Collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program to Increase Receipt of Ovarian Cancer Care from a Gynecologic Oncologist

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• Alternative Title:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt)
• Personal Author:
  Rim, Sun Hee ; Moore, Angela R. ; Stewart, Sherri L.
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Treatment by a gynecologic oncologist is an important part of ovarian cancer care; however, implementation strategies are needed to increase care by these specialists. We partnered with National Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs in Iowa, Michigan, and Rhode Island in a demonstration project to deepen the evidence base for promising strategies that would facilitate care for ovarian cancer by gynecologic oncologists.
  
  Methods:
  
  Five main implementation strategies (increase knowledge/awareness; improve models of care; improve payment structures; increase insurance coverage; enhance workforce) were identified in the literature and used to develop initiatives. Specific activities were chosen by state programs according to feasibility and needs.
  
  Results:
  
  Activities included: (1) qualitative interviews with patients to determine barriers to receipt of specialized care; (2) development of patient/provider educational materials; (3) creation of patient/provider checklists to facilitate appropriate referrals; (4) expansion of a toll-free patient navigation hotline for ovarian cancer patients; (5) training of the health care workforce. The programs developed resources (educational handouts, toolkits, 2 webinars, 2 podcasts); trained 167 medical and nursing students during 8 Survivors Teaching Students® workshops; and conducted 3 provider education sessions reaching 362 providers in 45 states. Evaluations showed increases in providers’ knowledge, awareness, abilities, and intentions to refer ovarian cancer patients to a gynecologic oncologist.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  The state program resources we discussed are available for other cancer control programs interested in initiating or expanding activities to improve access/referrals to gynecologic oncologists for ovarian cancer care. They serve as a valuable repository for public health professionals seeking to implement similar interventions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.S. Female Humans Oncologists Ovarian Neoplasms Referral And Consultation United States
• Keywords:
  Gynecologic Oncologist National Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs Ovarian Cancer
• Source:
  J Womens Health (Larchmt). 31(11):1519-1525
• Pubmed ID:
  36356183
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10990150
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e63d330cf7f929189e6d1cd0dd2cd799e8e4e873ad53c8d378338d03725237b9
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154076/cdc_154076_DS1.pdf
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