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ACCC 41st
ANNUAL MEETING
CANCERSCAPE
Policy, Value & Quality
MARCH 16–18, 2015
HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY
Arlington, Virginia
Decode the complexity of healthcare
policy reform, and discover the
nuances of demonstrating value
and quality in cancer care delivery.
Gain well-researched, thought-out
solutions to keep your cancer program
ahead of the curve.
www.accc-cancer.org/cancerscape
WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND
The dynamic nature of oncology means you need to stay on top of the cancer care landscape
to best serve your patients and your program. What better way than to attend ACCC’s Annual
Meeting, CANCERSCAPE, the premier gathering that delivers maximum value in a concise, 3-day
agenda? CANCERSCAPE brings the future into focus with high level, strategic sessions and
public policy insight from sought-after thought leaders in our nation’s capital. Don’t miss
unparalleled opportunities to learn, network, and engage with both peers and session presenters
in an intimate setting.
CANCERSCAPE offers professional growth as you hear from
renowned experts, earn continuing education credits, build peer
relationships, and speak directly to legislators and staffers on the
issues of importance to oncology during Capitol Hill Day.
CANCERSCAPE is designed for cancer care professionals and
advocates on the frontline of the healthcare system, including
hospital leadership, medical directors, cancer program directors,
medical oncologists, administrative managers, oncology nurses, and
consultants. Whether you work in a community cancer care setting or
academic center, CANCERSCAPE has something to offer.
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CAPITOL HILL DAY AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 16
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Capitol Hill Day Registration,
Breakfast, and Issues Overview
CAPITOL HILL DAY
9:00 am
Buses depart for Capitol Hill
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Capitol Hill Meetings
You can play a vital role in speaking with our
national legislators about the issues of importance
to oncology, and how they affect your cancer care
program.
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
CANCERSCAPE Registration Opens
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
New Member Meet & Greet
During Capitol Hill Day 2014, ACCC members
from 27 states participated in over 100 meetings to
discuss how Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reform,
sequestration, oral parity, and the prompt pay discount
impacted delivery of quality care for their patients and
cancer programs.
Capitol Hill Day is included with your CANCERSCAPE
registration. Just check the Hill Day box on the online
registration form to participate.
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The Capitol Hill Day was an exceptionally
positive experience. I felt that I had a voice
and was very lucky to be able to express
the concerns of my organization directly
to policy makers.
Angela Tambini, Chief Therapist/Manager of Radiation
Oncology, Lahey Clinic, Sophia Gordon Cancer Center
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ACCC makes it easy for you to get involved.
We’ll set up meetings on your behalf and provide
a resource toolkit. The morning session includes
an issue briefing and advocacy training before
we travel to Capitol Hill to meet with your
Congressional representatives.
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Reception
& Grassroots Advocacy Award
Presentation
Capitol Hill Day is a must for everyone.
I feel better connected to the issues
through that experience.
Robin Stewart, PhD, RN, OCN, CCRC,
Manager of Clinical Research, Lakeland
Regional Cancer Center
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
7:00 am – 8:00 am
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Registration Opens
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:00 am – 8:15 am
ACA: The Patient and
Provider Experience
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Welcome and Introductions
Legislative and Public Policy
8:15 am – 9:15 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Current
Political and
Legislative
Environment
Charlie Cook,
Political Analyst and
Publisher of the Cook Political Report
Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s
leading authorities on U.S. elections
and Washington politics, will utilize
poll numbers, economic indicators,
and historical data to discuss today’s
political and legislative environment.
This session will provide balanced,
non-partisan insight on the policy
direction of the current Administration and the Congressional agenda,
as well as implications of the 2014
midterm elections for current
legislation, the ACA, and the
national healthcare landscape.
The dynamic
nature of oncology
means you need
to stay on top
of the cancer
care landscape
to best serve
your patients and
your program.
MODERATOR: Christian Downs,
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AGENDA
The networking was
priceless. There are very
knowledgeable participants
with great input.
