Oncologist In My Pocket

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Oncologist In My Pocket - Penn Medicine - Continuing Education (CE) Penn Medicine, Oncologist In My Pocket, 5/12/2023 7:45:00 AM - 5/12/2023 1:00:00 PM, Care of adult patients with hematologic or oncologic malignancies is increasingly complex. Hospice and palliative care clinicians are asked to care for them earlier in the course of care, based on evidence that e...

Shanthi Sivendran and team describe the implementation of a patient centered Treatment Plan for people with in three unique institutions

Implementation of the Institute of Medicine Treatment Plan in Oncology Practice - PubMed Participation in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based payment reform, the Oncology Care Model (OCM), requires that every beneficiary has a documented 13-point Institute of Medicine treatment plan (TP) when commencing antineoplastic therapy. The intent is to enhance shar …

Oncologist in my pocket faculty member, Kristina Braine Newport joined Surgery researcher Chan Shen to evaluate the use of opioids in people with metastatic breast cancer. Read more about it here: https://pennstatehealthnews.org/topics/opioid-use-metastatic-breast-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR1-q5OFKwl8FWIZmrpNI8kxrJ-L3aYs5RIjwsTVVmlwUVY0TfUvdfrHIl0

Researchers study patterns of opioid use in metastatic breast cancer patients Some metastatic breast cancer patients are taking smaller doses of opioid prescriptions over decreased amounts of time, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute researchers. They say the results indicate that clinicians may be more aware of the negative impacts of....