2006 michigan cancer consortium spirit of collaboration awards

2006 Michigan Cancer 2006 Michigan Cancer ConsortiumConsortium

Spirit of Collaboration Spirit of Collaboration AwardsAwards

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Spirit of Collaboration Spirit of Collaboration AwardsAwards

Without bridges, the best-built roads lead nowhere, the most impressive visions remain invisible, and the best-laid plans fail.

The MCC is building bridges between organizations that are collaborating to conquer cancer. Congratulations to the following 2006 Spirit of Collaboration Award Winners – for building bridges and making powerful connections.

Spirit of Collaboration Spirit of Collaboration Award WinnersAward Winners

Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Pilot ProgramPilot Program

“Great collaboration in an underserved area of the State including a county with a significant colorectal cancer mortality rate.” - Reviewer

District Health Department #10 (DHD #10) and Spectrum Health - Reed City Campus collaborated to provide services as part of a colorectal cancer screening pilot project funded by the Michigan Department of Community Health. DHD #10 provided outreach, risk assessment, FOBT kit materials, program planning, and coordination to uninsured residents in Lake and Mecosta Counties.

Spectrum Health provided colonoscopy screening, including physician services, pathology services, and treatment services to the uninsured project participants. Spectrum Health also provided a liaison contact, which functioned as a nurse case manager/patient advocate. Her role was to ensure an efficient process of scheduling, preparation, and follow up throughout the colonoscopy procedure. This liaison also served as the main contact person between the health department and the hospital by assisting with program implementation and billing issues.

Seventy-four (74) uninsured residents of Lake and Mecosta counties received risk assessment, screening, and education on colorectal cancer, including screening for risk factors and symptoms. Of the 74, twenty-one received colonoscopies. Preliminary results show a significant number of participants needing polyp removal; no cancer to date.

In addition to the clinical outcomes, this collaboration also resulted in other numerous benefits. Through this program and partnership, a strong basis has been developed for continued screening efforts. For example, this concept has been shared with the Regional Cancer Steering Committee serving Northwest Central Michigan. The committee is developing a project proposal to provide broad cancer early detection screening opportunities to targeted communities. This proposal will be submitted as a federal Rural Outreach Grant this fall and will include screening for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancers, as determined by the committee.

Collaborating Partners:

•District Health Department #10 •Spectrum Health - Reed City Campus

Digital Mammography Position Digital Mammography Position Papers for Providers and Papers for Providers and ConsumersConsumers“This Collaboration was an example of how important research information can be relayed in a timely manner to the residents & health care providers of Michigan.” - Reviewer

Members of the Breast Cancer Advisory Committee formed a workgroup to discuss the results of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) conducted from 2001-2005 by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network. Dr. Murray Rebner, one of the researchers who participated in the study, was consulted to discuss the key findings from the study and implications that may impact mammography screening for Michigan women. The workgroup then developed guidance regarding mammography screening in the form of position papers from the Michigan Cancer Consortium for both providers and consumers in the state of Michigan.

The April 2006 position papers for providers (Digital Mammography: Comparison with Screen-Film Mammography) and consumers (Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Mammography) were posted on the MCC website and distributed to providers and mammography facilities throughout Michigan.

The provider paper was downloaded 313 times from the MCC website; the consumer paper was downloaded 201 times. The position papers were referenced in a May 30, 2006 Wall Street Journal article as well as appearing in several newspaper articles in neighboring states.


•Gerald Aben, MD - Michigan State University

•Ray Demers, MD, MPH - Great Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

•Sharolyn Gonzalez, OCN, RN - Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

•Nancy Gregory, MD - William Beaumont Hospital

•Mark Helvie, MD - University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

•Bruce Matkovich - Michigan Department of Community Health

•Stephanie Patterson, MD - University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

•Murray Rebner, MD - Michigan Radiological Society, William Beaumont Hospital

•Frank Vicini, MD - William Beaumont Hospital

•Max Wicha, MD - University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

MI SmokeFree Apartment MI SmokeFree Apartment InitiativeInitiative“All I can say is Wow! They made an impact from the UP to SE Michigan!” - Reviewer

