Developing an effective lung cancer program in a community hospital setting.

Abstract:

:Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer-based mortality in men and women. The importance of proper lung cancer care outside of major academic centers cannot be overemphasized because the vast majority of lung cancer care occurs in community hospital settings. We have had the opportunity to develop a highly successful community hospital-based lung cancer program. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, we have achieved steadily improving survival rates that are much higher than those observed nationally for patients diagnosed with lung cancer. Key components of this successful program include: (1) a weekly multidisciplinary lung cancer case conference with medical doctor representatives from medical oncology, thoracic surgery, pulmonary medicine, radiology, radiation oncology, and nuclear medicine who discuss patient presentation, test results, treatment history, and plans for therapy; (2) thoracic surgeons skilled in minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; (3) nurse navigator/coordinators to help patients through the process from detection to recovery and provide a personal bond that greatly improves patient satisfaction; (4) utilization of treatment guidelines for patient-specific treatment strategies; (5) formal continuing medical education; (6) an emphasis on early detection that includes consideration of computed tomography screening of former smokers; (6) a cancer center that allows for many services to be offered at a single location for patient convenience and to promote interdisciplinary care; and (7) access to research protocols. These components have helped us provide a quality lung cancer program in a community hospital setting that is associated with excellent clinical outcomes.

journal_name

Clin Lung Cancer

journal_title

Clinical lung cancer

authors

Fischel RJ,Dillman RO

doi

10.3816/CLC.2009.n.032

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-07-01 00:00:00

pages

239-43

issue

4

eissn

1525-7304

issn

1938-0690

pii

S1525-7304(11)70099-7

journal_volume

10

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