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National CRC Screening Summit | 2025
Release Date: September 2025
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Description

It is crucial for people who have an abnormal or positive stool-based CRC screening test to get a timely follow-up colonoscopy. Unfortunately, the follow-up colonoscopy rate for rate for uninsured and underinsured people in the US is just 50-70%. This can be attributed to a mix of clinical and non-clinical barriers, including a lack of awareness among patients and health care professionals, local conditions and legislative and regulatory policies.

The goal of the ASGE CRC Screening Project is to increase the follow-up colonoscopy rate for underserved people across the US. 

ASGE is collaborating on this effort with an array of key stakeholders, including:

  • FQHCs and medical practices
  • physicians and allied health care professionals
  • patient navigators
  • legislators and regulators
  • state and local advocacy organizations
  • community leaders

The ASGE CRC Screening Project is mainly funded by an unrestricted grant from Exact Sciences, with additional support from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Sebela Pharmaceuticals’ Braintree Laboratories affiliate.

Objectives
  • Develop a financially sustainable model to ensure that uninsured/underinsured patients who have a positive a stool-based CRC screening test get a timely follow-up colonoscopy
  • Develop a roadmap to help patients navigate the CRC care process from beginning to end – including screening, follow-up and treatment (if applicable)
  • Fund developmental programs in Georgia and Maryland that have education, navigation and outreach components (i.e., primary sites/FQHCs)
  • Educate lawmakers on the need for for sustainable sources of funding for CRC screening and timely follow-up colonoscopies 
Colorectal Cancer Screening Project Advisory Council

Chair

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Jennifer Christie, MD, FASGE
The University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Members


Tonya Adams, MD
Gastro Health-Virginia Division, Fairfax, VA


Iman Boston, MD, MBA
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

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Juan Carlos Bucobo, MD, FASGE
Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY


Lukejohn Day, MD, FASGE
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Jason Dominitz
Jason Dominitz, MD, MHS, MASGE
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
 

Pegah Hosseini-Carroll, MD, FASGE
University of Mississippi Medical Center & Baptist GI, Jackson, MS


Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center & University of Washington, Seattle, WA


Brian Jacobson, MD, MPH, FASGE
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA


Inessa Khaykis, MD, FASGE
Vanguard Gastroenterology, New York, NY


Mark Marino, MD
GI Alliance (Metropolitan Gastroenterology Associates), Metairie, LA
 
Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil
Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil
UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA
Summit Planning Committee

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Doug Rex, MD, MASGE
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Colleen Schmitt
Colleen Schmitt, MD, MHS, MASGE
Galen Medical Group, Chattanooga, TN
Summit Planning Committee

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Edward Sun, MD, MBA, FASGE
Peconic Bay Medical Center, Northwell Health, Riverhead, NY

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Javelle Wynter, MD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Cost:
FREE
Credit Offered:
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