Developing a survivorship specific curriculum for an advanced practice provider fellowship.

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14-14
Author(s):  
Rachée Hatfield ◽  
Rupa Ghosh-Berkebile ◽  
Denise Schimming ◽  
Kristine Browning ◽  
Kristina Mathey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Center ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Advanced Practice ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Oncology Care

14 Background: Holistic oncology care combines cancer treatment with supportive care to meet the physical and psychosocial needs of the cancer survivor. Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are prepared to deliver high-quality, comprehensive oncology care and are vital to survivorship care as the number of cancer survivors continues to rise. At a Midwest Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), an APP oncology-specific fellowship is an innovative year-long postgraduate clinical training program. For the first time, a 2 week rotation through this CCC’s survivorship department will be piloted to provide the fellow with a basic immersion into survivorship care. Methods: APP oncology fellowship graduates completed an open ended survey. They were asked to reflect on their experiences during the fellowship and provide feedback on how to improve course content, and resources that are essential to the delivery of survivorship care. APPs within the survivorship department and the APP fellowship lead educator were asked what objectives they thought were important to be met. Results: APPs fellowship graduates desired to learn more about the philosophy of survivorship care, latent and long term side effect management, creation and delivery of a treatment summary and survivorship care plan (TS/SCP), and specific strategies for executing a meaningful survivorship care visit. Networking with oncology providers was also important. Survivorship department APPs and the fellowship lead thought it was important to know how to do a holistic and supportive care assessment, create a TS/SCP, interpret and manage a distress screening tool and make appropriate supportive care referrals. Conclusions: Cancer survivorship is an integral part of holistic oncology care. As the number of cancer survivors continues to increase, so does the need for supportive care services throughout the cancer continuum. Feedback from those surveyed was used to help develop a survivorship specific curriculum for APP oncology fellows. Educating future APPs in the principles of survivorship care and available supportive care services will result in expert clinicians in survivorship care, and improve overall well-being and quality of life of cancer survivors.

The Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Survivorship Program: A model for community-based multidisciplinary survivorship care.

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 45-45
Author(s):  
Kaitlin Bomar ◽  
Nicole Vickery ◽  
Meagan Duggan ◽  
Tina Redenz ◽  
Tracey Lukker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Community Based

45 Background: In 1974, Giulio D' Angio,MD, stated “Cure Is Not Enough” and the concept of Survivorship was ignited. Multidisciplinary survivorship clinics have since become a mainstay of many pediatric cancer programs; few such clinics exist in adult cancer programs, especially in community practice. We report on the development of a survivorship care plan and a community-based clinic designed to provide guideline-driven after care for cancer survivors. Methods: An overview of the vision and mission of the Bone Secours St. Francis Cancer Center Survivorship Program is provided. Descriptive analysis of the components and metrics of success are provided, in the context of accrediting organizations requirements for current and future goals for survivorship care. Results: BSSF, which is a non-academic, community-based cancer program, and receives over 1300 referrals annually from a referral population of 1.32 million in 10 counties. St. Francis , accredited by both the Commission on Cancer and National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, has been providing cancer‐related services to the Upstate South Carolina region for a decade. The survivorship program at St. Francis is a STAR‐certified program and is a patient‐centered service provided in a comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary team approach, including integrated psychologic care. A custom survivorship care plan was developed and efforts, including successes and barriers, to implementation of plans for all cancer survivors in accordance with CoC and NAPBC goals are addressed. Conclusions: The BSSF Cancer Center Survivorship Program has developed a practical, yet comprehensive SCP, which is risk-adapted and guideline-driven in order to provide customized survivorship education and monitoring. The MDC provides comprehensive evaluations and recommendations in order to maximize health and well-being of patients navigating life after cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our efforts have demonstrated that survivorship clinics of this nature can be established and successful in a non-academic community setting.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Survivorship Care Plans Among Older Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 107327482091720
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Krok-Schoen ◽  
Michelle J. Naughton ◽  
Anne M. Noonan ◽  
Janell Pisegna ◽  
Jennifer DeSalvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Term Care

