Annual Fall Cancer Conference - Innovations in Cancer Care - October 18

Plan to join the WVU Cancer Institute, WVU School of Medicine, WVU Medicine and the WVU Office of Continuing Education for the 29th Annual Fall Cancer Conference at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV on October 18th, 2019.

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Cervical cancer rates are higher among women in Appalachia due to a variety of factors ranging from health policy to biology. Next month, epidemiologist and cancer prevention researcher Electra Paskett, Ph.D., will visit the WVU Health Sciences Center to explain how these factors can help identify possible interventions to reverse this trend.

Paskett will join the WVU School of Public Health’s 2019-2020 Dean’s Colloquium Series on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Her lecture, “A Multi-Level Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia,” will be in 1175 Health Sciences Center-North (Okey Patteson Auditorium) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Opportunities for audience Q&A will follow the presentations. The event is free and open to the public. For those who cannot attend, a live webcast will be available online.

Library workshop to focus on increasing the visibility of your research

(October 8, 3-4 p.m. in the Downtown Campus Library, Room 136)

In this free Research Commons workshop, we will discuss some common tools for increasing the visibility and impact of your research and go over some steps you can take to streamline the management of your online scholarly presence. This session is open to researchers at all career stages.

Employees and covered spouses enrolled on a WVU Medicine medical plan must: 1) Complete the RealAge Test®, 2) Receive a Preventive Exam & 3) Indicate Tobacco Status through mycare.sharecare.com by 10/31/19.

October Session Of Survivors Club To Focus On Upcoming Medicare Coverage Changes

The October session of The Survivors Club will meet on 10/9/19 from 6-7:30 PM in Conference room 3A at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. Invited guest speakers include David Summers and Jessica Ice. Mr. David Summers is the regional representative for the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). SHIP is a non-profit federal program that assists senior citizens, disabled individuals, and caregivers who have questions or problems relating to Medicaid, Medicare and related coverage. SHIP counselors are trained in the regulations and laws pertaining to medical coverage for elderly and disabled individuals. SHIP counselors are not affiliated with any insurance company or provider. They are able to provide non-biased information and assistance to help people select medical coverage that meets their needs. There is no charge for any of their services. Mr. Summers will also educate our group on Medicare open enrollment season (October 15, 2019 – December 7, 2019). During the annual enrollment season, Medicare recipients can make changes to various aspects of their coverage including switching from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan or changing their Medicare Part D plan.

We are also excited to have Jessica Ice, Executive Director for West Virginias for Affordable Health Care, a state-run non-partisan group. Jessica will discuss the status and any possible changes/challenges to the ACA Marketplace (“Obamacare”). Additionally, she will present on the state health care agenda and provide our group with information on how we could all become more active constituents to improve healthcare for the people of West Virginia.

As always, we will provide dinner so please RSVP to Patricia so we can plan accordingly; she can be reached at 304-598-4563 or email at patricia.policicchio@wvumedicine.org.

Shelly Dusic, MA is a Policy and Environmental Change, Community-Clinic Linkage Specialist for the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WVBCCSP). Working from WVU Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention and Control, Shelly partners with employers from throughout the state to increase cancer screening rates and promote the early detection of cancer. Employer-based support for cancer screening facilitates employee health and benefits employers by reducing healthcare costs.