PCME is an accredited provider specializing in innovative continuing medical education solutions.
PCME is an accredited provider specializing in innovative continuing medical education solutions.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
www.nccn.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): A not-for-profit alliance of 21 of the world's leading cancer centers, dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. As the arbiter of high-quality cancer care, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers. The primary goal of all NCCN initiatives is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of oncology practice so patients can live better lives.
The NCCN website provides supportive care guidelines and guidelines for various cancer types.
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
www.asco.org
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1964, with overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention and ensuring that all patients with cancer receive care of the highest quality. Nearly 25,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines (medical, radiologic, and surgical oncology) and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals participating in approved oncology training programs, oncology nurses, and other practitioners with a predominant interest in oncology.
Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Care: To help serve as a guide for doctors and outline appropriate methods of treatment and high-quality care. Evidence based guidelines can address specific clinical situations (disease-oriented) or use of approved medical products, procedures, or tests (modality-oriented). Here you will find user friendly guideline summaries, summary slide sets, and patient guidelines, including quality of life grouped by disease state.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
www.cancer.gov
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, coordinates the Nation's research program on cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and control.
The NCI treatment pages provide information on standard, complementary, and alternative methods of cancer treatment, on specific anticancer drugs, and on drug development and approval. (Cancer types sorted alphabetically here)
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
www.ons.org
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is a professional organization of more than 33,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research, and administration in oncology nursing. It's also the largest professional oncology association in the world.
ONS Putting Evidence into Practice (PEP) Resource Cards provides information on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, fatigue, prevention of infection, and sleep-wake disturbances. PEP cards include questions that commonly arise in clinical practice, followed by interventions and recommendations for practice based on the level of evidence for each intervention. The PEP cards can be viewed as html, or downloaded as a PDF file here.