Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the development and use of digital health platforms to support individuals with health-related challenges. This is even more frequent in the field of cancer care as the global burden of the disease continues to increase every year. However, optimal...
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| author | Saima Ahmed Karine LePage Renata Benc Guy Erez Alon Litvin Annie Werbitt Gabrielle Chartier Carly Berlin Carmen G. Loiselle |
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| description | The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the development and use of digital health platforms to support individuals with health-related challenges. This is even more frequent in the field of cancer care as the global burden of the disease continues to increase every year. However, optimal implementation of these platforms into the clinical setting requires careful planning and collaboration. An implementation project was launched between the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de-I’Île-de-Montreal and BELONG—Beating Cancer Together—a person-centred cancer navigation and support digital health platform. The goal of the project was to implement content and features specific to the CIUSSS, to be made available exclusively for individuals with cancer (and their caregivers) treated at the institution. Guided by Structural Model of Interprofessional Collaboration, we report on implementation processes involving diverse stakeholders including clinicians, hospital administrators, researchers and local community/patient representatives. Lessons learned include earlier identification of shared goals and clear expectations, more consistent reliance on virtual means to communicate among all involved, and patient/caregiver involvement in each step to ensure informed and shared decision making. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32e164e5d6914cac9d5088750d31b9352023-11-23T23:40:11ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292022-09-0129107171718010.3390/curroncol29100564Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer CareSaima Ahmed0Karine LePage1Renata Benc2Guy Erez3Alon Litvin4Annie Werbitt5Gabrielle Chartier6Carly Berlin7Carmen G. Loiselle8Division of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de l’Île-de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de l’Île-de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, CanadaBelong.life Inc., New York, NY 10001, USABelong.life Inc., New York, NY 10001, USAHope & Cope, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de l’Île-de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, CanadaCentre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de l’Île-de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, CanadaDivision of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, CanadaThe SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the development and use of digital health platforms to support individuals with health-related challenges. This is even more frequent in the field of cancer care as the global burden of the disease continues to increase every year. However, optimal implementation of these platforms into the clinical setting requires careful planning and collaboration. An implementation project was launched between the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Centre-Ouest-de-I’Île-de-Montreal and BELONG—Beating Cancer Together—a person-centred cancer navigation and support digital health platform. The goal of the project was to implement content and features specific to the CIUSSS, to be made available exclusively for individuals with cancer (and their caregivers) treated at the institution. Guided by Structural Model of Interprofessional Collaboration, we report on implementation processes involving diverse stakeholders including clinicians, hospital administrators, researchers and local community/patient representatives. Lessons learned include earlier identification of shared goals and clear expectations, more consistent reliance on virtual means to communicate among all involved, and patient/caregiver involvement in each step to ensure informed and shared decision making.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/10/564digital healthoncologyeHealthmHealthimplementationeducation |
| spellingShingle | Saima Ahmed Karine LePage Renata Benc Guy Erez Alon Litvin Annie Werbitt Gabrielle Chartier Carly Berlin Carmen G. Loiselle Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care Current Oncology digital health oncology eHealth mHealth implementation education |
| title | Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care |
| title_full | Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care |
| title_fullStr | Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care |
| title_short | Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Person-Centred Digital Health Platform in Cancer Care |
| title_sort | lessons learned from the implementation of a person centred digital health platform in cancer care |
| topic | digital health oncology eHealth mHealth implementation education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/10/564 |
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