Journal article
Consensus-derived quality performance indicators for neuroendocrine tumour care
B Woodhouse, S Pattison, E Segelov, S Singh, K Parker, G Kong, W Macdonald, D Wyld, G Meyer-Rochow, N Pavlakis, S Conroy, V Gordon, J Koea, N Kramer, M Michael, K Wakelin, T Asif, D Lo, T Price, B Lawrence
Journal of Clinical Medicine | MDPI | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.3390/jcm8091455
Abstract
Quality performance indicators (QPIs) are used to monitor the delivery of cancer care. Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a family of individually uncommon cancers that derive from neuroendocrine cells or their precursors, and can occur in most organs. There are currently no QPIs available for NETs and their heterogeneity makes QPI development difficult. CommNETs is a collaboration between NET clinicians, researchers and advocates in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. We created QPIs for NETs using a three-step consensus process. First, a multidisciplinary team used the nominal group technique to create candidates (n = 133) which were then curated into appropriateness statements (62 statement..
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Funding Acknowledgements
B.W. is a member of the NETwork! Research group in New Zealand. He was funded to assist this project by the Ministry of Health, New Zealand Government, Wellington, New Zealand.