For many years, local health departments have received complaints from tenants in apartment buildings on their exposure to second hand smoke, but the health departments had very little legal advice for these people. The MI SmokeFree Apartment Initiative was implemented by The Center for Social Gerontology through their Smoke-Free Environments Law Project (SFELP), who contracted with the Michigan Department of Community Health's Tobacco Section in 19 of Michigan's 83 counties in 2004-2005, in conjunction with 10 local health departments and their tobacco reduction coalitions. This partnership matched legal advice with the local health departments public awareness campaigns, which included an award-winning website (www.mismokefreeapartment.org), radio ads, billboards, and postcard mailers, to reduce second hand smoke exposure as well as provide yet another reason to quit smoking.

The MI SmokeFree Apartment Initiative became a great success and created an enthusiastic espirit de corps among its partners in the local health departments and coalitions. In the first 9 months, over 200 smokefree apartments were identified, many landlords were assisted in going smokefree, and many tenants’ exposure to second hand smoked was reduced. In 9 months, the initiative dramatically raised public awareness of this issue in Michigan and began to change social norms about people's rights to smokefree living in multi-unit residences. In July 2005, new goals for this project were set and over-achieved.


•The Center for Social Gerontology: Smoke-Free Environments Law Project

•Chippewa County Health Department

•Dickinson-Iron District Health Department

•Genesee County Health Department

•Ingham County Health Department

•LMAS District Health Department

•Marquette County Health Department

•Michigan Department of Community Health - Tobacco Section

•Ogemaw County Health Department

•Public Health Delta and Menominee Counties

•Washtenaw County Health Department

•Western UP District Health Department

Network-Wide Colorectal Cancer Network-Wide Colorectal Cancer Screening and Education in Mid-Screening and Education in Mid-MichiganMichigan“Wow! This is an extremely well thought out and executed collaboration. This project seems abound with cancer champions. The fact that they explicitly set up the project so that they could collect data was unusual all by itself. Exceptional.” - Reviewer

Representatives from the Great Lakes Cancer Institute (GLCI) - Bay City, Flint, Lansing, and Lapeer, the GLCI Director of Community Outreach and Education, the American Cancer Society, and Beckman Coulter Inc. collaborated to promote colorectal cancer screening and education in mid-Michigan. Major results of the collaboration included:

•Development of a single screening education message that covered the majority of a 22 county area in mid-Michigan by way of radio and newspaper advertising and television and newspaper feature articles.

•444 people called to request a free FOBT kit by mail or to attend a seminar and receive a FOBT kit.

•Personal contact (by phone, in person, or both) was made to 444 people in mid-Michigan regarding the screening process, FOBT instructions, and the importance of screening for colorectal cancer in order to prevent and cure this type of cancer in our communities.

•61.1% of the people that requested an FOBT completed and returned it.

•Identified 12 individuals that tested positive for fecal occult blood. All are being personally followed and have had a colonoscopy or have a colonoscopy scheduled.

Next year, the collaborative will attempt to commit gastroenterology groups in each major market area to provide a specific number of colonoscopies per group for individuals that test positive on a FOBT and do not have health insurance to cover the cost of their follow up testing and care.


•American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc. - Lansing and Flint Areas

•Bay Regional Medical Center

•Beckman Coulter Inc.

•Great Lakes Cancer Institute

•Ingham Regional Medical Center

•Lapeer Regional Medical Center

•McLaren Regional Medical Center

Patient Notification of Abnormal Patient Notification of Abnormal Pap Test ResultsPap Test Results

“This is a very striking collaborative project that accomplished what it set out to do: find out the feasibility and acceptability of launching a patient notification project. The findings of the project should open up the door for other health systems to consider that there may be gaps in their patient notification systems which could be closed by implementing this type of secondary notification system.” - Reviewer

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10-15% of invasive cervical cancer is due to women with abnormal Paps who are lost to follow-up. The Cervical Cancer Advisory Committee (CCAC) felt that having labs contact women directly about abnormal Pap results (rather than assuming the clinician is doing so) might encourage the woman to have follow-up diagnostic testing. A subgroup of the CCAC designed a pilot project in which a clinical laboratory contacted women directly, in writing, of abnormal or unsatisfactory Pap test results.

