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Patient-Centered Cancer Treatment Planning: Improving the Quality of Oncology Care--A Workshop

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The National Cancer Policy Forum hosted a public workshop addressing patient-centered cancer treatment planning, focusing on treatment planning for newly-diagnosed cancer patients. Discussions in the cancer care planning process are often siloed, which impedes the holistic approach necessary for coordinated and comprehensive cancer care. The workshop discussed the need to integrate the patient perspective and highlighted best practices in cancer care planning.

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An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct the workshop, whose agenda will examine best practices in cancer treatment planning with a focus on patient-centered communication and shared decision-making. The workshop, which will feature invited presentations and discussion, will identifypatient needs and expectations, relevant research, methods of communicating with patients, and current research needs important to improving the quality and effectiveness of cancer treatment planning. An individually-authored summary of the workshop will subsequently be prepared by a designated rapporteur.

Collaborators

Sponsors

American Association for Cancer Research

American Cancer Society

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Association of American Cancer Institutes

Bristol Myers Squibb

C-Change

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CEO Roundtable on Cancer

National Cancer Institute

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Novartis Oncology

Oncology Nursing Society

Staff

Erin Balogh

Lead

Sharyl Nass

Lead

Patrick Burke

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