelerUNC @DReuland @MedicareParthD #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth #GetScreened

We're hiring! CCSI is searching for a Research Assistant to provide admin and research support for our SCORE project. We're looking for someone with great organizational & people skills -- previous research experience is a plus! Apply through May 2: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/227332

We're hiring! CCSI is searching for a Research Assistant to provide admin and research support for two of our projects. We're looking for someone with great organizational & people skills -- previous research experience is a plus! Apply through January 3: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/191135

Congratulations to our SCORE project team on the publication of their article in Implementation Science Communications! Read more about our centralized colorectal cancer screening outreach and patient navigation for vulnerable populations in NC here: ow.ly/eKiY50Gpw30

So gratified to have had the opportunity to work with this great group of folks on this important and challenging topic! @ErinMichos @zahirkanjee @AnnalsofIM @DellMedSchool

Do this to reduce colon cancer in NC: @brooksbell wrote on the potential for medicaid expansion to reduce colorectal cancer in NC in the @newsobserver last week based on CCSI and @UNCpublichealth research by @DReuland, @StephWheelerUNC, and @seth_crockett ow.ly/FAq350GptrV

A big thank you to the @cca_unc student group for having their fall fundraiser benefit the CCSI's efforts to improve access to colorectal cancer screening in North Carolina! Learn more or donate here: give.communityfunded.com/o/unc-chapel-h…

We're happy to share this brand-new #ImpSciJournalClub article! This 📄 aligns #ImpSci with #improvementpractice across 5️⃣ implementation projects. Full paper: go.unc.edu/Mb25F ✏️@JenniferLeeman1 @alison_brenner @DrMatthewLee #QI #CancerPrevention #improvement

PharmFIT, a pharmacy-based program for increasing access to CRC screening co-led by our own @alison_brenner, was highlighted alongside other fantastic UNC @CPCRNcancer projects in a recent Rural Health Monitor article. Thanks @ruralhealthinfo! ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/… #ruralhealth

Interested in improving the health of your community? The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement created the @UNC_Lineberger Community Pilot Funding Program to help reduce cancer disparities in NC. Learn more about how to apply: unclineberger.org/community-outr…

CCSI is all over JAMA today! @dreuland, Teri Malo, and @alison_brenner contributed to the evidence review for the #USPSTF's new #lungcancer screening guidelines (tinyurl.com/uspstf-lcs) 1/n jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Dr. Jennifer Leeman (@JenniferLeeman1) has been promoted to Professor at the UNC School of Nursing @UNCSON. Dr. Leeman is an HPDP research fellow who also serves as a co-principal investigator for our core research project and a principal investigator with @CPCRNcancer. Congrats!

And CCSI director @dreuland and returned Buckeye Dan Jonas, who led the evidence review, were quoted in this WaPo piece about the guidelines 4/4 washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03…

And another commentary by CCSI’s Louise Henderson and Patricia Rivera, along with @EthanBasch1, highlighting the need for equitable implementation of the new #lungcancer screening guidelines 3/n jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Congratulations to CCSI Director @DReuland for his appointment to the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control — we’re excited to see Dr. Reuland’s continued work on state policy to improve cancer outcomes for North Carolinians!

CCSI Dep Director @alison_brenner and Dr. Jennifer Smith have received a @UNC_Lineberger dev award to study the impact of combining mailed outreach for home #colorectalcancer and #cervicalcancer screening to low income pts. @CCFCoalition @StephWheelerUNC @noelTbrewer @DReuland

What works in embedding patient decision aids in #routinecare? CCSI leader @alison_brenner co-authored a paper for the #IPDAS Collaboration on how PTDAs are successfully implemented in routine care settings. Check out the 5 key strategies for success. #articleShareContainer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

CCSI leadership Teri Malo and @DReuland will be discussing the ACCSIS program, which is focused on improving #colorectalcancer screening, follow-up, and referral-to-care through #impsci. @uncimpsci