Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario

Irish, J.; Kim, J.; Waldron, J.; Wei, A.C.; Winquist, E.; Yoo, J.; Boasie, A.; Brouwers, M.; Meertens, E.; McNair, S.; Walker-Dilks, C.; the Expert Panel on Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario,

doi:10.3747/co.27.5873

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Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario

by

J. Irish

^1,*,

J. Kim

²,

J. Waldron

³,

A.C. Wei

⁴,

E. Winquist

⁵,

J. Yoo

⁶,

A. Boasie

^3,7,

M. Brouwers

⁸,

E. Meertens

⁹,

S. McNair

¹⁰,

C. Walker-Dilks

^10,* and

the Expert Panel on Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario

¹

Surgical Oncology, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), and Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Head and Neck Cancers, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario); Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network; and Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

³

Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, and Department of Radiation Oncology–Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Western University, London, ON, Canada

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Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada

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Toronto Central Regional Cancer Program and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

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School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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Cancer Planning and Regional Program Development, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁰

Program in Evidence-Based Care, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Curr. Oncol. 2020, 27(2), 115-122; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.27.5873

Submission received: 4 February 2020 / Revised: 3 March 2020 / Accepted: 2 April 2020 / Published: 1 May 2020

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Background: At the request of the Head and Neck Cancers Advisory Committee of Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), a working group and expert panel of clinicians with expertise in the management of head-and-neck cancer developed the present guideline. The purpose of the guideline is to provide advice about the organization and delivery of health care services for adult patients with head-and-neck cancer. Methods: This document updates the recommendations published in the Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) 2009 organizational guideline The Management of Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario. The guideline development methods included an updated literature search, internal review by content and methodology experts, and external review by relevant health care providers and potential users. Results: To ensure that all patients have access to the highest standard of care available in Ontario, the guideline establishes the minimum requirements to maintain a head-and-neck disease site program. Recommendations are made about the membership of core and extended provider teams, minimum skill sets and experience of practitioners, cancer centre–specific and practitioner-specific volumes, multidisciplinary care requirements, and unique infrastructure demands. Conclusions: The recommendations contained in this document offer guidance for clinicians and institutions providing care for patients with head-and-neck cancer in Ontario, and for policymakers and other stakeholders involved in the delivery of health care services for head-and-neck cancer.

Keywords: Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario); head-and-neck cancer; organizational guidelines

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Irish, J.; Kim, J.; Waldron, J.; Wei, A.C.; Winquist, E.; Yoo, J.; Boasie, A.; Brouwers, M.; Meertens, E.; McNair, S.; et al. Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario. Curr. Oncol. 2020, 27, 115-122. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.27.5873

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Irish J, Kim J, Waldron J, Wei AC, Winquist E, Yoo J, Boasie A, Brouwers M, Meertens E, McNair S, et al. Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario. Current Oncology. 2020; 27(2):115-122. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.27.5873

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Irish, J., J. Kim, J. Waldron, A.C. Wei, E. Winquist, J. Yoo, A. Boasie, M. Brouwers, E. Meertens, S. McNair, and et al. 2020. "Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario" Current Oncology 27, no. 2: 115-122. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.27.5873

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Irish, J., Kim, J., Waldron, J., Wei, A. C., Winquist, E., Yoo, J., Boasie, A., Brouwers, M., Meertens, E., McNair, S., Walker-Dilks, C., & the Expert Panel on Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario. (2020). Organizational Guidance for the Care of Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer in Ontario. Current Oncology, 27(2), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.27.5873

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