Bridging the Transition to Life After Cancer Treatment

描述（由申请人提供）：基于2006年医学研究所（IOM）的报告，“从癌症患者到癌症幸存者：迷失在翻译中”，明尼苏达癌症联盟（www.mncanceralliance.org）和明尼苏达大学共会癌症中心（www.cancer.umn.edu）正在提议举办一次教育会议，为医疗保健专业人员提供帮助，帮助他们的癌症患者成功地从癌症治疗过渡到治疗后的生活。美国国家癌症研究所癌症幸存者研究办公室指出，“一个人从被诊断出癌症时起，就被认为是癌症幸存者，直到他或她的生活平衡。”据估计，截至2006年1月，1140万美国人（占人口的3.8%）符合癌症幸存者的定义，随着癌症早期检测和治疗的进步，癌症幸存者的数量预计会增加。预计未来几年肿瘤医生的短缺，再加上人口老龄化，使得癌症幸存者社区中的许多人考虑替代肿瘤学家领导的对越来越多的癌症幸存者的护理，包括“共享护理”，即患者由两个或两个以上的医学专业管理，护士领导的幸存者护理模式，以及在一个环境中提供多学科护理的专业幸存者诊所。此外，其他医疗保健专业人员，包括护士、物理治疗师、社会工作者和营养师，正在开始确定他们在癌症幸存者护理团队中的角色。在为期两天的会议中，我们计划将肿瘤学家、初级保健和家庭医生、护士和专职卫生专业人员聚集在一起，了解患者从积极的癌症治疗过渡到癌症以外的生活的需求，以及满足这些需求的可用资源。我们还特别有兴趣鼓励妇女、种族和少数民族、残疾人以及来自医疗服务不足地区和人口的保健专业人员团队参加会议。我们预计能够为少数族裔医疗保健提供者、为少数族裔提供医疗保健的提供者或在卫生专业人员短缺地区执业的人员提供一些注册豁免。来自同一机构或社区的4名或以上专业人员（最好包括至少一名医学博士和一名注册护士）的多学科小组将提供优先和注册折扣，以鼓励形成和实施团队方法，在会议后提供遗属护理服务。将在教育和网络会议上讨论改善保健专业人员之间沟通的方法，并鼓励采用团队方式，以现实、省时和节约资源的方式满足癌症幸存者的个人需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Building on the 2006 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Translation", the Minnesota Cancer Alliance (www.mncanceralliance.org) and the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota (www.cancer.umn.edu) are proposing an educational conference for health care professionals on helping their cancer patients successfully navigate the transition from cancer treatment to life after treatment. The National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship Research states that "an individual is considered a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis, through the balance of his or her life". It has been estimated that as of January 2006, 11.4 million Americans (3.8% of the population) met the definition of a cancer survivor, and with advances in early detection and treatment cancers, the number of cancer survivors is expected to grow. The projected shortage of oncologists in the coming years combined with an aging population has led many in the cancer survivorship community to consider alternatives to oncologist-led care for the growing numbers of cancer survivors, including "shared-care" where a patient is managed by two or more medical specialties, nurse-led models of survivorship care, and specialized survivorship clinics providing multidisciplinary care in one setting. In addition, other health care professionals, including nurses, physical therapists, social workers, and dietitians, are beginning to define their role in the cancer survivorship care team. With the proposed 2-day conference, we plan to bring oncologists, primary care and family practice physicians, nurses and allied health professionals together to learn about the needs of patients transitioning from active cancer treatment to life beyond cancer, and the resources available to meet those needs. We are also especially interested in encouraging women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and teams of health care professionals from medically underserved areas and populations to attend the conference. We anticipate being able to offer a number of registration waivers for minority health care providers, those who provide health care to minorities, or those who practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas. Priority and registration discounts will be offered for multidisciplinary groups of 4 or more professionals (preferably including at least one MD and one RN) from the same institution or community to encourage the formation and implementation of a team approach to providing survivorship care services following the conference. Methods for improving communication between health care professionals will be discussed in educational and networking sessions, and a team approach will be encouraged in order to meet the individual needs of cancer survivors in a realistic, time- and resource-effective manner. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This educational conference for health care professionals will directly address the mission of NCI's Office of Cancer Survivorship by helping to enhance the quality and length of survival of people with cancer. The proposed conference also addresses one of the recommendations in the Center for Disease Control's National Action Plan for Cancer Survivorship to "educate health care providers about cancer survivorship from diagnosis through long-term treatment and end-of life care".