Patients’ lived experiences and recommendations for enhanced awareness and use of integrative oncology services in cancer care

Author(s):  
Dana M. Womack ◽  
Rosemary Kennedy ◽  
Steven R. Chamberlin ◽  
Angela L. Rademacher ◽  
Carolyn D. Sliney
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Weeks ◽  
Dugald Seely ◽  
Lynda Balneaves ◽  
Heather Boon ◽  
Anne Leis ◽  
...  

Objectives: An increasing number of integrative oncology programs are being established across Canada that offer a combination of complementary and conventional medical treatments in a shift towards whole-person cancer care. It was our objective to identify consensus-based research priorities within a coherent research agenda to guide Canadian integrative oncology practice and policy moving forward.Methods: Members of the Integrative Canadian Oncology Research Initiative and the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre organized a 2-day consensus workshop, which was preceded by a Delphi survey and stakeholder interviews.Results: Eighty-one participants took part in Round 1 of the Delphi survey, 52 in Round 2 (66.2%) and 45 (86.5%) in Round 3. Nineteen invited stakeholders participated in the 2-day workshop held in Ottawa, Canada. Five inter-related priority research areas emerged as a foundation for a Canadian research agenda: Effectiveness; Safety; Resource and Health Services Utilization; Knowledge Translation; and Developing Integrative Oncology Models. Research is needed within each priority area from a range of different perspectives (e.g., patient, practitioner, health system) and that reflects a continuum of integration from the addition of a single complementary intervention within conventional cancer care to systemic change. Participants brainstormed strategic directions to implement the developing research agenda and identified related opportunities within Canada. A voting process helped to identify working groups to pursue strategic directions within the interest and expertise of meeting participants.Conclusion: The identified research priorities reflect the needs and perspectives of a spectrum of integrative oncology stakeholders. Ongoing stakeholder consultation, including engagement from new stakeholders, is needed to ensure appropriate uptake and implementation of the Canadian research agenda.


2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Ben-Arye ◽  
E. Schiff ◽  
E. Hassan ◽  
K. Mutafoglu ◽  
S. Lev-Ari ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (50) ◽  
pp. 294-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Bauer-Wu ◽  
Suzanna Zick ◽  
Richard T. Lee ◽  
Lynda G. Balneaves ◽  
Heather Greenlee

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