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Marie Bakitas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses
Seminars in oncology nursing, 2017Co-Authors: Rebecca Sipples, Richard A. Taylor, Deborah Kirk-walker, Gulcan Bagcivan, J. Nicholas Dionne-odom, Marie BakitasAbstract:Objectives To explore the opportunities to incorporate palliative care into perioperative Oncology patient management and education strategies for Surgical Oncology nurses. Data Sources Articles related to palliative care and Surgical Oncology to determine the degree of integration, gaps, and implications for practice. Conclusion Although evidence supports positive patient outcomes when palliative care is integrated in the perioperative period, uptake of palliative care into Surgical settings is slow. Palliative care concepts are not adequately integrated into Surgical and nursing education. Implications for Nursing Practice With appropriate palliative care education and training, Surgical Oncology nurses will be empowered to foster Surgical–palliative care collaborations to improve patient outcomes.
Kenneth W. Gow - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Annals of Surgery, 2002Co-Authors: Kenneth W. GowAbstract:Pediatric Surgical Oncology is a relatively new and rapidly evolving field. This textbook, edited by Dr. Richard Andrassy, endeavors to provide a single source for current practice trends. It is aimed at those physicians involved in the care of children with cancer but specifically the family practitioner, general pediatrician, general surgeon, pediatric surgeon, and pediatric Surgical sub-specialist. Many of the authors have contributed expert opinions on subjects for which they are Surgical representatives for the Children’s Cancer Group. This is the second book entitled Pediatric Surgical Oncology (the first was edited by Dr. Dan Hays). It is therefore appropriate that he begin the current text with an overview of the interesting history of the development of the field. Dr. Andrassy manages to add charming anecdotes of the important figures in the field. He then continues to the “General Principles” chapter, which serves as an introduction to the rest of the text. The book has been divided into two main parts, with the first being general management issues in children with cancer and the second with chapters devoted to each of the main pediatric Oncology topics. The initial chapters include an overview of anesthetic concerns, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, molecular biology, minimally invasive surgery, and vascular access as it pertains to care. It then focuses on specific important points in care for pediatric Oncology patients. In general, the initial chapters are a good review of each topic. The molecular biology chapter was extremely well written, and provides the reader with an excellent foundation for understanding future developments in research and treatment. The chapters that address specific tumors are perhaps the best portion of this book. They are up-to-date, well written, and explain to the reader the current approaches to management of each topic. These chapters review important management issues and provide insightful interpretations of important studies that have gone into establishing the current protocols. The reader gains and appreciates the evolving field of pediatric Surgical Oncology. Overall, the aim of the editor was not to provide an all-inclusive summary of present treatment modalities but as a single source for current practice trends. In general, the book achieves this goal. Some topics could have included further information of current active areas of investigations and research. However, in an age of rapidly evolving technology where areas of interest may change over a matter of months, we realize this is likely impossible. Therefore, we would highly recommend this book as a prerequisite for all surgeons looking after children with cancer and be available in all children’s hospital libraries as an important reference to current pediatric Surgical Oncology management.
Rebecca Sipples - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses
Seminars in oncology nursing, 2017Co-Authors: Rebecca Sipples, Richard A. Taylor, Deborah Kirk-walker, Gulcan Bagcivan, J. Nicholas Dionne-odom, Marie BakitasAbstract:Objectives To explore the opportunities to incorporate palliative care into perioperative Oncology patient management and education strategies for Surgical Oncology nurses. Data Sources Articles related to palliative care and Surgical Oncology to determine the degree of integration, gaps, and implications for practice. Conclusion Although evidence supports positive patient outcomes when palliative care is integrated in the perioperative period, uptake of palliative care into Surgical settings is slow. Palliative care concepts are not adequately integrated into Surgical and nursing education. Implications for Nursing Practice With appropriate palliative care education and training, Surgical Oncology nurses will be empowered to foster Surgical–palliative care collaborations to improve patient outcomes.
Louise C. Selanders - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Surgical Oncology Nursing: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2017Co-Authors: Patrick C. Crane, Louise C. SelandersAbstract:Objective To provide a historical perspective in the development of Oncology nursing and Surgical Oncology as critical components of today's health care system. Data Sources Review of the literature and Web sites of key organizations. Conclusion The evolution of Surgical Oncology nursing has traversed a historical journey from that of a niche subspecialty of nursing that had very little scientific underpinning, to a highly sophisticated discipline within a very short time. Nursing continues to contribute its expertise to the encyclopedic knowledge base of Surgical Oncology and cancer care, which have helped improve the lives of countless patients and families who have had to face the difficulties of this diagnosis. Implications for Nursing Practice An understanding of the historical context for which a nursing specialty such as Surgical Oncology nursing evolves is critical to gaining an appreciation for the contributions of nursing.
Timothy M. Pawlik - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Surgical Oncology: Preserving the Academic Mission.
Annals of surgical oncology, 2020Co-Authors: Timothy M. Pawlik, Kelly M. Mcmasters, Douglas S. Tyler, Baran D. Sumer, Funda Meric-bernstam, Ikenna C. Okereke, Joal D. Beane, Priya H. Dedhia, Aslam Ejaz, Kenneth K. TanabeAbstract:BACKGROUND: The global pandemic of respiratory disease cause by the novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused untold suffering, loss of life and upheaval in society. The pandemic has lead to massive redirection of health care resources to treat the surge of COVID-19 patients, and enforcement of social distancing to reduce the rate of transmission. METHODS: Editorial Board members provided observations of the implications of the pandemic on academic Surgical Oncology. RESULTS: Delivery of health care to other populations including cancer patients has been significantly disrupted. The implications both short term and long term threaten preservation of the academic mission in medicine at large, and certainly in the field of Surgical Oncology. CONCLUSIONS: The effects on Surgical Oncology training, research and clinical trials are major.
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Limitations of Claims and Registry Data in Surgical Oncology Research
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2008Co-Authors: Hari Nathan, Timothy M. PawlikAbstract:Studies based on large population-based data sets, such as administrative claims data and tumor registry data, have become increasingly common in Surgical Oncology research. These data sets can be acquired relatively easily, and they offer larger sample sizes and improved generalizability compared with institutional data. There are, however, significant limitations that must be considered in the analysis and interpretation of such data. Invalid conclusions can result when insufficient attention is paid to issues such as data quality and depth, potential sources of bias, missing data, type I error, and the assessment of statistical significance. This article reviews some important limitations of population-based data sets and the methods used to analyze them. The candid reporting of these issues in the literature and an increased awareness among Surgical oncologists of these limitations will ensure that population-based studies in the Surgical Oncology literature achieve high standards of methodological quality and clinical utility.
