The 2020 ISCC was a working meeting that focused on short-term and long-term cancer control priorities; challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic; synergies and gaps in the implementation science space across National Cancer Institute funded initiatives; and discussion on infrastructures for cross collaboration.
Read a summary of the CCIS meeting (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Action Group Overview and Day 1 Recap Slides
- Community Participation in Implementation Science (PDF, 535 KB)
- Technology in Implementation Science (PDF, 412 KB)
- Context and Equity in Implementation Science (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Implementation of Complex/Multilevel Interventions (PDF, 919 KB)
- Policy and Implementation Science (PDF, 512 KB)
- Learning Healthcare Systems as Natural Laboratories (PDF, 669 KB)
- Implementation Science Study Designs (PDF, 383 MB)
- Implementation Science in Global Health (PDF, 340 KB)
Welcome and Overview of ISCC 2020
The welcome address by David Chambers began with a brief history of IS at NCI and highlighted key efforts and activities completed in the IS field since the first ISCC in 2019. He recognized the importance of a field-wide approach to making IS a reality, emphasizing the significance of ongoing mentoring and technical assistance; capacity building in community and clinical settings; and designing the next generation of studies that are impactful, rigorous, relevant, and ambitious.
Bryan Weiner gave an overview of the 2020 ISCC attendees, outlined the meeting objectives, and walked through the meeting agenda. Over the course of two days, attendees were given the opportunity to participate in two panel discussions and a town hall meeting, and dive into deeper conversation in two of the eight action groups.
Speakers:
- David Chambers — National Cancer Institute
- Bryan Weiner — University of Washington
Synergies, Gaps and Opportunities in Implementation Science (IS)
The Day 1 panel looked at the synergies, gaps, and opportunities for involvement in IS and cancer control through a dialogue with representatives from various federally funded initiatives that are either focused on IS and cancer control or may have a significant IS component. Some of these are NCI Cancer Moonshot-funded, and some predate the Cancer Moonshot.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Cam Escoffery — Emory University
- Mark Doescher — Oklahoma University
American Indian Collaboration - Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) - Kristie Foley — Wake Forest University
Implementation Science Centers in Cancer Control (ISC3) and Smoking Cessation at Lung Examination: The SCALE collaboration - Kimberly Kaphingst — The University of Utah
Approaches to Identify and Care for Individuals with Inherited Cancer Syndromes - Katharine Rendle — University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening PRocess (PROSPR) - Betsy Rolland — University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) - J.D. Smith — University of Utah
Improving the Management of symPtoms during And following Cancer Treatment (IMPACT) - Sujha Subramanian — RTI
Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) - Stephanie Wheeler — University of North Carolina
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN)
Virtual Report Out from Day 1 Action Groups
The IS action groups gave meeting attendees the opportunity to participate in deep conversations with their IS colleagues about two of eight IS priority subjects. The action groups met to brainstorm how to move the topic forward by developing “public goods” to benefit the field, identify concrete next steps, and identify volunteers to lead/co-lead/collaborate on specific actionable ideas. These meetings served as a launching pad for future cross-field collaboration.
Practitioner Perspectives: Considering COVID-19 and IS in Cancer Control
The Day 2 panel discussion brought together practitioners in cancer control to discuss how COVID-19 and the related mitigation responses have impacted cancer control efforts among communities and in clinical settings. Additionally, the panelists discussed the role that IS could play in addressing the cancer control priorities of practices in cancer care delivery organizations and addressed the unique issues that have arisen in the midst of the pandemic.
Speakers:
- Moderator: Rachel Issaka — University of Washington
- Broderick Crawford — NBC Community Development Organization
- Jessica Palakshappa — Wake Forest University
- Rajiv Panikkar — Geisinger
- Samuel Takvorian — University of Pennsylvania
- Vicky Young — South Carolina Primary Care Association
Town Hall: Setting the Stage for IS in Cancer Control in the Coming Year
Led by David Chambers, meeting participants were guided through a series of questions to receive feedback on their experience over the two-day meeting. With the help of Mentimeter, Chambers was able to collect and audibly review attendee responses to the questions. The questions covered topics including main takeaways, the IS community, and advice for the consortium moving forward.
Speakers:
- David Chambers — National Cancer Institute
Steering Committee
Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, MPH, PhD
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sarah Bruce Bernal, MA
National Cancer Institute
Heather Brandt, PhD, CHES
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
David Chambers, DPhil
National Cancer Institute
Mindy Clyne, MHS, CGC
National Cancer Institute
Maria Fernandez, PhD
UT Health Science Center, Houston
Kristie Long Foley, PhD
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Simon Craddock Lee, PhD MPH
UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hope Krebill, MSW, BSN, RN
University of Kansas Medical Center
Brian Mittman, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Wynne Norton, PhD
National Cancer Institute
April Oh, PhD, MPH
National Cancer Institute
Alanna Kulchak Rahm, PhD, MS, LGC
Geisinger
Donna Shelley, MD, MPH
NYU Langone Health
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Cynthia Vinson, PhD, MPA
National Cancer Institute
Bryan Weiner, PhD
University of Washington
Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill