MSD Belgium heeft aangekondigd dat de tweede editie van de MSD Onco Award van start is gegaan, een initiatief voor het aanmoedigen, erkennen en ondersteunen van projecten die leiden tot een verbete
Cancer care is increasingly provided in the outpatient setting, requiring specific monitoring of care quality. The patients' perspective is an important indicator of care quality and needs to be assessed with well designed, psychometrically sound questionnaires. We performed a systematic literature review of currently available patient satisfaction measures for use in cancer outpatient care settings.
Door annelies_verachtert op Di, 28/04/2015 - 14:38
The International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) has championed the need for quality care to incorporate attention to the psychosocial concerns of cancer patients. Widespread international endorsement of distress as the ‘6th vital sign’ is a major step towards improving access to psychosocial care and reducing the isolation and stigma experienced by many affected by cancer.