Tuesday Health’s Post

Limited resources, the high incidence of patients presenting with incurable cancers, and limited access to palliative care specialists, are some of the main reasons why training is essential to the whole oncology team in Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa https://lnkd.in/gPN_x6Rp #oncology #EndofLifeCare #training #education #MedicalRegistrars

The importance of evidence in the 2024 breast cancer screening guideline https://lnkd.in/gea2aqgX

Studies continue to show us that cancer patients benefit from more targeted, desired care, especially when it comes to the subject of palliative care. Stepped care — where patients begin with fewer visits that only escalate when their needs change — had a positive impact on quality of life for the lung cancer patients shown here, who were subjected to fewer unwanted visits while receiving the right care at the right time.    Palliative cancer care can be challenging to coordinate, requiring close communication with patients throughout the process. More flexible treatment plans that accommodate their comfort and needs help patients and health systems. Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale New Haven Hospital Yale New Haven Health #HowWeHospitalist #Hospitalists #Oncology #InpatientOncology #PalliativeCare #CancerCare

Palliative care + cancer care. People often think of palliative care in the latter stages of a cancer diagnosis or treatment journey. Studies are proving benefits to patients when palliative care is involved earlier in their process. Patients who are relatively healthy at the time of diagnosis might not need as many regular visits from a palliative care specialist as patients whose disease has progressed. In a stepped-care model, the level of care matches the needs of the patient and meets them where they are. The lesson: it's never too early for palliative care! #palliativecare #cancercare #cancer #healthcare #holisticcare

Interesting read in this month's OncLive on Managed Care Service Organizations and how the horizontal consolidation model can lead to better patient outcomes by allowing them to choose the practice setting where they can receive their treatment #oncology #managedcare #hematology #cancer #shareddecisionmaking

A recent article in Healthcare Business Today, authored by our CEO, Dr. Raghav Murali-Ganesh. Value-Based Care is a widely used term in the healthcare industry, so lets unpack the practical application in oncology. What are the different levers, and when should they be employed? In this article Raghav describes the landscape of oncology and healthcare from both the perspective of an oncologist and as the CEO/Co-Founder of Osara Health. #valuebasedcare #oncology #behaviorchange

Studies confirm the benefits of EARLY palliative care for patients undergoing standard cancer treatment. Palliative care is care that is intended to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening illness. Most experts define this type of care, which includes managing symptoms, establishing goals of care, and providing psychosocial support, as beginning at diagnosis and continuing throughout a patient’s experience with cancer. “A diagnosis of cancer is never easy for patients, so it is promising that we now have a strategy of early palliative care that can help patients cope while improving their quality of life,” commented Andrew S. Epstein, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, “Findings such as these continue to expand and build on the benefits of integrating palliative care into the cancer care continuum.” #cancer #cancercare #palliativecare #palliativemedicine #healthcare https://lnkd.in/e-jZg4g6