PRESENTATION TITLE
1. Walking Forward:  Collaborating at the Community Level to Advance Cancer Control in the Northern Plains American Indians

2. American Brachytherapy Society Initiatives to enhance training the next generation of brachytherapists

PRESENTER(S)
Daniel G. Petereit, M.D., FABS, FASTRO
Professor:  Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota | Radiation Oncologist:  Cancer Care Institute at Monument Health | Principal Investigator:  Walking Forward | Past President:  American Brachytherapy Society

PRESENTER BIO

Dr. Daniel Petereit is a radiation oncologist at the Cancer Care Institute at Monument Health in Rapid City, SD, and is the Principal Investigator of the Walking Forward (WF) Cancer Disparity Program which has been funded by the NCI since 2002. The goal of the WF program is to lower cancer mortality rates for Northern Plains American Indians (AIs) through patient navigation, clinical trial access, and identification of barriers to early detection and successful treatment.  Published critical outcomes include establishment of trust within tribal communities, identification of barriers to cancer screenings, creation of research infrastructure, clinical-trial enrollment of 4,500 AIs (the highest in the nation) and higher completion-of-treatment and patient-satisfaction rates for patients undergoing cancer therapies.  WF recently completed a RCT testing multiple interventions for smoking cessation. In 2018 a lung cancer screening program for high risk smokers was initiated to increase the utilization of LDCTs.  A palliative care project was recently initiated on the reservations to address the lack of palliative care. 

Dr. Petereit has received national recognition for his expertise in brachytherapy, cancer disparities, and clinical trials. He has had leadership roles for the American Board of Radiology (ABR), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), and is the past president and current chair of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS). He is leading a national ABS initiative, 300 in 10, where the goal is to train 30 competent brachytherapy teams per year over the next 5 years through a multifaceted approach. He has published over 115 articles in peer reviewed journals and has received 15 million dollars in research funding. 

VIEWING LOCATIONS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Describe the rationale of developing the Walking Forward Cancer Disparity Program and 20-year results.
• Describe the current ongoing LDCT program.
• Report on the ongoing palliative care project.
• Identify ongoing American Brachytherapy Strategies to increase brachytherapy utilization.

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