Practicing Western Oncology in Shanghai, China: One Group's Experience [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Ethics in Oncology: An Annotated Bibliography of Important Literature [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

The aim of this annotated bibliography about important articles in the field of ethics and oncology is to provide the practicing hematologist/oncologist with a brief overview of some of the important ...

Efficiency of Colorectal Cancer Care Among Veterans: Analysis of Treatment Wait Times at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: Timeliness of cancer treatment is an important aspect of health care quality. Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) are expected to treat a growing number of patients with cancer. Our obj...

Lymph Node Evaluation for Colon Cancer in an Era of Quality Guidelines: Who Improves? [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Introduction: In the 1990s, several organizations began recommending evaluation of > 12 lymph nodes during colon resection because of its association with improved survival. We examined practice impl...

Ensuring That Guidelines Help Reduce Patient Harm [Perspectives] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Screening Intervention to Identify Eligible Patients and Improve Accrual to Phase II-IV Oncology Clinical Trials [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: Low enrolment rates in clinical trials present a barrier to the development of novel cancer therapies. Currently, only 3% of patients with cancer participate, and many studies fail to achiev...

Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Implementation in a Physician Assistant-Managed Hematology and Oncology Inpatient Service: Effects on Workflow and... 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: Little is known about the impact of computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) systems on inpatient hematology/oncology services. The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of an...

Developing a Performance Data Suite to Facilitate Lean Improvement in a Chemotherapy Day Unit [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: A multidisciplinary team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, developed a performance data suite to support a service improvement project based on lean manufacturi...

Impact of Oncology Drug Shortages on Patient Therapy: Unplanned Treatment Changes [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: Cancer drug shortages have increased considerably over the past 5 years, but quantitative analyses of the scope and effects are limited. We assessed the effects of drug shortages on outpatie...

Oncologists' Strategies and Barriers to Effective Communication About the End of Life [Original Contributions] 19 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am

Purpose: Communicating about the end of life with patients has been reported as one of the most difficult and stressful part of the work of oncologists. Despite this fact, oncologists receive little ...