Impact Case Studies and Knowledge Transfer Case Studies. AHRQ's Impact Case Studies Program catalogues the impact the Agency's research and resources have on outcomes, quality, cost, use, and access. They demonstrate how AHRQ-funded research, tools, and products are actually being used by Federal and State Government; individual practices, clinics, and hospitals; insurance companies; professional associations; and schools of public health and medicine.
Closing the Cancer Divide: A Blueprint to Expand Access in Low and Middle Income Countries, is a product of the first two years of work of the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries (GTF.CCC) and a response to the Call-to-Action published in 2010. The Report aims to present the evidence that supports the case for expanded access to CCC, describe innovative models for achieving this goal, and provide a blueprint for future. The mandate of The GTF.CCC is to design, implement and evaluate innovative, multi-stakeholder strategies for expanding access to cancer prevention, detection and care. Overview Full Report
The George W. Bush Institute, the U.S. Department of State, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and UNAIDS Announce New Women's Health Initiative September 13, 2011
Global Cancer Epidemic -- A 'Crisis in Slow Motion' Medscape Medical News June 20, 2011
NIH presents Cancer Detection and Diagnostics Technologies for Global Health, Bethesda, Maryland - August 22-23, 2011
Video (PatientPower): Award Winning Breast Surgeon Underscores the Importance of Multi-Disciplinary Care June 2011
Video (ASCO TV): Anderson receives award at ASCO. June 6, 2011
eNewsletter, The BHGI Bulletin, Spring 2011. Read about the landmark publications produced from the 2010 Global Summit, sponsored by the BHGI Alliance.
Breast Cancer in Poor Countries, article in JAMA. May 18, 2011
NEW RESOURCES FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE RESOURCE COUNTRIES (LMCs): "Global Breast Health Care: Optimizing Delivery in Low- And Middle-Resource Countries" A Supplement of Consensus Statements & Special Reports to THE BREAST plus THE LANCET ONCOLOGY expert review of consensus reports published
Breast Cancer: A Big Problem in Developing Countries. Huffington Post. April 2, 2011
Siemens at ECR - European Congress of Radiology: "Breast Cancer Screening - The conflicts between medical and business priorities." The BHGI was represented by Dr. Edward Azavedo, Associate Professor at the Medical Faculty of the Karolinska Institute and Director of Clinical Breast Imaging Services at the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, to discuss the neutral scientific view. March 3, 2011
Breast Cancer Panel Discussion Intro - The Relevance of Early Detection
Breast Cancer Panel Discussion - Dealing with Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Panel Discussion - Early Detection from an Economic Perspective
Breast Cancer Panel Discussion - Reliable Sources of Breast Screening Information