Developing and Sustaining an Effective and Resilient Oncology Careforce: Opportunities for Action
| Autor: | Erin Balogh, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, Robert W. Carlson, Sharyl J. Nass, Neal J. Meropol, Randall A. Oyer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Samuel U Takvorian, Virginia L. Valentin, Lisa Kennedy Sheldon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Oncology Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Improved survival Burnout Medical Oncology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Carcinoma Non-Small-Cell Lung Neoplasms Oncology Service Hospital Political science Internal medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Quality of Health Care media_common Oncologists Family caregivers Oncology Nursing Age Factors Patient preference United States Caregivers Action (philosophy) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Workforce Commentary Psychological resilience |
| Zdroj: | J Natl Cancer Inst |
| ISSN: | 1460-2105 0027-8874 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jnci/djz239 |
| Popis: | Advances in cancer care have led to improved survival, which, coupled with demographic trends, have contributed to rapid growth in the number of patients needing cancer care services. However, with increasing caseload, care complexity, and administrative burden, the current workforce is ill equipped to meet these burgeoning new demands. These trends have contributed to clinician burnout, compounding a widening workforce shortage. Moreover, family caregivers, who have unique knowledge of patient preferences, symptoms, and goals of care, are infrequently appreciated and supported as integral members of the oncology “careforce.” A crisis is looming, which will hinder access to timely, high-quality cancer care if left unchecked. Stemming from the proceedings of a 2019 workshop convened by the National Cancer Policy Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, this commentary characterizes the factors contributing to an increasingly strained oncology careforce and presents multilevel strategies to improve its efficiency, effectiveness, and resilience. Together, these will enable today’s oncology careforce to provide high-quality care to more patients while improving the patient, caregiver, and clinician experience. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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