Health System Readiness for Genomic Medicine in Oncology
A special issue of Current Oncology (ISSN 1718-7729). This special issue belongs to the section "Palliative and Supportive Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 6891
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health economics; health policy; care organization
Interests: personalized medicine; biomarker; pathology practice
Interests: cancer health services; access to cancer therapy; quality of cancer therapy; population-based phase IV trials of cancer therapy; global health and oncology; population-based models for cancer service planning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Demand for access to genome-based diagnostics (i.e., protein expression (e.g., immunohistochemical, proteomic); cytogenetic (e.g., karyotyping, fluorescent in situ hybridization, microarray); molecular (e.g., quantitative polymerase chain reaction [PCR], sequencing)) has increased in lockstep with the understanding of the genetic basis of disease. The increased need for testing may put considerable strain on healthcare systems and providers and lead to unwarranted delays and inequity of access to testing by geographic region.
The Aim of the Special Issue is to describe practical approaches to support healthcare system demand for genome-based diagnostics intended to improve experiences for patient and care providers, indicators of population health, and overall value for money. This could include a number of factors related to re-organization and implementation, including novel approaches to the following:
- Health and human resource planning;
- Care coordination;
- Consideration of new technology for adoption or removal;
- Health technology assessment;
- Ongoing monitoring of quality and accreditation;
- How data are shared, including changes to privacy legislation;
- Integrating investigational, translational and mainstream healthcare delivery functions;
- Financing and/or pricing and reimbursement of testing;
- Integration of laboratory information systems;
- Engagement and creating communities of practice;
- Communicating new test information to patients and care providers“
- "new approaches to old problems" techniques—for example, Idylla
The aim of the Special Issue is to highlight new approaches intended to make health systems ready for the future of genomic medicine. It is intended to highlight the increasingly important role of the laboratory function and how this must evolve to be most beneficial to patients.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Scoping/systematic reviews and other knowledge syntheses;
- Economic evaluations;
- Quality improvement initiatives;
- Narrative descriptions of current and future states of delivery;
- Interventional studies (observational, RCTs).
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Don R. Husereau
Dr. Brandon S. Sheffield
Dr. Timothy P. Hanna
Guest Editors
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