Developing and Sustaining an Effective and Resilient Oncology Careforce: A Workshop

Developing and Sustaining an Effective and Resilient Oncology Careforce: A Workshop is organized by The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (HMD-NASEM) and will be held from Feb 11 - 12, 2019 at National Academy of Sciences, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America.

Description:
A primary goal of the workshop is to consider opportunities to enhance the delivery of high-quality patient care by improving the development and support of the oncology careforce.

Topics:
The conference topics are Diseases, Health Services, Coverage, and Access, Quality and Patient Safety.

Objectives:
The conference will feature invited presentations and panel discussions on topics that may include:
• Factors in the oncology care setting that contribute to inefficiencies, clinician burnout, and reduced quality of care, as well as potential systems interventions to address these issues.
• Approaches to stratify and optimize care across the cancer care continuum.
• The impact of new payment models.
• Strategies to improve the recruitment, training, mentorship, and retention of oncology care professionals.
• Approaches to enhance cancer care competencies across the spectrum of non-oncology care providers, from physicians and advanced practice nurses to family caregivers.
• Opportunities for collaboration and information-sharing among health care providers and across clinical specialties to identify best practices for careforce coordination and utilization.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.