Development of a standard survivorship care plan template for radiation oncologists

Practical Radiation Oncology
Ronald C ChenPatricia H Hardenbergh

Abstract

In response to a need expressed by members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the ASTRO Board of Directors approved an initiative to create a radiation oncology-specific survivorship care plan (SCP) template. Members of the ASTRO Health Services Research Committee (which was subsequently renamed the Clinical, Translational, and Basic Science Advisory Committee) were charged with this task. Creation of the ASTRO SCP template was informed by existing SCP templates published by other organizations and modified to add radiation treatment details felt to be important by committee members. An emphasis was placed on describing diagnostic and treatment details in ways that patients and referring physicians can understand. The resulting template subsequently underwent ASTRO committee review, public comment, and was ultimately approved by the ASTRO Board of Directors. The standardized template includes 2 components: the first 2 pages represent an SCP that is to be given to the patient and referring physicians, whereas page 3 includes additional technical radiation therapy details which are usually included in a traditional radiation treatment summary. That is, the template serves two purposes - obviating the need for...Continue Reading

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