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Developing A Home Based Chemotherapy Model, George Xiangyun Ye, Nathan Handley, Md, Mba, Maria Piddoubney, Pharmd, Gloria Espinosa, Pharmd, Judith Alberto, Pharmd, Adam Binder, Md
Developing A Home Based Chemotherapy Model, George Xiangyun Ye, Nathan Handley, Md, Mba, Maria Piddoubney, Pharmd, Gloria Espinosa, Pharmd, Judith Alberto, Pharmd, Adam Binder, Md
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
Lessons Learned
- Based on our criteria, most medications can be administered in the home setting.
- A major barrier to administration at home is stability of medications at room temperature. This issue can be addressed by transporting and storing the medication in a refrigerated container.
- Expectedly, injectable drugs and medications with short infusion times that are stable at room temperature would be easiest to administer at home.
Avoid, Delay, Shorten. Results Of Radiation Oncology’S Covid19 Patient Exposure Risk Mitigation Guidelines, Alex Kubli, Ms, Lilya Babinski, Bs, Angelia Landers, Phd, Christian Fernandez, Md, Amy Harrison, Phd
Avoid, Delay, Shorten. Results Of Radiation Oncology’S Covid19 Patient Exposure Risk Mitigation Guidelines, Alex Kubli, Ms, Lilya Babinski, Bs, Angelia Landers, Phd, Christian Fernandez, Md, Amy Harrison, Phd
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
We implemented evidence-based COVID19 guidelines on 3/16/20 to minimize patient exposure risks by avoiding, delaying, and shortening patient treatments when possible.
We analyzed the effectiveness of our COVID guidelines by comparing the number of new patient starts and number of treatments before and after implementation.
Our department successfully decreased patient exposure risk by reducing new prescription starts, rates of longer treatment courses, and overall number of treatment encounters in an evidence-based approach.