Christian Downs, MHA, JD
Executive Director, Association of Community Cancer Centers
Authored Items
By Al B. Benson III, MD; Howard “Skip” Burris, III, MD, FACP, FASCO; Christian Downs, MHA, JD; Timothy Kubal, MBA, MD; Julian Schink, MD; Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt
AVBCC COVID-19 Webcast Series
From shuttered laboratory experiments and interrupted clinical trial enrollments to a “shadow curve” of delayed cancer diagnoses, comprehensive cancer centers and integrated delivery networks (IDNs) across the country continue to grapple with the fallout from COVID-19. Read More ›
By Al B. Benson III, MD; Linda D. Bosserman, MD, FACP; Christian Downs, MHA, JD; Julian Schink, MD; Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt
AVBCC COVID-19 Webcast Series
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, comprehensive cancer care centers have been tasked with significantly altering their strategies for the delivery of care. In this discussion, moderated by Burt Zweigenhaft, PhD, D.Litt, a panel of experts discuss some of the changes that have already been implemented at their centers and future considerations for healthcare systems as they focus on providing safe and effective care on the road to recovery. Read More ›
AVBCC COVID-19 Webcast Series
According to the NCCN, an alliance of 30 leading academic cancer centers in the United States, the data suggest that although patients with cancer are not more susceptible to infection from the new coronavirus than other people, they do have much worse outcomes. “Prevention is thus the key for oncology patients,” Dr Carlson said. Read More ›