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UICC World Cancer Congress 2006Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into ActionJuly 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC, USA |
| Saturday, 8 July 2006: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM | |||
| Meeting Room 5 (Renaissance Hotel) | |||
| Pre-Conference Workshop: How to Start a Cancer Information Service (CIS) | |||
| A Cancer Information Service (CIS) provides accurate and up-to-date information to cancer patients, their family and friends, health care professionals, and the general public. It is defined by a one-on-one interaction between a client and a trained information specialist. This ensures high-quality, personalized interaction by telephone, email, instant messaging or in-person visits. With the expertise of more than 40 members from 28 countries, the International Cancer Information Service Group (ICISG) provides assistance to cancer organizations interested in implementing or expanding an information service. ICISG will hold a pre-conference course for 25 participants interested in starting a cancer information service or enhancing an existing CIS. Topics to be covered include a basic needs assessment, scope of services, strategic plan, staffing, and financing a CIS. Participants will have the opportunity to have individual consultations with CIS experts and will obtain planning tools and resources. [Note to International CIS Group (ICISG) members: The ICISG Annual General Meeting will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 11 (location TBD).] | |||
| Facilitators: | Marion Morra (USA) Mary Anne Bright (USA) | ||
| 9:00 AM | 1-1 | How to Start a Cancer Information Service (CIS) Marion Morra (USA) | |
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