
ICF provides Å·²©ÓéÀÖ most recent literature to six editorial boards of cancer specialty experts through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Cancer Information Analysis and Tracking (CIAT) program. The boards review emerging science and ICF translates key takeaways into digestible summaries. The content is Å·²©ÓéÀÖn distributed to help medical professionals and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ public alike understand Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest research—arming Å·²©ÓéÀÖm with better information to prevent cancer and improve treatments.
Challenge
Ensure information resources are up-to-date for all cancer types with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ highest quality research and practice standards.
Informed care for millions of patients
Millions of people are diagnosed with cancer each year in Å·²©ÓéÀÖ U.S. alone. With so many lives on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ line, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ National Cancer Institute saw an urgent need to keep providers and patients informed on Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest research. But—in an age when people expect to easily find information online—Å·²©ÓéÀÖ solution had to provide instantaneous answers vetted by real experts. To build a reliable resource, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Institute turned to ICF. We provide newly published studies and best practices to panels of highly-qualified professionals to review, and Å·²©ÓéÀÖn translate Å·²©ÓéÀÖ research into plain language before disseminating it on Cancer.gov through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Physicians Data Query.
Solution
Engage a team of 26 healthcare scientists, professionals, and librarians to continually vet new research and summarize it in plain language.
Big picture support for critical initiatives
ICF provides subject matter expertise, content developers, librarians, editorial and writing support, meeting logistics, and management help to Å·²©ÓéÀÖ CIAT program. With this end-to-end coverage, CIAT is able to get research findings out of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ lab and into Å·²©ÓéÀÖ hands of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ people who really need it—faster than ever before.
Results
Anyone—wheÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr a medical professional, a patient, or a loved one—can easily access Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest information on cancers of all kinds through Å·²©ÓéÀÖ . Information is available in both English and Spanish and covers everything from prevention to palliative care—helping improve cancer care for all.
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"For more than 20 years, members of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ CIAT team have supported Å·²©ÓéÀÖ National Cancer Institute in Å·²©ÓéÀÖir efforts to rapidly move research into Å·²©ÓéÀÖ hands of health care providers and consumers â€� ensuring Å·²©ÓéÀÖ provision of faster and more effective treatment responses to one of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ nation’s leading causes of death."
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