Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned
With the aim of improving the quality of cancer care globally, ASCO began to offer its quality improvement programs to interested international oncology practices. In this manuscript, we describe the experiences with ASCO quality initiatives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The experienc...
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| description | With the aim of improving the quality of cancer care globally, ASCO began to offer its quality improvement programs to interested international oncology practices. In this manuscript, we describe the experiences with ASCO quality initiatives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The experience acquired from different practices in Latin America and Africa was reviewed and various action steps were summarized. Encountered challenges and implemented solutions to mitigate these challenges were identified to list as lessons learned for oncology practices in LMICs or low-resource settings to use in their future quality improvement initiatives and providing a proactive approach for those practices considering starting quality improvement programs. Having programs tailored to LMICs may facilitate the participation of more practices and help them take advantage of these programs to enhance patient care. The preliminary data and learning are promising and demonstrate that participation in quality improvement activities can have a positive effect. Although this early experience is encouraging, each country and resource-limited practice will have its own unique challenges as highlighted in this article. Having more practices participate will further enhance the knowledge base, build experience in addressing challenges, and enable oncology patients to reap the benefits worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eaf460b34d3543efa317e30bf627b0eb2025-08-20T01:47:55ZengAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyJCO Global Oncology2687-89412024-10-011010.1200/GO.24.00140Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons LearnedAbdul Rahman Jazieh0Jackson Orem1Gerardo Umanzor2Julia Tomkins3Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, Cincinnati, OHExecutive Director Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, UgandaLiga Contra el Cancer, San Pedro Sula, HondurasAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VAWith the aim of improving the quality of cancer care globally, ASCO began to offer its quality improvement programs to interested international oncology practices. In this manuscript, we describe the experiences with ASCO quality initiatives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The experience acquired from different practices in Latin America and Africa was reviewed and various action steps were summarized. Encountered challenges and implemented solutions to mitigate these challenges were identified to list as lessons learned for oncology practices in LMICs or low-resource settings to use in their future quality improvement initiatives and providing a proactive approach for those practices considering starting quality improvement programs. Having programs tailored to LMICs may facilitate the participation of more practices and help them take advantage of these programs to enhance patient care. The preliminary data and learning are promising and demonstrate that participation in quality improvement activities can have a positive effect. Although this early experience is encouraging, each country and resource-limited practice will have its own unique challenges as highlighted in this article. Having more practices participate will further enhance the knowledge base, build experience in addressing challenges, and enable oncology patients to reap the benefits worldwide.https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.24.00140 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Rahman Jazieh Jackson Orem Gerardo Umanzor Julia Tomkins Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned JCO Global Oncology |
| title | Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned |
| title_full | Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned |
| title_fullStr | Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned |
| title_full_unstemmed | Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned |
| title_short | Access of Low-Resource Areas to ASCO Quality Initiatives: Initial Experience and Lessons Learned |
| title_sort | access of low resource areas to asco quality initiatives initial experience and lessons learned |
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