Although process data were the primary focus of the pilot project, the team was able to document both process and outcome data. The lab was able to notify 99.8% of women of their abnormal or unsatisfactory results. The lab documented that 78% of women with abnormal Paps (HSIL, AGC, SCC, AIS) had appropriate follow-up pathology received by the lab. In some of the remaining cases, appropriate follow-up was done and not reported to the lab. After implementation, about half of the providers who provided feedback on the system said that the pilot notification system probably or definitely reduced risk to them as a provider. Although there was mixed feedback about its value or impact, 61% of responding providers said this method of notification should be implemented on a permanent basis.


•Carl Christensen, MD, PhD – Detroit Medical Center

•Samuel Hirsch, MD – St. Joseph Mercy Health System

•Mutjaba Husain, MD – Detroit Medical Center

•Carolyn Johnston, MD – University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

•Rachel Nosowsky, JD – University of Michigan Health System

•Maureen O’Higgins, MS, RN – American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

•Frances Pouch Downes, PhD – Michigan Department of Community Health

•Emily Volk, MD – William Beaumont Hospital

•Lauren Zoschnick, MD – University of Michigan Health System

Spirit of Collaboration Spirit of Collaboration Award Honorable Award Honorable

MentionsMentions

Arabic Prostate Cancer Education Arabic Prostate Cancer Education BookletBooklet“The project addressed a real need for material in Arabic and can be used for any Arabic population.” - Reviewer

The prostate cancer decision aid, Making the Choice: Deciding What to Do About Early Stage Prostate Cancer, was developed by the Michigan Cancer Consortium Prostate Cancer Action Committee (PCAC) using a research-based developmental process. However, the PCAC recognized that there is a very large population of Arab men in Michigan and that Arab men develop prostate cancer but often are not provided information needed to understand their disease in their own language; therefore, they may not be fully informed about their options.

As a result, Dr. Sakr translated and back translated into Arabic the plain language decision aid for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. ACCESS recruited Arab men from the community to become the models used in the booklet illustrations and unveiled the booklet at the Spring National Arab American Health Conference. A total of 250 booklets were distributed at the conference that attracted a number of health care systems that serve Arab Americans in South Eastern Michigan. Both Dr. Sakr and ACCESS are working to disseminate approximately 1,500 booklets to men and providers who serve them throughout the Arab community.

The overwhelming acceptance of the booklet among the Arab community is yet another piece of evidence that involving individuals from local communities in cancer control strategies creates ownership of the endeavor and community-wide awareness. As a result of this collaboration, Arab speaking men in Michigan who are diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer now have access to a comprehensive educational tool. This tool informs men clearly about treatment options that are available and provides an explanation of side effects and advantages of each treatment modality and consequently allows Arab patients to make an informed decision on a timely basis.


•Wael Sakr, MD – Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center

•ACCESS Community Health Center

Body & Soul – A Celebration of Body & Soul – A Celebration of Life and Healthy EatingLife and Healthy Eating

“The program is an innovative and effective way to influence lifestyle changes to improve health and cancer prevention in a special population that can be replicated nationwide.” - Reviewer

Body & Soul is a health initiative to encourage congregations to eat more fruits and vegetables. Using evidence-based research, this program uses a four pillar approach: Pillar I – Pastoral; Pillar II -Activities that promote healthy eating; Pillar III - A church environment that promotes healthy eating; and Pillar IV - Peer counseling that motivates church members to eat a healthy diet. The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Progressive Baptist Churches, Ford Hospital - Your Journey to Wellness, and American Cancer Society (ACS) all came together to support this program effort in their respective areas. ACS implemented all of the training, and the University of Michigan provided training for the peer counseling and physical activity component. Sixteen churches and over 30 peer counselors were trained.

Churches implementing Body & Soul are seeing marked interest in the health of their congregations. The churches are even planning programs to educate their members on health issues that most affect the African American community. They are also setting policy to establish a healthier church environment that will impact these churches for years to come.


