Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Involving the public in healthcare policy: An update of the research evidence and proposed evaluation framework | RAND
Blogger's Note: worth reading if not, critically, somewhat old news
IAPO calls on WHO member states to involve patients at all levels to meet the health related MDGs (Millennium Development Goals)| A global voice for patients
"To do this effectively, patients must be involved in both the design and delivery of their care."
Cost recovery (handouts) trumps concerns about conflicted interest -- Canadian Medical Association Journal
Although there's widespread variation in the policies that Canadian medical schools have toward pharmaceutical and medical devices industry handouts for medical education and in some cases, seemingly no policies at all, administrators say there is no need for restrictive guidelines ....cont'd
Association Between a Name Change from Palliative to Supportive Care and the Timing of Patient Referrals -- The Oncologist
"....Because of the nature of our institution as a comprehensive cancer center
with a large patient volume, the results might not be generalizable to smaller cancer centers and oncology programs in other areas. However, the findings
of our study regarding a higher overall number of referrals and earlier
referrals in the outpatient setting confirm the findings of our previous
survey study on the attitudes and beliefs of medical oncologists and
midlevel providers regarding the term palliative care. We believe
that these findings and the difference in referral pattern after the
name change are not center specific but rather reflect perceptions
among health care professionals in the U.S. regarding the strong
associations among palliative care, hospice, and end of life."
Conclusion The name change to supportive care was associated with more inpatient referrals and earlier referrals in the outpatient setting. The outpatient setting facilitates earlier access to supportive/palliative care and should be established in more centers.
Contagious Cancer - The Oncologist
Of interest: note reference to organ transplant (not new news but under-recognized??)
"INTRODUCTION
In the cancer clinic, physicians and other oncology caregivers are
occasionally asked whether cancer can ever be passed along from
one individual to another. One example is the wife who asks whether
she could ever "catch" cancer from her husband with prostate cancer.
Although the answer to that one is no, the question of a man "catching"
cancer from a partner with cervical cancer is not unrealistic since
various strains of human papilloma virus are known causes of cervical
cancer as well as penile cancer. Pathogens including certain viruses,
bacteria, and parasites represent major causes of cancer in developing
parts of the world. In fact, an estimated 1.5 million cases per year or
15% of all cancers worldwide can be attributed to infectious
etiologies, mostly due to viral infections...."cont'd
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