Head and Neck
NSWOG Head and Neck was established in September 2005, and have a wide multidisciplinary membership ranging from surgeons to social workers, dietitians, radiation and medical oncologists, as well as representation from nursing and consumers.
The Group is chaired by Dr Kerwin Shannon, Director, Sydney Head
and Neck, Cancer Institute; Head and Neck Surgeon.
Key activities and projects
Optimising Care for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer - 16
October 2009
NSWOG Head and Neck hosted 200 cancer professionals at the
Optimising Care for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer forum on
Friday 16 October 2009. The program and presentations were aligned
to all aspects of the patient journey - from signs, symptoms and
referral pathways to palliative care, with emphasis on practical
strategies to manage the side effects of treatment.
Click
here to read the Evaluation Report
Click here for session summaries, audio files and
information resources
Click here to view the poster
Development of Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for the
Nutritional Management of Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
A key role of each NSWOG is to develop or identify best practice
guidelines. NSWOG Head and Neck identified the need for
evidence-based nutrition management guidelines for head and neck
cancer. The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) has been
engaged by the Cancer Institute NSW to produce and disseminate
national evidence-based guidelines to be endorsed by the Dietitians
Association of Australia (DAA), the Clinical Oncological Society of
Australia (COSA), and Cancer Institute NSW Oncology Group (NSWOG)
Head and Neck. Please see the link to the guidelines
below.
COSA Guidelines for the Nutritional Management of Head &
Neck Cancer
Read the
COSA Evidence based Guidelines for the
Nutritional Management of Adult Patients with Head
& Neck Cancer.
NSWOG Priority Project: Addressing the information needs of
people with head and neck cancer
In 2007, the Cancer Institute NSW supported a project defined by
each invited NSWOG as the priority activity to improving cancer
care and control in their clinical area. The selected project was
supported by the NSWOG membership, aligned to the Terms of
Reference of the Group.
The Priority Project for NSWOG Head and Neck was to develop
comprehensive locally produced information resources for Head &
Neck (H&N) patients and their families. A survey of patient
needs was conducted to determine the content and structure of a
H&N resource.
Click here to read the Project Summary
Report.
Click here to view the COSA Poster 2008 Survey
of the information needs of people with head and neck cancer and
their relatives resident in the south west of Sydney.
Click here to read the abstract for Patterns of
information needs and affective distress for people with head &
neck cancer and their family members
Click here to view a survey of the information needs of people
with head & neck cancer and their relatives resident in the
south west of Sydney
Resource Development with the Cancer Council NSW
NSWOG Head and Neck collaborated with the Cancer Council NSW as
active contributing reviewers of its Understanding Head and Neck Cancers booklet.
This contribution lead to an expansion of the booklet and
co-branding with the Cancer Institute NSW.
Click here to download a copy of the
Understanding Head and Neck Cancers booklet
NSW Oncology Group Head & Neck Minimum Data Set Extension
Data Dictionary
NSWOG Head & Neck identified succinct dataset extensions as
statewide standards to complement the core dataset with additional
measures and indicators specific to tumour streams.
Click here to read the draft dataset: NSW
Oncology Group Head & Neck Minimum Data Set Extension Data
Dictionary.
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