Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book
Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Mary D. Chamberlin

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2023-11-21

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0443182590

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In this issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Mary D. Chamberlin and Narjust Duma bring theirconsiderable expertise to the topic of Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe. The first section of this issue is non-disease site-specific, covering broad topics that influence global health and oncology in various world regions, such as disparities, political unrest, the role of ASCO and ICEC and other organizations for education and research collaborations, access to training and innovations, etc. The second section is disease site-specific (lung, CNS, lymphoma, etc.), addressing approaches to prevention, access to treatment, survivorship, palliative care, and more. - Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including North America: disparities of care and the role of ASCO in addressing disparities of cancer care; evolving epidemiology: impact of lifestyle and prevention for breast and lung cancers; education and training models for remote learning: GlobalMedNet, GI Rising, Global Oncology for a new generation of fellows; breast cancer disparities: shared decision making and technological innovations; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on global oncology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe, an Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America: Volume 38-1
Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe, an Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America: Volume 38-1

Author: Mary D. Chamberlin

Publisher: Clinics: Internal Medicine

Published: 2024-02-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780443182587

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In this issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Mary D. Chamberlin and Narjust Duma bring theirconsiderable expertise to the topic of Global Oncology: Disparities, Outcomes and Innovations Around the Globe. The first section of this issue is non-disease site-specific, covering broad topics that influence global health and oncology in various world regions, such as disparities, political unrest, the role of ASCO and ICEC and other organizations for education and research collaborations, access to training and innovations, etc. The second section is disease site-specific (lung, CNS, lymphoma, etc.), addressing approaches to prevention, access to treatment, survivorship, palliative care, and more. Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including North America: disparities of care and the role of ASCO in addressing disparities of cancer care; evolving epidemiology: impact of lifestyle and prevention for breast and lung cancers; education and training models for remote learning: GlobalMedNet, GI Rising, Global Oncology for a new generation of fellows; breast cancer disparities: shared decision making and technological innovations; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on global oncology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Tele-oncology
Tele-oncology

Author: Giovanna Gatti

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-09

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 3319163787

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This book explains how telemedicine can offer solutions capable of improving the care and survival rates of cancer patients and can also help patients to live a normal life in spite of their condition. Different fields of application – community, hospital and home based – are examined, and detailed attention is paid to the use of tele-oncology in rural/extreme rural settings and in developing countries. The impact of new technologies and the opportunities afforded by the social web are both discussed. The concluding chapters consider eLearning in relation to cancer care and assess the scope for education to improve prevention. No medical condition can shatter people’s lives as cancer does today and the need to develop strategies to reduce the disease burden and improve quality of life is paramount. Readers will find this new volume in Springer’s TELe Health series to be a rich source of information on the important contribution that can be made by telemedicine in achieving these goals.

WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management
WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9789241565462

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This is the model list and clearing house of appropriate, basic, and priority medical devices based on the list of clinical interventions selected from clinical guidelines on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, monitoring, and end of life care. This publication addresses medical devices that can be used for the management of cancer and specifically describes medical devices for six types of cancer: breast, cervical, colorectal, leukemia, lung, and prostate. This book is intended for ministries of health, public health planners, health technology managers, disease management, researchers, policy makers, funding, and procurement agencies and support and advocacy groups for cancer patients.

Communities in Action
Communities in Action

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2017-04-27

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 0309452961

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In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Quality Through Collaboration
Quality Through Collaboration

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-04-24

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0309094399

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Building on the innovative Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health offers a strategy to address the quality challenges in rural communities. Rural America is a vital, diverse component of the American community, representing nearly 20% of the population of the United States. Rural communities are heterogeneous and differ in population density, remoteness from urban areas, and the cultural norms of the regions of which they are a part. As a result, rural communities range in their demographics and environmental, economic, and social characteristics. These differences influence the magnitude and types of health problems these communities face. Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health assesses the quality of health care in rural areas and provides a framework for core set of services and essential infrastructure to deliver those services to rural communities. The book recommends: Adopting an integrated approach to addressing both personal and population health needs Establishing a stronger health care quality improvement support structure to assist rural health systems and professionals Enhancing the human resource capacity of health care professionals in rural communities and expanding the preparedness of rural residents to actively engage in improving their health and health care Assuring that rural health care systems are financially stable Investing in an information and communications technology infrastructure It is critical that existing and new resources be deployed strategically, recognizing the need to improve both the quality of individual-level care and the health of rural communities and populations.

Contemporary Management of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book
Contemporary Management of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Smita Sihag

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2024-05-27

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0443131627

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In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Smita Sihag and Robert E. Merritt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Contemporary Management of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Top experts in the field discuss the rapidly evolving areas of systemic therapy and biomarker testing, as well as minimally invasive techniques for gastrectomy, management of major complications after esophagectomy, and much more. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy; minimally invasive modified McKeown esophagectomy; robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy; the impact of racial disparities and the social determinants of health on esophageal and gastric cancer outcomes; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on contemporary management of esophageal and gastric cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes
Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes

Author: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/AHRQ

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1587634333

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This User’s Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes. For the purposes of this guide, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes. A registry database is a file (or files) derived from the registry. Although registries can serve many purposes, this guide focuses on registries created for one or more of the following purposes: to describe the natural history of disease, to determine clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of health care products and services, to measure or monitor safety and harm, and/or to measure quality of care. Registries are classified according to how their populations are defined. For example, product registries include patients who have been exposed to biopharmaceutical products or medical devices. Health services registries consist of patients who have had a common procedure, clinical encounter, or hospitalization. Disease or condition registries are defined by patients having the same diagnosis, such as cystic fibrosis or heart failure. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews.

Radiotherapy in Cancer Care
Radiotherapy in Cancer Care

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 2017-11-28

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9789201150134

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Cancer treatment is complex and calls for a diverse set of services. Radiation therapy is recognized as an essential tool in the cure and palliation of cancer. Currently, access to radiation treatment is limited in many countries and non-existent in some. This lack of radiation therapy resources exacerbates the burden of disease and underscores the continuing health care disparity among States. Closing this gap represents an essential measure in addressing this global health equity problem. This publication presents a comprehensive overview of the major topics and issues to be taken into consideration when planning a strategy to address this problem, in particular in low and middle income countries. With contributions from leaders in the field, it provides an introduction to the achievements and issues of radiation therapy as a cancer treatment modality around the world. Dedicated chapters focus on the new radiotherapy technologies, proton beams, carbon ion, intraoperative radiotherapy, radiotherapy for children, treatment of HIV-AIDS malignancies, and costing and quality management issues.