African Caribbean Cancer Consortium Scientific and Training Conference

非洲加勒比癌症联盟科学与培训会议

基本信息

批准号：
8838607
负责人：
Camille C. Ragin
金额：
$ 1.25万
依托单位：
RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-09-16 至 2015-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8838607
关键词：
Address Advanced Malignant Neoplasm Advocate Africa African African American African Caribbean Awareness Bahamas Barbados Behavior Cancer Burden Caribbean region Cause of Death Clinical Trials Collaborations Communities Community Health Education Country Data Reporting Development Documentation Educational workshop Environmental Risk Factor Epidemiology Ethnic group Etiology Extramural Activities Funding Future General Population Genetic Risk Genomics Grant Guyana Head and Neck Cancer Health Health Personnel Health Professional Health Resources Health Status Immigrant Incidence Institution Island Jamaica Knowledge Leadership Learning Life Life Style Malignant Neoplasms Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri Malignant neoplasm of prostate Minority Nigeria Outcome Participant Population Population Study Prevention Prevention strategy Preventive Process Progress Reports Research Research Personnel Research Support Research Training Resources Risk Risk Factors Secure Students Tobago Training Training and Education Trinidad Underrepresented Minority United States United States National Institutes of Health Vision West Indies Writing anticancer research base cancer health disparity cancer prevention cancer risk career development gene environment interaction health disparity health equity improved malignant breast neoplasm meetings member mortality public health relevance research study screening survivorship symposium tool virus genetics

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) was conceived in 2006 for the study of viral, genetic and environmental risk factors in populations of African descent. The establishment of this Consortium has provided new collaborative opportunities for cancer research among investigators throughout the various islands in the Caribbean, United States and Africa. Since the establishment of the AC3, more than 100 investigators have joined and are conducting collaborative studies of cancer risk in the US, Caribbean islands and Africa. Cervical and prostate cancer studies are ongoing in US, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana as well as Nigeria. Head and neck cancer studies are ongoing in the US. Breast cancer studies are ongoing in the US, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Guyana. The studied populations include African-Americans, African-Caribbean, African as well as immigrant African-descent populations living in the US. We seek funding to support our next conference entitled "Advancing Cancer Health Equity in Populations of African Descent." The purpose of this conference is to strengthen our global cancer research efforts and develop trans-disciplinary studies that will help to understand the reasons behind cancer health disparities in risk, outcome and survivorship and their impact on Black populations globally. Our theme emphasizes a trans-disciplinary approach that extends beyond the documentation of health disparities through scientific presentations, and facilitates a multi-level research agenda that involves community education, technical/research training, collaborative research planning, and scientific exchange. This effort will support research collaborations that will help to promote the highest level of health among Black populations worldwide. We expect that the engagement of research (AC3 members and non-members) and community participants will promote knowledge transfer through scientific presentations and both educational and technical training workshops. A general assembly of the AC3 membership will promote the exchange of ideas for future collaborative research studies. The Steering Committee meeting will help to guide the leadership on the overall agenda, which is to obtain extramural funding for our collaborative studies. This will be an open conference. To promote cancer health equity, the following are the Specific Aims: 1) to facilitate knowledge transfer related to cancer risk and outcomes in African-descended populations, and promote the development and coordination of research studies involving African- American, African-Caribbean and African populations; 2) Promote diversity in health disparities research by providing a forum for training and career development for under-represented minority investigators and students; and 3) To provide culturally sensitive research information to the community in order to improve knowledge and awareness of cancer risk and prevention strategies.

描述（由申请人提供）：非洲-加勒比癌症联盟 (AC3) 成立于 2006 年，旨在研究非洲人后裔的病毒、遗传和环境风险因素。该联盟的成立为加勒比地区、美国和非洲各个岛屿的研究人员之间的癌症研究提供了新的合作机会。自 AC3 成立以来，已有 100 多名研究人员加入并正在美国、加勒比岛屿和非洲开展癌症风险合作研究。美国、巴哈马、牙买加、特立尼达和多巴哥、圭亚那以及尼日利亚正在进行宫颈癌和前列腺癌研究。美国正在进行头颈癌研究。美国、特立尼达和多巴哥、巴巴多斯和圭亚那正在进行乳腺癌研究。研究人群包括非裔美国人、非洲裔加勒比人、非洲人以及居住在美国的非洲裔移民。我们寻求资金来支持下一次题为“促进非洲人后裔癌症健康公平”的会议。本次会议的目的是加强我们的全球癌症研究工作并开展跨学科研究，这将有助于了解癌症风险、结果和生存率方面的健康差异背后的原因及其对全球黑人人口的影响。我们的主题强调跨学科方法，超越通过科学演示记录健康差异的范围，并促进多层次的研究研究议程涉及社区教育、技术/研究培训、合作研究规划和科学交流。这项努力将支持研究合作，有助于促进全球黑人人口的最高健康水平。我们期望研究（AC3 成员和非成员）和社区参与者的参与将通过科学演示以及教育和技术培训研讨会促进知识转移。 AC3 会员大会将促进未来合作研究的思想交流。指导委员会会议将有助于指导领导层制定总体议程，即为我们的合作研究获取外部资金。这将是一次公开会议。为促进癌症健康公平，具体目标如下： 1) 促进与非洲人后裔癌症风险和结果相关的知识转让，并促进涉及非洲裔美国人、非洲裔加勒比人和非洲人的研究的发展和协调人口； 2) 通过为代表性不足的少数族裔研究人员和学生提供培训和职业发展论坛，促进健康差异研究的多样性； 3) 向社区提供文化敏感的研究信息，以提高对癌症风险和预防策略的了解和认识。