Expanding Partnership with the Commission on Cancer

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Expanding Partnership with the Commission on
Cancer

• Kate Phair, MPH
• Cancer Liaison Program Administrator

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Commission on Cancer Mission

• The CoC is a consortium of professional
  organizations dedicated to reducing the morbidity
  and mortality of cancer through education,
  standard-setting, and the monitoring of quality
  care.

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CoC Objectives

• Set standards for quality multidisciplinary
  cancer care
• Survey facilities to assess compliance with those
  standards
• Collect standardized data from approved
  facilities to measure treatment patterns of care
  and outcomes
• Use data to evaluate hospital provider
  performance and develop educational interventions
  to improve cancer care outcomes.

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CoC Membership

• Multidisciplinary
• 100 members
• 40 member organizations
• 60 surgeons
• Three Standing Committees
• Approvals Committee
• Quality Integration Committee
• Committee on Cancer Liaison

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Distribution of CoC Approved Cancer Programs by
State
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Partnership Opportunities with NBCCEDP, NCCCP,
and NPCR

• Standard setting Data Quality
• Recruitment and retention
• Expand services
• Information dissemination
• Foster partnership
• Utilize network volunteers
• Prioritize, assess, and implement
• Improve quality of care

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What CoC Brings to the Table

• Resources of the Commission on Cancer
• Network of CoC-approved programs
• Network of State Chairs
• Network of CLPs
• National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
• Facility Information Profile System (FIPS)

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Cancer Liaison Program

• A grassroots network of physician volunteers
  willing to manage clinically-related cancer
  activities in their local facilities and
  surrounding communities.
• 65 State chairs
• Selected by College Chapters - surgeons
• 1,600 physician volunteers
• Selected by hospital cancer committees
• 55 surgeons 45 other specialties

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State Chair Activities

• Regularly communicate with liaison physicians
• Spearhead CoC initiatives at state/regional level
• Recruit new programs
• Utilize NCDB data to improve quality cancer care
• Participate in collaborative activities
• College chapter
• ACS
• Comprehensive Cancer Control

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Cancer Liaison Physician Activities

• Promote cancer program
• Serve as active member of cancer committee
• Use data to identify areas for improvement
• Spearhead initiatives to comply with CoC
  standards
• Develop and strengthen relationships with local
  ACS

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Community Outreach Standards

• Ensure that supportive services offered on-site
  or by referral
• Ensure that two prevention and early detection
  programs are held annually
• Monitor community outreach activities annually

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CCC and the CoC Network
State Cancer Plan
Planning
(State Chair)
Implementation
(Cancer Liaison Physician)
Community Cancer Plan
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Future Involvement

• Advocate for objectives and strategies that focus
  on improving access and delivery of care
• Increase number of CoC-approved facilities
• Improve patient access through referrals to
  CoC-approved facilities
• Promote availability of quality care

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Benefits of State Chair and CLP Involvement

• Expertise
• Direct access to patients
• Direct access to medical community
• Work with diverse groups
• Data oriented
• Voice
• Dedicated to reducing burden of cancer

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National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)

• Data on 60 primary sites 16,000,000 cases
• Patient Demographic information
• Tumor characteristics
• Staging information
• First Course Therapy
• Surgery
• Radiation
• Systemic
• First Recurrence Survival Status

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NCDB Benchmarks-Public
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Facility Information Profile System - FIPS

• Data sharing activity with the ACS
• Share data on resources, services and cancer
  caseload
• Information used by ACS National Call Center and
  posted on ACS Web www.cancer.org
• Cancer caseload information sharing is voluntary

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Get Connected with the CoC!

• Sign up for the CoCFlash
• Monthly Electronic Newsletter
• Reaches 9,600 individuals
• Sign up sheet at the CoC Booth
• Accept Submissions from external organizations

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Contacts

• Chair, A. Marilyn Leitch, MD
• marilyn.leitch_at_utsouthwestern.edu
• Vice-Chair, Jon M. Greif, DO
• jon.m.greif_at_kp.org
• CoC Staff
• Kate Phair, MPH
• kphair_at_facs.org/312.202.5529
• Carolyn Jones
• cjones_at_facs.org/312.202.5183