Oncology Issues Journal

Healthcare with Community in Its DNA

By Rania Emara

Through its carefully designed, cost-effective, value-based model of recruitment, training, deployment, and continuous professional development, Montefiore Health System’s Community Health Worker Institute has mobilized a workforce of local community experts with the potential to change the way health care systems nationwide approach social drivers of health and health equity.
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• Addressing the Unmet Need of Sexual Health in Oncology Patients
  Oncology sexual health nurse practitioner Nicole Dreibelbis, CRNP, WHNP-BC, shares the story of how she created and implemented a sexual health clinic at UPMC Magee Cancer Center to address female sexual dysfunction as a result of cancer treatment.
• Trending Now in Cancer Care 2024: Part 1
  Insight and discussions from the ACCC 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit in 4 key areas: collaborative care delivery models, community engagement in cancer prevention and education, workforce challenges, and the delivery of comprehensive cancer care services .
• Patient and Physician Assessment of Functional Status
  Learn about Baton Rouge General Pennington Cancer Center’s adoption and implementation of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment, including the optimal time to administer the form, the crucial role of the registered dietitian, and how patients’ functional status can affect available treatment options.
• Participation in Fall Risk Self-Assessment by Hospitalized Oncology Patients
  This project aimed to reduce falls by using a self-assessment fall risk questionnaire in which patients participate in identifying their fall risks.
• Service Utilization in Oncology after Distress Screening
  With a high percentage of patients with cancer experiencing psychosocial issues that are not identified or addressed throughout the course of their care, the need for an effective screening process is clear. This study evaluated distress and unmet needs in patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic and assesses the relationship between stress, unmet needs, and utilization rates of support service use.
• Reframing the Conversation: Navigating the New Landscape of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
  To work towards improving patient outcomes and enacting impactful treatment plans for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, ACCC and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society coordinated focus groups that explored best practices for effective patient-provider communication.

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