Candace J. Pruett RN, MS,
NE-BC, RN Clinical Director,
University of Colorado Health,
Cancer Care
JD, MHA, Executive Director,
Association of Community Cancer
Centers
Wendy Andrews, Practice Manager,
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
George Dahlman, Executive Vice
President, Federal Affairs &
Operations, National Patient Advocate
Foundation
Steven L. D’Amato, BSPharm, BCOP,
Executive Director, New England Cancer
Specialists
With the second open enrollment
for the health insurance exchange
behind us, we’ll explore how
patients and providers are faring five
years after the passage of the ACA.
How are cancer programs being
affected by network adequacy,
efforts to improve coverage,
transparency, and Medicaid
expansion? How might lessons
learned inform the next five years?
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Networking Break with Exhibitors
10:30 am – 11:30 am
$
New Payment and Delivery
Models in Medicare and
Beyond
Lauren Barnes, Senior Vice President,
Avalere
Ron Kline, MD, Medical Officer,
Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation
As healthcare transforms, innovative
payment and delivery models are
shifting reimbursement focus from
volume to value. With new financial
models beginning to take effect,
what are we seeing? Do new
models truly improve care and
reduce costs? How is the delivery
of cancer care being impacted,
and what can providers expect in
the future?
11:30 am – 12:15 pm 340B Drug Program:
What Lies Ahead?
Leah Ralph, Manager, Provider
Economics and Public Policy,
Association of Community Cancer
Centers
Over the last five years, 340B has
seen significant growth—with
approximately 1,600 hospitals now
enrolled. Given HRSA’s withdrawal of
the much anticipated “mega-reg,”
what’s the likely scenario for near
and long-term changes? Hear about
ongoing efforts to provide clarity,
and how future guidance will impact
stakeholders in 2015.
AGENDA
CANCERSCAPE brings the
future into focus with high level,
strategic planning sessions and
public policy insight from soughtafter thought leaders in our
nation’s capital.
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
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Networking Lunch with Exhibitors
Quality Cancer Care
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Town Hall — ACCC President’s
Theme: Communicating
Quality to Patients
INTRODUCTION: Becky L. DeKay,
MBA, President, Association of
Community Cancer Centers
MODERATOR: Christian Downs,
JD, MHA, Executive Director, Association
of Community Cancer Centers
Gwen Darien, Executive Vice President
of Programs and Services, Cancer Support
Community
Thomas A. Gallo, Executive Director,
Virginia Cancer Institute
Daniel B. Wolfson, MHSA, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer,
ABIM Foundation
Defining quality in cancer care is
challenging for practitioners, payers,
and patients alike. As the number
of quality standards and reporting
requirements grow, there is increasing
demand for consensus around what
it means to deliver quality care.
Panelists explore patient-centered
care, and how cancer programs
define quality and integrate individual
preferences, needs, and values into
the care they provide. This program is
supported by Amgen.
Agenda topics were very relevant
to current issues we face in our
programs, and good ways to network with other organizations.
Jeff Coleman, Clinical Manager,
Rush-Copley Medical Center
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Big Data’s Role in the Delivery
of Quality Cancer Care
Putting Quality Initiatives
to Work for Your Program
& Your Patients
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, Chief
Medical Officer and Senior Vice President
of Oncology, Flatiron Health
Healthcare organizations are increasingly leveraging patient data to get a
more complete view of care delivery.
The adoption of electronic health
record (EHR) systems, as incentivized
by the federal government, is improving care and lowering costs. In 2013,
nearly 80 percent of ACCC member
programs reported using EHRs. How
can providers continue to harness
these new systems to communicate
and coordinate quality cancer care?
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Networking Break with Exhibitors
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2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
FACILITATOR: Clifford Goodman, PhD,
Senior Vice President and Director,
Lewin Group, Center for Comparative
Effectiveness Research
Robert J. Green, MD, MSCE, Vice
President, Oncology, Flatiron Health
Ann Greiner, Vice President of
External Affairs, National Quality Forum
Daniel P. McKellar, MD, FACS, Chair,
Commission on Cancer
Robert S. Miller, MD, FACP, FASCO,
Senior Director, Quality and Guidelines,
American Society of Clinical Oncology
As stakeholders develop risk-based
models of care across specialties,
measurable standards must be
implemented to ensure quality,
outcomes, and cost containment.
How can these quality measurement
and reporting initiatives be successfully applied to your cancer program?
