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frequently updated medical guidelines in any discipline; they should also be the most accessible. The convenience of Flatiron Assist can give doctors more time to engage in shared decision making in order to determine which guideline-concordant treatment plan

approach for management, which can provide challenges for optimal coordination. These projects will explore opportunities to leverage technology in order to improve patient outcomes and quality of life through supportive services, shared decision-making

nonmedical terms through the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients to empower people with cancer and their caregivers to better understand their management and participate in shared decision making. Both the clinical and patient guidelines are available for

The awardees responded to an RFP from NCCN ORP and Pfizer IGLC seeking concepts for initiatives focusing on the following areas where gaps in care currently exist: Provider education and provider/patient treatment shared decision-making Adoption

officer, NCCN. “NCCN Evidence Blocks will educate providers and patients about the efficacy, safety, and affordability of systemic therapy, serving as a starting point for shared decision-making based on the individual patient's value system.” The

decision-making. “Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, and Lilly is deeply committed to patients with this aggressive disease,” said Maura Dickler, MD, Vice President of Late Phase Development, Lilly Oncology. “We are proud

, switching to a different HER2-directed therapy, as disease progresses. As long as the patient appears to be benefitting, and there are reasonable expectations, we continue systemic therapy, with shared decision-making,” he commented. A recent addition to the

Guidelines for Patients provide a user-friendly look at the clinical information contained in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) in order to equip patients for shared decision-making with their health care providers. The

screening rates are suboptimal, with at least one-third of eligible patients having never been screened, the USPSTF asserts that the “best screening test is the one that gets done.” Shared decision-making is an approach to choosing the “best” and preferred

order to identify perceived competency gaps ( Figure 1 ). Interestingly, the smallest perceived gaps in ability were related to engaging the patient in shared decision-making for therapy selection and communicating disease status or updating patients on