2017 ASCO Quality Care Symposium
July 2017 Vol 8, No 7 | July 11, 2017
The term “patient-reported outcome” (PRO) has become ubiquitous in the realm of cancer care. According to Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, PROs are still in the early stages of being integrated into quality assessment programs and routine clinical practice, but engaging patients through PROs can be an invaluable tool for assessing and improving the conduct and quality of symptom management, he said at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium.
July 2017 Vol 8, No 7 | July 11, 2017
To improve the quality of cancer care, the voices
of cancer patients should be integrated into care
delivery and evaluation, according to Neeraj
Arora, PhD. “Patient-centeredness needs to be more
than just an add-on to clinical practice,” he said. “When
diagnosed with cancer, patients are not only looking to
maximize their chances of survival; they are looking for
support to guide them through this major ordeal.”
July 2017 Vol 8, No 7 | July 11, 2017
Establishing a Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality (PFACQ) is one of the most direct routes to true patient-centered care, according to Kate Niehaus, MBA, Chair of the PFACQ at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City. At the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium, Ms Niehaus discussed how PFACQs can be used as a mechanism for the patient’s voice.
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