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Washington, D.C. Monuments
Tour at Sunset
As the sun sets, the impressive sight
of Washington D.C.’s national monuments is not to be missed. From the
dome of the Capitol Building to the
Jefferson Memorial, you’ll see the city
in a whole new light on this 2½ hour
tour led by a private guide from the
comfort of a deluxe motor coach.
Cost $30. Pre-registration required.
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I appreciated the sessions on data as the key to future
development and demonstration of quality.
Kim Woofter, RN, OCN, Chief Operating Officer, Michiana
Hematology-Oncology, PC
7:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration
7:15 am – 8:00 am
Welcome, 2015 David King
Community Clinical Scientist
Awards Presentation & Breakfast
Awards will be presented to Stuart
L. Goldberg, MD, Chief Division
of Leukemia, John Theurer Cancer
Center, Hackensack University
Medical Center, and posthumously
to Eric Lee Raefsky, MD, former
Medical Director, Tennessee
Oncology.
8:00 am – 8:45 am
House of Delegates
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Value in Cancer Care
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Understanding Pharmaceutical
Pricing: What the Future Holds
Alex Bastian, MBA, Vice President,
GfK Custom Research, LLC
At the nexus of policy, value, and
quality is the issue of the cost. Drug
pricing has enormous implications
for innovation, the patient experience, and how physicians prescribe.
Gain perspective on the many
factors that affect pharmaceutical
pricing and product lifecycle. How
are the growing prevalence of
specialty pharmacy and the 340B
Drug Program affecting the picture?
10:00 am – 10:45 am
$
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Financial Toxicity: How Can
We Help Our Patients?
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
on Value-Based Cancer Care
S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS, Associate
Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Medical School, Duke Cancer Center
MODERATOR: Jonas de Souza, MD,
Increasing attention is being paid
to alleviating a new side effect
of cancer treatment—financial
toxicity. Understanding the financial
burdens that cancer patients face
when deciding treatment options
is a first step. What practical
approaches exist to help reduce
this potential barrier to delivery
of quality cancer care?
Randall A. Oyer, MD, Medical Director,
Oncology Program, Lancaster General
Hospital
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Networking Break
11:00 am – 11:45 am $
Oncology Economics and
Impact of Costs to Patients Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD, Professor of
Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance,
University of Washington
The economic burden of cancer care
puts it at the forefront of calls for
transformative changes to payment
and delivery. Cancer costs are rising
faster than any other specialty, with
an expected $158 billion in direct
medical costs by 2020 in the U.S.
Driven by an aging population,
exceedingly expensive new medications and therapies, we’ll explore
what these increased costs could
mean for patient care down the
road.
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Assistant Professor, University of
Chicago Medicine
Mark S. Soberman, MD, MBA, FACS,
Medical Director, Oncology Service
Line, Frederick Regional Health System
Michael L. Steinberg, MD, Immediate
Past Chair, American Society for
Radiation Oncology, Professor and
Chair of the Department of Radiation
Oncology, UCLA David Geffen School
of Medicine
To provide the “value” that payers
and patients demand, today’s cancer
programs must define and achieve
“value” throughout their entire
cancer service line—breaking down
silos. This includes working within
the multidisciplinary team to help
streamline processes and improve
care. Panelists will show how value
and efficiencies can be achieved by
improving coordination across the
care continuum—assessing each
discipline’s role in creating value
for all stakeholders.
12:45 pm
Take-away Box Lunch Provided
Meeting Adjourned
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
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AGENDA
I really enjoyed meeting colleagues that share the same
concerns, goals, and learning about the amazing things that
are happening in cancer care across the country.
Janet Marie Smith, Executive Director, Cancer Care Services,
Saint Vincent Cancer and Wellness Center
REGISTRATION RATES
$590
2nd Registrant* $300
Non-Member/Industry Council Member $775
Industry/Company Non-Member OPTIONAL EVENT
Washington, D.C. Monuments Tour $2,200
$30
*2nd Registrant
A second person from an institution or practice may
register at a discounted rate for every full-price member
registration received. The second registrant may not be
from industry. This discount may not be combined with
any other offer, promotion or prize award. Registration
fees include official sessions, materials, and all scheduled
meal functions as outlined in the agenda.
REGISTER
TODAY!
