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ASCO/NCODA Oral Chemotherapy Dispensing Standards Initiative. Michael Reff , RPh, MBA Executive Director / Founder of NCODA Erin Kennedy, MHSc Clinical Practice Guidelines Specialist Amy Evers, BSN, RN, OCN Associate Director, ASCO’s QOPI Certification Program. Passion for Patients.
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ASCO/NCODA Oral Chemotherapy Dispensing Standards Initiative Michael Reff, RPh, MBA Executive Director / Founder of NCODA Erin Kennedy, MHSc Clinical Practice Guidelines Specialist Amy Evers, BSN, RN, OCN Associate Director, ASCO’s QOPI Certification Program
Passion for Patients • Imagine…Tipping Point • Create Positive Change for Patients • Develop Quality Standards • Collaborate with Payers • Accomplish Beyond the First Fill Capabilities • Strengthen Mission Success Championing our Future
About ASCO • World’s leading professional organization representing physicians caring for those with cancer • Founded in 1964 • Headquarters in Alexandria, VA • Serves nearly 45,000 members • ASCO Mission: Conquering cancer though research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care. • Improves cancer care through: • Scientific meetings • Educational programs • Peer-reviewed journals
ASCO Promotes and Provides for: • Lifelong Learning for Oncology Professionals • Cancer Research • Improved Environment for Oncology Practice • Access to Quality Cancer Care • Expertise of Global Network of Oncologists • Educated and Informed Cancer Patients
ASCO Membership • Global network of nearly 45,000 oncology professionals • Only organization representing all oncology subspecialties • Members benefit from worldwide, cross-discipline network of professional and personal expertise • 30% of members are international • Members represent more than 120 countries
ASCO Network • American Society of Clinical Oncology • www.asco.org • Journal of Clinical Oncology • jco.ascopubs.org • Journal of Oncology Practice • jop.ascopubs.org • ASCO Connection • connection.asco.org • ASCO University • university.asco.org • CancerLinQ • asco.org/cancerlinq • Cancer Portals • asco.org/cancerportals • Conquer Cancer Foundation • CONQUER.org • Cancer.Net • cancer.net • Quality Oncology Practice Initiative • qopi.asco.org • QCP – QOPI Certification Program • qopi.asco.org
ASCO Guidelines and Standards • ASCO Guidelines address a wide range of cancer treatment, diagnosis, and management issues. • Also publish guideline endorsements, adaptations, standards and provisional clinical opinions (PCOs) • Annually, our team has 25 new guidelines, 15 updates in progress • There are > 1500 guideline or standards volunteers • ASCO has collaborated with 27 organizations on guideline development • ASCO guidelines consistently are among the most accessed Journal of Clinical Oncology articles
ASCO Guidelines and standards • Standards/Guideline Examples
The Development Process • Invite Co-Chairs and panelists to serve on the panel • Develop Protocol • Systematic Review conducted • A critical assessment and evaluation of all research studies that address a particular clinical or process issue; an organized method of locating, assembling, and evaluating a body of literature on a particular topic using a set of specific criteria. • Consensus Methodology
Timeline and deliverables • Current status: Systematic review in progress • February - March 2019: finalize systematic review • March – April 2019: finalize standards statements with Expert Panel • Goal: project completion Q2 2019 • Key publication in Journal of Clinical Oncology
Dissemination • ASCO Guidelines App • Journal of Clinical Oncology • Clinical Tools and Resources • Slide Sets • Recommendations Tables • Flow Sheets/Algorithms • Decision aids/discussion guides • Patient Guides • Podcasts (NEW) • Pocket Cards • ASCO University podcasts/courses • Email List Serves • State Societies, OPI, targeted Committees • Planning Web and Print Publication (ex. NCODA’s Oncolytics Today)
ASCO/NCODA Oral Chemotherapy Dispensing Standards • Early discussions of shared values and standards • ASCO and NCODA Concept to address gap of oral chemotherapy dispensing • Future potential of planning to work with NCODA to help speak with payers and employer groups to go Beyond the First Fill for a better patient care standard