Cancer, in addition to impacts on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life, has substantial economic consequences. The medical care costs for cancer in the U.S. were $183 billion in 2015 and are projected to increase to $246 billion in 2030. Other cancer-related costs across the care continuum may be less well understood. Additional information is needed on factors affecting patient, health care system, and societal costs for cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship. However, multiple factors may limit cancer health economics research.
The Division of Cancer Control and Population Science (DCCPS) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is interested in learning more about gaps and unmet needs for performing health economics research focused on cancer; barriers and challenges to conducting cancer health economics research; and potential activities to support and enhance this field. As part of HEROiC, the Interagency Consortium to Promote Health Economics Research on Cancer (https://healthcaredelivery.cancer.gov/heroic/), and in collaboration with scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Cancer Society, DCCPS will sponsor a conference on The Future of Cancer Health Economics Research on Dec. 2 and 3, 2020. This conference will include presentations on challenges conducting cancer health economics research and broad, participatory discussions on activities help support and enhance the development of this field. The conference will be free, open to the public, and will include livestreaming options. Conference presentations will be recorded and available to the public for later viewing.
Draft Agenda
Day 1: Dec. 2 (all times EST)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:10 a.m. |
Conference Welcome Robert T. Croyle, PhD, Director, NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences |
| 11:10 – 11:20 a.m. |
Meeting Introduction and Overview Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
| 11:20 – 11:30 a.m. |
NCI Portfolio Analysis: Funded Grants with Economic Outcomes/Analyses Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
| 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. |
Cancer Health Economics Research Literature Meta-Review: Published Systematic Reviews in Cancer Health Economics Research and Gaps in the Literature Amy Davidoff, PhD, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
| 11:45 – 12:00 p.m. |
NCI Activities Related to Health Economics Research Paul Doria-Rose, PhD, DVM, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
| 12:00 – 12:15 p.m. |
Cancer Primary Prevention Economics Research: Current Challenges and Next Steps Donatus (Don) U. Ekwueme, PhD, CDC and Donald Kenkel, PhD, Cornell University |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. |
Cancer Screening/Diagnosis Economics Research: Current Challenges and Next Steps Lindsay Sabik, PhD, University of Pittsburgh and Natasha Stout, PhD, Harvard University |
| 12:30 – 12:50 p.m. |
Discussion: Cancer Prevention and Screening Economics Research Co-Moderators: Katie (Catherine) McMahon, MPH, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and John Wong, MD, Tufts Medical Center |
| 12:50 - 1:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. |
Cancer Treatment Economics Research: Current Challenges and Next Steps Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and James Yu, MD, MHS, Yale University |
| 1:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Cancer Survivorship and Supportive Care Economics Research: Current Challenges and Next Steps Lauren Nicholas, PhD, University of Colorado |
| 1:30 – 1:50 p.m. |
Discussion: Cancer Treatment, Survivorship, and Supportive Care Economics Research Co-Moderators: Jennifer Malin, MD, PhD, UnitedHealthcare and Shelley Fuld Nasso, MPP, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship |
| 1:50 – 2:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. |
Focused Session 1: What do we need to be successful? Communicating health economics research to non-researcher audiences Moderator: Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS, Duke University; Members: Aaron Carroll, MD, Indiana University; Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Vanderbilt University; Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times |
| 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. |
Networking Discussion Groups
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Day 2: Dec. 3 (all times EST)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:00 – 11:10 a.m. |
Welcome to Day 2 |
| 11:10 – 11:55 a.m. |
Focused Session 2: What do we need to be successful? New data infrastructures, resources, and linkages Moderator: Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD, University of Washington; Members: Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Vanderbilt University; Lindsey Enewold, PhD, MPH, NCI; Danielle Gentile, PhD, Levine Cancer Institute; Angela Mariotto , PhD, NCI |
| 11:55 – 12:40 p.m. |
Focused Session 3: What do we need to be successful? Conducting cancer health economics research with a goal of enhancing health equity Co-Moderators: Cathy Bradley, PhD, University of Colorado; Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance; Member: Beverly Moy, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Kosali Simon, PhD, Indiana University |
| 12:40 - 12:50 p.m. |
Break |
| 12:50 – 1:05 p.m. |
Results from Pre-Conference Survey on Cancer Health Economics Research Barriers and Priorities Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
| 1:05 – 2:05 p.m. |
Concurrent Action Breakout Sessions: Next Steps to Support the Development of Cancer Health Economics Research
|
| 2:05 – 2:15 pm |
Break |
| 2:15 – 2:55 p.m. |
Reporting from Action Breakout Sessions 10 minutes per breakout session |
| 2:55-3:10 p.m. |
Synthesis of Conference Robin Yabroff, PhD, MBA, American Cancer Society |
| 3:10 – 3:20 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, NCI Healthcare Delivery Research Program |
- 2020 Conference Program Book (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Chair: Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, NCI
- Cathy Bradley, PhD, University of Colorado
- Amy Davidoff, PhD, NCI
- Donatus (Don) Ekwueme, PhD, CDC
- Joseph Lipscomb, PhD, Emory University
- Lindsay Sabik, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
- Ya Chen Tina Shih, PhD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Robin Yabroff, PhD, MBA, American Cancer Society
If you need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the conference organizers via email at NCIcancerecon@mail.nih.gov. Please make requests known as soon as you are able.