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Save the date for the 17th Annual AACI CRI Meeting, June 23-25, 2025, at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL.

This is a bill to prove 5% real funding increases to National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD) medical research, and Department of Veterans A…

A bill to address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improv…

This is legislation to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under State plans under the Medicaid program for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for individual…

This bill includes certain lymphedema compression treatment items as covered durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that…

This bill, which requires state Medicaid programs to cover routine patient costs for items and services that are provided in connection with a qualifying clinical trial regarding cancer or other life…

This bill requires health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications.

This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure, was signed into law as a pr…

This bill requires a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which pr…

This bill temporarily authorizes the interstate provision of mental health telehealth services during a declared national emergency.

The Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act would ensure prompt access to FDA-approved multi-cancer screening tests and fuel innovation in cancer screening. …

This bill would authorize appropriations for offsetting the costs related to reductions in research productivity resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

This bill is the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act or the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act with the ultimate goal of preventing HPV-related cancers.

This bill expands Medicare coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Specifically, the bill allows coverage for therapy that is provided by (1) a physician who is not a primary care physi…

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of germline mutation testing for individuals with a personal or family history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation or suspected history of hereditary cancer,…

The main provisions of this bill are: 1) enabling more routine financial support from trial sponsors for patient non-medical costs associated with clinical trial participation, 2) clarifying sponsors…

Description for 117th Congress: To conduct or support cancer research, the bill would appropriate, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to the National Institutes of Health, out of amounts in …

The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act (H.R. 4189/S.2016) was initially introduced in 2016. Reintroduced in 2023, the comprehensive, bic…

On November 15, 2022, AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) hosted a moderated discussion with colleagues in medical, radiation, and surgical oncology about social media and how it c…

The webinar will provide a practical discussion of paths to developing a career in clinical investigation in cancer research. The panel includes physicians who have achieved success in launching clin…

Recommendations for Increasing Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials

The role of advanced practice providers in academic oncology

Covid is causing seismic shifts in the practice of medicine.

A transdisciplinary Tweetorial with seasoned colleague

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AACI is pleased to announce Tech Gold, a new membership category designed especially for technology companies whose products and services benefit cancer centers. This membership provides a forum for …

Recognizing the evolution of immunotherapies over the past several years, the AACI CAR T Steering Committee recently voted to change the name of the CAR T Initiative to AACI Cellular Therapy Initiati…

AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will host a webinar titled "On the Frontlines of Cancer Care: Exploring Urgent Care Models in Oncology" at 1:00 pm eastern time on Thursday, May…

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) will be honored with the Cancer Research Ally Award before the 2024 AACI/AACR Hill Day, which will be held on Thursday, May 16. The aw…

AACI invites you to promote your cancer center or company by purchasing an ad in the 16th Annual AACI CRI Meeting digital program book. Your program ad may highlight a conference or a new initiative,…

The AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee, with the assistance of peer reviewers from CRI committees and volunteers, have selected three abstracts from 154 submissions for formal…

Registration is now open for the 2024 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, which will take place October 20-22 at the Loews Chicago Downtown Hotel. Preceding the meeting, AACI will host the Diversity, Equity, a…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing two changes to the current research data request and access policies. CMS has issued a request for information (RFI) from stakehol…

In January 2024, the Biden Cancer Moonshot delivered six codes to report navigation services for payment. The Cancer Moonshot team recently hosted a Q&A during which several resources were shared…

On Tuesday, March 19, AACI held its annual spring Government Relations (GR) Forum at 101 Constitution in Washington, DC. The meeting gave AACI government relations representatives and sustaining memb…

Catchment Area Research and Data Science (CARDS) will host a webinar titled "Communicating Catchment Area Data Using R" at 1:00 pm eastern time on Wednesday, April 17. The webinar will be moderated b…

AACI extends its gratitude to the cancer center colleagues who attended the 2024 AACI Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop, March 12-13. The workshop drew nearly 100 attendees from 85 cancer…

Patient research advocate Anne Marie Mercurio will present the opening keynote at 12:00 pm central time on Monday, June 24, during the 16th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting in R…

Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chair of the House Cancer Caucus, and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), jointly introduced the Knock Out (KO) Cancer Act for the 118th Congress in December 2023. Thi…

Nominations are being accepted for the annual Cancer Research Ally Award, which will be presented to one Democrat and one Republican member of Congress at a reception before the 2024 AACI/AACR Hill D…

A thought leader in the areas of workforce diversity and health equity, Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, is the executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, holds faculty positions at both Meharry…

AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will host a free webinar, titled “Not Your Typical Wellness Talk,” at 3:00 pm eastern time on Thursday, March 28. Webinar panelists are Quan Ly,…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program (Winn Awards) is designed to increase diversity in clinical trials and transform the clinic…

Registration is open for the 16th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting, which will be held June 24-26 at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. The programming for this yea…

Association of American Cancer Institutes AACI invites you to promote your cancer center or business by purchasing an ad in the AACI Update. Your newsletter ad may highlight a conference or a …

AACI members are invited to submit nominations for the 2024 Champion for Cures and Cancer Health Equity awards. The submission deadline for both awards is Monday, April 1. The awards will be presente…

Ted A. James, MD, MHCM, FACS, will present the closing keynote, "Inclusive Team Building: Strategies for Cancer Center Leadership Excellence," at 1:15 pm central time on Wednesday, March 13, during t…

Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 16th Annual AACI CRI Meeting, June 24-26, at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. This year’s meeting theme will focus on compassion and…

Registration is now open for AACI's joint Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which will take place in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 16. Your participation in Hill D…

Association of American Cancer Institutes AACI and the Catchment Area Research Data Science (CARDS) listserv community announce a series of webinars dedicated to discussions around cancer cent…

AACI invites you to promote your cancer center or business by purchasing an ad in the AACI Update. Your newsletter ad may highlight a conference or a new initiative. Supporters may include links to t…

The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act (H.R. 4189/S.2016) was initially introduced in 2016. Reintroduced in 2023, the comprehensive, bic…

Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chair of the House Cancer Caucus, and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), have jointly introduced the Knock Out Cancer Act (KO Cancer Act) in the 118th Congress. This …

For over 50 years, Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCPP, FRCP (London), has blazed trails in diverse fields, from being the first female physician to achieve the rank of Brigadier General in the United …

The AACI CRI Steering Committee is currently soliciting abstracts for the 16th Annual AACI CRI Meeting. This year’s meeting theme will focus on compassion and collaboration through clinical trials. T…

Continuing its engagement with issues that affect the cancer center community, AACI staff attended several events in Washington, DC, last month. Following the Friends of Cancer Research Annual Meetin…

Registration is now open for AACI’s 2024 Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop (LDDW), which will be held March 12-13 at Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel. AACI cancer center directors are encourage…

AACI prioritizes engagement with key issues that impact our nation's cancer centers. Throughout October, AACI participated in meetings and advocacy events in Washington, DC, partnering with the Hemat…

AACI will hold the 2024 Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop (LDDW), March 11-13, at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. LDDW began as a component of the Leadership Diversity and Dev…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center will present the 1st Annual Catchment Area Data (CADA) Conference: Beyond Definition, December 7-9, in Richmond, V…

Association of American Cancer Institutes The AACI Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will host "A Practical Approach to Building a Survivorship Program" at 1:00 pm eastern time o…

The AACI Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will host "A Practical Approach to Building a Survivorship Program" at 1:00 pm eastern time on Tuesday, November 14. Survivorship care should …