# Presentation: 842997

## Gibbs Regional Medical Center

- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Spartanburg, SC

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## Why GRCC Is Interested In Being Part Of The Pilot Program?  

- To build on our 24 years of experience as a CCOP to increase accrual to Phase I/II trials
- To expand access to Minorities in our community
- To use our status as “TOP WIRED” hospital to expand into  the National Cancer Databases including CaBIGTM
- To enhance linkages to NCI designated Cancer Centers (such as our current Network Affiliation with MDACC)

## Why interested cont, II?

- To be a part of Tissue Banking that would lead to Translational Research Opportunities
- To be a part of a new NCI initiative to further advance patient care by research
- To provide Optimal Care for our Cancer patients, including Benchmarking & Concordance Studies
- To Network with other Similar Community Hospitals to Develop Cancer Care for the Future
- To Share with NCI on a face to face basis the Real Needs of the Community

## Why interested? cont, III

- To Interact with NCI Designated Cancer Centers & to Provide Input into Policy Making Decisions
- To Bring Increased Knowledge to  the Teaching Programs of Our Surgical, Family Practice, Transitional Residencies, Radiation Therapy Technical School & Nursing Schools
- To Proactively expand and integrate multi-disciplinary care through our Breast Health program as evidence by our new BREAST CENTER that is to be opened Oct 08

## Breast Center  Oct, 2008

## What Factors Influenced Our Decision To Join In This Partnership With NCI?

- Part of Appalachian Community
- 20% AA Population
- 45 % Minority Population with one of fastest growing Hispanic population
- <1 % Hispanic Population enrolled on Clinical Trials
**15 %** AA Population enrolled on treatment trials
**25** % AA Population enrolled on Chemoprev. trials
- Can share our Success in Minority Recruitment with others

## What Are The Major Challenges And Opportunities We Envision In Participating In The Pilot?   

- Funding for Cancer Care in the presence of CMS changes to clinical research
- Decreasing Pool of Medical Oncologists
- Appropriate Funding for this Pilot and resources required by the supporting hospitals
- Opportunity to place NCI Trials in Additional areas of SC/rural NC

## What “Local” Factors Do We Anticipate As Influencing These Challenges And Opportunities  To Our Local Organization & Community)? 

- # of Medical Oncologists Currently Available
- # of Uninsured & Underinsured Pts
- Rate of unemployment
- Local CMS rules
- Recently Published-SC finished 50th in SAT scores—EDUCATION level

## What "extra-local" factors will have an important influence? 

- Good relationship with Susan Komen Foundation, ACS, Local Minority Groups
- Several Health Disparity Organizations already started for Breast Cancer
- Health Science South Carolina
- South Carolina Cancer Alliance

## Our Experience With Community (Patients) And Experience With Community Providers (Physicians)?

- 33 % pts on Clinical trials in 2006
- CCOP includes Upstate SC, NC, GA
- SELECT included 1338 men
- Community Physicians who volunteer services include:
- 	Med. Onc., Rad. Onc., Urology, FP, Derm., Surgeons, OB/GYN

## Community Involvement with Physicians

- Prostate Screening
- Relay for Life
- SELECT
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Cancer Survivor’s Day
- SCCA
- Pt Advocates
- Support Groups
- Bi-Monthly Educational Meetings for MDs/Staff

## Survivor’s Day

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## Prostate Screening

## SELECT TEAM

## SELECT BBQ

## Hospice Golf Tournament

## Relay for Life

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## Gardening Therapy From One of Our Patients

## Donation of The “BELL”From a Patient

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