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Enhancing Head and Neck Cancer Care in the Elderly (ENHANCE): A trajectory-based quality improvement program听
(Principal Applicants Dr Marco Mascarella & Dr Nader Sadeghi)
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Capacity for Culture Change in Serious Illness Communication (C3SIC)听
Principal Applicants Dr. Justin Sanders & Dr. Sonia Skamene)
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Early screening for distress for geriatric-oncological patients听
(Principal Applicants Karine Lepage, Christine Bouchard, Jos茅phine L茅may-Dantica, Renata Benc)
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Evaluating two autologous stem cell transplant conditioning regimens for relapse/refractory Hodgkin鈥檚 and Non-Hodgkin鈥檚 lymphoma and development of a uniform treatment algorithm听
(Principal Applicants Dr. Rayan Kaedbey, Dr Sarit Assouline , Dr. Kelly Davison and Dr. Anna Nikonova)
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海角社区 Health Centre Optilab Validation of Whole Slide Imaging Systems for Clinical Diagnostic Purposes
听(Principal Applicants Dr Pierre-Olivier Fiset, Dr Alan Spatz, Dr Marie-Christine Guiot)
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(From left to right:) Dr. Franck Bladou, Maria Belen Herrero, PhD (project co-investigator, standing in for Dr. William Buckett), Dr. Ari Meguerditchian (CQI Program Lead) and Dr. Antonio Vigano
Implementation, standardization and analysis of a common RCN ERAS protocol for radical cystectomy
Dr. Franck Bladou, chief of urology at the Jewish General Hospital, will partner with a JGH-MUHC team to bring a standardized Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocol to cancer patients who have their bladder removed.听 ERAS has been shown to significantly decrease complications after surgery and reduce the length of stay in hospital. This will include patient counseling, as well as a standardized process with a multidisciplinary team before and after surgery at both MUHC and JGH.听
Integrating medical cannabis into treatment options of supportive care programs听
Dr. Antonio Vigano, director of the Cancer Rehabilitation Program at the MUHC along with an MUHC-JGH team will complete a feasibility study to develop a care model that incorporates controlled access to medical cannabis at the RCN partner hospitals. In light of the coming legalization of cannabis in 2018, the project team will assess how a comprehensive action plan for oncology patients in the 海角社区 hospitals can be put in place. This would include evaluating eligibility criteria, the symptoms that are to be targeted as well as how best to integrate this model of care into existing operations.听
Towards a gold standard in female fertility preservation for cancer patients
Dr. William Buckett, director of the 海角社区 Reproductive Centre of the MUHC and his team will develop educational tools, including听brochures and videos to be displayed in hospital waiting rooms and during patient education sessions听which clarify how fertility preservation works. They will also develop a 听series of education sessions with oncologists and听healthcare providers to help sensitize the health care team to the importance of providing patients with this option before they start treatment.
Feasability study for an oncology urgent care clinic
Head oncology nurse Erin Cook and her team will develop a detailed feasibility plan for the implementation of an urgent care clinic dedicated to cancer patients at RCN partner hospitals.
Towards a gold听standard in fertility preservation care for male patients with newly diagnosed cancer
Scientist and andrologist听 Mar铆a Bel茅n Herrero and her team 听will develop a program to improve access to fertility preservation counseling and services for young men with newly diagnosed cancer. 听Learn more about the project.听
Improving quality of life and care of adolescent and young adults with cancer within rossy network hospitals
Medical oncologist and Adolescent Young Adult (AYA) program director Dr. Petr Kavan and his team will improve the trajectory of care for AYA cancer patients with the help of a clinical coordinator.
"Start the Talk" online modules: Support for cancer patients and their children
Nursing practice consultant Andr茅a M. Laizner and her team听 will work on improving access to resources designed to support cancer patients in discussing this difficult topic with their children and family. 听Learn more about the project or explore the modules at .