Three Projects to Improve Patient Care at Your Facility

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Time: 6:00 pm ET; 5:00 pm CT; 3:00 pm PT

Moderators: Dr. John Kennedy, Chair, Quality Integration Committee, Dr. Richard Anderson, Illinois State Chair, Greer Gay, Manager, Research Unit, National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)

Audience: Cancer Liaison Physicians

Audio Version of Presentation (30 MB MP3)

Presentation Handout (545K PDF)

Objectives:

• To understand the meaning and importance of quality improvement in cancer care at the local level
• To understand your role to drive and support quality improvement
• To learn three methods for evaluating areas of your cancer program
• To develop the skills to become a proactive user of NCDB data to improve patient care

Purpose: Designed for Cancer Liaison Physicians, this Web Conference will highlight three quality improvement initiatives using NCDB data and will introduce new concepts of using data to improve patient care. CLPs will also have the opportunity to interact and discuss their role as proactive leaders in using NCDB data as a catalyst for change.

Quality Improvement Features:

1. Colon cancer and lymph node dissection
2. Colon cancer and adjuvant chemotherapy
3. Breast conserving surgery and radiation

Participant Instructions:

Audio Dial-in: 1 (800) 697-5978; Passcode 8358113#

To Join Web Conference

• Dial the audio conference dial-in number noted above and enter the passcode as prompted.
• Click on this meeting URL: http://web.meetme.net/r.aspx?p=2&a=70542100529866
• On the Meeting Center page, enter your name and e-mail address.
• Click on the "Sign-in" button.
• Accept the Terms and Conditions and click "Join" to enter your conference.

IF THE ABOVE URL DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO JOIN THE WEB CONFERENCE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE NOTED BELOW.

• Copy and paste the following URL in your web browser: http://web.meetme.net/audience
• Copy and paste the Meeting Key: 70542100529866
• Click on the "Sign-in" button
• On the Meeting Center page, enter your name and e-mail address.
• Click on the "Sign-in" button.
• Accept the Terms and Conditions and click "Join" to enter your conference.

Revised May 6, 2008

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