Cancer Program Annual Report - St. Clair Hospital

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Cancer Committee Report for 2011 During 2011, The St. Clair Hospital Cancer Care Program has maintained the high standards of the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. Our program provides all patients with a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and supportive services through the continuum of cancer care. Accomplishments in Cancer Care for 2011: The Cancer Program is approved as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Richard Maley, Jr., M.D. continues to serve as our Cancer Liaison Physician and keeps the Cancer Committee informed through quarterly presentations of National Cancer Data Base information of St. Clair patients. State of the art radiation techniques are available to our patients on-site through a collaborative partnership with UPMC Cancer Centers. Treatments available are: 3-D conformal External Beam Radiation; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of breast, prostate, lung, and head & neck cancers; prostate seed program; and superficial electron treatments for skin lesions or to give boost treatments to surgical margins. The Cancer Care Committee continues to have weekly Cancer Care Conferences with either a prospective, retrospective, or didactic presentation. The Cancer Care Conference is attended by physicians from a variety of medical specialties, as well as nursing staff and other disciplines. Major cancer sites such as prostate, breast, colon, lung, and bladder, as well as other, less common primary site, have been topics of discussion and case presentation. Greater than 90 cases have been presented. A monthly Breast Conference has been added to discuss cases with multidisciplinary team input. In addition a weekly radiation oncology roundtable occurs to discuss current cases. Internal auditing demonstrates that the tumor registry data is timely and compliant. The Cancer Care Conference has been approved for Continuing Education Credits for nurses. A focus on survivorship is evidence through our supportive services. In 2011 over 1,000 oncology patients received rehabilitative services in the form of ostomy care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy. The Cancer Program provided South Hills Community residents with free cancer screenings and community programming. A new Head and Neck Cancer Support Group has been added to the repertoire of established support groups. Navigational services are now offered to newly diagnosed patients on the inpatient oncology unit. Designated nurses ensure that patients have all appointments scheduled and all necessary information to continue their care once they are discharged. The Sipe Infusion Center was opened in July 2011. The new center is 3 times larger than the former infusion center and provides an updated and comfortable space for oncology outpatients at St. Clair hospital. In the year 2011, we continued to work towards our primary goals of prevention, early diagnosis, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, psychosocial support, and quality end of life care, to decrease mortality and morbidity of cancer in the United States. Anthony R. Haradin, M.D. Medical Director, Cancer Center at St. Clair Hospital
2011 CANCER CARE COMMITTEE ROSTER NAME TITLE DEPARTMENT/SECTION REQIURED PHYSICIAN MEMBERS Anthony R. Haradin, M.D. Medical Director, Hematology/Oncology Cancer Center Co-Chairman Robert Werner, M.D. Active Physician Radiation Oncology Co-Chairman Richard Maley, Jr., M.D. Active Physician Thoracic Surgery Cancer Liaison Physician Ronald Fierro, M.D. Active Physician Hematology/Oncology Leigh Nadler, M.D. Active Physician Colorectal Surgery Susanna B. Levitt, M.D. Active Physician Pathology Kris Ellis, M.D. Active Physician Radiology AD HOC PHYSICIAN MEMBERS Kevin Bordeau, M.D. Active Physician Urology Robert W. Bragdon, M.D. Active Physician Plastic Surgery David V. Glorioso, M.D. Active Physician Gastroenterology Sandra Jones-Gordon, M.D. Active Physician Internal Medicine Keith Lagnese, M.D. Active Physician Internal Medicine Evan Restelli, M.D. Active Physician Pulmonary Kenneth von der Porten, M.D. Active Physician Psychiatry Stephen F. Wawrose, M.D. Active Physician Otolaryngology Jason Whalen, M.D. Active Physician Dermatology G. Alan Yeasted, M.D. Vice President Medical Affairs Myles Zuckerman, M.D. Active Physician Family Practice REQUIRED NON-PHYSICIAN MEMBERS Barb Girod, BSN, MBA, RN Director Cancer Program Administrator Sarah Darby, RHIA, CTR Oncology Registry Sup. Cancer Program Rosemary Miller, BSN, MSN, RN Oncology Nurse Cancer Program Karen Gasper, BSN, RN OCN CHPN Palliative Care Cancer Program Cindy Loughman, BSN, MA, RN Quality Analyst Office of Healthcare QI Karen Zientarski, BSN, RN Case Management Case Management Services Kristen Willoughby, RHIA Oncology Registrar Cancer Program ADDITIONAL/AD HOC MEMBERS Nora Helfrich Community Member Diane White Representative American Cancer Society Marjorie Mills, LCP Spiritual Counselor Pastoral Care Kyra Williams Physical Therapist Physical Therapy Joan Massella, MEd, RN, MBA Administrative Vice Nursing Barry Vance, Pharm.D. Pharmacist Pharmacy Jan Hilterman, RN OCN IV Nurse Infusion Center Jean Lewis, MS RD Dietitian Nutritional Services Eve-Ellen Mandler Director Medical Records Rachel Mayo Representative American Cancer Society Sherry Rowsick, MSW/LSW Social Worker Social Services 1
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