•American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc. - Flint Office, Metro Detroit Service Center

•Ford Hospital - Your Journey to Wellness

•Michigan Steps Up

•National Cancer Institute - Consumer Information Service

•Progressive National Baptist Churches

•University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

CRAN of Washtenaw CountyCRAN of Washtenaw County

“Excellent community participation and support.” - Reviewer

The Colorectal Cancer Awareness Network (CRAN) of Washtenaw County is a diverse group of community members, cancer survivors, worksite organizations, universities, and health care centers in Washtenaw County that joined forces in 2005 to raise awareness of colorectal cancer screening guidelines and to increase early detection of colorectal cancer.

CRAN of Washtenaw County developed a 45-60 minute prevention and education program (roadshow) that includes an agenda, power point slide show, quiz, evaluation, and speaker notes. The following eight presentations were conducted during March and April 2006: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti), Business Professional Women (Monroe), NSF International (Ann Arbor), Pfizer Inc. (Ann Arbor), Frenchtown Senior Center (Monroe), JC Penney Retirees (Monroe), Washtenaw County Government Retirees (Ypsilanti), and Brighton High School Media Center (Brighton).


•American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

•Blue Care Network

•CareChoices

•Colorectal cancer survivors

•Community members

•Eastern Michigan University

•Healthy Asian Americans Project

•Huron Gastroenterology

•M-CARE

•Michigan Association of Health Plans

•National Cancer Institute

•NSF International

•Pfizer Oncology

•St. Joseph Mercy Cancer Care Center

•St. Joseph Mercy Health System

•University of Michigan - Comprehensive Cancer Center, Program for Multicultural Health, and University Students Against Cancer

•Washtenaw County Department of Public Health

Prostate Cancer Control Plan for Prostate Cancer Control Plan for MichiganMichigan

Over two years, a panel of prostate cancer experts and advocates assessed progress made since 1998, the current state of the science, and the collective experience of the panel's members to develop new prostate cancer control recommendations to guide the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Cancer Consortium for the next few years. The Advisory Committee on Prostate Cancer formed three workgroups to focus on 1) primary and secondary prevention; 2) treatment; and 3) survivorship issues. Crosscutting issues of epidemiology, accessibility, disparities, and genetics were also considered. A goal was identified for each of the three focus areas accompanied by specific measurable objectives and strategies to achieve the desired goal. Panel members worked together to reach consensus on difficult issues such as screening/early detection, genetics, and risk assessment and controversies about watchful waiting and late-stage treatment. The clear consensus was reached that the greatest unmet need was to address long term survivorship.

Prostate cancer remains a difficult disease to address. It is possible to detect the disease early, but there is no evidence that such early detection will reduce mortality. When prostate cancer is detected a man is faced with difficult treatment decisions each of which leads to side effects that need to be managed. Emotions run high around each of these issues. The collaborative consensus to focus on improving quality of life for the more than 80,000 prostate cancer survivors will re-direct local regional and statewide activities toward a unified goal guided by Michigan men and their families that will benefit most.


•Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Department of Medicine

•American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

•Blue Care Network

•Grand Rapids Community Oncology Program

•Great Lakes Cancer Institute

•Ingham Regional Medical Center

•Karmanos Cancer Institute

•Michigan Cancer Genetics Alliance

•Michigan Department of Community Health - Michigan Cancer Surveillance

•Michigan State University – Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences and Department of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology

•Prostate Cancer Coalition of Michigan

•University of Michigan – Department of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Urology, School of Nursing

•Wayne State University – Department of Urology

•William Beaumont Hospital - Prostate Cancer Support Group

“Truly a collaboration with so many health systems, community orgs, and individuals.” - Reviewer

Wayne State University End-of-Wayne State University End-of-Life Interdisciplinary CourseLife Interdisciplinary Course“This collaboration shows that End of Life care is just as complex and in need of interdisciplinary teamwork as preventative & chronic medical care.” - Reviewer

An interdisciplinary end-of-life (EOL) graduate course was initiated in 2001 in response to an identified need to address EOL education issues in the Wayne State University (WSU) community. The course was developed by a grass-roots group (EOLIP) with a long-term goal of improving EOL care in the Detroit Metropolitan area via education and collaboration between academics and service providers.