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ACCC Member (all categories) The opportunity to network with
multidisciplinary members of the
healthcare team was phenomenal.
Leigh Boehmer, PharmD, BCOP,
Clinical Pharmacist, Medical
Oncology, Barnes-Jewish
Hospital
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• REGISTRATION DESK. The registration/continuing
education reception area will open at 3:00 pm on
Monday, March 16, 2015 and will remain open
throughout the meeting.
• MOBILE MEETING APP. ACCC will offer a mobile app
CANCERSCAPE is
designed for cancer care
professionals and advocates
on the frontline of the
healthcare system, including
hospital leadership, medical
directors, cancer program
directors, medical oncologists,
administrative managers,
oncology nurses, and
consultants.
for your phone, tablet, or laptop that features the
agenda, speaker profiles, floor plan, attendee contact
information, and more. You can access speaker
presentations and handouts from the app. Details
will be sent by email in advance of the meeting.
• CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY. Written cancellation
of registration received in the ACCC office, on or prior
to Monday, February 16, 2015, will result in a refund
less a $100 processing fee. No cancellation refund
requests will be accepted after February 16, 2015.
Please note: Registrations can be transferred to
another member of the registrant’s center but not
to another meeting.
• SUBSTITUTIONS. Substitutions may be made
at any time, and will not incur a processing fee.
The substitute individual will pay, if applicable,
a registration fee that equals his or her rate category.
For example, a non-member substituting for a member
will owe the monetary difference between the higher
registration rate and the member registration rate.
If you have any questions about your registration, please
contact Alejandra Vignoli at [email protected],
phone 301.984.9496 or fax 301.770.1949.
HOTEL INFORMATION
HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
The Hyatt Regency Crystal City is located in Arlington,
Virginia, just a few miles from Washington, D.C. The hotel
offers courtesy shuttle service to and from nearby Ronald
Reagan National Airport (DCA) and the Crystal City
Metro Station, which offers quick access to downtown
Washington, D.C., and to historic Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia. Many shops and restaurants can also be found
in the vibrant Crystal City area.
ACCC has reserved a block of rooms at the Hyatt
Regency Crystal City at a discounted rate of $229 plus
tax for members until February 23, 2015 (subject to
availability). Rates are for single/double occupancy rooms.
Suites, triples and quad occupancy are also available.
Please visit www.accc-cancer.org/cancerscape-hotel
to access the ACCC reservation page to book a room,
or call 1.800.233.1234.
Get social with ACCC! Join the
conversation on Facebook and Twitter
using #CANCERSCAPE15
CME/CE ACCREDITATION AND CREDIT
DESIGNATION STATEMENTS
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Industry Advisory
Council
Amgen Inc.
Astellas Pharmaceuticals
Bayer HealthCare
Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Celgene Corporation
Eisai
Eli Lilly and Company
Genentech, Inc.
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Merck & Company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Pfizer, Inc.
Sanofi Oncology
Takeda Oncology
Teva Oncology
Emerging Companies
Council
Abbott Molecular
AbbVie
Ariad
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EMD Serono
Genomic Health
Incyte
INSYS Therapeutics, Inc.
Medivation
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacyclics
Seattle Genetics
Taiho Oncology, Inc.
Technical Advisory
Council
ION Solutions
CME Credit
The Institute for Medical and Nursing Education, Inc. (IMNE) is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IMNE designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE Credit
The Institute for Medical and Nursing Education, Inc. (IMNE) is accredited
as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational
program provides 9.5 contact hours of continuing education credit.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Decode the complexity of healthcare policy reform, and discover the
nuances of demonstrating value and quality in cancer care delivery.
• Gain well-researched, thought-out solutions to keep your cancer
program ahead of the curve.
If you have any questions regarding the CME or CE credit being offered
for this meeting, please contact IMNE at [email protected].
Disclaimer: The information presented in this activity represents the
opinion of the faculty and is not necessarily the official position of the
Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), its affiliated chapters,
or IMNE.
This activity is pending approval from the National
Association of Social Workers.
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ACCC 41st
ANNUAL MEETING
MARCH 16–18, 2015
CANCERSCAPE
HYATT REGENCY CRYSTAL CITY
Arlington, Virginia
Policy, Value & Quality
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