Implementing Universal Lynch Syndrome Screening Across Multiple Healthcare Systems: Identifying Strategies to Facilitate and Maintain Programs in Different Organizations Contexts

Description

The goal of this proposal is to describe, compare, and explain variations in Lynch syndrome (LS) screening implementation across multiple healthcare systems and create a comprehensive, customizable organizational toolkit for implementing LS screening.

PI is Alanna K. Rahm, PhD, MS, LGC, Geisinger Medicine Institute. Site PI is Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D.

Collaborating sites include the following:

Andrea N. Burnett-Hartmann, Ph.D., MPH, Kaiser Permanente Colorado; Mara Epstein, Sc.D., Meyers Primary Care; Jessica Enzell Hunter, Ph.D., Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Christine Y. Lu, Ph.D., Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute; Pamala Palowski, Pharm.D., Health Partners; Ravi Sharaf, M.D., Northwell Health; and Robert Weil, M.D., Catholic Health Initiatives.

Principal Investigator

External PI, Principal Investigator, Su-Ying Liang, Ph.D.

Co-Investigator(s)

Monique de Bruin, M.D., MPH

Funder

National Cancer Institute

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