Welcome to Day 2!

Ann M. Geiger, MPH, PhD

Associate Director (Acting)Healthcare Delivery Research Program

Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences

November 19, 2015

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National Cancer Institute Overview

Office of the Director Informatics

Health Disparities

Cancer Centers

Intramural Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Cancer Research

Extramural Cancer Biology

Cancer Prevention

Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis

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Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences

Office of the Director Health Disparities

Implementation Science

Survivorship

Programs Behavioral

Epidemiology and Genomics

Surveillance

Patients

Healthcare Delivery Research ProgramAdvancing innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer‐related care

Established in January 2015

Patients

Healthcare Delivery Research ProgramAdvancing innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer‐related care

Outcomes Research measure, evaluate, and 

improve patient experiences

Patients

Clinicians              Caregivers   

Payers                      Delivery Systems

Healthcare Delivery Research ProgramAdvancing innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer‐related care

Outcomes Research measure, evaluate, and 

improve patient experiences

Health Systems & Interventions Research observe and intervene on 

contextual factors

Patients

Clinicians              Caregivers   

Payers                      Delivery Systems

Healthcare Delivery Research ProgramAdvancing innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer‐related care

Outcomes Research measure, evaluate, and 

improve patient experiences

Health Systems & Interventions Research observe and intervene on 

contextual factors

Healthcare Assessment Research

assess utilization, diffusion, and population‐

based outcomes

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR)

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

Precision Medicine Provider Survey

Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR)

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

Precision Medicine Provider Survey

Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR)

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

Precision Medicine Provider Survey

Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR)

NCI‐ASCO Teams in Cancer Care Delivery 

HDRP Research Activities

Patterns of Care Special SEER Studies

Precision Medicine Provider Survey

Person-Centered Assessment Resource (PCAR)

NCI‐ASCO Teams in Cancer Care Delivery Examination of Survivorship Care Planning Efficacy and Impact

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Examples of Interest Areas

Multilevel context Processes of care

Diffusion of molecularly targeted therapies Shared decision-making (and what follows) Caregiver role and outcomes Financial burden (particularly employment) Overcoming disparities in care

Supporting junior scientists

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Challenges

Appropriations process Budget levels

Timelines

Peer review Program priorities

How are the unique capacities of NCI best used to generate evidence needed to plan for care delivery in 5 to 10 years?

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