Quality Cancer Care

Pratt-Chapman, Mandi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69038-4_3

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“…Quality cancer care has been defined as equitable, patient-centered, safe, effective, and timely care that is based on a collaborative approach and commitment to the continuous improvement of quality. 1 As such, access to a broad, multidisciplinary scope of services, interventions, and specialized professionals with the capacity to respond to patients' medical and psychosocial needs 2 is paramount. The coordinated planning, decision making, and information sharing between different health care providers that underpins this approach is defined as a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) approach.…”

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Innovative Methodology for Strengthening a Multidisciplinary Team Approach in Cities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Eaton

Zambrano

Sanabria

et al. 2022

JCO Global Oncology

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PURPOSE Delivering high-quality cancer care to patients through a multidisciplinary team (MDT) care approach remains a challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries characterized by fragmented health systems and limited human resources for cancer care. City Cancer Challenge (C/Can) is supporting cities in low- and middle-income countries as they work to improve access to equitable quality cancer care. C/Can has developed an innovative methodology to address the MDT gap, piloted in four cities—Asunciòn, Cali, Kumasi, and Yangon. METHODS Collaborating with a network of partners, C/Can and ASCO have developed a package of technical cooperation support focusing on two priority areas that have emerged as core needs: first developing consensus-based, city-wide patient management guidelines for the most common cancers and second, building capacity for the implementation of MDTs in institutions providing cancer care in the city. RESULTS The real-time application of C/Can's MDT approach in Cali and Asuncion underlined the importance of engaging the right stakeholders early on and embedding MDT guidelines in local and national regulatory frameworks to achieve their sustainable uptake. The results in Cali and Asuncion were essential for informing the process in Yangon, asserting the clear benefits of city-to-city knowledge exchange. Finally, the global COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid adaptation of the methodology from an in-person to virtual format; the unexpected success of the virtual program in Kumasi has led to its application in subsequent C/Can cities. CONCLUSION The application of C/Can's methodology in this first set of cities has reinforced not only the importance of both resource appropriate guidelines and a highly trained health workforce but also the need for commitment to work across institutions and disciplines.

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