The Commission on Cancer’s standard 3.3 represents a paradigm shift in the care of cancer survivors, recommending that survivors receive a treatment summary and survivorship care plan (SCPs). A focus on older breast cancer survivors is needed, as they are the majority of the breast cancer population and their experiences and perspectives of SCPs is limited in the literature. This pilot study utilized a mixed methods approach (focus groups and self-report questionnaire data) to gather information on older (≥65 years) breast cancer survivors’ perspectives of their SCPs, cancer survivorship, and communication with their health-care providers. The questionnaire was completed individually by the participants prior to the focus group and contained items on basic demographics and their health status following cancer treatment. The focus groups indicated that only a minority of women actually developed a SCP. Those who developed a SCP in collaboration with their providers valued the personal care and attention received. However, some participants reported poor communication with their providers and within their health-care team, resulting in frustration and confusion. Participants’ suggestions for ideal SCPs included better education and personalization, particularly in appropriate nutrition and exercise, and managing side effects and comorbidities. Lastly, the women believed that additional long-term care resources, such as health coaches, were important in improving their survivorship. These findings provide insight into enhancing the content, communication, and application of SCPs to improve the survivorship experience of older breast cancer survivors.

scholarly journals Colorectal Cancer Survivors' Needs and Preferences for Survivorship Information

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e277-e282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talya Salz ◽  
Shrujal S. Baxi ◽  
Victoria S. Blinder ◽  
Elena B. Elkin ◽  
Margaret M. Kemeny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Cancer History ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Survivors

In the absence of a survivorship care plan, colorectal cancer survivors still generally understood their cancer history; however, many lacked knowledge of ongoing risks and prevention.

scholarly journals Developing a treatment summary and survivorship care plan responsive to African‐American breast cancer survivors

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 729-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimlin Tam Ashing ◽  
Lily Lai ◽  
Shirley Brown ◽  
Kommah McDowell ◽  
DeBorrah Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Treatment Summary

scholarly journals Receipt of a survivorship care plan and self-reported health behaviors among cancer survivors

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Aubree Shay ◽  
Susanne Schmidt ◽  
Shayda I. Dioun ◽  
Allison Grimes ◽  
Leanne Embry
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Reported Health

Symptom Assessment and Early Access to Supportive and Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors in Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirza Jacqueline Alcalde-Castro ◽  
Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis ◽  
Alfredo Covarrubias-Gómez ◽  
Sofía Sánchez-Román ◽  
Paulina Quiróz-Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Solid Tumors ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Advanced Solid Tumors ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Oncology Care

Background: Early specialized palliative care improves quality of life of patients with advanced cancer, and guidelines encourage its integration into standard oncology care. However, many patients fail to obtain timely palliative/supportive care evaluations, particularly in limited-resource settings. We aimed to determine the proportion of patients with advanced cancer who received an assessment of symptoms and were referred to supportive and palliative care services during the first year after diagnosis in a Mexican hospital. Methods: Individuals with newly diagnosed advanced solid tumors and 1 year of follow-up at the oncology clinics in the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran in Mexico City from October 2015 to April 2016 were included in this retrospective study. Results: Seventy-seven patients were included. Forty-two (54.5%) were referred to the various supportive care services during the first year after diagnosis, and 23 (29.8%) were referred to the palliative care clinic. The most commonly assessed symptoms by oncologists were pain (77.9%), anorexia (74.0%), fatigue (68.8%), and nausea (55.8%), while depression/anxiety were evaluated in 10 (12.9%) patients. The oncologist offered to clarify treatment goals in 39 (50.6%) cases and evaluated the understanding of diagnosis/illness and prognosis in 22 (28.5%). Conclusion: Palliative and supportive care services were widely underutilized, which may be related to a lack of standardized symptom assessments and poor end-of-life communication. Novel strategies are needed to improve the implementation of tools for systematic symptom assessment and to optimize the integration of supportive care interventions into oncology care in developing countries.

Cost-effectiveness of a survivorship care plan for breast cancer survivors.

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6082-6082 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Coyle ◽  
E. Grunfeld ◽  
K. Coyle ◽  
J. A. Julian ◽  
G. R. Pond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care Plan ◽  
Survivorship Care
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