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2011 Cancer Committee Members - Erlanger Health System

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<strong>Committee</strong> Report/Goals<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> Report<br />

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<strong>Committee</strong> Report/Goals<br />

The members of the cancer committee meet quarterly each year to ensure that administrative responsibilities<br />

related to the cancer program leadership are carried out. These annual responsibilities include but are not<br />

limited to:<br />

appointment of four program coordinators for: cancer conference, quality of cancer registry data,<br />

quality improvement and community outreach development and evaluation of clinical, community<br />

outreach, programmatic endeavors and quality improvement goals<br />

establishment of cancer conference frequency and format<br />

establishment of the multidisciplinary attendance requirement and attendance rate for cancer<br />

conferences<br />

review of cancer conference activity to ensure compliance with the requirements; promote clinical trials<br />

and research<br />

monitor quality management and improvement through completion of quality management studies that<br />

focus on quality, access to care and outcomes<br />

Supervise the cancer registry and ensure accurate and timely abstracting, staging and follow-up<br />

reporting; and perform quality control of registry data.<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>Committee</strong> Goals<br />

Development of the CWW7 adult oncology inpatient unit counsel<br />

Implementation and development of the Cyberknife nurse coordinator position<br />

Implementation and development of the cancer program financial analyst position<br />

Improvement of Pain Management scores of cancer patients<br />

Implementation and development of the cancer resource and survivorship center

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