OUR MISSION: The Kentucky LEADS Collaborative is dedicated to reducing the burden of lung cancer in Kentucky and beyond through development, evaluation, and dissemination of novel, community-based interventions to promote provider education, survivorship care, and prevention and early detection regarding lung cancer.
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Introducing the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative
What is the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative? Principal Investigator Jamie Studts, PhD explains the mission of the Collaborative in this brief video.
Events
Register and attend the 2017 National Advocacy Summit!
Webinar on Lung Cancer Screening Set for March 8
November 2016 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Events in Kentucky
2016 Central Kentucky Free to Breathe Run/Walk
2016 Shine A Light Events in Kentucky
Kentucky LEADS at the statewide meeting of the Kentucky Cancer Program Regional Cancer Coordinators
Shine A Light events in Kentucky
5th Annual Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk
Dr. Jamie L. Studts, Principal Investigator of the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative and the Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program presented Grand Rounds at the Department of Supportive Care at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, the leading cancer care facility in Canada and one of the top cancer centers in the world.
Congratulations to our colleagues and collaborators at BREATHE TTS who have received accreditation for their online certified tobacco treatment specialist program. This is an important step toward providing greater access to evidence-based tobacco treatment and toward reducing the burden of lung cancer in Kentucky.
uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/uk-tobacco-treatment-specialist-training-program-receives-accreditation
UK Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program Receives Accreditation
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The University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s BREATHE Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) training program received accreditation from the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP) on Aug. 16. The program is one of 18 accredited training programs for tobacco treatment internationally.
Some comments on the proposed cigarette tax increased from the new Director of the Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville, Dr. Jason Chesney.
www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/07/31/increase-kentucky-cigarette-tax-1-5...
Today is World Lung Cancer Day. We celebrate and support those impacted by lung cancer, build awareness, and take action.
Who are you honoring today? Share your story with us!
Working with colleagues at St. Claire Regional Medical Center to open the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative Lung Cancer Survivorship Care Program. Thank you for the opportunity to collaborate with you to improve the quality of life of individuals diagnosed with lung cancer.