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Integrating survivorship care planning in radiation oncology workflow

The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology. 2018 March;16(2):66-71 | 10.12788/jcso.0392
April 29, 2018|The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology
Huenerberg et al
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Karol J Huenerberg, MSN, FNP-BC, APNP,a Bethany M Anderson, MD,a Amye J Tevaarwerk, MD,b Heather B Neuman, MD, MS,c Lee G Wilke, MD,c Lori A Seaborne, MPAS, PA-C,d and Mary Sesto, PhD, PTbe

aDepartment of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin; bDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin; cDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin; dDepartment of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin; and eDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Various groups, including the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, are mandating the provision of a survivorship care plan (SCP) to cancer survivors who have completed curative-intent treatment as a requirement for oncology practice accreditation. This article reviews the development of survivorship care, including survivorship care in radiation oncology. Challenges of developing treatment summaries and SCPs and implementing their delivery are explored. Details of the article include how the University of Wisconsin Health radiation oncology department integrated a survivorship visit into the existing radiation oncology workflow. Oncology practices may benefit from the model described here to meet accreditation requirements for SCP delivery to cancer survivors.

Accepted for publication March 9, 2018
Correspondence Karol J Huenerberg, MSN, APNP; huenerberg@humonc.wisc.edu
Disclosures The authors report no disclosures/conflicts of interest.
Citation JCSO 2018;16(2):e66-e71

©2018 Frontline Medical Communications
doi https://doi.org/10.12788/jcso.0392

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Amy Heath, MS, RTT, for editorial and manuscript preparation assistance.

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