This course is the product of an ongoing collaboration of academics and service providers representing 16 units of WSU and a dozen care provider organizations serving the WSU community. Begun as the WSU Interdisciplinary End-of-Life Project, the collaboration has now become a vital part of the WSU Center to Advance Palliative-Care Excellence (CAPEWAYNE) and has produced a number of products including the graduate course and a book (Gelfand, et al 2005)

This successful graduate (and upper division) course on EOL issues is cross-listed by five university departments and programs and is fully enrolled each time it is offered. Student evaluations of teaching for the course and other forms of feedback suggest that this course has been life altering for many students and growth producing for most.


•Hospice of Michigan

•Hospices of Henry Ford and several other area academic and service programs

•Wayne State University – Center to Advance Palliative-Care Excellence (CAPEWAYNE), Department of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, End-of-Life Interdisciplinary Project, Library and Information Science Program, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, College of Medicine, College of Nursing

AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments

The MCC is committed to an environment of creativity and innovation, tapping our resources to explore new options, where everyday is a new opportunity, where powerful waves begin as ripples.

Thank you, MCC Committee Members, for your continuous innovation and driving the Consortium’s performance and growth. Without change, the MCC cannot progress. And without progress, there can be no future.

Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsRay Demers, MD, MPH (Co-Chair)Great Lake Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

Vicki Rakowski, RN, ET (Co-Chair)American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Marie Beisel, MSN, CPHQ, RNMPRO

Mark J. Bertler, CAEMichigan Association for Local Public Health

Robert Chapman, MDHenry Ford Health System

John W. Finn, MDHospice of Michigan

Adnan Hammad, PhDACCESS Community Health Center

Susan Hoppough, PhD, RNThe Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Carolyn Johnston, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Marc Keshishian, MDBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Mary Noel, PhD, MPH, RDMichigan State University

John C. Ruckdeschel, MDKarmanos Cancer Institute

Aaron P. Scholnik, MD, FACPUpper Peninsula Health Care Network, Inc.

Frank Vicini, MDWilliam Beaumont Hospital

Max Wicha, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Governance CommitteeGovernance Committee

Constance J. Conger, MBA, RN (Chair)Mount Clemens General Hospital


Robert GiffelGenesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Adnan Hammad, PhDACCESS Community Health Center

Janice C. Klos, CAEMichigan Academy of Family Physicians

Richard Murdock, MPHMichigan Association of Health Plans

Vicki Rakowski, RN, ETAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.


Charles H. Sherwin, MS, CPHQ, RN

Alpena Regional Medical Center – Alpena Cancer Center

Membership CommitteeMembership Committee

George Sedlacek, MA (Chair)Marquette County Health Department

Rick Hay, MD, PhD (Vice Chair)Van Andel Research Institute

Marie Beisel, MSN, CPHQ, RNMPRO

Robert Chapman, MDHenry Ford Health System

Ray Demers, MD, MPHGreat Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University


Carol Rapson, MDMichigan Society of Hematology and Oncology

Barb Rivenburgh, RN

Dottie Rodriguez, APRN-BC

National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Michigan Chapter

Annual Meeting Planning Annual Meeting Planning CommitteeCommitteeSusan Hoppough, PhD, RN (Chair)The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Deb Bisel, RN (Chair Elect)Spectrum Health Cancer Program

Leslie Algren

Deb Duquette, MS, CGCMichigan Department of Community Health

Susan Dusseau, MATobacco-Free Michigan

Mary East, MD, FACSAmerican College of Surgeons

Timothy Fitzgerald, MDThe Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Gary Kirk, MD, MPHMichigan Department of Community Health

Katy MunnsAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Maureen O’Higgins, MS, RNAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Tom Peterson, MDHealthier Communities

Sam Silver, MDMichigan Society of Hematology and Oncology

Judy StewartAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Mark Valaceck, MPHGenesee County Health Department

Sally WebsterColorectal Cancer Awareness Network

Communications Communications SubcommitteeSubcommitteeGary McMullen (Chair)

American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Ray Demers, MD, MPH

Great Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

Susan Hoppough, PhD, RN

The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Advocacy Advocacy CommitteeCommitteeJudy Stewart (Chair)American Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.


