People living with, through, and beyond a cancer diagnosis (cancer survivors) experience considerable psychosocial need: depression, fatigue, anxiety, and pain are the top reported symptoms across multiple cancer types, impacting people’s well-being. Cancer can have a substantial impact on a person’s mental health, both during their treatment and after they have completed it.
Ontario Health is working to produce a new quality standard on cancer survivorship. The quality standard will address care for cancer survivors in all health care settings (such as hospitals, regional cancer centres, and emergency departments, as well as primary care and long-term care and other home and community care settings). The quality standard will include survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult (AYA), and adult cancers.
The work on this quality standard starts in: March 2025
We are seeking volunteers interested in joining an advisory committee that will provide advice to support the development of a quality standard focused on cancer survivorship.
Applications will be accepted until February 14, 2025
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We welcome applications from the following people from across Ontario:
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People living with, through, and beyond a cancer diagnosis, and their family members or care partners
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Clinicians
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Researchers
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Health care administrators
Successful applicants will:
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Be available to participate in 3 to 4 virtual meetings over a 9- to 12-month period
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Review evidence, guidelines, and publications (provided by Ontario Health) related to the defined patient population
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Identify and prioritize areas for statement development, based on where the greatest opportunities for improvement exist in Ontario
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Review and advise on the development of statements and quality indicators
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Once the quality standard has been developed, facilitate its uptake and adoption
Successful applicants will be notified by email.