Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
J Sex Med. 2013 Feb;10(2):319-25. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12061.
Understanding sexual health issues in cancer patients is integral to care for the continuously growing cancer survivor population.
To create a national network of active clinicians and researchers focusing on the prevention and treatment of sexual problems in women and girls with cancer.
Interdisciplinary teams from the University of Chicago and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center jointly developed the mission for a national conference to convene clinicians and researchers in the field of cancer and female sexuality. The invitee list was developed by both institutions and further iterated through suggestions from invitees. The conference agenda focused on three high-priority topics under the guidance of a professional facilitator. Breakout groups were led by attendees recognized by collaborators as experts in those topics. Conference costs were shared by both institutions.
Development of Scientific Working Groups (SWGs).
One hundred two clinicians and researchers were invited to attend the 1st National Conference on Cancer and Female Sexuality. Forty-three individuals from 20 different institutions across 14 states attended, including representation from eight National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded cancer centers. Attendees included PhD researchers (N = 19), physicians (N = 16), and other healthcare professionals (N = 8). Breakout groups included (i) Defining key life course sexuality issues; (ii) Building a registry; and (iii) Implementing sexual health assessment. Breakout group summaries incorporated group consensus on key points and priorities. These generated six SWGs with volunteer leaders to accelerate future research and discovery: (i) Technology-based interventions; (ii) Basic science; (iii) Clinical trials; (iv) Registries; (v) Measurement; and (vi) Secondary data analysis. Most attendees volunteered for at least one SWG (N = 35), and many volunteered for two (N = 21).
This 1st National Conference demonstrated high motivation and broad participation to address research on cancer and female sexuality. Areas of need were identified, and SWGs established to help promote research in this field.
了解癌症患者的性健康问题是关爱不断增长的癌症幸存者群体的重要组成部分。
建立一个由关注癌症女性患者性问题的活跃临床医生和研究人员组成的全国性网络。
来自芝加哥大学和纪念斯隆-凯特琳癌症中心的跨学科团队共同制定了召开全国性会议的使命，以召集该领域的临床医生和研究人员。邀请名单由两个机构共同制定，并根据邀请者的建议进一步迭代。会议议程在一名专业主持人的指导下，重点关注三个高优先级主题。分组讨论由参会者担任，这些参会者被合作机构认可为这些主题的专家。会议费用由两个机构共同承担。
科学工作组（SWG）的发展。
共有 102 名临床医生和研究人员受邀参加第 1 届全国癌症与女性性行为会议。来自 14 个州的 20 个不同机构的 43 人参加了会议，其中包括 8 个美国国立卫生研究院（NCI）资助的癌症中心的代表。与会者包括博士研究人员（N = 19）、医生（N = 16）和其他医疗保健专业人员（N = 8）。分组讨论包括：（i）定义关键生命历程的性行为问题；（ii）建立登记册；（iii）实施性健康评估。分组讨论总结纳入了小组对关键点和优先事项的共识。这些共识产生了六个 SWG，并有志愿者领导来加速未来的研究和发现：（i）基于技术的干预措施；（ii）基础科学；（iii）临床试验；（iv）登记册；（v）测量；和（vi）二次数据分析。大多数与会者至少自愿参加了一个 SWG（N = 35），许多人自愿参加了两个（N = 21）。
第 1 届全国性会议表明，人们对解决癌症和女性性行为研究有着很高的积极性和广泛的参与度。确定了需要解决的领域，并成立了 SWG，以帮助促进该领域的研究。