Rick BossardUniversity of Michigan Health System

Carol ChristnerKarmanos Cancer Institute

David FinkbeinerMichigan Health & Hospital Association

Kelly GasiorKarmanos Cancer Institute

Karen Holcomb-MerrillTobacco-Free Michigan

Carolyn Johnston, MD University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bill Mayer, MD, MPH

Michigan Primary Care Association

Connie McNeal

Sisters Network, Flint Affiliate Chapter

Vicki Rakowski, RN, ET


Jeff Towns

Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Lynn Weimeister

William Beaumont Hospital

Linda Wineski

Henry Ford Health System

Organizational Planning Organizational Planning CommitteeCommitteeCharles H. Sherwin, MS, CPHQ, RN (Chair)Alpena Regional Medical Center – Alpena Cancer Center


Constance J. Conger, MBA, RNMount Clemens General Hospital


E. Yvonne LewisFaith Access to Community Economic Development

Gary McMullenAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Vicki Rakowski, RN, ETAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.


Aaron P. Scholnik, MD, FACP

Upper Peninsula Health Care Network, Inc.

Ad-Hoc Funding Ad-Hoc Funding CommitteeCommitteeRobert Chapman, MD (Co-Chair)Henry Ford Health System

Frank Vicini, MD (Co-Chair)William Beaumont Hospital


Rick Hay, MD, PhDVan Andel Research Institute


John C. Ruckdeschel, MDKarmanos Cancer Institute

Amy Slonim, PhDMichigan Public Health Institute

Max Wicha, MD

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Breast Cancer Advisory Breast Cancer Advisory CommitteeCommitteeLisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS (Co-Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Tara Washington, MD (Co-Chair)Detroit Medical Center

Max Wicha, MD (Co-Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gerald Aben, MDMichigan Radiological Society

Paul Adams, MDGenesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Margaret Aguwa, DO, MPHMichigan State University

Leslie Algren

Robert Boorstein, DO, FACOSMichigan State University

Robert Burack, MD, MPH

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Lesley S. Dufner, MS


Deb Eggleston, MD

Michigan Department of Community Health

Linda French, MD

Michigan State University

Neal Goldstein, MD


Sharolyn Gonzalez, OCN, RN

Sparrow Regional Medical Center

Nancy Gregory, MD


Breast Cancer Advisory Breast Cancer Advisory Committee cont.Committee cont.Hiam Hamade, RNACCESS Community Health Center

Mark Helvie, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center


Marianne Lange, MD, FACSAmerican College of Surgeons

Bruce MatkovichMichigan Department of Community Health

Elaine McIntosh, RNMichigan Nurses Association

Sofia Merajver, MD, PhDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Janet R. Osuch, MD, MS


Stephanie Patterson, MD


Dolores Rawlings, RN

Kalamazoo Black Nurses Association

Vanessa Reyes, RN

Providence Cancer Institute

Bernadine Sherwood, MSA, OCN, RN

Van Elsander Cancer Center

Connie Szczepanek, RN

Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

Frank Vicini, MD


Breast Cancer Advisory Breast Cancer Advisory Committee cont.Committee cont.Karen Patricia Williams, PhD


Julie Zenger-Hain, PhD, FACMG

Michigan Cancer Genetics Alliance

Breast Cancer Risk Breast Cancer Risk Assessment WorkgroupAssessment WorkgroupMax Wicha, MD (Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Leslie Algren

Robert Burack, MD, MPHKarmanos Cancer Institute

Linda French, MDMichigan State University

Sharolyn Gonzalez, OCN, RNSparrow Regional Cancer Center

Hiam Hamade, RNACCESS Community Health Center


Marianne Lange, MDAmerican College of Surgeons

Sofia Merajver, MD, PhD


Lisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS


Janet R. Osuch, MD, MS


Karen Patricia Williams


Breast Cancer Digital Breast Cancer Digital Mammography WorkgroupMammography WorkgroupMax Wicha, MD (Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Gerald Aben, MDMichigan Radiological Society


Sharolyn Gonzalez, OCN, RNSparrow Regional Medical Center

Nancy Gregory, MDWilliam Beaumont Hospital

Mark Helvie, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bruce MatkovichMichigan Department of Community Health

