Increasing the skills and competencies of the cancer research workforce; Raising public awareness about the opportunities and benefits of clinical trials; Incorporating the perspectives of patients and survivors into clinical cancer research; Advocating for clinical trials financing, regulatory improvement and resource development; Promoting access to and enrollment in clinical trials; Stimulating dialogue and collaboration among multi-disciplinary cancer researchers.

In 2008 Georgia CORE offered the following educational programs:

Principal Investigator’s Training program co-sponsored by GASCO;

Clinical Research Education co-sponsored by GASCO

Breast cancer and lung cancer working groups for Investigators

Board and staff made presentations to numerous professional meetings including:

Emory /Winship Cancer Institute Poster Presentation at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium- Includes Georgia CORE Investigators as Co-Authors (R. O’Regan, F. Schnell, D. Hicklin-Coleman)

Presentations for the 2008 Georgia Cancer Summit (N. Paris and S. Wright)

Presentations for the Southeast Georgia Cancer Coalition Conference (N. Paris and S. Wright)

Presentation to the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control (N. Paris)

Presentation for the GCC Research Collaboration Summit (N. Paris)

Poster Presentation at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, Switzerland (N. Paris)