Stephanie Patterson, MD


Murray Rebner, MD

Michigan Radiological Society

Frank Vicini, MD


Cervical Cancer Advisory Cervical Cancer Advisory CommitteeCommitteeCarolyn Johnston, MD (Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Nancy Berman, MSN, APRN, BCMillennium Medical Group

Carl Christensen, MD, PhDHarper Hospital

Frances Pouch Downes, MD, PhDMichigan Department of Community Health

John Dyke, PhDMichigan Department of Community Health

James Graham, MDGenesys Hurley Cancer Institute

Samuel Hirsch, MDSt. Joseph Mercy Health System


Mujtaba Husain, MD

Hutzel Women’s Hospital

Kristine Judd


Sharon Karber, RN


Trinka Klima, MS, CNM

Henry Ford ACCESS Clinic

Katie Macomber, MPH


Joseph Meunier, DO

Sparrow Regional Cancer Center

Mark Miller, MBA


Cervical Cancer Advisory Cervical Cancer Advisory Committee cont.Committee cont.Maureen O’Higgins, MS, RN


Anthony Opipari, MD, PhD

University of Michigan Health System

Divya A. Patel, PhD


Thomas Petroff, DO, FACOOG

Michigan Association of Health Plans

Jackie Prokop, RN


Barb Rivenburgh, RN

Mary Schubert, RN

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses, Michigan Chapter

Mary Vallad, MS, RN

Lenawee County Health Department

Michele Van Soelen, NP

National Association of Nurse Practitioners

Patricia Vranesich, RN


Emily Volk, MD


Lauren Zoschnick, MD

Michigan Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Cervical Cancer Cervical Cancer Workgroup: Reporting Pap Workgroup: Reporting Pap Test ResultsTest ResultsCarolyn Johnston, MD (Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carl Christensen, MD, PhDHarper Hospital

Frances Pouch Downes, MD, PhDMichigan Department of Community Health

Samuel Hirsch, MDSt. Joseph Mercy Health System

Mujtaba Husain, MDHutzel Women’s Hospital

Rachel Nosowsky, JDUniversity of Michigan


Emily Volk, MDWilliam Beaumont Hospital

Lauren Zoschnick, MD

Michigan Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Advisory CommitteeAdvisory CommitteeAnthony F. Shields, MD, PhD (Chair)Karmanos Cancer Institute

Pamala Bardon, MEdGreat Lake Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

Jeffrey Brown, MSWColon Cancer Alliance

Mollie BurchettAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.South Central Michigan Area Service Center

Mary Anne FordMichigan Association of Health Plans Foundation

Laryssa Kaufman, MDMichigan State University

Joseph Kinzie, MDMacomb Gastroenterology

Mark MancinottiPfizer Inc

Laurence F, McMahon, MD, MPHUniversity of Michigan Health System


Brenda PilgrimAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.South Central Michigan Area Service Center

Judi Suess, MD, MPHMichigan State University

Sandy Summerfelt, RNAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.South Central Michigan Area Service Center

Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Advisory Committee Advisory Committee cont.cont.D. Kim Turgeon, MD, FACP


Tsu-yin Wu, PhD, RN

Healthy Asian Americans Project

Julie Zenger-Hain, PhD, FACMG

Michigan Cancer Genetics Alliance

Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Prostate CancerProstate CancerRay Demers, MD, MPH (Co-Chair)Great Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

David Wood, MD (Co-Chair)University of Michigan Health System

Glenn Copeland, MBAMichigan Department of Community Health

Laurie DeDecker, RNMichigan Cancer Genetics Alliance

Deb DillinghamAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Angela Fagerlin, PhDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Archilind Franklin, RNKarmanos Cancer Institute

Evelyn Gladney, MSN, RN

Ingham Regional Medical Center

Margaret Holmes-Rovner, PhD


Maha Hussain, MD


Lonnie Johnson, MSW, CSW

Prostate Cancer Coalition of Michigan

Marc Keshishian, MD

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Robert Knobel, PE


Joan Long, RN

Grand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Prostate Cancer cont.Prostate Cancer cont.Laurel Northouse, PhD, MSN, RNMichigan Nurses Association

Claudia Parcells, MSN, FNP-BC

Isaac Powell, MDKarmanos Cancer Institute

Brig. Gen. Michael J. Rice, Ret.Prostate Cancer Coalition of Michigan

David Rovner, MDMichigan State University

Howard Sandler, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jerry SimsProstate Cancer Coalition of Michigan

Connie Szczepanek, RNGrand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

Willie Underwood, MD, MS

Wayne State University

John Wei, MD


Prostate Cancer Action Prostate Cancer Action CommitteeCommitteeAngela Fagerlin, PhD (Co-Chair)University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Laurel Northouse, PhD, MSN, RN (Co-Chair)Michigan Nurses Association

Ray Demers, MD, MPHGreat Lakes Caner Institute at Michigan State University

Evelyn Gladney, MSN, RNIngham Regional Medical Center

Margaret Holmes-Rovner, PhDMichigan State University

Maha Hussain, MDUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lonnie Johnson, MSW, CSWProstate Cancer Coalition of Michigan

Robert Knobel, PE


Claudia Parcells, MSN, FNP-BC

Brig. Gen. Michael J. Rice, Ret.


David Rovner, MD


Jerry Sims


John Wei, MD


Clinical Trials Research Clinical Trials Research Data Managers WorkgroupData Managers WorkgroupJeanne Archer, PhD, APNBeaumont Community Clinical Oncology Program

Linda Beekman, MBA, RNUniversity of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Beth Golden, RNKarmanos Cancer Institute

Beth Lavasseur, MS, RNMichigan Cancer Research Consortium

Tiffany PearceHenry Ford Health System

Cheryl Robins, RNGreat Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

Connie Szczepanek, RNGrand Rapids Clinical Oncology Program

Joan Westendorp, MS, RN

Kalamazoo Community Clinical Oncology Program

End-of-Life End-of-Life Implementation Implementation CommitteeCommitteeJohn W. Finn, MD (Co-Chair)Hospice of Michigan

Jeff Towns (Co-Chair)Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Deb DillinghamAmerican Cancer Society, Great Lakes Division, Inc.

Lars Egede-Nissen, MPHHospice of Lansing

Jeanne Lewandowsky, MDKaleidoscope Kids

Peg Nelson, APRN, CHPN, BC-PCMSt. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

Rachel Nosowsky, JDUniversity of Michigan

Karen S. Ogle, MDGreat Lakes Cancer Institute at Michigan State University

Harry Perlstadt, PhD


Kay Presby, MPH, RN

Stephanie Schim, PhD, CNAA, APRN, BC

Michigan Public Health Association

Maria Silveira, MD, MPH


Lauran Stuive-Bittinger, RN

The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Sheila Vogel, ACSW

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

Gwen Wyatt, PhD, RN


Basic Lexicon Advisory Basic Lexicon Advisory GroupGroupAaron P. Scholnik, MD, FACP (Chair)Upper Peninsula Health Care Network, Inc.

Gary Assarian, DOMichigan Society of Pathologists

Timothy Fitzgerald, MDThe Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary’s Health Care

Rick Hay, MD, PhDVan Andel Research Institute

Michelle HulbertMichigan Department of Community Health

Robert H. Knapp, MDSpectrum Health Cancer Program

Steven Mandell, MDMichigan Society of Pathologists

Asif Masood, MDMichigan State University

John McPhail, MA

Project Manager, Lexicon Project

Renu Pandit, MD

Nat Pernick, MD

Michigan Society of Pathologists

James Richard, DO

Ingham Regional Medical Center

Chris Russell, CTR

Bixby Hospital

Wael Sakr, MD


John Weiss, MD

Marquette General Hospital

Clinical and Cost Database Clinical and Cost Database Advisory GroupAdvisory GroupGlenn Copeland, MBA (Chair)Michigan Department of Community Health

Cathy Bradley, PhDVirginia Commonwealth University

Carol Callaghan, MPHMichigan Department of Community Health


Huda Fadel, PhDBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Charles Given, PhDMichigan State University

Marc Keshishian, MDBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Sarah Lyon Callo, MA, MSMichigan Department of Community Health

Corrine Miller, PhD


Glenn Radford, MA


John C. Ruckdeschel, MD


Ann Schwartz


2006 michigan cancer consortium spirit of collaboration awards

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